Aacer Flooring just finished a successful 2010 AIA national trade show. The National AIA show brought thousands of Architects from around the country to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Aacer was accompanied by many dealers and current specifiers of the Aacer Flooring products both on the athletic and residential side of the business. We are looking forward to New Orleans 2011 AIA thanks for everyone’s hard work and participation.
http://www.aacerflooring.com/sports/documents/MPSport_001.pdf
Aacer Flooring is proud to announce the completion of MPFS (Face Lift System) at the Immokalee Sport Complex in Collier County FL. The project was installed by Athletic Resources www.athleticresources.com out of Naples FL. Aacers MPFS system is a solvent free plant based product designed to rejuvenate older synthetic floors with an environmentally friendly solution. If you are looking for a low cost LEED contribution solution to existing or new surfaces MP Sport is the product you want.
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While exhibiting at the NABC 2010 Expo during the NCAA Final Four the Aacer Flooring team had the honor to meet and watch members of the U.S. Paralympic Basketball team practice and scrimmage. Later on the U.S. Team allowed members of the audience to join them for a quick game. The skill of the Paralympic athletes was outstanding. Pictured above is the U.S. Paralympic Basketball Team and the Aacer Team along with the 2010 Bob Cousy Award.
For more information on the U.S. Paralympic Athletes and Wheelchair Basketball please visit http://usparalympics.org/.
Aacer Sports Flooring is in attendance for the 7th year in a row at the NCAA Final Four NABC show showcasing their new marketing collateral and the 2010 “Bob Cousy” award. The Aacer booth space was surrounded with Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame memorabilia and visited by over 1,000 coaches. Aacer also co sponsored flooring for the trade show. On Monday prior to the final game the winner of the “Bob Cousy” award, Greivis Vasquez from the University of Maryland will be named the number one point guard in the nation.
http://www.cousyaward.com/docs/Cousy_Award-Winners_Release.pdf Additionally, the Basketball Hall of Fame will announce the 2010 Hall of Fame Class.
Thank you to all the Aacer dealers for your help and support at the show and helping take little “Bob” out on the town!
Aacer Flooring LLC has been undergoing company restructure since June, 2009 and now is completing an important stage. The filing for receivership is allowing a new ownership to emerge which will properly capitalize the company and prepare it for the future. Changes that are taking place in the wood products industry due to US economy and housing market crash have necessitated many changes industry wide. We are adapting to these changes to remain a very competitive and long term player in the marketplace.
Aacer remains open for business as normal, and is taking and filling orders with the same great service and quality that our customers have come to expect.
Our MFMA status remains intact and all past, present and future warranties are not affected in any way.
There is much misreporting or partial reporting of information in the rumor mill and in certain media outlets. If you have any questions please call your Aacer representative for immediate clarification. We are here today and will be here for many tomorrows to serve you.
Todd S. Braun
COO
Aacer Flooring LLC
Aacer Flooring has finished its newest design of its marketing and sales collateral. Aacer kicked off the year with great momentum and now adding the new sales and specification sheets along with the new architectural and engineering binders Aacer is building the foundation for many new products that will hit the street this year. The new architectural binders will be distributed to over 1,500 architects across the United States and in many countries outside of North America. The look and feel of the pieces reflects the new brand image Aacer Sports Flooring developed last year and has been well received by the entire dealer network and architects across the nation.
College of Charleston just finished the season playing on the new AacerChannel™ floor system that was installed by Southern Flooring in Greenville South Carolina. Head Coach, Bobby Cremins said “The players seemed to loved the floor and I am very impressed and satisfied with the AacerChannel™”. Aacer Sports Flooring is proud to add College of Charleston to its roster and applauds Southern Flooring for a job well done!
Mr. Stalker expresses his approval and generously displays the new Aacer sales sheets.
Aacer was pleased to be in attendance and proud to support Stalker Flooring at the WASBO Conference held March 9th-10th in Wisconsin Dells. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work the booth with the Stalker team and was thrilled to share and distribute the new Aacer Sports Flooring marketing material. The new sales sheets were displayed immediately and nothing but positive feedback came of it.
Stalker Flooring has been one of the main sponsors for this Conference, held at the Kalahari Resort, for the last 12 years. Steve Stalker, owner, has held the Gold Sponsor position very well and seems to thoroughly enjoy it. “It’s a cause that I personally believe in and the Conference is a great chance for me to get together with many current and future clients.”
For more information on Stalker Flooring please visit www.stalkerflooring.com.
Ashley Moberg
Marketing Coordinator
Beginning February 5, via the Bob Cousy Award’s website – www.cousyaward.com – fans will be able to vote for the top point guard. The player that receives the most fan votes will receive one vote toward the final committee vote. Fan voting will run one month – beginning February 5and will conclude March 5.
The current listing of 11 finalists for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford and Aacer Sports Flooring will be narrowed down to five players by March 1st. The final five players in contention for the award will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. These Hall of Fame committees are made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford and Aacer Sports Flooring will be awarded at the Hall of Fame’s Class Announcement on Monday April 5th in Indianapolis as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
2010 Bob Cousy Award Finalists
Matt Bouldin - Gonzaga
Sherron Collins - Kansas
Devan Downey – South Carolina
Trevon Hughes – Wisconsin
Jeremy Lin – Harvard
Kalin Lucas – Michigan State
Ronald Moore – Siena
Scottie Reynolds - Villanova
Jon Scheyer - Duke
Greivis Vasquez – Maryland
John Wall - Kentucky
The No. 1 Nittany Lion women’s volleyball team made NCAA history again, becoming the first team ever to win three-straight NCAA championships in the sport. The ladies have been practicing, playing and winning their bump, set, spike in Rec Hall on an Aacer ScissorLoc DC for over 10 years. This was installed by Miller Flooring, PA and is still providing the athletes with the outstanding athletic floor system quality as it did the day it was installed. The Aacer Sports Flooring team would like to personally congratulate the Penn State Nittany Lions Women’s Volleyball Team on their history-making win and wish them many more to come! http://www.youtube.com/gopsutv#p/u/0/wOrCYeyVRGo
The Bakersfield Jam opened its new facility - the intimate, state-of-the-art Jam Events Center.”The Events Center features Aacer Power Play DIN high performance sports floor. This floor is the focal point of the facility and Aacer Sports Flooring is proud to be part of this new and exciting design” said Kevin Barker Vice President of Sales and Marketing. The court is surrounded by a ring of courtside seats, fourteen floor-level executive suites and four luxury lofts from which fans can enjoy an intimate view of Bakersfield Jam games. The new building also includes a lofted bar and dining area, a cigar room and several on-site conference rooms that will be used for a variety of purposes.
In addition to hosting 22 of the Jam’s 24 home games (with the other two played at Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena) the Events Center will be home to a number of off-season activities for the Jam, including the Bakersfield Jam Summer Camps. The Events Center can also serve as a home court to Bakersfield club teams playing basketball or volleyball, and to local adult leagues in either sport.
Above the Rim (ATR) in Madisonville LA just completed the installation of a new Aacer Sports Floor. You won’t find another gym like this anywhere in the area. The ATR Gym has one of the finest basketball floors installed by Academic Standard LLC in Baton Rouge, LA. ATR has taken gym standards to the next level with high tech video cameras recording all the live action of the gym. Live broadcasts of the games will be on display and you can even watch online via the internet. Aacer Sports Flooring is proud to be part of this new facility where athletes can get specialized training from coach and trainer Doug Saylor. Saylor a former All American point guard played under Coach Dale Brown. Saylor is a certified NCAA strength and conditioning specialist and has worked with players such as Greg Monroe of Helen Cox, Tasmin Mitchell of LSU, and P.J. Brown of the Hornets. Saylor is the author of HoopLife: The Basketball Player’s Max Potential Playbook, which is endorsed by top coaches nationwide. www.atrgym.com
Findlay Prep, Oak Hill Academy, St. Patrick’s and St. Benedict’s headline event
SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the high school teams for its 9th annual Spalding Hoophall Classic, presented by Big Y World Class Markets, to be held at Springfield College’s Blake Arena from January 15-18 during Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. The top five teams from last year’s final ESPN RISE Fab 50 rankings will headline the participants including No. 1 Findlay College Prep (Hendersonville, NV), No. 2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA), No. 3 St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, NJ), No. 4 Westchester High School (Los Angeles, CA) and No.5 St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ).
As a sponsor of the event Aacer Sports Flooring will be providing and presenting awards to all the players at the event for MVP’s and winners of the event. Aacer has also donated 60 tickets to local Boys and Girls Clubs and Salvation Army Facilities.
Over 45 teams – representing 16 states and the District of Columbia – will be competing this year in the tournament’s largest field. Numerous games from the 2010 Spalding Hoophall Classic will be broadcast live via national television outlets, regional television outlets and online distribution.
Other legendary programs scheduled to participate include St. Anthony High School (Jersey City, NJ), Bishop O’Connell High School (Arlington, VA), DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, MD), Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA), Neumann-Goretti High School (Philadelphia, PA) and Gonzaga College High School (Washington, DC).
The Northwest Branch YMCA, located in Wichita, KS has been honored in the Athletic Business Architectural Showcase 2009. This facility happens to have the AacerFlex Bi Power (red pad) Sports Floor System for the gymnasium and the AacerFlex Bi Power (blue pad) for the aerobics room. This facility holds two levels for an array of social and physical activities including cardio fitness, aquatics and full court competition basketball. Aacer is proud to be associated with the facility and Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture. We wish nothing but continued success to all involved in this remarkable project.
For more information on the YMCA Facility please go to http://athleticbusiness.com/galleries/project.aspx?id=356
Baltimore, MD – It was a cold and windy night in the Charm City on December 10th, but it certainly did not hinder the Baltimore chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) from having a great time with a Maryland tradition: duckpin bowling! Aacer was proud to be a significant sponsor for the event, and we were proud to be supported by Miller Flooring’s Steve Brown and Matt Shaefer. Armed with shirts displaying Aacer’s new logo, the Aacer team slid into action, exploding duckpins everywhere – and the occasional gutterball, of course! On the Aacer team was Northeastern Regional Manager Kit Burkholder, Miller Flooring’s Steve Brown and Matt Shaefer, Cannon Design’s Baltimore specifications writer Ken Hercenberg, Gaudreau project architect Lane Ikeler, and W.R. Grace Senior Sales Representative John Horenkamp. Aacer continues to support CSI across the country, and hopes that this successful event is a precursor to an excellent national convention when CSI comes to Philadelphia in May of 2010. Thanks to everyone who attended, and Happy Holidays from Aacer!
Kit Burkholder
NE Regional Manager
St. Louis, MO – Aacer Sports Flooring and the Naismith Hall of Fame teamed up down the street from the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis to see the tremendous talent featured in the Hall of Fame Showcase on November 17th, 2009. In the first game, the Louisville Cardinals downed the Arkansas Razorbacks 96-66 in a game that was closely contested until the Cardinals pulled away early after halftime. The second game was a dandy, with the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks surviving a scare from the upstart Memphis Tigers, 57-55. Some highlights:
· Aacer attended a mixer at the Anheuser-Busch factory with the Hall of Fame, which included many Hall of Famers (see list below) and the coaches from the competing teams. Anheuser-Busch treated their guests with class, granting tours and picture opportunities with the famous Clydesdales, along wonderful hors d’oeuvres.
· Aacer revealed their new brand image, handing out comfortable long sleeve t-shirts to fans in the VIP hospitality suite in the depths of the ScottTrade Arena before the games.
· At halftime, Aacer was proud to be in attendance as a sponsor when the following Hall of Famers were honored at halftime of the Kansas/Memphis game:
o Rick Barry
o Walt Bellamy
o Denny Crum
o Harry Galatin
o Gail Goodrich
o Cliff Hagan
o Ed Macauley
o Bob Pettit
o Eddie Sutton
o Dick Vitale
o Lenny Wilkins
o Lynette Woodard
Virginia High School’s (Bristol, VA) gym floor was recently replaced with materials from Aacer Flooring courtesy of the workmanship of Recreational Plus from Richmond, VA. The floor 29 year-old floor had water damage and dead spots in various areas which necessitated its replacement, but the old floor had played host to significant events and people over its lifetime.
In addition to daily use by thousands of Virginia High School students, it played host to perennial prep power Oak Hill Academy players who went on to major college and NBA careers: Carmelo Anthony, Michael Beasley, Kevin Durant, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Rajon Rondo, Jerry Stackhouse, and Rod Strickland, to name a few. In 2008, it also hosted a famous politician and former basketball player during a campaign stop. Then-presidential nominee Barack Obama delivered an address from center court.
The floor system installed is AacerChannel, using Aacer’s new Tri Power pads and 1st grade maple. The Tri Power pads are made from EPDM rubber, have excellent load handling, provide tremendous uniformity of play, and emit low vibration. This pad update to AacerChannel offers the best combination of shock absorption, environmental stability, uniformity of play, and rolling load capability on the market. AacerChannel is used by the following basketball programs: Iowa State University, the University of Arizona, the University of Louisville, Middle Tennessee State University, the College of Charleston, and for the Charlotte Bobcats, to name a few.
The floor was installed by Aacer-accredited installer Recreational Plus out of Richmond, VA. Aacer and Recreational Plus hope to help the careers of future Virginia blue-chip players with this performance floor installation!
Chris Wedge
Southern Regional Manager
Gov. Rick Perry today thanked veterans for their selfless sacrifice and service to our country. The governor spoke at a ribbon cutting at a home built by the Bay Area Builders Association Support Our Troops (BABASOT) for veteran Sgt. David Worswick. BABASOT helps disabled veterans by building more accessible homes to accommodate their injuries.
“America is blessed to have such courageous souls in our midst, wearing our nation’s uniform and standing guard over us,” Gov. Perry said. “I commend the Bay Area Builders for helping pay back at least some of the great debt that we, as a nation, owe those who sacrifice to secure our freedom.”
Worswick was on a mission to confront insurgents in Assadabad, Afghanistan, when his convoy was ambushed, and his vehicle was struck by a road-side bomb. He was thrust head first into the windshield and knocked unconscious, and later awoke to an intense fire fight. Uncertain of what happened, Worswick immediately attended to an injured fellow Marine, helping to keep him alive.
After returning to base camp, Worswick lost consciousness and learned he had suffered post concussion syndrome. An immediate evacuation was ordered, and he was flown to Bagrahm Air Base and eventually back to the United States. Worswick has had numerous spinal surgeries, and suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and hearing loss. He was medically retired from the Marines in July 2007.
Aacer was proud to be part of this fantastic event and it is our way of giving back to those who have sacrificed the most. Aacer donated the wood flooring for the custom built home. Aacers Pre-finished 3 1/4″ Northern Hard Rock Maple was selected.
Aacer Flooring is especially proud of our latest college reference, LSU’s University Recreation (UREC) Student Recreation Complex Gymnasium and Indoor Track.
The 25,000 square-foot gym floor is the tested and proven AacerCush II floor system. It uses 2nd and better grade maple over two layers of ½” plywood with ½” thick recycled rubber pads mounted once every square foot. The “Eco” pad provides great shock absorption at a moderate price and is composed of 90% post-consumer recycled material. This allows for good environmental stability and uniformity of play.
The floor was installed by Aacer-accredited installer Sports Unlimited out of Stillwater, OK. Aacer and Sports Unlimited are very happy to help the LSU recreation community in their recovery efforts.
Please read more at: http://www.lsu.edu/urec/html/gym_construction.html
Chris Wedge
Southern Regional Manager
In January 2004, McDonald’s heiress Joan Kroc left a gift of $1.5 billion to The Salvation Army to build and help operate corps community centers across the country. After 20 months and three competitive phases, The Salvation Army in Salem, OR was awarded a portion of the Ray and Joan Kroc gift to build and operate The Kroc Center in Salem.
Salem has received $35.5 million from the Ray and Joan Kroc gift to build the Community Center and $35.5 for an endowment to help operate the facility. Local fundraising efforts brought the total project contribution to $81 million. The project officially opened for business in September 2009, and will offer recreational and community outreach services seven days a week. http://www.salemkroc.org/
Brandsen Hardwood Floors, Inc. emerged as the flooring contractor of choice during the selection process, and Aacer sports floors were installed throughout the building with Aacer’s parquet flooring installed in the aerobics area, AacerCush II with 1 ½” maple in the gym, and AacerFlex with 2 ¼” maple in the chapel. Brandsen also fabricated multiple custom maple trim details to accent the beauty of the Aacer maple while offering the non-profit community center an economic solution.
“We are once again completely satisfied with Aacer floor systems,” said Terry Brandsen of Brandsen Hardwood Floors. Aacer is proud to have Terry in our network. Thanks for the hard work, and the great results. The hard-working people at Aacer are proud to be a part of this project.
Rod Salyer
Western Regional Manager, Sports
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