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Robbins Maple Products Passes CA Specification 01350
Robbins is happy to report that all four strip maple products that were tested have passed and are in compliance with the CA Specification 01350 standard. The four products are: Unfinished Continuous Strip® XL (25/32” x 2 ¼”) Factory Sealed Continuous Strip® XL (25/32” x 2 ¼”) Factory Finished Continuous Strip® XL (25/32” x 2 […]
Robbins and Anderson Ladd shoot for the stars at new SDSU practice facility
When the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits needed new gym floors installed in their new state-of-the-art D1 practice facility, they turned to Robbins dealer Anderson Ladd. After all, Anderson Ladd has installed flooring for every D1 facility in the state. ”South Dakota, South Dakota State, pretty much up to the Midwest, too, to Creighton, Omaha, […]
Croft Beck Floors replaces faulty competitor’s floor, with durable Robbins Bio-Channel SB
A quality wooden gymnasium floor might be a costly expenditure, but it can also be worth every penny as an immense asset and a source of pride for schools and sporting venues. But what happens when that flooring system is faulty and doesn’t perform well? Then that asset turns into a pricey mistake. Unfortunately, that’s […]
Taylor Prep High School chooses Pulastic Classic 90 with 25 Year Warranty for gym floor renovation
When Tony Rewa contacted Foster Specialty Floors last summer for a quote on a new gym floor, not only did he wind up getting a stunning new sports surface, but he also formed a long-term partnership for the future. Rewa, facility director for PrepNet, a charter high school system network in Michigan, needed to replace […]
Robbins Performing Arts Introduces Forever™ Marley- the first seamless dance surface alternative to traditional Marley vinyl
Robbins Performing Arts is introducing a revolution in Marley surfacing, called Forever™ Marley, to give dancers and performers an exceptional, seamless and repairable dance surface that can be refurbished over time at a fraction of the replacement costs. Dancers the world over ask for Marley floors under their feet to give them support and responsiveness […]
Dude Perfect looks to the perfect dudes (and dudettes!) at Robbins for new floor
Most of the time, Dude Perfect’s insanely impressive trick shots are met with a deluge of high-fives and creatively choreographed celebrations. That wasn’t the case, however, when a stunt last fall resulted only in a deluge of water, destroying the dudes’ basketball court – a necessity for the group’s Texas-based sports entertainment business. With over […]
White Shield High School puts safety 1st and gets top of the line basketball court
When you have THE very best gymnasium floor in the entire state of North Dakota, you have something to brag about. When you’ve designed, manufactured and installed THE very best floor in that state, you also have something to brag about. And those bragging rights belong to White Shield High School, and none other than […]
CA State University utilizes Sourcewell to Replace Unsafe, Dated Gym Floor
When it was time to replace the athletic court at the Icardo Center, officials at California State University, Bakersfield knew who they could trust and where to turn – Robbins Flooring and Pacific Floor Company. After all, Pacific, an authorized Robbins dealer, had performed maintenance work at CSUB for some time. “They’ve really been our […]
Pulastic Combi System provides versatility for new fieldhouse in Forest Lake, MN
What do you do when you want your sports flooring to perform like hardwood, but you need a durable surface to accommodate a multitude of needs? Easy – you install a Robbins Pulastic® Combi System that offers the best of both worlds, combining a synthetic surface over a hardwood subfloor. That’s exactly what officials at […]
Robbins waltzes their way to the top of the dance scene
Robbins sashayed into the dance business in 2015 when they premiered a new sprung flooring product line engineered specifically for the performing arts market. Although Robbins was already a proven industry leader in sports flooring, with millions of square feet of flooring canvassing 65 nations on six continents, they were not by any means, newcomers […]
Robbins Names Foster Specialty Floors and Michigan State University as SSOTY Winner!
Congratulations to Foster Specialty Floors on winning the annual Robbins Sports Surface of the Year contest for the Breslin Center installation at Michigan State University. Foster Specialty Floors, an exclusive Robbins dealer, was chosen by an impartial panel of judges who reviewed countless top-notch projects within the Robbins dealer network, which spans six continents and […]
Is your concrete slab ready for your new sports floor? Here are some tips to ensure quality from the ground up!
They say beauty is only skin deep. That goes for flooring, too. It doesn’t matter if you have the most magnificent maple or a simply stunning synthetic – looks mean nothing if what’s underneath is ugly. The foundation of any flooring is critical. Without the proper base, a floor, no matter how aesthetically amazing, will […]
Robbins NEW 25-year promise makes Pulastic the perfect pick
Why should a Pulastic® floor system be the top choice for your next project? Because Pulastic’s premier seamless synthetic multipurpose and specialty sports floor systems not only offer the ultimate in form and function, but are now backed by a new, unprecedented 25-year warranty. Pulastic, imported from the Netherlands by Robbins, Inc., is proven to […]
Busted Pipes in HS Gym Doesn’t Mean Busted Season for Team
After a pipe burst last September at Mandaree High School in North Dakota flooding the gymnasium, it looked like the Warriors’ entire basketball season would literally be under water. Luckily school officials wasted no time in turning to the professionals at Anderson Ladd, an authorized Robbins dealer, whose quick action rallied the Warriors from a […]
Robbins premium maple system better option to unsafe, poor performing vinyl
Vinyl might be good for siding or records, but not for basketball courts. At Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, they discovered that the hard way. The school, one of South Florida’s largest Christian schools, was forced to throw good money after bad constantly repairing a hazardous vinyl gymnasium floor until parents and administrators decided […]
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January 31, 2018 by jdarpelRobbins Classic floor installed for legendary Lakers
As one of the winningest franchises in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers are nothing short of basketball icons. With 16 world championships under their belt, the Lakers are one of the most storied programs in the history of sports. And for decades Robbins Sports Surfaces has been with the Lakers every step of the […]
Robbins adds Philadelphia 76ers to roster
Robbins Sports Surfaces kicks off the New Year by adding yet another team – the Philadelphia 76ers – to the list of NBA franchises whose games are played on a Robbins floor. That means half of the 30 NBA teams currently play their games on a Robbins floor, and an astonishing 24 teams either practice […]
CA Baptist University selects Robbins MVP for new event center
When California Baptist University officials needed the most advanced flooring system for their new state-of-the-art CBU Events Center in Riverside, there was only one name to trust – Robbins Sports Surfaces. And there was only one product that could outshine all the others – the MVP®. Installed in August by Johnson Flooring, the project is […]
Robbins’ flooring system tips off Indiana Pacers’ all-star season
Fresher, bolder and more striking – that’s the Indiana Pacers’ new look at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. For the start of the franchise’s 51st basketball season, the Pacers wanted an updated image which paid homage to Indiana’s basketball roots, and they nailed it – with the help of Robbins Sports Surfaces. The state-of-the-art All-Star™ Plus portable […]
Pacific Floor freshens up Robbins quality 15-year-old wood floor to become SSOTY Finalist
Being named a Robbins Sports Surface of the Year (SSOTY) Finalist is no easy feat. After all, with authorized Robbins dealers located in 65 countries on six continents, countless first-rate projects are completed worldwide each year. Included in that illustrious list is flooring for multiple Olympic venues, 22 NBA Championship teams and 20 NCAA Championship […]
Olympic, NBA, NCAA ties trace back 100 years ago to Robbins White Lake, WI lumber mill
Robbins Sports Surfaces, an international leader in sports flooring, is celebrating its 100th anniversary at its White Lake, Wisconsin manufacturing plant. Originally a sawmill carved out of the upper Wisconsin wilderness in the early 1900’s, the plant now – 100 years later – offers sustainably harvested hardwoods used in world-class sports.
Robbins announces the promotion of two strong contributors and developing leaders in our organization
It is with great pleasure that we announce the promotions of two strong contributors and developing leaders in our organization. John Puening has been promoted to the position of Product Manager for Recreational Wood. In this position John will manage the Rec Wood segment that includes Portables and Performing Arts and will work closely with Marketing, […]