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The new Holywell Park Stadium on the Loughborough University Campus will be one of the best university stadiums in the UK. Funded by Loughborough University with a grant from the Football Foundation, the £2.8 million project has seen the creation of a brand new stadium with floodlighting, perimeter fencing and seating. The new floodlit stadium provides accommodation for nearly 4000 spectators, fourteen team changing rooms, officials changing, meeting room, social area with bar and kitchen for 250 guests and covered tiered seating for 300 spectators. We were asked by the contractors to provide and install Temp-A-Path with ramp edges. The objective for this permanent installation was to provide safe permanent walkways for easy access to the site, whilst also providing protection for the ground underneath. We were delighted to recommend and sell our new Temp-A-Path product knowing that it easily met all of the key requirements for this brand new facility. The new stadium was officially opened with a celebratory fixture against a Tottenham Hotspur under 20 XI. Former England striker and Tottenham Hotspur Assistant Coach Clive Allen commented: “We are delighted to be invited to play in the exhibition match against Loughborough to help celebrate the launch of the new stadium. It really is a fantastic facility and we are very much looking forward to returning.” A few days later the world famous Barbarians rugby union team took to the field, led by Scotland manager Andy Robinson. In front of an almost full house the University Students, recently promoted to National League One, lost 40-7 in an entertaining and free flowing game.

Event Flooring Solutions (EFS) recently held a month long series of open days at Beacon View Farm in Quorn. These events attracted new clients from all over the UK and the display area featured a range of pathway, walkway and flooring products all designed with specific temporary flooring needs in mind. Overall the open days generated over £250,000 of enquiries and also secured over £120,000 of confirmed orders for the summer. Seeing the product on site allowed organisers from MTV, BBC, Summer Sundae, Shambala and a wider audience to really put it to the test and confirm their orders. Jeremy Simpson, Business Development Manager of EFS commented, “All of our visitors were delighted at the chance to leave their busy offices and view our products in a wonderful local setting as they would actually be used. The ambiance and location definitely gave us a real edge over competitors.” He added, “Clearly without the help of Walter Turner in providing the land and Phil and his team at The Manor who helped with the hospitality, these events would not have been possible." From its launch in May 2011, EFS has grown rapidly and continues to grow from strength to strength. With the help of these new orders the business will continue to grow and develop these new opportunities. EFS supplies its innovative flooring systems to festivals, events and shows across the UK.

Hex Road once again returned to the Cardinal Vaughan primary school in South West London, where it was used to transform an area of the school's grounds into an overspill car park for major Rugby matches at Twickenham Stadium. By making use of 1,500m² of Hex Road product, it was a simple and quick task to cover and protect the area. Using Hex Road also allowed for swift removal of the temporary surface due to its lightweight nature. The Hex Road product protected the school grounds for both the Aviva Premiership final between Leicester Tigers and Harlequins and the following days match between England and the Barbarians. Both of these exciting games attracted near full houses at the home of English Rugby. Jeremy Simpson, Business Development Manager of EFS commented, “Hex Road allows our clients to increase their revenues by maximising their use of their grounds without causing any damage. Unlike similar aluminium products, Hex Road doesn’t require heavy plant machinery to install it or overnight security to guard against metal thieves.”

Working for Event Management Service Ltd on behalf of Tribe Festivals Ltd, EFS were pleased to supply their innovative flooring solutions. Now in its eighth year the annual Wychwood Festival is known for its family friendly atmosphere and has been nominated Best Family Festival in the UK Festival Awards every year. EFS selected the following products from their range to support the festival: Temp-A-Path with 650m² used for pathways, pedestrian walkways and flooring within the bar areas Temp-A-Road with 290m² used within a dance tent to protect the ground and provide a stable platform for all entrants given the variable ground conditions. The Wychwood Festival was held at the Cheltenham racecourse on June 8th – 10th, and this year featured comedy and a variety of live bands including The Damned, Hawkwind and Dr and the Medics and attracted over 7,500 happy fans. Following the festival, the Independent newspaper described the event as – “you can go to festivals all over the world, but none will be quite as homely as Wychwood”. We were happy to be a part of it.

Following a £15 million refurbishment of London’s Leicester Square, Event Flooring Solutions were delighted to be appointed by Andy Cheeseman Productions to provide temporary walkways for the recent re-launch of this iconic venue. Making use of their outstanding Temp-A-Path product, EFS were happy to assist in this exciting re-opening. Following a briefing from ACP, the constraints of both delivery and team work were well understood by EPS. Working alongside their fellow contractors EFS were able to deliver and install 600m² of Temp-A-Path within the tight 21 hour deadline. EFS Business Development Manager, Jeremy Simpson commented “We were delighted to be offered this fantastic opportunity – but we had to be mindful of the logistical challenges it provided. Working with more than 10 separate companies can have its moments but we managed to complete the task within the timescale” He added, “With the logistics of both time and getting the product onto site I thought it would be tight, thankfully our guys managed to work alongside the other contractors to get the job done” As Portable Flooring Specialists – EFS were able to recommend the ideal solution for this exciting project. Temp-A-Path was selected from the current EFS range as being the ideal solution for both speed of installation and wearability.

EFS were delighted to be involved in this remarkable regeneration project for the port and City of Liverpool. Working with Smart Space Buildings , EFS were able to provide an innovative flooring solution which enabled the dockside to be used again. As portable flooring specialists EFS were able to recommend the use of their Temp-A-Floor product, being strong durable and easy to install, the team were able to install over 800 m² with expansion joints and ramp edges within the previously constructed building. Business Development Manager of EPS, Jeremy Simpson commented, “It’s great to be a part of this exciting project re-opening the port for cruise ships. We knew that our Temp-A-Floor would provide the best solution for both the temporary environment and the anticipated footfall”

This popular BBC television programme went live and interactive with an action packed stage show.  Having worked previously with the BBC and Andy Cheeseman Productions we were asked to lay 450m² of Temp-A-Path within the Turtle Structure for Evolution Dome, as part of this exciting event which was used by over 10,000 people and provided a huge focal point for the city at night.

This amazing event for Smallwood Music on behalf of Belfast City Council and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board was attended by over 16,000 people.  The MTV Presents Titanic Sounds! was a festival-style concert which took place against the beautiful backdrop of the iconic Titanic Belfast museum, as part of the city’s Titanic Festival to mark the centenary of the historic ship's launch.  The event featured acts including Olly Murs and Pixie Lott and helped to launch this fantastic new attraction on Belfast’s Albert Quay – birthplace of the Titanic.  With time as a premium we worked against the clock to install and then remove 3,800m² of Temp-A-Path for access and site management whilst protecting newly laid areas of turf and decking.

LAMMA 2012 - UK's leading Agricultural Machinery, Equipment and Farm Services Show we supplied, installed and fitted our complete range of flooring solutions. The Hex Road product provided the ideal quick solution to link the established tarmac walkways with the temporary marquee based exhibition halls. Whilst providing excellent protection for the ground beneath, it also ensured a firm footing in the inclement January weather for the crowds over the 2 days. Temp-A-Path was supplied to over 20 companies to enable visitors to walk around the outdoor shows stands. Working with Blue Chip clients such as Claas and John Deere meant that the product was subject to high footfall during the event. Temp-A-Road was used by the show organisers to provide hard standing within one of larger temporary marquees. Once laid, the 2,000m² area then had stands constructed on to it, this quick and versatile solution both protected the showground whilst also allowing visitors a safe and comfortable passage through the assorted stands. As official suppliers of carpet for the stands we provided and installed a variety of colours and styles for use on both indoor and outdoor stands.

EFS were appointed by Ignite Europe to create the flooring within the Player's hospitality areas at the 2011 ATP Tennis Tournament in London's O2 Arena. This intensive work involved laying wood effect vinyl and carpets in the Players lounge and restaurant arenas. Bonding both items to the plywood flooring was technically challenging - yet completed in 2 days.

With over 350,000 visitors this year, Lincoln really is the biggest Christmas market. We laid over 2,500m² of Temp-A-Path to protect the grounds within the castle from the high footfall over the 4 days of the event and also critically during the site construction and dis-mantling.

Considered the "Best Medieval Fayre in the UK" we were asked to provide 1400m² of Temp-A-Path® in the castle grounds and a further 500m² of Hex Road as vehicle access to marquees. The market attracts over 100 stalls within the Castle grounds over the weekend.

For its 8th annual Christmas market we laid 1,400m² of Temp-A-Path for the stalls and entertainers as well as protecting the historic gardens

We have worked on site at Nottingham University throughout the summer with a selection of Graduation days, Open days and concluding with Freshers week. The work has included temporary roadways for car park access, marquee flooring along with all-purpose walkways and general flooring areas.

As part of the World's biggest entertainment festival we worked with Andy Cheeseman Productions on behalf of the BBC. EFS were asked to supply and install 875m² of Temporary Roadway for the site with an additional covering of 720m² green artificial grass for the front of stage areas. The product allowed the BBC to broadcast and entertain visitors.

The annual Shambala Music Festival takes place at Kelmarsh Hall in Leicestershire. For this year's festival, EFS were asked to provide 1060m² of Temporary Roadway to assist traffic for both around the site as well as hard standing for coaches and a further 500m² of Temporary Walkway for the toilet areas inside the festival.

For this 3 annual day music festival in Leicester we started with 250m² of aluminium roadway to allow for a flexible surface which would enable the stage construction to take place (cranes, lorries and fork lift trucks) without damaging the lawns of De Montfort Hall. After the stage construction we laid 1200m² of roadway around the site for walkways and buggy routes, additionally this was used for lorries and festival traffic to drive around the site.

Working on behalf of Total Swimming, British Gas and Speedo, we installed flooring for the biggest temporary swimming pool, beach pad and beach volley ball court. This involved 800m² of track way for the beach pad and a further 1400m² of bespoke blue artificial grass covering the pad and the surround pool. The event to support British Gas' sponsorship of British swimming was based in Clapham Common for 8 weeks.