The tennis court was created using SpotOn Floor 200, a 200-micron, matte, white monomeric PVC film designed for short-term, indoor floor graphics without the need for lamination.
The project saw a public tennis court installed in the Calgary shopping centre and was organised to promote the first Men’s ATP Tennis event in Calgary, hosted at the Alberta Tennis Centre.
Shoppers were invited to take to the court for a few sets of tennis, clearly marked with blue and white lines printed onto the specialist floor media.
The product has been awarded a post-printed R-10 anti-slip rating and a ‘low slip potential’ rating according to the EN 13036-4 Pendulum Test, endorsed by the Ceramic Tile Institute of America.
The material has also been designed for easy and tool-free installation and clean removal, thanks to its unique dot-pattern adhesive – meaning it will not leave a mark on the mall when it is removed.
Our testing was intense, we had planned to repair or replace areas. However, we did not need to as the product adhered for the ten days it was on the floor”
The project was undertaken by Print Three, a design, print and production company in Calgary, which also sponsored the event.
Explaining why Print Three chose the Drytac product, supplied by ND Graphics, for the project, general manager Mark Eisan says: “We were testing products and laminates for the tennis court application and an installation partner recommended Drytac SpotOn Floor 200 after hearing about it at a conference.
“Our testing was intense, we had planned to repair or replace areas. However, we did not need to as the product adhered for the ten days it was on the floor. At the end of the project it was removed in 20 minutes with no additional clean-up.”