New partnership with Polytan will help surfaces at facilities across Scotland

Friday 9th June 2023

The new Riverside Sports Arena in Ayr has track and field surfaces supplied by Polytan

scottishathletics are delighted to announce a new partnership with Polytan.

The company will become our official Sports Surface Partner at track and field facilities around Scotland.

We’re delighted the initial agreement will last for three years and will bring mutual benefits.

‘Polytan have been involved in building the recent new facilities in Dundee and Ayr and I know many people are impressed by the Regional Performance Centre and the Riverside Arena,’ said scottishathletics chief executive, Colin Hutchison.

‘We’ve been talking to Polytan over the past couple of years about those facilities and others and are pleased to confirm a formal partnership for the next three years.

‘Polytan will become our official Sports Surface Partner and we look forward to working with them through to the end of 2025. This is good news for facilities across Scotland.’

Our chief executive, Colin Hutchison, is delighted with Polytan partnership

Ashley Appleby, Sales Manager UK at Polytan welcomed the news on the partnership.

‘We are thrilled to become an official partner of scottishathletics,’ said Ashley.

Athletics has a long and successful tradition in Scotland, and we look forward to contributing to its continued legacy.

‘By providing high-quality sports surfaces featuring our Green Technology products and our Polytan SMART technology we aim to help Scotland and its athletes to achieve further success on the international stage.’

Polytan, as a part of the global sports surfacing supplier Sport Group, is at the forefront of product and system developments driven by the desire to ensure all stakeholders including funders, facilities managers and users receive the highest standard of service.

Polytan have a unique view of the surface as they are the only company to manufacture, install and maintain systems across the world and this experience allows them to help with projects – from selection of the best products to planning how to get the best from the track over its lifespan.