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continue supporting its growth. Recognizing the strength of the Beynon team and the high-quality product they made, American Athletic has cultivated the relationship to this day, working hand-in-hand with Beynon, FieldTurf( another Tarkett subsidiary), the broader Tarkett team, and Gezolan( a key independent supplier of track surface

granules), on hundreds of projects. With that key partnership in hand, American Athletic began further expanding in its Mid-Atlantic and Florida markets, while occasionally taking on projects in New York and Virginia, where it has continued to grow to this day,” he elaborates.

Extensive experience

In addition to these key partnerships, American Athletic’ s continued success can be attributed to the quality of its operations.“ Today, we stand out as one of, if not the only, vertically integrated athletic facility installers on the East Coast. While many of our competitors focus on just one component of construction, such as surfacing, or specialize in a single sport, like tennis, we handle everything from the earthwork, drainage, sub-base, and paving to surfacing for athletic fields, multi-sport courts, and polyurethane running track systems, and are now expanding further into other types of facilities such as municipal cricket fields and parks. Synthetic turf field construction has also become a large part of our core operations; we prepare a turnkey surface, allowing FieldTurf to quickly install the turf and move to their next job,” Liam continues.

That vertical integration is one of American Athletic’ s greatest strengths, enhancing its capabilities and providing distinct advantages to its clients.“ Being vertically integrated allows us to perform nearly 100 percent of the work on a project,

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