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whatever the surface, we have it covered

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Established in 1874 Wm Loud is one of Australia's

leading engineers and installers of civil and

sports surfaces. Wm. Loud’s expertise in the area of tennis

surfaces was recognised in 2007 when they were appointed

official surface supplier to the Australian Open Series of tournaments.


William Loud settled in Melbourne in 1874 and

commenced a contracting business specialising

in excavation work for city buildings.

He extended his activities to all forms of

earthworks and pavements, including the

construction of many of the roadways in the

cities of Melbourne and South Melbourne. His

activities involved cable tram tracks and the

construction of the Ascot Racecourse opposite

the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Over time the business grew to include civil

construction such as school playgrounds,

carparks and asphalt tennis courts. Sports

surfaces were added to the portfolio just before

the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, when the

Olympic Park track was constructed, together

with tracks at Royal Park, the Olympic Village

and a warm-up track outside the Melbourne

Cricket Ground. The association with sport

continued with the concrete terracing of five

VFL grounds and numerous multi-purpose

projects at schools throughout Melbourne.

Tennis became a focus for the business when

the Plexipave/Plexicushion synthetic surfacing

system was introduced into Victoria in 1972.

This has grown to become the most popular

acrylic hardcourt system in Australia with the

Plexicushion Prestige system being chosen as

the new surface for the Australian Open Tennis

tournament in 2008.

As Wm Loud expand into new and exciting

areas we continually evaluate new products and

techniques to test suitability for Australian

climatic conditions. We offer complete design

facilities through our highly qualified and

experienced engineers, advice and assistance in

the construction of your project and full back up

and maintenance once the job is completed.

The history of Wm Loud civil construction and sports surfaces


Plexipave Netball has been designed and

developed specifically to suit the unique

requirements of netball. It provides greater

traction in both wet and dry conditions, has an

anti-glare finish for enhanced visibility and is

suitable for both indoor & outdoor locations.

The addition of a Plexicushion underlay further

enhances player comfort by reducing body

impact and muscle fatigue often felt in

legs, ankles and feet.

Like Plexipave Tennis, the Plexipave Netball

playing surface is up to 5˚–7˚C cooler than

asphalt or concrete playing surfaces.

Plexipave is an acrylic multi-layer coating that

is suitable for both indoor and outdoor tennis

locations. Each layer contributes to the overall

effect of the product and the finishing layer

produces a surface ideally suited to tennis

with less ball and shoe wear.

Plexipave also has a cooler surface, up to

5˚–7˚C lower, in comparison to asphalt or

concrete playing surfaces.

Not only reacting to bounce and spin

accurately, the speed of the surface can be

adjusted according to court requirements.

Plexipave is now the premier choice for

tournament installations around the world.

Plexipave acrylic surfacing system

Plexipave tennis

Plexipave netball

In 1953 the worlds first completely

acrylic surfacing system was

introduced by the California Product

Corporation. Australian Plexipave was

established in 1971 as the

Australasian affiliate and since then

has surfaced in excess of 13,000

tennis and netball courts across

Australia and New Zealand.

The Plexipave family of products are

100% acrylic/latex surfaces finished

with intense hardwearing colour.

They are ideal for tennis courts, netball courts,

athletic tracks, multipurpose sports areas and

light traffic pathways. The Plexipave colour

finish system offers a large range of special and

standard colours that are all-weather durable,

quick drying and provide superior resistance to

deterioration.

The comprehensive range of environmentally

friendly products has seen the surfacing system

become the choice of tournament installations

around the world with Plexipave dominating

markets in the USA, UK, Sweden and Australia.


Plexipave velodromes

Plexipave multipurpose

Plexipave walkways

Plexipave Velodromes were introduced in

1977 with the surfacing of the Packer Park

Velodrome in Caulfield (Melbourne).

Since that time we have surfaced and

resurfaced many tracks throughout Victoria

including Ararat, Bendigo, and Wangaratta.

The Plexipave system with its rounded sand is

an ideal surface for cyclists. The surface

provides the maximum amount of grip whilst

not affecting the speed of the bike. This

allows cyclists to achieve consistently superior

track times.

Like all Plexipave surfaces it provides

optimum performance and easy maintenance.

The Plexipave system is the logical surface for

locations that are required to service a variety of

sports, both indoors and outdoors. Ideal for tennis,

netball, basketball, volleyball, downball and a long

list of other activities. The Plexipave system can be

line marked in a variety of colours to identify

specific game areas and thesurface provides traction

in both wet and dry conditions.

Plexipave’s unique formulation is designed to resist

bumps & knocks and its long lasting colours ensure

surfaces maintain attractiveness for many years.

Plexipave Acrylotex is the perfect solution for

decorative walkways or public areas.

In 1999 Wm. Loud was approached to supply

an attractive and hardwearing coating suitable

for the extreme pedestrian traffic associated

with the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Our

Acrylotex system was the surface chosen and

is still performing over 10 years later.

Suitable for asphalt or concrete surfaces,

the final product is seamless with superior

traction, and economically maintained with

water and mild detergents.

Available in a full range of colours, attractive

and hard wearing Acrylotex is the surface

installed on pedestrian walkways at the

Sydney International Airport terminal and at

the main entrance to Disneyland at Anaheim

in the United States!


Athletics

Wm. Loud is a recognised leader in the

construction, surfacing and repair of athletics

tracks and run ups. We have surfaced and

repaired tracks nationwide and offer both

Polyurethane and Acrylic based track surfaces

allowing us to tailor a track or run up for every

need and budget.

ATHLETICS POLYURETHANERekortan Full Pour SystemThis is a multi layer in-situ full pour

polyurethane track surfacing system featuring

an impermeable self-levelling base coat, unique

force-reduction central layer and top flood coat

of polyurethane, embedded with UV resistant

EPDM rubber granule.

The unique APT-designed polyurethane micro-

foam central layer provides the force reduction

properties to comply with IAAF Testing criteria

whilst meeting athlete comfort and

performance requirements.

Spurtan Sandwich SystemSpurtan BV is a highly resilient system

recommended for all levels of athletics and

with a proven track record over three decades

is approved for international competition by

the IAAF.

The two layer sandwich system polyurethane

track surface is constructed using a black mat of

SBR rubber granules bound on polyurethane for

the base with a surface layer of coloured EPDM

granules cast into a polyurethane flood coat.

Spurtan Spray Coat SystemAvailable in a range of structures, Spurtan

polyurethane/rubber track systems offer

versatile solutions for athletic track installations

and other sport and leisure applications.

ATHLETICS ACRYLICPlexitrac Acrylic track systems are advanced

track surfacing systems designed to provide

runners with the highest levels of surface

performance for competition and cushioning for

safe training. Plexitrac high performance track

surfacing systems made with proprietary Poly-

Resin binders in a multi-layer coating is

available in 4 systems depending on the

budget available.

Plexitrac - XPPlexitrac XP is the newest innovation in

Plexitrac System Technology. Using an

enhanced performance binder, Plexitrac XP

has successfully achieved IAAF certification.

This surface has superior strength and

elongation properties and can be installed in

thicknesses from 12-15mm depending on the

certification requirements.

Plexitrac - AcceleratorPlexitrac Accelerator offers the highest levels

of performance for texture, longevity and

athletic capability. Accelerator is an EPDM

surface top coated with the Polyresin Plexitrac

Coating, ensuring uniformity and years of UV

light stable colour.

Plexitrac - LightningPlexitrac Lightning is comprised of select black

SBR rubber granules bound together with a

black pigmented Plexitrac Binder. Lightening

is then top coated with a highly pigmented

black finish coat of either Plexitrac Coating or

Surfacer for additional long term UV light

stability and abrasion resistance. Plexitrac

Lightening can be updated to Plexitrac

Accelerator at scheduled maintenance cycle.

Plexitrac - FlashPlexitrac Flash is a traditional track surfacing

system ideal for value conscious clients. Flash

consists of a base layer of black SBR rubber

bound together by red Plexitrac Binder for

colour depth. A single layer of EPDM granule

is protected by Plexitrac Surfacer or Plexitrac

Coating.

Unlike usual polyurethane systems Plexitrac

is water-based. It can be applied with greater

ease and is environmentally safe. Plexitrac is

a hardwearing product that is easily and

economically maintained.


POLYFLEX Softfall was developed by a world

leader in surfacing systems and was

introduced to Australia in 1989. Since then

Wm Loud has been a leader in the use of

Polyflex Softfall for the construction of

playground safety systems.

POLYFLEX Softfall playground surfacing is

seamless and jointless and consists of a

unique single component polyurethane resin

binder which is combined with rubber shred

to form a highly shock absorbent base layer.

Add to this a 15mm (minimum) surface layer

of EPDM or fibre rubber bound together with

the same single component polyurethane

resin binder for safe, clean, low-maintenance

playground surfaces.

The POLYFLEX system can be installed directly

over existing asphalt or concrete areas

normally with little or no prior treatment to

the existing surface. It can be installed around

existing play equipment and awkwardly

shaped surfaces. The EPDM or fibre rubber

which forms the surface of the system is

extremely hardwearing and has very good UV

resistance.

Softfall is suitable for use in all climatic

conditions and due to its porous nature allows

playground equipment to be used

immediately after even the heaviest rainfall.

The system surface will not breakdown, blow

or wash away, decompose or hold puddles.

Softfall can be installed to any required depth

allowing users to design for the fall height

requirements for surfacing under specific

items of play equipment.

POLYFLEX softfall comes in a variety of colours

offering the chance to individually personalise

your playground to suit a theme or

surroundings. Corporate or school logos,

coloured games zones or eye catching

patterns can enhance the appeal of your play

areas along with the proven maintenance and

safety factors.

Polyflex systems are also suitable for poolside

surrounds, designated games areas, walkways

and bike tracks. In fact, almost anywhere a

safe, quiet, clean, moisture permeable, slip-

free surface is required.

SAFETY STANDARD:

POLYFLEX softfall meets the requirements of

both Australia and New Zealand standards for

safety surfacing AS/NZ 4422:1996

Polyflex Softfall

Synthetic Grass

Wm. Loud has been constructing and laying

synthetic grass sports field and play areas such

as cricket wickets, tennis courts, football ovals,

school quadrangles, play areas, hockey fields,

kindergartens and running tracks since the late

1970’s.

All of the drainage, fencing concreting,

earthworks and asphalting are performed by

our highly skilled staff. Our synthetic grass

surfaces are backed by companies with proven

experience in the industry and supplied with

comprehensive manufacturers warranties.

Incorporating alternate colours for court areas

or other features can be easily done to add

extra contrast to an area.


whatever the surface, we have it covered

Wm Loud (Aust) Pty Ltd15-17 Second Avenue Sunshine VIC 3020

Telephone: +61 3 9364 9199 Facsimile: +61 3 9364 9288

[email protected]


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