A new sports floor has caused a dramatic transformation at Bromsgrove’s Blackwell Court Activity Centre. The Activity Centre, which is owned by the Birmingham Scouts Association, used to be an emergency wet weather shelter for up to 700 campers on the 50-acre site. It is now a highly popular sports hall used for a variety of team games, thanks to the installation of a MUGA (multi-use games area) floor from Somerset firm Tact.

The floor is constructed from TactTiles interlocking floor tiles that clip firmly together to form a durable, no-maintenance and foot-friendly surface. The floor tiles are laid directly over the existing surface, so minimal preparation is needed. As an added bonus, TactTiles also keep concrete dust from the original floor to a minimum.

The Scouts Association chose TactTiles because it offered the best multi-purpose, all-round use out of all the flooring products that were considered for the job. “We needed a floor in strong, stable colours that was very hard-wearing and easy to clean,” says Gareth Roberts, Centre Manager at the Activity Centre. “People come straight in off the grassed area outside, so they tend to track wet mud in with them. We also need to continue using the building as an indoor shelter when the weather’s bad, so the fact that the TactTiles non slip floor tiles are free-draining is a huge advantage.”

TactTiles were laid over the entire 30 x 60 metre area in just 8 hours, keeping any disruption to a minimum. The floor was then marked up for a range of games including football, basketball, volleyball and hockey.

“We even marked out an archery range,” says John Highnam, Tact’s Sales Director. “The guys were sceptical about the non slip properties of TactTiles, but after they’d tested it thoroughly, even they were convinced.”

Gareth Roberts says the new facility has a real ‘wow’ factor with people using it for the first time. “We used to play a bit of kick-about on the old concrete floor, but you can’t have a proper game without a pitch,” he says. “The new floor has promoted this barn-like space into a top-notch sports facility.”

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