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Rising in the shadow of England’s spiritual home of football is a similarly impressive new development
Fives Ltd’s fourth site in the capital, and offers both 5 and 7-a- side football on leading edge artificial turf. This latest, and most high
T
he Powerleague Wembley City project, officially unveiled in mid-April, is Powerleague
profile, of the company’s football centres, boasts 3G rubber crumb pitch technology, as well as attractive bar/lounge area and changing rooms, plus patio, laid with sand-filled artificial grass. Established originally as ‘Pitz’ in 1988 in Paisley, seven miles east of Glasgow, Powerleague has become the largest operator in the world of small-sided pitches and the self-confessed ‘Champions of 5-a-side’. A world away from its pilot, first generation, small-sided artificial pitch of the late 1980s - the first of its kind in the UK - Powerleague has burgeoned to a bustling national network. Its portfolio now numbers forty-
and the fact that players were competing in the shadow of Wembley stadium, meant that we felt it important to create a unique experience,” explains Tony Scott, Powerleague’s Development Manager. “Part of this experience was set
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five state-of-the-art football centres across the UK, including the biggest of its kind in Europe - Powerleague Trafford with twenty- three pitches. It is Powerleague Wembley City, though, that is the feather in their cap in a sport whose participants have now overtaken 11-a-side football in Britain in terms of player numbers. Strong partnerships have played
a pivotal role in Powerleague’s success - no better exemplified than in its nine-year relationship with Support in Sport (SIS) the manufacturer, supplier and installer of every one of its developments over that time. SIS were to extend their service
around our key sponsor partners, headline sponsor Lucozade, Nike, Nivea for men, Carlsberg and SIS, who each had their own pitch with their own designs,” he continues. “We liked the idea that visitors could play on the Nike pitch, or the Lucozade pitch, with on-pitch sponsorship adding to the atmosphere and excitement and sense of occasion. It’s about creating a strong brand that would do justice to such a fantastic location.” Each of the sponsors has a bespoke designed surface with logos and colour schemes of their choice. Powerleague’s confidence in SIS’s design and installation know- how has proved long standing, says Support in Sport’s Chief Executive Officer, George Mullan. “We have installed or renovated every one of its sites and we enjoy an excellent working relationship with the company, one founded on the depth of knowledge and quality of build that we can deliver as part of our one-stop-shop service.” “Everything is UK manufactured, including the bespoke surface that is designed to stand up to intensive use, and our fencing system, robust enough to soak up heavy usage.” Location is everything as they
involvement still further with the Wembley project, as the remit for the build was to make this one ‘a little bit special’, with vibrant colours and key sponsors ensuring that each of the seven pitches (six 5-a-side and one 7-a-side) carried its own unique identity and character. “Given the profile of the site,
say, and Tony Scott is expecting the new site to be hugely popular, not least because of its Wembley Stadium backdrop. Yet, as was witnessed with real turf at the home of English football, if the bread and butter of the development - the pitch - isn’t right, all the good work elsewhere can be compromised. This latest venture challenged
the expertise of SIS, whose credentials would be put to the
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