Sportsfield Specialties Invests Big in Future Growth
By 2014, after successive years of record-breaking sales, the handwriting was on the wall. If Sportsfield Specialties Inc. was going to continue to grow and flourish, the sports construction equipment maker would need more space and increased production capacity at its Delhi, NY factory. Now, after a two-phase construction project that was completed in 18 months at a cost of roughly $7 million…
NFL Turns to Sportsfield Specialties for Goal Post Experiment at 2015 Pro Bowl
As part of its desire to make the kicking aspect of scoring more exciting and unpredictable for fans, the National Football League has called upon its leading football goal post supplier, Sportsfield Specialties Inc. in Delhi, NY, to make custom 14-foot crossbars that will narrow the width of the goal posts for the 2015 Pro Bowl. The game, the league’s annual showcase of its top stars will be played Sunday, Jan. 25 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, the same venue that will host the Super Bowl one week later.
Sportsfield Specialties Delivers Rugby Goal Post Solution for Multi-Sport Field
With rugby participation growing in the United States, spurred greatly by the return of the sport to the 2016 Summer Olympics, Sportsfield Specialties Inc. is increasingly being asked for rugby equipment that can meet the needs of multi-sport playing fields. Of special note are customized solutions SSI created for Avaya Stadium, the new European-styled home of Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes, and Hendricken Field at Providence College.
Sportsfield Specialties Transforms Fordham Sports Venue
The 85-acre main campus of Fordham University sits tightly in the Rose Hill neighborhood of The Bronx in New York City tightly surrounded by The Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Garden, and Metro North railroad tracks. With no room for expansion, getting maximum functionality from its athletic fields is a must.
Sportsfield Specialties Provides Custom Solutions for Gonzaga High School
Thanks to the expertise of its in-house engineering staff, Sportsfield Specialties Inc. (SSI) often gets the call to work on unique projects. Gonzaga College High School’s new multi-sport Buchanan Field can be put in that category.
Sportsfield Specialties Expands Manufacturing Operations in Delhi, NY
DELHI – In the midst of the company’s fifth expansion since its creation in 1998, Sportsfield Specialties of Delhi is positioned to unveil its new manufacturing space by year’s end. The space, equal to two football fields in length, when completed will give the outdoor sports equipment manufacturing facility over 130,500 square feet to operate in. The expansion has occurred in phases, the first of which was completed last year. During that initial phase, work crews had to remove 76 feet, or eight stories, of dirt to make room for the addition.
Sportsfield Helps Transform Bayonne’s Multi-Sport Stadium
A listing of equipment shipped from the SSI factory in upstate Delhi, NY indicates the complexity of preparing to play four different sports within the confines of the same complex. In terms of volume, equipment essential for baseball and softball tops the list because both sports will be played concurrently during the spring and summer months.
Sportsfield Specialties Expands Track & Field Presence in Southeast United States
Two small southern colleges—Berry College (NCAA Div. III) in Mt. Berry, GA and the University of Montevallo (NCAA Div. II) in Montevallo, AL—are going big time with sparkling new track and field facilities that have been outfitted exclusively with competition equipment made by Sportsfield Specialties Inc. (SSI).
Sportsfield Specialties Earns Special Recognition From American Sports Builders Association
On March 1, 2015, Sportsfield Specialties Inc. was recognized as the first member in the history of the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) to earn the organization’s Supplier Certificate of Distinction. The designation is conferred on companies in the supplier division of the ASBA that illustrate exemplary commitment and service to the construction or renovation of running tracks, sports fields, tennis courts, and indoor sports facilities.