Products
New Hammer Strength Athletic Bridge triples the functionality of training space
Designed to expand the functionality of an existing training space so facilities can better cater to the training needs of clients from beginners to elite athletes, the new Hammer Strength HD Athletic Bridge is now available in Australia. The innovative system has been engineered to span above a training area, creating a new, powerful and flexible space that can be used for Olympic lifting, body weight training, group suspension training, and a variety of other dynamic group programs. The system is available in four high-wear colours which can be mixed and matched for the frames, uprights and crossmembers with the various configuration sizes of a single, double and triple bridge allowing the HD Athletic Bridge to fit seamlessly into any space. Contact 03 9535 4600, E: enquiry@lifefitness.com.au, www.lifefitness.com.au
Regupol marks 30 years of flooring products supply
Leading fitness flooring supplier Regupol Australia has marked 30 years of operations, supplying the fitness, recreation and sport sectors, as well as the education, retail, commercial and construction industries, with an internationally recognised range of recycled rubber flooring and acoustic underlay products and systems. First shown at last April’s Fitness Show in Sydney to flag its 30 years of operations, the NSW-based business supplies everroll® rubber flooring collection for fitness facilities. In addition to the everroll®, the company also supplies Regupol® Shooting Ranges, Regupol tartan® Athletic Tracks’ BSW tatami Martial Arts Mats and BSW floorworks Sports Mats. Manufactured in Germany by Regupol partner BSW GmbH, BSW products pioneer the use of recycled materials and highly sustainable production techniques. BSW is one of the world’s largest users of scrap tyre rubber - reducing, recycling and reusing it in the manufacture of a broad range of rubber products. With more than 100 rubber flooring products to choose from, Regupol is Australia’s largest stockist of sustainable rubber flooring and soundproofing acoustic underlays. Contact 02 4624 0050, E: sales@regupol.com.au, www.regupol.com.au 72 Australasian Leisure Management Issue 125 2018
New steps improve access to Cockburn ARC pool
The award winning Cockburn ARC aquatic facility in southern metropolitan Perth has introduced new pool steps to allow anyone of any ability - elderly, arthritic, expectant mothers, young learners or anyone who is uncomfortable with or has difficulty using traditional vertical swimming pool ladders - to enter its 25 metre pool. The Platypus Pool Steps were introduced following customer feedback and allow participants to enter and exit the pool more easily during the aqua classes held in the mornings. Since 2015, when it ended importing the Easy Ladder from the USA, NSW-based Para Mobility have been manufacturing Platypus Pool Steps in Australia. Para Mobility advised “the Steps are 100% Australian made and owned (which) gives us greater quality control, a localised product and keeps our pricing highly competitive without worrying about the variable strength of the Aussie dollar.” Contact 02 9651 4446, E: sales@paramobility.com.au, www.paramobility.com.au
New chapter for Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse
Wellington’s landmark Hannah Playhouse is thriving as a busy theatre-for-hire. Previously the home to Downstage Theatre until the company closed in 2014, recent changes involved a new partnership with New Zealand-based ticketing company iTICKET, which includes becoming a box office for national tickets, convenient for anyone looking to purchase tickets to events across the country. iTICKET Chief Executive Reece Preston explains “we are excited to be starting a new relationship with the Hannah Playhouse. iTICKET was founded on our passion for live theatre and we love working with venues like the Hannah who bring a rich and vibrant history of New Zealand theatre. We look forward to providing audiences with an improved ticketing experience when they purchase tickets to shows at the Hannah.” The iTICKET partnership is enabling Hannah Playhouse patrons to choose to present eTickets on a smartphone to be scanned at the door; multiple online payment options - Hannah patrons can choose to pay by standard credit card, Bank Transfer or with iTICKET’s new Online EFTPOS service; while also offering more ways to access tickets, via a mobile-responsive website, freephone 0508 iTICKET, in-person from the Wellington i-Site and also from the Hannah Playhouse box office. Contact 0508 484 253, E: support@iticket.co.nz, www.iticket.co.nz