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3G playing surface –
providing the arena to
deliver growth
Providing the arena to deliver growth
Many sports clubs have seen
the benefits that installing a
new 3G sports pitch can bring
– these include a steady more
reliable income, protection
from the challenges the winter
weather can bring, and easier
maintenance.
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Providing the arena to deliver growth
Facing your
challenges
Like many small businesses, sports clubs can often find that
the amount of income they are generating makes it difficult to
cover all their outgoings. This challenge often increases during
the winter when expenses such as wages, taxes and stadium
operating costs remain the same but attendance at matches
tends to drop and severe weather conditions can mean they are
postponed, or even cancelled, if the pitch is flooded or frozen.
Then there’s the issues relating to the support that clubs can
provide for local teams if getting access to affordable and quality
facilities is hard. Because of this many clubs have no long-term
security for the sites they use and often find they have to move
around to different pitches, sometimes even within one season.
This lack of stability means the teams suffer too – the players
can’t train properly and coaches and managers are too often
focused on worrying about securing somewhere to play rather
than on developing strategies for success and growth.
There is one easy way to address all of these issues and that’s
working with an experienced and knowledgeable sports pitch
specialist who can work with you to come up with the right
solution for your club, your budget and your vision.
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Providing the arena to deliver growth
Going 3G
The reason that so many clubs across Europe
have already chosen to install a 3G artificial
turf pitch is because they provide all the same
qualities as a natural turf field while being longer
lasting and easier to maintain. This means you
can make the pitch available more often for club
matches and training, and also for schools and
the local community to use, so you can up your
income and look at ways to grow secure in the
knowledge that your pitch is not going to flood or
freeze during the winter.
Top clubs in Europe have already been won
over but just in case you’re not convinced yet
then we’ve got some facts and figure to show
you just how good an investment a 3G synthetic
sports pitch is. The examples we’ve used below
show the potential usage and revenue you could
expect to get when operating a full-size 3G
artificial turf pitch. (NB: These are just an example
and you should research local demand, existing
facilities, potential for local school usage and the
balance between club and commercial usage in
your area).
Example costs of installing a 3G Artificial Turf Pitch on a
5-Year Finance Agreement
Capital Investment
Replacement of an existing natural turf pitch with a 106.00 x 71.00m 3G artificial turf pitch
designed and built to FIFA 1 Star performance standard
Regular in-house maintenance equipment
Total Capital Investment
£355,000.00
£6,100.00
£361,100.00
On-going Costs
Annual repayment instalments
£95,000.00
Weekly in-house brushing
£3,000.00
Specialist pitch maintenance
£3,700.00
Floodlights (600 hrs @ £10/hr)
£6,000.00
General maintenance
£1,000.00
Cost Per Annum
£108,700.00
Potential Income Generation
Football season pitch revenue (36 weeks)
£88,000.00
Non-football season pitch revenue (16 weeks)
£16,100.00
Club house revenue
£5,000.00
Maintenance savings
£12,000.00
Annual Revenue
Annual profit (during the term of the loan)
Annual profit once loan is repaid
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£121,100.00
£14,900.00
£109,900.00
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ATP Usage - Football Season (assumed 36 weeks of the year)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
08:00 - 09:00
Juniors
Training
09:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
Maintenance
Juniors
Training
11:00 - 12:00
Maintenance
Juniors
Training
Juniors
Training
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Maintenance
Lunchtime
League
Local School
14:00 - 15:00
Maintenance
Local School
Local School
15:00 - 16:00
Lunchtime
League
Local School
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Local Club
Youth Training
18:00 - 19:00
Local Club
Local Club
Local Club
19:00 - 20:00
Local Club
5-A-Side
League
Local Club
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
20:00 - 21:00
Training
Match
5-A-Side
League
Training
Match
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
21:00 - 22:00
Training
Match
5-A-Side
League
Training
Match
5-A-Side
League
Match
5-A-Side
League
Match
5-A-Side
League
Match
5-A-Side
League
Match
5-A-Side
League
Saturday
Sunday
Youth Training
ATP Usage - Off Season (assumed 16 weeks of the year)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10:00 - 11:00
Summer
School
Summer
School
Summer
School
Summer
School
Summer
School
11:00 - 12:00
Summer
School
Summer
School
Summer
School
Summer
School
Summer
School
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Lunchtime
League
Lunchtime
League
14:00 - 15:00
Maintenance
5-A-Side
League
15:00 - 16:00
Maintenance
5-A-Side
League
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
19:00 - 20:00
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
5-A-Side
League
20:00 - 21:00
21:00 - 22:00
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Why choose O’Brien
Sports to work with?
You should choose us to help you go 3G as our team has
over 55 years’ experience in sports pitch construction and we
are the first and only large civil engineering firm in the UK to
provide turnkey solutions for a range of sports facilities. We
are experienced in delivering all sort of sports projects ranging
from large stadiums and arenas through to smaller sports
tracks and football pitches.
This capability is all maintained in house by our team of
experts, who have a proven track record of delivering a
diverse range of design and build sports projects on time and
on budget to exacting client specifications.
Our range of sports pitch services includes:
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Full design and build construction projects
Synthetic and multi-use games area (MUGA) pitches
Pitch renovations
Natural sports pitches
Total solutions for sports pitches
The sports installations that we deliver include natural sports
pitches, such as those used for rugby, football and cricket;
and synthetic and Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) pitches with
surfaces suitable for just about every sport and user, from
professional sports teams to schools and communities.
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A trusted
specialist
But don’t just take our word for it. Recent projects we have
worked on include a sand-dressed synthetic grass hockey
pitch for Oswestry School in Shropshire. As well as the pitch we
provided a spectator area, fencing, floodlighting, access roads,
and a car park with bollard lighting.
At Worthing Football Club, in our role as principal contractor, we
constructed a new 60mm ACT Global 3G fully porous synthetic
grass pitch that meets the requirements for playing 11 and 5/7
aside football matches, as well as the conditions of the FIFA
Quality Concept.
The club’s Chairman, George Dorwell, said: “When I took
over as the club’s majority shareholder part of my vision
included installing a new state-of-the-art 3G pitch that
would help propel the club onto a higher level both on and
off the field. O’Brien Sports understood the importance of
the club’s strategy and approached the project in a very
professional and pragmatic manner. The construction team
were very meticulous in their work from day one and the
end result – one of the highest standard playing surfaces in the league and also the region. The
feedback from the fans, players and local community has been very positive and I am extremely
optimistic about the coming season and the future.”
For St Finbarr’s Sports and Social Club in Coventry we designed and built a 3G sports pitch that can be
used for multiple purposes. The project involved earthworks drainage, sub base, fencing, lighting and
surfacing for the sports club. Desso IDNA 3G was laid on the 70m x 40m pitch and the central dividing
curtain we installed allows multiple 5-a-side games t be played at once.
Dave Crowley, St Finbarr’s Sport Club Manager said: “We are really pleased with the new
pitch O’Brien’s have constructed – it is by far one of the best pitches in Coventry. Many of our
members have commented on the outstanding quality and feel of the pitch and feedback has
been nothing but positive. O’Brien listened to our requirements and did not disappoint, the pitch
is fantastic.”
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Steve Hillman
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07967 016 815
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