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Porter Athletic has achieved GREENGUARD Children & School Certification on their entire line of wall pads and divider curtains. The GREENGUARD Children & School Certification is among the toughest emissions standards in the world. It requires products to be tested annually and monitored quarterly for over 10,000 different chemicals.

GREENGUARD Certified products are important in athletic facilities because of the extensive time children spend in these facilities for sports and recreational activities. Children are more susceptible to hazardous chemicals in products than adults. The GREENGUARD Certification allows for a safe playing environment for children who are in the developmental stages of their life.

To learn more about what it means to be GREENGUARD certified, or to learn more about the certification itself, visit the website.

To see a full lineup of the GREENGUARD products offered by Porter, please call Toadvine at 502-241-6010 or check out our website to see how we can help to make the environment safe and reliable for the children of tomorrow.

As an Athletic Director, you often wear many hats. You’re responsible for scheduling events, fundraising to meet budgets, managing coaches, parent and student athletes, and purchasing equipment.

We at Toadvine have compiled a guide for all of the Athletic Directors out there. We hope this guide is a resource for you to reference and will help to make your job somewhat easier. This guide covers key information such as:

• Information on regulatory changes affecting your school’s athletic seating
• Basic guidelines for safe bleacher use
• Basic guidelines for telescopic bleacher use
• A quick overview of services and products offered by Toadvine Enterprises

As always, you can contact Toadvine to learn more about any of the topics listed above or to request a quote for seating, equipment, or to schedule an on-site visit with one of our representatives.

You can download the guide here.

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new e-newsletter and want to extend an invitation for you to sign up. We’ve recently redesigned our website and joined Twitter and Facebook as ways to better communicate with schools and those in charge of making decisions within the athletic departments. This way we can better provide product information and answer any questions you have in a timely manner.

This newsletter is the next step in helping us better communicate with our customers. Our goal is to reach everyone in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee who may have questions about athletic equipment, bleachers, seating, scoreboards, or maintenance on equipment.

In this monthly newsletter, we’ll keep you abreast of the changes in our industry and yours, have some fun, and help you follow along with some of the things happening at Toadvine Enterprises. Plus, all newsletter subscribers will be offered EXCLUSIVE promotions throughout the year!

To sweeten the pot, we’re giving away four Dick’s Sporting Goods gift cards to a few of the first lucky subscribers. We’ll draw the four winners after our invitations go out, then post the winners on our blog, on Facebook and Twitter, and in our first newsletter.

If you want to register, you can do so here.

As a leading provider of athletic and gym equipment in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, part of our job is to keep everyone we do business with and any decision makers up-to-date on any new legislation or information that may affect the bidding process. That’s why we think it’s important for everyone to be aware of what the Preference for Resident Bidders law is and how it can affect them.

Stites & Harbison Attorneys explains the law in detail on their website. We encourage everyone to read about it and contact us if they have any questions or need clarification.

In short, in 2010, Kentucky enacted the “Preference for Resident Bidders” law, which says that resident bidders are to receive a matching preference if a higher-evaluated, non-resident bidder’s home state provides its own resident bidders a preference. Further, in the case of a tie between a non-resident bidder and a resident bidder, a preference is to be given to the resident bidder.

Read about the law here in more detail and how it could affect you. Again, you can contact us with any questions.

Porter is recognized as the leader in the gymnasium equipment market. Porter basketball backstops have been used with confidence in countless competition games worldwide including NBA championships, The NBA All-Star Game, The NCAA Final Four Tournament, The Pan-Am Games, The Goodwill Games, and The World Basketball Championship Games.

The 25 year warranty on Porter Backstops protects users against defects in material or factory workmanship on Porter “900” series ceiling suspended backstops. The warranty includes the following parts of the backstop: attachment superstructure, clamps, framework, hangers, and braces. The 25 year warranty on the Porter “900” series is a change from its previous one-year warranty. The Porter 25 Year warranty is one of the top warranties in its class with only few competitors to offer the same, none exceeding.

The 25 year warranty by Porter with the team work of Toadvine Enterprises offers the best quality and experience in the business. Dan Morgan, VP of Sales stated, “This new warranty emphasizes the Porter reputation for quality and workmanship, and rests on Porter’s long history of over 100 years as a supplier of the finest equipment available to the athletic facility industry.”

The Porter ceiling suspended basketball systems come in a variety of options including forward fold, side fold, or rear fold goal system.

Call Toadvine today at 502-241-6010 or contact us to find out more about Porter Athletic basketball goals and the different options used to fit your athletic facility and budget.

Representatives from Toadvine Enterprises will be attending several trade shows from now until the end of the year and we wanted to keep everyone in the loop so we can plan, meet up, and network with attendees. We hope to see you at these upcoming events:

Kentucky Association of School Administrators’ (KASA) Annual Summer Institute
When: July 13-15
Where: The Galt House, Louisville, KY
What’s happening: KASA is the state’s largest gathering of school district leaders, including superintendents; assistant superintendents; directors of special education, finance, pupil personnel, food service, communications, curriculum and assessment; principals; assistant principals; counselors; and other public education leaders.
Read more about the conference here

Kentucky School Plant Management Association (KSPMA) 22st Annual Conference
When: October 26 – 27
Where: Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY
What’s happening: The KSPMA annual convention is held each fall. See the newest equipment and materials, discuss common problems and others in your field from areas throughout the nation, receive the latest information on pertinent topics from professionals, enjoy a variety of social activities with friends, old and new.
Read more about the conference here

KY Recreation & Park Society Conference (KRPS)
When: November 15 – 18
Where: Holiday Inn University Plaza, Bowling Green, KY
What’s happening: Show your support for local parks departments as well as for the quality of life for the residents of ones community.
Read more here

Are your bleachers looking old or dirty? Do they have problems going in and out? Are they safe and secure? If you answered no to any of these three questions, your bleachers may imply a safety risk to spectators.

The school year is ending and summer is the perfect time to look at Toadvine/Vine & Branch bleacher maintenance, cleaning, and renovation services. Fill out the small form to have a bleacher maintenance professional give you a call.

The NFPA guidelines require all bleachers to be maintained by someone who is a certified bleacher technician. Toadvine employees multiple technicians to help service your bleachers and make any necessary recommendations to keep your bleachers in a safe operating manner.

After each bleacher maintenance and inspection, our sales rep will give you a written report of the problems you may or may not have. This report, which shows your bleachers have been inspected by a certified technician, can be turned in to your insurance company and can help you save money on your insurance costs. Want to find out more ways Toadvine has helped save people money on insurance for their sports complex? Give us a call at 502-241-6010 and ask for one of our representatives Don’t believe us? Call your local insurance provider to see how certain products can help you save money on your insurance.

Students are gone for the summer and gym use is down to the minimum, call Toadvine today to schedule your maintenance contract before school starts back in August. Summer slots are filling up, call now.