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How Much Do Bleachers Cost?

July 25, 2018
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How much do bleachers cost? This is a question that we get asked a lot. The short answer is - it depends. The price of a bleacher is determined by many factors, including the various features that can be added to or taken away from the basic bleacher design. This is true whether the bleacher is going to be in an indoor or outdoor venue. Some of the features that go into a final price estimate are: 1. Overall size of the bleacher Bleachers vary in size from small portable units used for Little League games to large permanent structures...

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An Old Bleacher Could Mean Breaking Rules & Safety

April 2, 2018
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BROC U #16 Equipment Forever Ages, Old Bleachers Everywhere Does your facility have an old bleacher that maybe has fallen out of safety or code compliance? Years ago, seating systems didn't require end rails, aisles, intermediate steps or hand rails. Over time as we have learned to improve safety in our systems, one big item includes adding intermediate aisles to help make it easier and safer for your fans and students to unload from the bleachers. Changes to Equipment are Needed as Building Codes Change Intermediate steps are designed to comply with code requirements by providing an equal depth and...

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Constructing Project Timelines Early Can Make or Break Your Gym Renovation

March 29, 2018
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BROC U #15 – Constructing Project Timelines Early Can Make or Break Your Gym Renovation By this time in the year we are having a significant amount of gymnasium builds and renovation where we constantly broach the subject of helping to optimize timelines regularly. Project management in every phase of the project can be the difference between a success and failure in projects. When looking at a typical gym build or renovation it is critical to plan with some key factors in mind. When we say gym build, that is for new construction and gym renovations tend toward existing structures requiring...

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Ready to Perform Your Annual Summer Bleacher Inspection?

March 22, 2018
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BROC U #14|Telescoping Bleachers Are a Large Place for Contention for Annual Inspections It is hard to believe that we are at the end of another school year. Custodians and facilities crews are ramping up for cleaning schools and repairing and/or renovating building systems throughout the Summer. The structure of your school’s bleachers is often overlooked or placed low on the priority list for inspection, repair, renovation, or replacement. Bleacher inspection must me re-prioritized. There are three types of bleachers common to schools that should be inspected: portable, permanent, and telescopic.  Portable units are smaller and can be moved, for example, from...

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Preventative Maintenance : Continue to Sharpen Your Tools

March 11, 2018
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BROC U | Issue #13 Preventative Maintenance Compares to Knife Sharpening Summary We continue to face some of the same questions that come up time and time again in the athletic equipment arena and that is, “Why do I need to have a maintenance program and where is the benefit?” Without sounding like a broken record, we want to put this on another more digestible comparison. We strive to message to everyone the importance of preventative maintenance to safety and equipment integrity. We do not do this for our own benefit because ultimately our service department is predicated on those...

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Bringing Practicality to Mat Storage

March 7, 2018
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BROC U Issue #12 | Bringing Practicality to Mat Storage The Problem; The Process; The Solution Many of our client’s number one reason for coming to us to develop a solution to storing their large wrestling mats is that they are simply in the way. They have a problem and need a solution, this is where BROC comes into play.  The Problem: The set up and take down of mats for a wrestling meet typically takes all members of the wrestling team moving them from their practice area to the gym or vice versa. Depending on the size of the...

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Looking To Technology to Bridge the Gap in Athletic Facility Safety Concerns

February 27, 2018
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BROC U | Issue #11 | Innovating Around Safety in the Athletic Facility Starts with Looking Toward Technology to Bridge the Gap in Safety Concerns…Innovating Sometime Means Updating The roots of athletic facility safety are in the activity of playing the sports that these facilities house. In addressing that specific topic, technological advancements are constantly being made to address continued concerns. One sport this has recently become a hot topic is in football where significant impact takes place at all levels of play. We first must dive into the equipment that protects the athlete to better understand how to improve...

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Downtime For an Athletic Facility Can Be Crippling, Limit it Through Some Easy Identification

February 18, 2018
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BROC U | Issue #10 | Downtime for an Athletic Facility Can Be Crippling, Limit it Through Some Easy Identification The Problem Consistently we find ourselves receiving requests for items that many people just don’t know the name of or how to explain. Rather than having to pay to have a service technician make a site visit, we have put together a small cheat sheet for those situations. Many times, there is a consistent process that involves a lot of back and forth and site visits that really slow the process of rectifying an issue. A preferable and less downtime...

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ADA Compliance Inside Your Athletic Facility

February 12, 2018
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BROC U | Issue #9 | ADA Compliance in Athletic Venues After having been in the construction industry for over 40 years, and inside athletic facilities for over 35 years of that, it has afforded us the ability to see the evolution of design and design requirements change. Design requirements change quite regularly and depending where you are and in what building phase you are focused on there is a plethora of codes that are potentially directing a design. One place where requirements are most visible is surrounding accessibility in athletic venues. This requirement is specific to ramp accessibility as well...

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Making the Repair or Replace Decision on Your Scoreboard

February 5, 2018
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BROC U Issue #8 | The Fix or Replace Decision for My Scoreboard Did you ever wonder if your scoreboard needs fixed or replaced? We just had a client reach out to us about this exact question. As not ever scenario will be the same this is to help understand what direction to go in. Each scenario can vary slightly from project to project as needed but this a is a scenario to prime you for better understanding how to diagnose the situation. So is it scoreboard repair or scoreboard replacement? Is a Simple Repair the Answer? BROC: What exactly...

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