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Pulse keen for more sports hubs
Pulse, the company tasked with operating the Football Association’s (FA) first two Parklife facilities, has lifted the lid on their progress, and claimed that it is keen to take on more sites being developed.
Although best known for its work in the fitness industry, Pulse was awarded the contract to operate the FA’s first two artificial pitch centres in Sheffield.
Overseeing the project is the company’s director of soccer Warren Ormerod, who commented that, within their first three months, the centres had attracted 16,000 registrations.
FA Parklife hubs - which are being rolled out across the country to stimulate participation - are the only artificial pitch centres to request mandatory registration.
Everton move closer
Everton has moved a step closer to realising its ambition to build a new stadium after agreeing a financial package with the local authority.
The club has agreed terms with Peel Holdings to acquire the site in Liverpool’s Bramley Moore Dock - a deal brokered by the city’s mayor, Joe Anderson.
A report was presented to the council on 31 March recommending an arrangement that will see a council-owned company take lease of the stadium, which will then be leased to Everton.
Under details of the agreement, Liverpool City Council will not provide any finance for the £300m-plus stadium. It will be fully-funded by the club.
Memorial tree plan
Wellington in Bloom is launching a fund to plant a wedding cake tree in the town’s Edwardian park in memory of Mark Norman, the park’s and Wellington's much respected groundsman, who died in 2016.
The tree (cornus controversa variegata), a native of China, was a favourite of Mark’s. Layered branches take shape from an early age that are characterised by striking white to yellow foliage in early summer, of otherwise green leaves.
8 I PC APRIL/MAY 2017 One Turf Concept agreed FIFA, World Rugby and FIH agree protocols on sports grounds
The world governing bodies of football, rugby and hockey have agreed to a set of protocols to “revolutionise” the way shared sports grounds are used.
FIFA, World Rugby and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) have set out the ‘One Turf Concept’, which relates to standards in the performance and longevity of playing fields, including artificial grass pitches.
Player welfare, performance and playability have been taken into consideration, and the federations will continue to work with manufacturers and test laboratories to keep “refining standards” for grassroots surfaces.
One Turf Concept recommendations for facilities installing new fields include: player performance, longevity and achieving certification from one or more of the federations.
Bill Beaumont, chair of World Rugby, said the initiative was a
“fantastic example of cross-sport co-operation that will benefit grassroots sport all over the world.”
“Along with FIFA and FIH, we recognise that the promotion of multi-sport facilities is a cornerstone of the development of
our sports in both established and new markets,” he added.
“It is also recognised that the key performance measure of these fields should be focused on player welfare and, as always, that is our number one priority.”
Highspeed Group takeover
Dave Mears and Andy Vincent retained as consultants following the acquisition of the group by Acumen Waste Services
Highspeed customers will be pleased to learn that the business will be strengthened by the transaction and that the same team will be on hand to provide the services. David Mears and Andrew Vincent are being retained as consultants by Acumen to ensure a smooth transition of ownership.
Commenting on the deal, Kris Sutton, Finance Director of Acumen commented, “We’re proud to be able to welcome the Highspeed team and their Customers to Acumen. Andrew Vincent, David Mears and the team can be justifiably proud of what they have achieved with the business.”
Acumen Waste Services Ltd (Acumen) has completed the acquisition of Highspeed Group Ltd (Highspeed) including all subsidiary companies, staff, headquarters and waste transfer and treatment facility in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
The acquisition of Highspeed will complement Acumen’s existing
national waste management infrastructure, whilst also developing the great work done to date with ClearWater and Waste Away. Acumen looks forward to demonstrating a continued commitment to meeting customers’ expectations and to the development of new products and services.
David Mears noted that, “Andy and I have developed the business over the last sixteen years taking us into new markets, and we wanted to ensure that any new owners would share our vision for the business and Acumen have demonstrated those shared goals. We can now look forward to our retirement in due course.”
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