No Fault Announces a Partnership with Hercules Fence!

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Hercules Fence! For many years, Greg Stone was a top representative for No Fault Sport Group. After taking a break from the playground industry, Greg joined the team at Hercules Fence as General Manager of Northern Virginia operations. He wanted to introduce a new complementary product line to his company and immediately thought of No Fault.  After reaching out to No Fault and presenting this unique partnership, we were eager to get the ball rolling.

Evan Winston, Vice President of Hercules Fence said “Hercules Fence Company is excited and anticipates great success from the formation of our strategic alliance with No Fault Sport Group, LLC. Our organization has created and brought products to market within our region since 1955. Our success to date is based on building strong and lasting partnerships with manufacturers and suppliers who develop and bring to market great products. Our new relationship with No Fault, the leading supplier of Sports and Safety surfacing products, builds on this record of success. Our organization looks forward to representing No Fault Surfacing products in the Mid-Atlantic Region".

David Brantley, President and Owner of No Fault said “I am thrilled that Hercules has chosen to join the No Fault team. Greg Stone, the General Manager, has over 20 years of working experience with our group and products. Greg has a keen awareness for quality and service as well as the versatility of our product line. An opportunity of this nature is rare and No Fault will take full advantage of this strategic alliance”.

About No Fault Sport Group, LLC

Founded in 1974, No Fault is one of the oldest and premier installers of sport and recreational surfaces. Today, No Fault offers a variety of sports surfaces including: Poured-In-Place Safety Surface, Rubber Mulch, Bonded Rubber Mulch, Safety Tiles, Sport Floor, Tennis and Basketball Courts and Regulation Running Tracks. Located in Baton Rouge, La., No Fault has installed surfacing throughout the U.S. and eight foreign countries.

About Hercules Fence

The knowledgeable people of Hercules Fence have developed a reputation since 1955 for professional service and quality installation. With over 50 years in the fence business, they are well aware that their reputation must be earned anew every day. Hercules provides fencing for residential, commercial and high-security projects. Hercules has six convenient locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. 

Win a FREE iPad at NRPA 2012!

We are giving away a FREE iPad

      at the 2012 NRPA EXPO!

We are excited to announce our attendance at the
National Park & Recreation Association Expo in
Anaheim, California
October 16-18, 2012

We invite all attendees to visit our booth and pick up a FREE gift! Attendees will also have the opportunity to enter to win a FREE iPad that will be given away on October 18th. Sign up at our booth!


BOOTH #1334

You will be greeted by:
David Brantley, President & Owner
Jennifer Smith, Vice President of Sales
Jay Ratelle, Vice President of Operations

We hope to see you there!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator

No Fault Sport Group

Claney Duplechin Earns National High School Track Coach of 2012

Coach Claney Duplechin of Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, La. was awarded the National High School Track Coach of 2012 by Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field. This is the second time a local coach has been honored with this award (Pete Boudreaux received the award back in 2010). Coach Duplechin was presented this award during the Episcopal High School vs. Acension Catholic football game on September 7. We want to congratulate Coach Duplechin for receiving this great honor! 

Episcopal High School Track 
In 2010, we had the opportunity to install our track surface at Episcopal High School. We worked closely with Coach Duplechin to create a surface that would benefit his school the most. The scope of work involved removing 50% of the existing track surface from the asphalt base and installing a 10mm polyurethane base mat to match the remaining surface elevation. This process was followed by applying two structural sprayed layers of polyurethane and line striping. Coach Duplechin was thrilled with the final results of the new track surface, especially the improved performance of his athletes! Today, all athletic programs at Episcopal High School benefit from the new track installed by No Fault.



Episcopal High School Track Before




Episcopal High School Track After

Episcopal High School Track After

Have a Great Day!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault Group

Make a Splash with the Hottest Trend in the Aquatics Industry

Do you want a unique water feature in your park or maybe even your backyard? Are you ready to fork out major cash?

Well you’re in luck! Splash Pads can be very affordable!

 

Everyone wants a unique water feature in their park, sometimes even in their back yard! Splash pads have drastically enhanced communities that have always wanted to offer aquatic recreation to residents. Splash pads are a colorful way to attract children. Even better, splash pads are budget friendly! Meaning you can change or add features as your budget permits!

First you need to do some research. Figure out what look you’re going for and what type of equipment you want in your waterplay area. Visit parks to get ideas!

 

Next you need to realize that a water playground is much different than a traditional playground. If you don’t recognize this, you’re in serious trouble! Adding an element of water to a play area can create significant threats for children, the main threat being the slip factor.

 

There are two options for splash pad surfacing: sand painted concrete and a safety surface. Although painting can be much cheaper there are also many disadvantages to a concrete surface.

1.       Despite the sandy feel of the paint, the concrete surface is still very slippery

2.       Concrete is not porous like safety surface, so water will pool on the surface

3.       When children do fall, they land on a rough surface which can create serious injuries like knee scrapes! Ouch!

Although Safety Surface is more expensive, but is a great option for splash pads

1.       Create unique graphics with a variety of color blends

2.       Porous surface, water does NOT pool

3.       Provides a soft cushiony surface for the little ones feet

Contact a No Fault Sales Rep today for any questions! 225-215-7760

Have a Great Day!

 

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault

www.nofault.com

 

Dream Playground Design Day

Let’s face it, all kids want a fabulous playground and there is nothing more powerful than the imagination of a child!Whether it is for your home play area or school, host a “Dream Playground Design Day” and let the children voice their imagination through art!

Make this a contest, give prizes for the top 5 drawings! Be sure to consider the age of the children for drawing ability and how the best designs will be chosen. Also, it would be a great idea to have your equipment representative present, so they can accurately interpret the childrens ideas. Be sure to incorporate discussion into Design Day, answer any questions and get opionions on different design ideas!

Make your play area go theme crazy with No Fault Safety Surface! No Fault has installed Safety Surfacing for over 150 projects at Disney, Sea World, and Busch Gardens, so that makes us experts! Adding No Fault Safety Surface or a variety of our other products can help enhance your dream playground design from the flower beds to the play area!
 Use their imagination to create a fabulous play area! Check out some ideas below!

 

 

 

Have a great day!

 

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator, No Fault

 

 

No Fault Sport Group and Connor Sports Flooring Announce Partnership

BATON ROUGE, August 21, 2012 - Today, No Fault Sport Group, LLC announced a partnership agreement with the leading source in wood gym flooring and synthetic sports flooring, Connor Sports Flooring. This new relationship will leverage brand recognition for Connor Sports Floor while providing No Fault Sport Group “the industry standard” for quality and environmentally friendly wood court products for their customer base and market. No Fault is excited to add Connor Sport Flooring to their product line up and anticipates a strong, successful partnership.

“We are ecstatic to join the Connor Sports Flooring Team. This opportunity is rare and privileged in the sport/recreational surfacing world and No Fault is fortunate to have earned a place at their table”, said David Brantley, President and founder of No Fault.

Jon Isaacs, President of Connor Sports Floors, added “We are excited and proud to add No Fault Sport Group to the Connor Sports family. Their strong customer focus, commitment to quality, world-wide relationships and unmatched enthusiasm are firmly aligned with the mission of Connor Sports. We look forward to working together to make indoor athletics truly a lifestyle for everyone." 

About No Fault Sport Group, LLC

Founded in 1974, No Fault is one of the oldest and premier installers of sport and recreational surfaces. Today, No Fault offers a variety of sports surfaces including: Poured-In-Place Safety Surface, Rubber Mulch, Bonded Rubber Mulch, Safety Tiles, Sport Floor, Tennis and Basketball Courts and Regulation Running Tracks. Located in Baton Rouge, La., No Fault has installed surfacing throughout the U.S. and eight foreign countries.

About Connor Sports Floor

Connor Sports Flooring is the leading manufacturer of maple hardwood courts and synthetic sports flooring in the United States. Connor Floors are chosen by more high schools, colleges and NBA teams than any other floor. Connor Sports Flooring is the Official Surface of the NCAA® Men's and Women's Final Four® 

  For additional product and company information, please go to:

  www.nofault.com

  www.connorfloor.com

The children are about to arrive… Are you ready?

We know the start of school can be hectic, but it's important that your playground area is not overlooked. Every school should have a playground maintenance schedule to check for appropriate levels of loose fill playground material and loose hardware on equipment, confirm surfacing is still effective and remove any element that could pose a threat to children.

If your playground is dated, it may not be compliant with current safety rules and regulations. Your current surface could also be beyond repair, so you may be considering investing in a new playground surface. Make an investment that will keep your playground safe and accessible for children of all abilities.

 

 No Fault Sport Group

No Fault offers a variety of playground surfacing applications:

-EPDM Poured-In-Place Safety Surface

-Bonded Rubber Mulch

-Loose-Fill Rubber Mulch

-Safety Tiles

-Sport Turf

All of our surfaces are IPEMA certified and ADA compliant. Our staff would love to answer your questions about playground surfacing, call us at 1-800-232-7766

Have a great day!

Hailey Hill

Marketing Administrator

No Fault Sport Group, LLC