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18th November 2021
SISIS Scarifier and Seminars Improve Rykneld Bowling Club
18th November 2021
S&C Slatter Partner with PADSIS to Serve Directors of Sport
12th November 2021
New Industry Magazine – SportsNation – Launched for the Sport, Physical Activity and Play Sector
8th November 2021
Midstream Lighting Becomes World's First Manufacturer to Achieve "FIH Quality Programme" Partner Status
28th October 2021
SAPCA Welcomes Autumn Budget and Measures to Help Industry Recover
22nd October 2021
Winners of Inaugural Sustainable Sport Awards 2021 Revealed
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Last session of the day of this year's Technical Meeting. The topic is meeting the quality challenge in facility design and construction, featuring a panel of experts - Paul Barker, @SISPitches; David Hook, @TigerTurfUK; Phil Keeley, @Labosport; and Colin Corline, @SAPCA
One of the most popular sessions of the day here at the SAPCA Technical Meeting - a look at the latest university research featuring @lborouniversity @sheffhallamuni @cardiffuni Topics included athlete biomechanics on different playing surfaces and developing test devices. #SAPCA
Sports tech RA David Cole presenting his research on developing test devices to emulate the player-surface interaction @SAPCA
We have four exhibitors at this year's Technical Meeting - so if you are attending, pay a visit and say hello to @Playinnovation @Labosport @CloverHR1 and @SportsNationMag
#SAPCA #technicalmeeting
Time for some parallel sessions. @OwainLPF from @lpftweets offering insight on the importance of diversity in facility design, while delegates in the other session are hearing about the latest standards for hybrid and natural turf pitches. #SAPCA #technicalmeeting
