All Weather Sportscover Ltd has created the RAPID, a patented elevated pitch protection system for summer and winter code stadiums that are powered by: Parker Hydraulics
underground hydraulics, combined with winning America's Cup yachting technology in fibreglass/carbon fibre poles, along with the world's strongest ropes (dyneema cables), stays, mobile aluminum tripods, weighted water bladders and containers and
specific elevated fabric covers used in rural, acoustic, marine and industrial. All tested by WSP Opus wind and structural engineers.
It allows the stadium to have:
- Less deployment
with only 2-3 ground staff (winter codes)
- Easy to use letting the hydraulics do the work.
- Ability to work
underneath regardless of the weather
- LED Advertising either at the game or on TV.
- Specific elevated fabric used for sport, acoustic, marine, industrial and agricultural services.
- Strong cables
made out of dyneema ropes (the world’s strongest ropes).
- Carbon fibre poles
with the flexibility of fibreglass and the combined strength of carbon fibre (8 times the strength of aluminum)
- Ability to secure the cover with mobile tripod scaffolds positioned underneath to stop sagging, as well as tensioning from hydraulics.
- Water bladders/containers akin to concrete used to hold down marquees, using instead Honda water pumps (2000L per min) or on pre-filled containers with pallet jacks.
- Wind loadings to EU code standards.
- Further monitoring
with 24/7 iPad access of the temperature, moisture, wind, frost and rain level.
- Leading inflated tubes as endorsed by Cricket Australia/Cricket Victoria