Why Choose UCS?
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Since our inception back in 1967, UCS has never wavered from its primary mission: to provide innovative products that feature superb design, exceptional engineering, superior materials, precision hand craftsmanship, and rigorous quality control. We constantly strive to offer the safest, most durable, and best performing “Made in the USA” equipment in the market. Our products will enhance facilities and improve the competitive experience for athletes, coaches, and spectators alike.
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For over 50 years, customers around the world, from international competitions (Olympic Games, World Cup, etc.) to professional sports teams (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS, etc.) and major universities and schools, have trusted UCS to deliver not only the highest quality products for its athletes but also the safest.
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UCS has a long history of supplying track & field competition equipment for major events throughout the years. Those events where UCS was the exclusive equipment supplier include:
- 2000 Olympic Summer Games - Sydney, Australia
- 1992 Olympic Summer Games - Barcelona, Spain
- 1988 Olympic Summer Games - Seoul, South Korea
- 1984 Olympic Summer Games - Los Angeles, USA
- Official Supplier to the USATF Indoor and Outdoor Championships - 2001-2005 & 2015-present
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When considering all of your purchasing options, there are a number of important factors to review, including design, engineering, style, durability, and, above all, safety. In each of these critical categories, UCS products consistently come out on top of the field. UCS has expansive knowledge of all aspects of track and field layout development, sports facility planning, climbing or bouldering centers and certified sports field equipment installation at the Olympic, World Championship, collegiate and high school levels. When you review the total ownership costs, it’s clear that no one provides as much real value as UCS!
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UCS is one of the leading innovators in track and field, gymnastic and strength & speed equipment design and production. UCS was:
- the first manufacturer to completely supply track & field competition equipment to the Olympic Games;
- the first and only manufacturer in the world to use the VTX System for holding high jump and pole vault landing areas safely and evenly in place;
- the only manufacturer to create a hurdle with the board located at the extreme edge of the base;
- the only American manufacturer to supply the European Outdoor Championships;
- the exclusive track & field equipment supplier to the NCAA from 1984-2016;
- the first manufacturer to create 20cm gymnastic mats;
- the first manufacturer to create 2" floor exercise gymnastic mats;
- the first manufacturer to create 22cm mats around balance beam areas;
- the first manufacturer to create a 4-section composite trapezoid;
- the first manufacturer to create base pads that are sold with all pole vault standards;
- the first manufacturer to offer a fully adjustable glute-ham machine with an open step-in concept; and
- the first and only manufacturer to design an ASTM Box Collar Integration System for all pole vault landing areas.
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These are just SOME of the innovations that UCS has implemented to solve coaches and athletes' problems since 1967.