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The creation of Sporting Equipment that will last a lifetime

THE TOUGHEST SPORTS EQUIPMENT

Play Hard Sports is a family business, founded by Trevor & Radmila Bowman, that have been designing and manufacturing sports equipment in Australia since 1993, where we have developed our product range with high standards and truly pride ourselves on the quality of our long-lasting equipment and unique designs that aim to solve common sporting problems.

DESIGNING OUR PRODUCTS TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
Our products are designed with the mindset that when a customer purchases a product, they shouldn’t need to replace it every year, but instead that product should last them a lifetime. We build our products to stand up against the toughest conditions and therefore they will last longer. The investment you make when you purchase a Play Hard product will save you in the long run.

We are often approached by professional organisations looking for solid sporting equipment that will last, where we have supplied our equipment to a wide range of customers such as: Councils, Schools, Project Builders, Sports Clubs and Residential customers. We have supplied equipment for many high-profile organisations including: Sydney Olympic Park, Robina Stadium – home of the NRL Gold Coast Titans, BOUNCEinc and Queensland Tennis Centre.

Design, Innovation and R&D
Our very first invention by Trevor Bowman was the Spring Leaf Basketball Ring (OzRing) which still to this day carries the same design, however, now features a wraparound brace instead of support arms for a better visual target. 

Our Basketball Towers were one of the first range of products to come to the market which continued to expand to other sport categories such as Tennis, Netball, Rugby, Soccer, AFL and Athletics, and now more. After continuously taking queries and custom requests from customers, our products have been designed to solve common sporting problems, while also providing the highest quality equipment with a completely unique design advantage compared to other products on the market with customisable options.

Fast-forward to today, we now have over 300 products available that are designed and fabricated in-house at our Gold Coast factory for both Australia-wide and International use.

Below are some of our most innovative products that are featured across Australia as well as overseas:

  • Single Post Raptor Side Swing Basketball Tower
  • Apollo Discus Cage & Thor Hammer Cages (World Athletics Certified)
  • Excalibur Tennis Posts
  • Aurora Players Shelter
  • Galaxy Soccer Goals with Integrated Waverail Net Attachment System
  • Eclipse Cricket Rotating Sight Screens

 

Installation
Throughout the years we have redesigned and upgraded many of our Innovations to help make the installation process much easier and a lot more convenient for our customers, as your feedback is a huge part of our R&D process to provide better products and save you time & unnecessary expenses. All of our Products are supplied with the necessary Installation Documents which can also be viewed throughout our website relating to each specific product.

How we can help you
Over the years we have personally customised products to suit our customers needs where possible through colour schemes and fabrication/design changes as we are happy to do our best to accommodate to your needs and project requirements.

Play Hard Sports operates to Lean manufacturing principals and products manufactured comply to Queensland Education Specification and specification by sports governing bodies.

DO YOU PLAY HARD

Trade Shows & Conferences we’ve showcased:

  • 2011 – School Resources Expo (Melbourne, Australia)
  • 2015, 2017, 2019 – FSB Trade Fair (Cologne, Germany)
  • 2016 – Sydney Build Expo (Sydney, Australia)
  • 2016 – American Sports Builders Association (Amelia Island Florida, USA)
  • 2017 – Principles’ Conference (Gold Coast, Australia)
  • 2018 – SAPIA National Conference (Kingscliff, Australia)

Trevor Bowman – The founder of Play Hard Sports Equipment (Formerly OzRing Pty Ltd)

1994 – The first batch of OzRing Basketball Rings were manufactured by Trevor & Radmila Bowman at their residence

2020 – Our Thor 9 Hammer Cage being installed at Maitland Athletics Track (NSW) in foggy weather conditions

2015, 2017, 2019 – Exhibited at FSB (International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities) in Cologne, Germany

2016 – Showcased our new Tennis range at the American Sports Builders Association Trade Show on Amelia Island, Florida USA

Product Development – Our Soccer Goal range featuring our Net Integration Design for durability and smart play

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