May 22, 2013

Central Flooring Services Ltd

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Central Flooring Services Ltd is one of the UK’s premier indoor sports floor installers offering a nationwide service throughout the UK with a free site survey and quotation. We pride ourselves with ensuring very high standards of workmanship at every level with our operatives directly employed and receiving thorough training in all areas with full NVQ schemes. All employees have CSCS cards and site supervisors have CITB training certificates. Central Flooring Services are the only approved Herculan indoor sports surface installers in the … [Read more...]

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    Within the current financial environment, where schools are feeling the pinch and budgetary restrictions are taking place year on year, the chance to provide permanent protection for sports pitches and courts without the vast cost of construction is an obvious attraction to heads and bursars. The use of an Airhall has been a viable solution for a number of years and Flying Start spoke to Nigel Geach, Managing Director of Bridome, the longest serving and most trusted supplier of airhalls in the UK,  to find out more.                                               Bridome … [Read more...]

Viridi Landscape Management

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Many schools provide outdoor sports facilities on grassed areas for their students but keeping them in good order can be a headache and budgets may not run to employing a full-time groundsman in the current economic climate. An alternative approach is to work with a third party contractor, Viridi Landscape Management of Sheffield is one such excellent company offering grounds maintenance and landscaping across South Yorkshire and North East Derbyshire.   Over the past 10 years they have built up an excellent reputation for delivering … [Read more...]

65 years of Quality and Innovation

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 It's what we have been doing at Jacksons Fencing since 1947, initially in timber fencing to serve the farming community and general public and from the mid 1980's, in steel fencing and gates for a diverse range of applications, from government departments to commerce and industry. The business was started by Harold Sands Jackson and his son Ian to fulfil a fencing need for local farmers. They gradually built up the business, adding further product lines and developing sites in other areas of the country.   Always at the cutting edge, Jacksons … [Read more...]

White Water Active

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The increase in popularity of Outdoor Education has been a boon to those taking part in a number of ways. Team building is a much used phrase but pays dividends as people learn to bond with each other and become more willing to go the extra mile to help a colleague and team member. Individuals experience the adrenaline rush for maybe the first time in their life and find out there’s a lot more to life than the internet. White Water Active offers the chance to participate in those benefits.   The UK Premier Outdoor Activity Provider situated … [Read more...]

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

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An important message from David Yearley, Head of Play Safety for The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.  It is essential that Schools get an independent annual inspection of their play   facilities, play areas, playing fields, ponds, etc from a suitably qualified play expert such as RoSPA. These inspections: 1.   Improve safety for children 2.   Reduce risk of successful litigation against the school and volunteers 3.   Meet the recommendations of the European Standard EN1176:2008 and the HSE to have an independent annual   … [Read more...]

Flying Start catches up with one of the country’s leading suppliers of Adhesive Labels

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Celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2013, Label Planet is one of the country’s leading suppliers of adhesive labels on A4 sheets. Based in Nantwich in Cheshire, Label Planet is an online company using the web site www.labelplanet.co.uk to fulfil orders from individuals, companies and other organisations for sheet labels for inkjet and laser printers. As sheet labels are a speciality for Label Planet, they stock a vast array and offer the choice of over 40 different sizes in 30 different materials and can cope rapidly with orders up to 20,000 … [Read more...]

Untying the Bonds on Traditional Activities

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If you’re looking for something a little different for your outdoor activities one company in Essex is providing an experience that is challenging and exhilarating at the same time. Rope Runners, founded by Kevin and Jo Ellis, has brought a new outlook for school parties wanting to experience learning outside the classroom.     Kevin and Jo and their family had such a good time on a Parcours site in France that they were inspired to set up their own company. With over forty years experience as Outdoor Activity Instructors, they … [Read more...]

Flying Start Catches Up With Bridome

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Within the current financial environment, where schools are feeling the pinch and budgetary restrictions are taking place year on year, the chance to provide permanent protection for sports pitches and courts without the vast cost of construction is an obvious attraction to heads and bursars. The use of an Airhall has been a viable solution for a number of years and Flying Start spoke to Nigel Geach, Managing Director of Bridome, the longest serving and most trusted supplier of airhalls in the UK,  to find out more.                                               Bridome … [Read more...]

In the current climate of the “Olympic Legacy” school sporting facilities are seeing increased usage by pupils, associated sports clubs and the local communities.

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In the current climate of the “Olympic Legacy” school sporting facilities are seeing increased usage by pupils, associated sports clubs and the local communities. Provision of a safe environment for this demand is high on the agenda and Flying Start talked to Kyle Stokes, the owner of Central Flooring Services, based in Leicester and one of the UK’s premier installers of high performance sports flooring systems. “Quality” is the word that best describes Central Flooring’s approach to their work. Kyle took us through the company’s … [Read more...]