Your laboratory for testing tennis facilities, equipment and product

Tennis

We certify and advise to guarantee the quality of your sports products and facilities

Why test your sports facilities, productos and equipment?

To guarantee and certify the quality of the equipment and its installation

Compliance with regulations and administrative requirements

Minimise the risk of injury and ensure safe play

Optimise maintenance and the useful life of the facility

Obtain certifications from sports federations

Why choose the IBV?

We offer advice and support throughout the process

We are a laboratory accredited by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)

Multidisciplinary team - Qualified and highly specialised staff

State-of-the-art equipment

Speed and responsiveness

Regulations and accreditations

Our tests comply with the main national and international standards in the sports sector, ensuring maximum reliability and recognition:

UNE-EN 15330-1

UNE-EN 14877

ITF Classified Surfaces and Recognised Courts

OTHERS (NIDE, Federations, etc.)

They trust us:

Tennis surface tests - artificial turf / clay / synthetic

We conduct both on-site and laboratory tests to ensure that tennis facilities comply with technical and regulatory requirements.

ON-SITE

Vertical ball rebound

Court pace rating (angled ball rebound)

Shock absorption

Vertical deformation

Linear friction (slip resistance)

Rotational resistance

Planimetry and regularity (surface and sub-base)

Drainage capacity (surface and sub-base)

Determination of the court slopes

Dimensions

LAB

Vertical ball rebound

Court pace rating (angled ball rebound)

Shock absorption

Vertical deformation

Linear friction (slip resistance)

Rotational resistance

Resistence to wear

Tensile strength

Change of colour

Granulometry

Bulk density

Shape analysis

Number of stitches per square metre

Gauge

Dtex

Fibre height

Total mass per unit area

Fibre mass per unit area

Joint strength (bonded and stitched seams)

Fibre morphological analysis

Yarn colour

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis

Coating identification by FTIR

Leachate determination

Simulated climatic ageing UVA, UVB

Thermal bath ageing

Tennis product and equipment testing

We assess the quality and verify that posts and nets, seats and lighting, as well as rackets, comply with the dimensional, structural and safety requirements for use in sports facilities.

Verification of dimensional compliance

Inspection for entrapment hazards

Inspection of sharp edges, cutting elements and non-rounded edges

Structural stability

Structural strength

Evaluation of the documentation accompanying the product

Assessment of ergonomic requirements

Safety requirements

Structural strength and durability

Assessment of product documentation

Illuminance level

Lighting uniformity

Biomechanical evaluation

Tenis news

Let's talk!

If you would like information about our testing services for sports facilities and equipment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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