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London, United Kingdom - The 2023 Major League Baseball WorldTour London Series is part of an exciting, ongoing plan to bring the MLB to its many fans throughout the world. This year, it meant taking London Stadium (built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and now home of West Ham United Football Club of England’s Premier League) and turning it into a regulation, MLB baseball stadium, to continue the rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. This is not easy when you have a limited window to create a pop-up facility inside a stadium not made for baseball.
Troy, OH - From the Antioch Shrine Circus to Alice Cooper and the American Girl Live pop-up concert, Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio hosts a wide variety of sporting events, trade shows, conferences, and concerts from one year to the next. It’s also the home of Troy Trojans Varsity Hockey, Troy Bruins Youth Hockey, and the Troy Skating Club. As with any multi-purpose facility, changeovers from ice to non-ice activities always presents a challenge.
Quinter, KS - With a population of less than 1,000, Quinter, Kansas is a small town just off Interstate 70 and about 4.5 hours west of Kansas City. When the lone junior/senior high school installed a new gymnasium floor, there was concern about non-athletic events. Like so many small communities, a school gymnasium was one of the few locations that large meetings, special events, and graduations could be held. Needless to say, if gym floor protection is not used, the wear and tear of non-athletic activities would take its toll on the gym floor.
Madison, WI - The University of Wisconsin in Madison offers a wide variety of sports including baseball, basketball, volleyball, hockey, track & field, swimming, diving, rowing, and yes, soccer. As a world leader in sport surface protection, COVERMASTER® has worked with the university over the years with their indoor facilities. So, when their groundskeepers searched for windscreens for the Badgers soccer program’s designated soccer field, they were impressed with the quote from COVERMASTER®.
Milwaukee, WI - The UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a multi-use venue that not only hosts everything from hockey to basketball, indoor soccer, and roller derby, it also hosts concert tours, pro wrestling, and a wide variety of large events. Like any multi-use venue, switching back and forth from ice to non-ice activities and events is a challenge to maintain a quality ice surface and minimize operational costs.
Cincinnati, OH - For more than 20 years, COVERMASTER® has been working with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL to provide the ultimate in sports surface covers and accessories. When the Bengals felt it was time to replace their 2015 raincover at Paycor Stadium, they didn’t hesitate to contact COVERMASTER® for a new one.
Mason, OH - When Prasco Park opened on the Mason, Ohio campus of Prasco Pharmaceuticals in 2008, the idea was to build a baseball facility for the community to enjoy. It was a way for Prasco to give back to the community, celebrate the game of baseball, and encourage youth baseball in the area. Today, it’s home of the Cincinnati Sparks travel team and hosts baseball tournaments right up to the college level. Total attendance over a summer is as high as 60 thousand people.
Lewisburg, PA - Back in 2003, Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, purchased a gym floor cover for protection during non-athletic events along with a mobile storage rack to store it. Fast forward to July 2022. The private liberal arts college came back to COVERMASTER® to replace the gym floor protective covering that had served them well for nearly 20 years.
Miskolc, Hungary - Diósgyőri Stadion in Miskolc, Hungary is a multi-purpose stadium and home of the Diósgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre football club. The “DVTK” is a top tier team in the Hungarian League with one of the most avid fan bases in the country. The stadium itself can hold some 15,325 spectators and is host not only to football, but also to a wide spectrum of concerts and special events.
Vermillion, SD - The installation of windscreens on outfield fencing has been a real game changer for more and more university, college, and high school athletic departments. The University of South Dakota (USD) in Vermillion purchased and installed 390 feet from COVERMASTER® of Windscreen for their chain link fencing in the outfield and from left to right of the foul poles of their softball facility.
Hillsboro, MO - When Hillsboro R-3 School District in Hillsboro, Missouri was looking for a baseball field cover for their high school’s infield, they did their research. “Based on what I found when looking for 160 x 160 baseball field tarps, COVERMASTER® had a price that couldn’t be beat.” Hillsboro was referring to RAINCOVER PREMIER™, the COVERMASTER® industry standard, lightweight field tarp.
Toronto, ON - COVERMASTER® has been providing outfield stadium padding for the MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays since the opening of what was then called “SkyDome” in 1989. In fact, the final padding was selected for the retractable-roof stadium by testing various samples at the Blue Jays spring training stadium in Dunedin, Florida. Over the years, COVERMASTER® has provided various updates to the stadium wall padding in what is now called the Rogers Centre, but the best was yet to come.
Los Angeles, CA - COVERMASTER®` has provided turf cover for the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) since it became a member cub of Major League Soccer in the U.S in 2018. Based in Exposition Park in South Los Angeles, both the men’s and women’s soccer clubs play in soccer-specific BMO Stadium. In 2022, the men’s team won their first MLS Cup.
Houston, TX - In February of this year, COVERMASTER® was contacted by Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas - the oldest professional theater company in Texas and the third oldest resident theater in the United States. They needed two new sections of seat covers for their 774-seat Hubbard Theatre by early March for a premiere of “Cowboy Bob”, a new musical loosely based on the real-life story of Peggy Jo Tallas who disguised herself as bearded cowboy to rob Texas banks. Learn more at www.alleytheatre.org
Lakewood, OH - Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio is a not-for-profit, community arts and education hub for a variety of disciplines, including dance, music, theater, and visual arts. Having more than one type of activity in the same space posed an ongoing issue for their Harlequin dance floor. Specially designed to reduce the risk of injury and help dancers perform to the best of their abilities, the dance floor had to be regularly removed and re-installed to prevent damage from non-dance activities.
Amsterdam, Netherlands - AFC Ajax NV Football Club, in the Eredivisie, (the highest tier of Dutch football) needed a new turf cover for their grass surface at their training facility.
San Antonio, TX - When a call from Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas came to COVERMASTER®, it was to order a Gymnasium Floor Cover. They had done their homework and noted that while the COVERMASTER® cost of materials for gym floor protection was less than other quotes, it was not the deciding factor.
Lexington, KY - Tates Creek High School is part of Fayette County Public Schools, in Lexington, Kentucky. It was first established in 1965 and then renovated in 1993, to accommodate a growing student base. Just last year, an entirely new school was completed and opened with much fanfare. By the end of the year, it was decided that a new baseball field cover was required for their infield.
Vancouver, British Columbia - COVERMASTER® has been providing world class sports field protection for the Vancouver Canadians baseball team for many, many years. As a minor league, High-A affiliate to MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays, the Canadians must maintain high standards in all aspects of their facility and development program. So when it was time to replace their baseball wall padding at Nat Bailey Stadium, COVERMASTER® got the call.
Budapest, Hungary - In 2019, Hungary’s new national football stadium, Puskás Aréna, was completed in Budapest. With over 67 thousand seats, the stadium was the site of the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final. In addition to league and national football matches of the Hungarian Football Federation, Puskás Aréna is also a multi-purpose stadium that plays host to concerts and conferences.