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BLK BOX completes 20,000 sq ft project at Adidas in Germany

BELFAST-based sports specialist BLK BOX has completed a major project for Adidas at its new multi-million-pound global headquarters at Herzogenaurach in Germany.

It supplied and installed 20,000 sq ft of flooring solutions across eight different training locations in the new Adidas Arena building, meeting the global company’s stringent athletic, design and environmental requirements.

Established by Greg Bradley in 2012, BLK BOX is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of strength and conditioning equipment, and specialises in the design and fit-out of world class training facilities.

It provides its products and services to consumers, athletes, teams, companies and gyms around the world.

It is one of the latest major projects carried out by the Titanic Quarter-based company and follows its completion in the second half of 2019 of the IRFU’s €6 million high-performance training facility in Dublin.

Greg Bradley said: “This was a complex project that saw us work closely with the team at Adidas to provide flooring solutions that were central to the multi-million-pound building from a practical, marketing and aesthetic perspective.

“Our team provided end-to-end project management and fast delivery under extremely tight deadlines. It's a fantastic project to have been involved in and one our team can be very proud of."

He added: “With employees of Adidas now moving into the building post-lockdown, we are pleased to see the solutions we provided beginning to get well used.”

BLK BOX - whose other high-profile clients include Arsenal FC - employs around 60 staff in a manufacturing, distribution and administration.

Despite the pandemic, it has had a busy few months with ongoing projects with high performance sport teams including English Premiership rugby teams Sales Sharks and Bristol Bears as well as an increase in online sales of home gym equipment for consumers.

It has also invested in two BLK BOX branded lorries for transporting orders, thus shortening delivery and lead times for customers.