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Health & Hygiene
SportsArt Fitness UK
excels in Education
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portsArt Fitness UK is no stranger to the educational sector and has many years experience
in working closely with schools, colleges and universities to identifying and develop fitness
opportunities. As part of an international fitness equipment manufacturing group, SportsArt
has designed sporting facilities, supplying a range of cardio and strength training equipment
that can be purchased, rented or utilised in the development of ‘dual-use’ commercially
managed operations that are self financing.
Over the years, SportsArt has identified that many educational establishments under-use their
sporting facilities that could be exploited further for the benefit of the school and local community.
A ‘dual use’ operation generates an income for the school by allowing the sporting facilities to be
used out of normal hours. There are many educational establishments that have already benefited
by SportsArt qualified experience in planning and setting up of dual-use facilities.
Lord Lawson of Beamish School appoints SportsArt SportsArt proves a winner
at the Excelsior Academy
The Excelsior Academy situated in the West End
of Newcastle awarded SportsArt the contract to
supply cardio and strength training products to
equip its new fitness centre, purposely designed
to support and encourage students, staff and the
local community to participate in leisure pursuits.
Peter Snowdon - Business Manager for
Excelsior Academy reported, “It was vitally
important that any new selected fitness
equipment was user friendly and fit for purpose,
especially as the facilities were to be in constant
use by a wide age group, 7 days a week.
SportsArt supplied treadmills, ellipticals, upright
& recumbent bikes, chest, shoulders and arms
apparatus and as a result, feel that we have
provided members with an excellent balanced
training circuit within our budget.
SportsArt was very professional, constructive
and helpful in offering advice on layout and
equipment selection, but at no time did we feel
under pressure or consider that they were trying
over sell.
The project was completed on time, within
The comprehensive school - Lord Lawson of We also visited several other establishments using
budget and provides Excelsior Academy with a
Beamish, appointed SportsArt Fitness UK to assist SportsArt equipment, which instilled us with
state-of-the art fitness suite to complement the PE
them in planning and supply of equipment as part further confidence enabling us to award them the
curriculum.”
of a “Fitness Suite Project” that would have dual- contract.
purpose use - involving staff, students and the Although the SportsArt’s tender was not the
wider general public. lowest, its fitness equipment was found to be
Headed up by John Reach Deputy Head teacher more robust, modern, versatile and visually
and Iain Beveridge Director of Services, they appealing. Also, as the manufacturer, SportsArt’s
looked to identify companies who could provide comprehensive warranty and ‘after sales care
professional advice on equipment selection and package’ was far superior to competitors. The
layout; plus supply and service premium, eco- SportArt tender included for scheduled
friendly, robust and reliable fitness equipment that maintenance, onsite staff training and the supply
was affordable with in their approved budget. of marketing and advertising products to help us
SportsArt Fitness was approached along with a promote the dual-purpose facilities to the general
number of other firms. Some companies offered public.
to supply second hand refurbished equipment, but The gym facility has brought a new dimension
concerns of safety and reliability ruled out this to sport at Lord Lawson’s as we now offer fitness
option. To attract users to the gym, both John and modules to our GCSE work and younger students
Iain were very conscious that the equipment have an extra activity that is proving very popular.
needed to look modern, offer innovative technical External groups are also very keen to hire our
features, yet be user friendly. facilities. Overall the project has been a very
John Reach Deputy Headteacher reported, beneficial initiative to Lord Lawson. It was
Contact SportsArt to discuss optimising on
“SportsArt experience was invaluable, as they completed to budget and on time.
your fitness training equipment and facilities.
quickly establish a rationale for how the fitness
uwww.sportsartfitness.com
suite would be used and presented scaled We would thoroughly recommend SportsArt to
umark.turner@sportsartfitness.co.uk
drawings of the floor space and possible anyone wishing to create, develop or extend any
u01282 779234
suggestions on equipment selection and layout. form of fitness facility.
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