Sportsafe was pleased to sponsor the Banavie Tag Rugby event held at Banavie on Wednesday 9th May.
Lochaber Rugby Club hosted their Inter-School Tag Rugby Competition at Banavie on Wednesday 9th May. This year’s competition was sponsored by Sportsafe UK Ltd, which is based in Corpach and their Area Manager for Scotland, Charlie Donaldson presented the trophies to the winning teams for each category…..For full details read the attached article.
Press News: COMPANY WORKING TO HELP QATAR OLYMPIC BID
A company based in Colchester is helping Qatar’s bid to host the Olympics in 2020. As most people have their eyes fixed on London 2012, Sportsafe UK has secured a contract worth hundreds of pounds to upgrade Qatar’s sports facilities.
The firm, based in Eastgates, Colchester, installs and maintains sports and fitness equipment at schools, leisure centres, councils and businesses. It is expanding and taking on new staff and apprentices as it looks to the Middle East. Jon Neill, Managing Director of Sportsafe, said the initial £100,000 contract could increase to £1million. Sportsafe, who are members of SAFEA are excited about the opportunities this could bring to other SAFEA members and coupled with the Olympics could be good news for business in the UK in general. Jon said: “It’s been quite a good recession for us-we are advertising for more staff. “Qatar has formed an Olympic committee to build up its sports facilities because they are going to be bidding for a future Olympics. “The first order is for their handball facilities, but there’s lots of other work going on and we are hoping we will win that as well”. The contract is for a new piece of gym equipment, a mobile sports hall divider, which can only be bought in Colchester as Sportsafe UK has the patent rights.
Mr Neill, 44, said
he hoped the company’s break into the global market would see it expand further. He said “We now are looking for new engineers and IT people to fill the six jobs at our new division. “we are quite proud of the fact when we started it was a one-man band and we had ten customers. Now we supply in excess of 10,000 schools.”
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Sportsafe UK Trio frame in steel
The Sportsafe UK trio frame is a colourful and robust climbing frame with powdercoated steel frames suitable for use in Key Stage 1 and 2 activities.
Each gate measures 2750mm high x 1830mm wide. Special sizes can be made to order.
Sum of £1,995.00 + VAT Includes Installation free of charge
Sportsafe UK Spectrum frame in timber
Spectrum (Y-Hinged) frames of timber construction are perhaps the best option for modern junior gymnasia, and as such, are now one of our most popular product ranges.
The space-saving Y configuration allows the frame to be used in quite small areas to full advantage. When stored, the unit only requires a relatively small wall area.
Sum of £3,495.00 + VATIncludes Installation free of charge
The positive work being done by Colchester MP Sir Bob Russell to support the development of Colchester based business Sportsafe UK has seen the Essex Company go from strength to strength. Sportsafe sells, installs and services sports equipment.
The vital support from Sir Bob helped to secure funding which has been instrumental to securing over 60 County and Council contracts servicing over 10,000 schools across the UK for the next five years.
Sportsafe, with its headquarters based in Colchester, will be turning the tables in 2012 with a new manufacturing plant in planning. This new plant will help boost the local economy and will be a welcome arrival for residents who have found themselves out of work during difficult times. Seeing a growth of 10% during 2011, the company have their sights set on an even better 2012 by developing a new apprentice scheme bringing vital jobs to the local town. Jonathan Neill said “We pledge to create two Apprenticeship positions during the summer as well as creating eight permanent positions”
Mr Jonathan Neill, Managing Director, said: “2011 had been a fantastic year, seeing great business confidence, significant growth and many new long term contracts.
“This has all resulted from the vital support given by Sir Bob Russell. He saw the potential for Sportsafe to expand locally and assisted in retaining and creating new positions. Without his help and support we would have not achieved what we did during 2011.
“ We feel Colchester is extremely lucky to have such a strong Member of Parliament and one who is prepared to go the extra mile for the people and companies of Colchester.”
Sir Bob said: “I am committed to helping local businesses and fully support the economic potential of Colchester. When I first met Sportsafe I was extremely impressed with what we they had achieved and saw the potential growth of the business which would lead to more vital jobs for the town. With the right support and hard work and determination of Sportsafe and their employees they have achieved growth in a difficult climate.”
Sportsafe philosophy is always one of prevention is better than cure and this applies to Sports installations especially in Schools and the related servicing – do not cut back even in these difficult times on safety.
A view echoed by this recent article in the www.dailyexpress.co.uk – MILLIONS IN PAYOUTS FOR ACCIDENTS AT SCHOOL
Scanned Copy of Article -MILLIONS IN PAYOUTS FOR ACCIDENTS AT SCHOOL
As the number one service and maintenance company in the country Sportsafe UK realise how important that it is to prolong the life of your sports equipment with regular maintenance checks. There will always come a time however when equipment reaches its economic life span and you may need to consider upgrading, refurbishing or replacing your equipment.
Sportsafe UK have always had the expertise required to provide and carry out installation of new equipment and now you may have a fantastic opportunity to gain the funding that is available following the London 2012 games. Sport England has over £50 million available to Schools, Colleges, Universities and Sports Centres to refurbish or upgrade their existing facilities and now is the best time to “tap into” this funding.
Sportsafe UK can provide the assessment, advice and official quotation to enable you to submit your application to Sports England and get your facility looking great again in 2012!
Contact Sportsafe UK, your sports hall equipment experts, for all the right guidance and information you need to bring your sports hall back to life!
Sportsafe are delighted to now be members of the illustrious Sports Facilities Group (SFG).
SFG is a group of companies brought together by a governing body for sport and backed by England Netball, England Basketball and the Badminton Association of England. We are proud to be the company exclusively delivering the installation and maintenance of sports equipment in sports halls on behalf of the SFG and also into Ball Halls such as Newbury College, ACS International School, Egham, Esher High School, Regent College, Leicester, Queen Alexandra College, Solihull and Philips High School, Bury.
Alan Hodgkinson, MD of SFG says, “It is an exciting to work with collective suppliers that all work to the same standards and together ensure all installations get completed on time and on budget, there are some high profile jobs just being completed for the Olympic training facilities and our working together has proved exceptionally dynamic – watch this space!”
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