UK HADO chooses Taraflex® for flagship facility in Coventry

HADO is the world’s first Techno Sport, merging the best of physical sports and esports together to create a high intensity physical sport with the level playing field of a computer game. When the first UK HADO centre in Coventry wanted to create a flagship facility for its players they would, through their flooring supplier, specify Olympic pedigree Taraflex® Evolution vinyl sports flooring in ‘Anthracite’ for their all-important court areas from international flooring and interiors specialists Gerflor.

Jim Sephton, CEO of UK HADO commented “We were looking to create a flagship location for the sport of HADO in the UK and as part of that initiative, we wanted an extremely durable, safe and comfortable, indoor sports surface that would allow our athletes to perform at the best of their abilities. Gerflor’s Taraflex sports flooring provided exactly what we were looking for.”

The installation of the new Taraflex® Evolution sports floor at UK HADO would be undertaken by the Solihull-based FLR Group. Adam Kaid, Contracts Manager, FLR Group said,” We specified Gerflor Taraflex Evolution for its high durability, compatibility with line marking and its colour bank suited the HADO centres used throughout Europe. After researching HADO and watching a few videos on how it was played, it was easy to see that Taraflex from Gerflor would be the perfect solution.”

Tom Gidman, Specification Manager for Gerflor in the East Midlands summed up by saying, “Taraflex Evolution was specified for both its outstanding performance and striking design. It also provided the good indentation resistance needed for various seating and furniture arrangements, whilst also providing players with the shock absorption and impact protection needed for physical activity. The feedback from the staff and CEO at HADO has been extremely positive, they are very impressed with how Taraflex has been delivering on both performance and safety. It’s been an incredible project to work on and I’m very satisfied that the client is really pleased with the end result.”