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California Sports Surfaces Appoints Steven Lock Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand

Andover, Mass, USA, July 1, 2015 – California Sports Surfaces™ (CSS), the world’s leading supplier of sport surfacing brands DecoTurf®, Plexipave®, Plexitrac®, Rebound Ace®, Premier Sports Coatings®, Premier Court®, and Guardian Crack Repair® has announced that Steven Lock has been appointed to the position of Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. Lock was previously …

Plexipave® UK achieves Two-Star ITF Recognition

California Sports Surfaces (CSS) are delighted to announce that Plexipave® UK Ltd have been rewarded for their stellar application of a Plexicushion® project in Belfast, obtaining the Two-Star ITF recognition in the process. Working in conjunction with Tennis Ireland & Belfast City Council, the Ozone Tennis Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland had four indoor tennis …

Rebound Ace® makes its return to the ATP World Tour

California Sports Surfaces (CSS) are delighted to announce that our Rebound Ace® Portable system has been chosen for the 2015 ATP St. Petersburg Open. The tournament will be held against the backdrop of thousands of beautifully preserved historical buildings and its previous champions include Ernests Gulbis, Andy Murray and Marat Safin. The choice of surface coincides …

California Sports Surfaces awarded first Two-Star ITF Recognised courts in the USA

09 Jun 2015 Three outdoor acrylic courts in Florida, USA have been awarded Two-Star ITF Recognition. Two courts at Palm Beach Atlantic University were tested against the ITF recommendations for evenness, slope, planarity, dimensions and court pace rating, and gained Two-Star ITF Recognition which is an acknowledgement of high-quality installation. The DecoColor Cat 3 surface was supplied by California …

California Sports Surfaces Announces Acquisition of Latexite, Premier Court, and Guardian Crack Repair

Andover, Massachusetts, January 12, 2015 – California Products Corporation, a leading manufacturer of sports surfaces, architectural and environmental containment coatings has announced the acquisition of Latexite International Inc., Premier Concepts Inc., and Guardian Crack Repair Products, LLC. Latexite International Inc. is a manufacturer of Latex-ite®, a sports surface coating system used for tennis, basketball, volleyball, …

Portable Court for WTA Finals Singapore

DecoTurf Portable

DecoTurf® Portable will serve as the official court surface partner for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC GLOBAL, to be held at the Singapore Sports Hub from October 17-26, 2014. CSS Portable surfaces are an exclusive creation for the WTA Finals Singapore and will now be made available for rent or purchase to other venues and installers.The cushioned, wooden surface features a seamless locking base …

Contractor Corner: Weather & Surface Temperature

weather

Temperature is one of the major factors in successful installation of Water Based Latex recreational coatings systems. Those of you located domestically in the US, know 2014 has been one wild year for weather thus far. Polar vortexes, rain, and cold temps have combined to make this sport surface installation season a nightmare, especially in …

Asian Swing

China Open

As the summer hard court season came to a close at the US Open a few weeks ago, the tennis world now turns its attention to Asia for a final run of outdoor, hard court events in 2014. Fittingly dubbed the Asian Swing, the series consist of tournaments throughout China, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong.  The …

Steven Lock Joins California Sports Surfaces Australia

Australian Open

California Sports Surfaces Appoints Steven Lock Manager of Events, Partnerships and Strategy in Australia California Sports Surfaces (CSS), the world’s leading supplier of acrylic sport surfacing brands DecoTurf®, Plexipave®, Plexitrac®, and Rebound Ace®, has announced that Steven Lock has been named to the position of Manager of Events, Partnerships and Strategy in Australia. Lock was …

World Team Tennis

The 39th season of Mylan World Team Tennis successfully kicked off Sunday, July 6th. The Texas Wild got their first win on the road at Boston while the Philadelphia Freedom defeated Springfield.  The season which spans two and a half weeks marks the return to hard courts after weeks of grass and clay and leads …