The Best Seats
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When it comes to the installation of ceiling-suspended basketball systems, no two installations are alike. The wide variety of facilities and gymnasiums today can sometimes present challenges to both the design and installation of these types of basketball systems. Aside from a strong support structure, other factors like noise and vibration often come into play, particularly when usable space is located above the basketball playing area.

The situation at the Michener Institute in Toronto, Ontario was no different than the above and they promptly contacted us to design and install a lasting solution to their problem. The existing basketball backstops were hung from the ceiling slab and located underneath an acoustical ceiling as illustrated in the photo below:

The City of Saint John in New Brunswick was looking for an ample amount of seating for the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. The facility aims to be a community-focused aquatic and fitness centre serving Grand Bay-Westfield, Quispamsis, Rothesay and Saint John. In addition to offering a wide range of aquatic programs and services, the Canada Aquatic Games Centre also provides a fantastic venue for aquatic sporting events. They turned to Sports Systems Canada asking us to design and install a solution for their indoor aquatic and fitness centre.

One of the fastest growing portions of our business is that of custom wall padding for a variety of different uses. From schools and educational facilities to healthcare and correctional facilities, more and more organizations around the world are turning to our padding department for custom-designed padded room solutions.

We were recently contacted by the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (OCTC) to design, manufacture and install some custom wall padding for their Therapy Room at their Thurston Drive location in Ottawa.

Since 1951, the OCTC has become a leader in providing specialized care for those with multiple physical, developmental and associated behavioural needs in the greater Ottawa area. Today the OCTC offers a wide variety of programs and services aimed at benefiting children, youth and adults in communities across Eastern Ontario.

Throughout 2013 and 2014, Maurice Lapointe High School in Kanata, Ontario has been in the midst of a large-scale addition to the entire school. The scope of work included a new cafeteria, gymnasium and sports field for the high school, a member of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO).

In addition to the construction and development of a new gymnasium, Maurice Lapointe was also looking to enhance their current gymnasium as well. We were called upon by the CEPEO to tackle the job of upgrading both gymnasiums by providing a number of products suited specifically for both spaces.

New Gym Upgrades

As part of the school’s Phase 2 building construction, a large two-storey secondary gymnasium was added to the school which aims to accommodate up to 700 occupants and provides a state-of-the-art facility to serve their students and the surrounding community. As part of the completion of the project, we were to provide Maurice Lapointe High School with new basketball systems, retractable bleachers, a new gym divider curtain and customized permanent wall padding.

A big part of some of the projects we undertake here at Sport Systems is retrofitting existing facilities with both equipment and programs that aid in ensuring future safety for both facility operational staff and participants. A large area of concern for many schools and facilities is aging equipment like gym dividers and partitions that can easily become quite dangerous if not serviced properly.

We recently were commissioned to remove and dispose of an aging and non-functioning folding hard gym partition for St. Joseph’s High School in Renfrew, Ontario. In its place we supplied and installed a brand new top-roll gym divider curtain complete with electric operation and key switch.

This past June, Carleton University in Ottawa awarded a contract to Davan Group Inc. to convert their old practice area from a natural surface to a state-of-the-art artificial field, along with a number of other site improvements including landscaping, natural stone retaining walls and the sports furnishings for the field.

When it came to selecting a sports equipment and infrastructure supplier and manufacturer, the university ultimately chose Sport Systems to provide their new field with the necessary equipment.

Being an exclusive dealer of KwikGoal equipment here in Canada, we began by supplying the university with a pair of CFL regulation height football uprights featuring an extended gooseneck design. The university was also looking for a certain level of personalization with their football uprights and we proudly printed and installed custom logos to the padded areas of both football uprights.