Sports Floors And Retractable Seating: Why Compatibility And Quality Matters
Oct 26, 2022
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retractable venue and sports seating
Modern, retractable seating systems can transform a hall into an auditorium in an instant, but cutting corners can end badly for multipurpose sports floors.
Built to withstand the punishment dished out from thousands upon thousands of feet over the course of decades, sports floors would appear fairly uncomplicated on face value. It’s just a floor, right? Well, yes and no. When it comes to the lifespan and performance of sports flooring, it’s all in the detail.
Not all floors are created equal
Sports flooring is manufactured and installed for very specific purposes, and as a result, it must respond predictably and reliably. They’re dynamic, complex and responsive structures, with multiple layers and load bearing abilities for absorbing impacts. Sports floors are engineered to deform under loading and impact to help avoid sports injuries, but they mustn’t deform in such a way that impacts on adjacent users (like gymnastics equipment).
