Design Buy Build Issue 19 2016 | Page 118

Recreation & Leisure BRAND NEW NOTTS SPORT HOCKEY PITCH WINS SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM TOP INTERNATIONALS LK2 SURPASS EXPECTATIONS IN ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH 42% TURNOVER INCREASE ARCHITECTURE, sports and leisure firm, LK2 has exceeded its expectations with a 42% increase in turnover this year, following an increased demand for the firm’s services, increased staff numbers and the opening of its London office in April. The company, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, has welcomed eight new employees as well as the introduction of a marketing team, created to assist the continued growth of the business. Managing director, Dale Lui said: “2015 marked LK2’s 20th anniversary, so we were keen to utilise our strong client list and make strategic progress across the board. This year we’ve seen significant strides into our expanding niche market, which is a positive step forward for us. “Throughout the year we have continued to build solid relationships with the Football Association and Sport England and we have been rapidly growing across our architecture and sport and leisure disciplines. “Our new London presence and number of new instructions, have helped us to forge stronger links with London Borough Councils and we will be continuing our ambitious plans for growth into next year”. Highlights for LK2 from 2015 include a Lincolnshire hotel and spa restored to its former glory following a devastating fire and the firm’s current £17 million project to redevelop the Buttermarket Shopping Centre in Ipswich. When it comes to the quality of their playing surface, only the very best will do for Holcombe Hockey Club in Kent – one of the country’s leading club sides who boast no fewer than 12 full internationals among their ranks. So when the time came for Holcombe to commission the reconstruction of their home pitch, the club knew they were in safe hands with leading synthetic surfacing supplier and official England Hockey Facilities Partner Notts Sport. Through its unique position in the market, working with a variety of UK and international manufacturing partners, Notts Sport offers the widest possible range of FIH (International Hockey Federation) compliant pitches and systems with a comprehensive choice of solutions which are tailored to meet each customer’s individual requirements. Both pitches were completed over the summer ready for the start of the 2015/16 season and it is fantastic to see Holcombe’s teams flying high in their respective leagues. For more information please visit http://www.lk2.co.uk/ To find out more about Notts Sport, visit –www.nottssport.com.