Sports News
Indoor Sports Facilities Help Keep The Nation Active
Since we have come out of the various lockdowns, official messaging around the importance of staying active has stepped up a notch with organisations including Sport England, the LTA and UK Active all launching new campaigns to encourage increased participation in...
November Project Update
Swindon Town Community Foundation Moray Sports Centre Grant engineering UK Welland Park Academy Paving (Private Padel Court) November 2022 We’ve started a big indoor sports facility project at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough, which is expected to last six...
Multi-sport facilities
We’re noticing there is a fresh burst of interest around multi-use sports facilities at the moment as part of a drive to get the nation active. Following the lock-down years, during which time many people’s health suffered through lack of motivation as well as lack...
Padel Pollution
We recently read in SportsNation magazine that West Hants Tennis Club failed in a bid to introduce three new padel courts at its site earlier this year due to the “unacceptable noise impacts” of the new courts. The application attracted dozens of objections, with one...
Playing a Pivotal Part In England’s Cricketing Success
The papers are calling England’s recent victory over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup as Joss Buttler’s greatest triumph as captain of the national team so far. It was a win they needed badly in order to keep their semi-final dreams alive and they did it with...
Are Business Rates Slowing Down The Rate of Growth for Sports Clubs?
Business rates are often one of the most expensive outgoings for sports clubs and we’re hearing that they are also one of the main barriers to development. Clubs are reluctant to invest in indoor facilities for fear that they will not be financially sustainable and...
The sun is coming out to play but you’re better off going inside to play!
When we are designing indoor sports facilities, we’re not just thinking about the dark nights and wet weather, which can spoil our enjoyment of sport, particularly in the winter months. Strong winds can be just as disruptive. We only have to look back a...
Building the Foundations of Football
The summer of sport just keeps getting better and while we mourn the end of another wonderful Wimbledon, some of us are really getting into the UEFA Women’s Euros and we’re pretty sure that after the England Lionesses performances so far, the rest of the CopriSystems’...
The Roof is back
The Wimbledon fortnight is one of our favourite times of year, not just because we are huge tennis fans but because it gives us a very relevant and high profile platform from which we can wax lyrical about the benefits of having a cover over your court, allowing play...
Elevate
It was great to be at Elevate ’22 and meet so many people within the sport and fitness industry face to face. Quite frankly, it was great to be at a thriving exhibition again with thousands of people and very few Covid restrictions. Having the opportunity...
