Alan Ross Consulting has ceased operating.

With effect from 1st October 2010 Alan Ross is employed as a Consultant Technologist by High Street Textile Testing Services Ltd, Leeds offering the same range of services previously available from Alan Ross Consulting.

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Alan Ross can be contacted on +44 (0)113 2488830 or by email at alan@hstts.co.uk

Emails inadvertently sent to alan@alanrossconsulting.co.uk will continue to be monitored and responded to but any work will be automatically transferred to HSTTS.

Football (& rugby & hockey) goalpost safety

Over 250 people are injured and require hospital treatment every year as a direct result of football goals overturning or crossbars collapsing. Worse still there have been several well publicised deaths in recent years. Two thirds of all such injuries occur within the education and leisure sectors.

December 2005 saw the publication of BS8461 and BS8462 on small sided goals for football, replacing PAS36 Parts 1 and 2. EN748 applies to goals for 11-a-side football and EN749 applies to hockey goals. In October 2007, Ireland introduced standards IS356 and IS357 which not only include requirements for soccer goalposts but for the first time safety requirements for gaelic and rugby posts. Alan Ross Consulting was involved in the development of these standards and can help you with type approval testing and also in-situ testing of goalposts.

In a joint venture with Centre for Sports Technology Alan Ross Consulting has launched 'GoalTesters' - an organisation whose sole remit is to provide independent testing and evaluation of the safety of goalposts for football, rugby and hockey. From a small private club to local authorities with responsibility for hundreds of pitches, GoalTesters can provide a nationwide inspection and testing service. GoalTesters is working with the Football Association to improve safety standards, eliminate dangerous goalposts from our schools, parks and playing fields. In addition, the Football Foundation has made ?.75m available towards replacing dangerous goalposts ... you could be eligible for a grant of up to 50% of the cost of replacing your goalposts! Click here for more information

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