Excessive rain water has to be removed
quickly and reliably from sports fields and competition areas. The
SPORTFIX®
drainage channels and other
components offered by Hauraton comply with the latest standards and
also meet IAAF requirements. It is essential sports facilities are
designed and equipped to prevent serious injury to sports people if
falls or accidents occur.
The University College Cork (UCC) has redeveloped their Mardyke
Athletics Track in Cork City, Republic of Ireland. The new facility
is part of a €10 million budget included a new synthetic eight
lane, fully floodlit, running track built to the IAAF standard with
an additional 3720 m² (40,000 ft²) added to the original arena. The
arena now includes an indoor 60 metre running track, a performance
analysis suite, two additional gym areas with over 140 additional
pieces of the latest gym equipment and three additional fitness
studios.
Hauraton SPORTFIX® drainage
channels with aluminium finishing edges were installed around the
perimeter of the IAAF, 400 metre track and along its straight. A
steeple chase water jump kit was also installed plus Hauraton
SPORTFIX® Sand
traps and soft edging were installed around the long jump pit.
Tim Connolly, Managing Director of Hauraton Limited points out, “Our
SPORTFIX® range
offers products that not only meet the requirements of the IAAF for
athletic tracks, there are drainage components for artificial turf
playing fields, service channels and retractable shafts for cable
management with drainage systems for grassed football fields”.
Specification
information for the SPORTFIX®
range, showing sizing and
installation details, is available digitally on www.hauraton.co.uk.
– under the SPORT tabs.
SPORT - SPORTFIX® Digital
catalogue available on request via sales@hauraton.co.uk
For case studies go to www.drainage-projects.co.uk
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