Sports hall refurbishment services from Continental Sports
  • Do you have an existing sports facility that has seen better days and that could do with updating?

    Continental Sports is a one-stop shop for everything you need for a new sports hall - the floor, the changing rooms, the lockers and most importantly the sports equipment. This, coupled with unrivalled experience of managing sports hall installation projects means Continental is the ideal partner to undertake the refurbishment of existing sports facilities.

    We offer a full range of sports hall refurbishment services - from a simple overhall of your equipment to a complete turnkey rip-out and replace service including the project management of everything from start to finish.

    If your centre is no-longer competitive against modern private sector facilities nearby and you want to provide up-to-date facilities conforming to current performance standards, then talk to Continental about a refurbishment project - we can help you increase your revenue by improving your facility.

The refurbishment of South Reading Leisure Centre - a case study

The images below show what is possible from a full refurbishment. South Reading Leisure Centre was in a poor state of repair with facilities below current expected standards. The centre obtained £600,000 sponsorship from Barclays Bank's "Places for Sport" scheme for a complete refurbishment and following the completion of the project, is now managed by the neighbouring Madejski Academy and operates as "Academy Sport".

1) Before - dance studio
"BEFORE" - the old non-sprung floor is in poor repair and should be sprung to provide a better surface for dance and aeorbics

The image to the left shows the dance studio before refurbishment. The old timber floor is worn and is un-sprung providing an unforgiving surface for dance and aerobics. The few mirrors are not tall enough for current standards and the decoration is patchy and requires updating.
The image to the right shows the same room after Continental's refurbishment works. The floor is now a Junckers SylvaSport premium grade beech floor with a High Performance sports seal, providing a modern sprung floor. The room has been re-decorated and Continental installed new posture mirrors providing a modern, clean, attractive room.

2) After - dance studio
"AFTER" - the refurbished dance studio includes a high performance solid beech timber sprung Junckers floor and full height posture mirrors

 

3) Before - sports hall floor
"BEFORE" - the sports hall floor was an old Granwood Gransprung floor which had been repaired and patched. It was no longer compliant with Sport England requirements and not up to modern specification		 The image to the left shows the sports hall before Continental's works. The old Granwood floor is worn and in poor condition. It has been patched and repaired noticeably over the years leaving differently coloured areas.

The image to the right shows the sports hall after the completion of Continental's works. The floor is now a High Performance Junckers SylvaSport beech floor on a UnoBat50 sprung undercarriage which exceeds all current performance requirements, and has been line marked using governing body compliant colours and court sizes.

4) After - sports hall floor
"AFTER" - the new floor is a UnoBat50 Junckers solid beech sprung floor. It complies with all Sport England requirements and existing BS, DIN and future CEN performance criteria

 

5) Before - sports equipment
"BEFORE" - the sports equipment was old, not functioning properly and poorly designed		 The image to the left shows the sports hall before Continental's works. The netting is tattered and worn with the division nets resting on the floor, and the basketball goals are no longer current standard size and specification. The original basketball goals were badly installed and the cricket netting clashes with the goals, having damaged the nets rendering them unusable.

The image to the right shows the sports hall after the completion of Continental's works. The netting and trackway has all been replaced and the matchplay basketball goals have been replaced with higher specification electrically operated perspex goals with the now necessary backboard padding. The practice basketball goals are now height adjustable goals enabling the centre's aims to be more inclusive for the local community.

 6) After - sports equipment
"AFTER" - the new sports hall equipment features modern specification equipment including electrically operated basketball goals and hydraulically assisted height adjsutable practice goals.

 

Following the recent opening of the facility by John Madejski (see the images below showing the opening), Catherine Shaw, Principal at The John Madejski Academy, said: “The investment from all partners has provided a first rate facility for the whole community. It will become a training area for our young sports stars and is now better equipped to meet everyone’s needs. We hope more and more local residents will make use of the centre and benefit from the new facilities and programmes on offer.”

Catherine Wilton, Lead Councillor for Culture and Sport at Reading Borough Council, said: “It is fantastic to see this facility come to fruition and I’m particularly delighted about the community facilities on offer for local sport enthusiasts. This is something that Reading Borough Council, in partnership with both the Academy and Barclays, have been striving for. Young people particularly need to get actively involved in sport and this new with its high quality sports and leisure facilities will certainly help.”

The local community starts to benefit from the improved sports facilities at Academy Sport after the refurbishment of South Reading Leisure Centre
Academy Sport is opened by John Madejski, various sporting stars and senior representatives of Barclays Bank's "Places for Sport" scheme
The "Reading Rockets" basketball team demonstrate their skills at the opening of Academy Sport
The local community starts to benefit from the improved sports facilities at Academy Sport after the refurbishment of South Reading Leisure Centre
Darren Gough, England cricketer stars at the opening of Academy Sport
The local community starts to benefit from the improved sports facilities at Academy Sport after the refurbishment of South Reading Leisure Centre

The entire refurbishment of the sports hall and dance studio shown above including rip-out and disposal of all equipment, cleaning, re-decorating, installation of secondary steelwork, installation of 3-phase power for the basketball goals, installation and line marking on the floors and the installation of all sports equipment was completed exactly on budget and on time, taking just 6 weeks from the planned closure of the centre to the re-opening, therefore minimising revenue loss to the centre and keeping disruption of classes and teams to a minimum.

For further information regarding this and other refurbishment projects undertaken by Continental, please contact one of Continental's sales team on 01484 542 051.

 

  • What services can Continental offer to help with your sports hall refurbishment project?
    • Sports hall floor
      • re-line marking of all types of existing floor
      • fully sand, repair and re-line mark all timber floors
      • rip-out and dispose of existing floors and replace with a brand new Junckers sports floor which will provide a floor fully compliant with modern performance, Sport England and health and safety requirements (unlike many older floors)
    • Sports equipment
      • maintenance and refurbishment of existing fixed and portable sports equipment, or rip-out and disposal for replacement with new
      • consultancy services to work with your team to plan the optimal layout of new equipment
      • project manage any redecoration, cleaning, electrical installation works that are required either using our recommended sub-contractors or working with your preferred suppliers
    • Changing rooms
      • rip-out and dispose of existing seating and lockers and replace with new
      • install new solid grade laminate cubicles and modern cistern panelling
      • project manage all plumbing and re-decoration works either using our recommended sub-contractors or working with your preferred suppliers
    • Dance studios / martial arts rooms / activity spaces / aerobics studios etc.
      • replacement of damaged / old mirrors with modern posture mirrors and ballet barre
      • refurbishment of existing timber flooring including sanding, repair and re-sealing
      • replacement of older, often un-sprung floors with modern high performance Junckers sprung timber flooring to comply with all current performance criteria

 

Please contact one of Continental's sales team on 01484 542 051 to discuss how we might be able to assist with the planning of your refurbishment project.
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