Australian Made. Australian Laid. Australian Played.
The benefits of the largest court installation network in Australia.
From Broken Hill to Blacktown, Mount Isa to Melbourne, Laykold has spent 25 years building the largest installation partner network across Australia. This network has taken years of product refinement to tailor our court surfaces to the harsh Australian climate and optimize usage of local raw materials. It has also involved substantial training and support for our installers to ensure Grand Slam manufacturing quality is matched by local installation know-how.
The result is Advantage Australia.
Made from Australia
Courts that are made from 63% Aussie sand and Aussie rainwater
Over 90% of the raw materials used in Laykold courts come from less than 100km away from our Melbourne factory
Combined, 93% of Laykold raw materials travel less than 229km (not including the 20,000 feet that the rain has fallen)
Made in Australia
Increased investment in a major Melbourne-based manufacturing facility
Expanded capacity to better serve the market with faster delivery and more colors that stand the test of time in the Australian sun
Laid in Australia
Over 1,000 hardcourts delivered every year – the largest in acrylic surfaces
Laykold installer technicians who have the skills and experience to perform incredible transformations on very old and worn subbase structures that are years past their best.
Played in Australia
Australia’s most loved and played-on tennis courts
Advantage All across Australia
From city to outback, the Laykold installation network operates right across Australia delivering locally tailored products and installation expertise that extend the courts’ lifespan to 20+ years. This protects the financial investment, player welfare and the environmental performance of the product.
Here are just some of the clubs and facilities that have benefited:
“For over 25 years, I’ve been installing Laykold on a variety of sports courts in Australia because it consistently delivers outstanding playing results and long-lasting durability.”
Laykold’s second-life product gives tennis club in Blue Mountains a second life
Installer: APT Asia Pacific
Mount Riverview Tennis Club at the foot of the Blue Mountains received a green Laykold upgrade in 2023. The US Open-quality Laykold Float courts marked a step by the club to rejuvenate its facilities to drive club membership, accessibility and participation.
The iconic blue courts mark a performance boost for the club but there is also a significant environmental benefit to the Sydney community.
Designed to lay directly over the club’s worn out synthetic grass courts, the Laykold courts saved about 40 tons of non-biodegradable waste material from going into landfill.
With a lifespan of over two decades, the longevity of the courts also ensure they fill years and years of playing time rather than landfill.
The club’s treasurer, Graeme Creed explained the value the courts have brought:
“Upgrading the surface at Mount Riverview has helped us enhance the club’s image, increasing membership from 15 to 189 since the new courts were completed to the close of the 23/24 season. This has been a blessing for the entire community. We now run five regular social club sessions a week as well as an energetic Tennis Australia-approved coaching program. With the help of our green innovation, we achieved all this with the smallest possible negative impact on the environment.”
Read more about Mount Riverview.
Increased player welfare for Corinthian Park Tennis Club
Installer: West Coast Sporting Surfaces
Corinthian Park Tennis Club, a thriving club in Perth installed Laykold Masters Gel courts to upgrade the playing experience for their members with force reduction courts. The forward-thinking club wanted to support older and junior players and coaches with improved shock absorption and reduced fatigue and injury.
The result? Faster feet and happy knees.
The lead installer for the project, Mark Tucker from West Coast Sporting Surfaces in Perth explains why he comes back to Laykold time and time again;
“For over 25 years, I’ve been installing Laykold on a variety of sports courts in Australia because it consistently delivers outstanding playing results and long-lasting durability.”
Hear more from Mark and the Corinthian Park Tennis Club president and coach in this video.
Rafa Nadal Foundation and the Kia Clubhouse Experience choose Laykold to help inspire future players
Installer: Show Court Surfaces
As part of an initiative designed to make tennis more accessible for the next generation of tennis players, The Rafa Nadal Foundation and Kia required the complete renovation of two local community tennis courts in central Melbourne.
Local agent, Show Court Surfaces, installed two stunning Laykold courts in US Open colors at the Maidstone Footscray Tennis Club which provided the stage for a special event for 18 children from Spain and India who may otherwise have been unable to access the game.
But this was no ordinary installation.
The children themselves helped with the renovation of the local facility working with Australian street artists to complete bespoke art pieces depicting Rafael Nadal’s most iconic moments in Australian Open finals.
The kids became the first to play on the new courts during a tennis lesson delivered by Tennis Australia coaches, and the rejuvenated courts have helped to bring a community facility that hadn’t received funding for 15 years back to life.
Jake Elms, from Show Court Surfaces who led the installation explains why it was so special:
“We were able to rejuvenate two old, worn and cracked local courts and turn them into amazing show courts with a great color scheme and design, both for the Rafael Nadal Foundation kids and for the local community to enjoy for years to come.
“Watching underprivileged kids being introduced to the game for the first time and loving playing on our courts was an experience I won’t forget.”
The initiative’s legacy has extended beyond Australia to Paris and is set to hit other tennis-loving cities with the aim of helping to achieve four of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals; greater health and wellbeing, quality education, reduction of inequalities and alliances.