EXPERT ADVICE
Thinking about Sports Surfaces & Sports
Considerations before expanding your services
By Jeff Winke
Courts ?
Imagine creating a multi-sport activity center in a home ’ s back yard or on the grounds of a community center or school ? A sports place or sports court where kids ( and adults ) can enjoy hours of fun playing basketball , tennis , pickleball , volleyball , and other sports . That ’ s what some decorative asphalt pavers are doing successfully for their customers , so maybe that ’ s a viable business expansion possibility for the typical asphalt paving contractor ... it ’ s just colorized pavement and line stripping , right ? So goes the fantasy ... the dream of greater success through business expansion .
“ First off , it is important to point out that sport courts are extremely different from decorative paving ,” stated Shannon Hemsink , development director of people , marketing and systems for Neyra Industries , Cincinnati , Ohio . “ Sports surfacing is a much more complex discipline that requires extensive training and knowledge to be able to install these types of systems successfully . While decorative paving is more about coloring an existing surface with a color coating . Although they may use similar color coating options on top of the surface , these services are diversely different .”
Hemsink continued , “ Sport courts can possibly be the most essential asset of a particular sports venue , park , club
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October 2021