Objective:

To advise on, supply and install a range of equipment for the Beacon of Light.

This project was to install a large array of sports equipment across five floors of Northumberland’s iconic Beacon of Light centre.

The Beacon of Light is Sunderland’s most innovative sports and education facility and the first of its kind in the UK. It features five storeys of sports halls, football pitches, informal learning spaces and state-of-the-art education suites designed to facilitate four interactive zones — Education, Health and Wellbeing, Sport and Play, and World of Work. These areas have been carefully designed to deal with the region’s biggest challenges, and will create life-changing opportunities for local people to re-energise their communities.

MH Goals were brought in to advise on and supply a range of equipment suitable for the centre’s new outdoor 3G pitches, rooftop synthetic pitch and substantial sports hall. The installation included 28 self-weighted and freestanding football goals, 24 badminton posts and six international netball posts with padding. The centre will be used by both professional and amateur sports clubs as well as the general public, with all products provided needing to be hard wearing and durable for constant everyday use.

Activities

Manufacture of products at our Suffolk factory

Offer advice on equipment best suited to the project

Deliver and install all equipment before the opening day

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Objective:

To design and manufacture a pair of 24×8 goals that were light and highly portable for Equal Playing Field (EPF) initiative

In 2017 MH Goals were approached by Equal Playing Field (EPF) to support them in their world record attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and play the highest altitude game of football ever.

The attempt was part of the EPF initiative, which aims to increase opportunity, equality and respect for women playing or working in sport, and to raise the profile of inspirational female sporting role models in the media. To succeed in their record attempt the teams needed to play using full-sized 24X8 goals, but as they needed to be carried up Africa’s largest mountain they had to be light, easy to carry, and easily broken down into small sections. The goals we designed and made for EPF were constructed from lightweight 80mm aluminium with the crossbar splitting into three sections.

The 32mm net supports were also made in sections similar to our standard folding hinged net supports, and simply clipped into place. We also had to consider the challenge of moving the goals such a distance, so we produced a set of bespoke carry bags to make transporting the posts a simple task.

The world record attempt took place on 24th June 2017 at 5714m above sea level, and has since been recognised as the highest altitude game of football ever played.

Activities

Manufacture of products at our Suffolk factory

Design and manufacture of bespoke goals within a three week window

Full training provided at Kings College before the expedition

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Objective:

Manufacture, deliver and install Football goals, team shelters, soccer arena with netting, and spectator stands.

After successfully supplying Chelsea’s stadium at Stamford Bridge with new stadium and training goals,
MH Goals was asked to supply a range of equipment for the their new indoor arena.

The arena is part of Chelsea’s impressive Cobham training ground and will be used by the academy for training, competitive matches and as a winter facility. As the pitch is to be used for a variety of activities everything needed to be portable, easy to move, and able to withstand
heavy use.

Chelsea requested that the pitch be completely enclosed with spectator barrier and floor to roof netting. Neither of these items is standard and MH Goals provided and installed a bespoke solution unique to Chelsea’s arena. Pitch access was also needed for both maintenance and emergency vehicles; again MH Goals sourced a number of custom-made gates for vehicle and pedestrian access.

Fully portable spectator seating that could comfortably seat 30 people was required and this was sourced and installed by MH Goals.

To finish the project off, four Mini Soccer and four 9v9 Pro Stadium Wheeled Goals were supplied and installed. These goals give a match day feel and are fully portable; the smaller sizes also suit the age range of the academy

Activities

Manufacture of products at our Suffolk factory

Design and supply bespoke soccer arena and netting

Delivery to Cobham on MH Goals’ own transport

Assembly by our own team in line with health and safety regulations

Site handover and training completed by MH Goals

Working with Chelsea FC to deliver the project on time and in budget

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Objective:

Manufacture, deliver and install Football, Hockey and Rugby goals along with bespoke floodlight pads and pitch accessories.

In late 2016 Manchester University embarked on the largest ever Football Foundation funded project.
The Fallowfield campus site had four new synthetic turf pitches — two hockey, one football and one rugby pitch — with MH Goals supplying all of their required sports and site equipment.

For a university that prides itself on the professional sports programme it offers, only the highest quality equipment would do. MH Goals supplied a range of self-weighted football goals including full size, 9V9 and Mini Soccer, all of which are approved by the Football Foundation. The rugby posts are full height 13m hinged aluminium goals, perfect for professional standard matches but also light and easy to move when the pitch is required for other sports.

We are very proud to be able to offer bespoke options to our customers, and will very rarely turn down a request. The purple branding at Manchester University is unmistakable, and when we were asked if we could incorporate this into our pro hockey goals we were only too happy to oblige.

After obtaining the University’s specific RAL number we were able to match the powder coating, carpet and netting to their purple branding to produce some unique, incredible looking goals. This even applied to the net hooks used on the football goals, which we made specifically to match the University’s purple.

On top of this we produced a wide range of bespoke purple floodlight column protection pads which also carry the University’s logo, further enhancing the overall look of this impressive site.

Activities

Manufacture of all products at our Suffolk factory

Design and manufacture of individual floodlight padding

Delivery to Manchester by MH Goalsí own transport

Assembly by our own team in line with health and safety regulations

Site handover and training completed by MH Goals

Working with Manchester University to tight timescale and budget

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