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DeutschBeynon Sports Surfaces
| Industry | Sports Surfacing |
|---|---|
| Founder | John Beynon |
| Headquarters | Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | All-weather running tracks, gymnasium surfaces and Field Houses |
| Website | www |
Beynon Sports Surfaces is a manufacturer and installer of synthetic all-weather running tracks. They are part of Tarkett Sports and are based in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Beynon Sports Surfaces manufactures three types of outdoor synthetic athletic tracks; spray coat, sandwich (multi layer) and full pour polyurethane. They also offer surfaces for fieldhouses (indoor track) and gymnasiums.
History
[edit]In 2001, after three decades with Martin Surfacing, John T. Beynon founded Beynon Sports Surfaces. In the spring of 2008, Beynon Sports Surfaces joined the Tarkett Sports family, which included FieldTurf.[1][2]
In 2009 Atlas Track and Tennis was purchased by Tarkett Sports and merged with Beynon. In 2012 the merge was completed with both companies now going by the name Beynon Sports.[3]
Track and Field
[edit]Beynon Sports Surfaces has installed many track and field venues in North America and across the world.[4][5][6][7] One such installation is Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, site of the U.S. Olympic trials.
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
[edit]Beynon Sports Surfaces offers many different surfaces for various levels of competition. The BSS 100, 200, 300 embedded, 300 encapsulated, 1000ML 1000, 2000 and 3000 are all IAAF certified.[8]
Beynon Sports has installed 2 of the 4 IAAF Class 1 Facility certified surfaces in North America and has 8 IAAF certified surfaces on the market.[9]
Fieldhouses
[edit]Beynon also has various surfaces that can be used for indoor needs.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Beynon Sports Surfaces". Beynon Sports Surfaces. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "FieldTurf Tarkett acquires Beynon Sports Surfaces and Beynon Enterprises". Athletic Facility Design. 3 (7). Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Beynon Sports Surfaces and Atlas Track Merge to form Beynon Sports". 24-7 Press Release. Beynon Sports. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Girimonte, Vince. "A Race Against Time for this All-Weather Track Exporter. Quality means Shipping Quickly". Global Trade Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ Heffermann, Todd (24 July 2011). "New track facility could push Salukis to new level". thesouthern.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Weber State Picks Beynon for Track". urethaneblog.typepad.com. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Beynon Sports Surfaces Catamount Classic". Catamount Sports. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "IAAF Certified Track Surfacing Products" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "IAAF Certifications". Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Polyturf Full Depth System" (PDF). Beynon Sports Surfaces. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.