Aluminum bleachers offer a great opportunity to generate additional revenue by adding sponsor banners

The reflection of aluminum bleachers wrapping around a well-groomed field is a thing of beauty.

Looking out over your own venue likely gives you a similar sense of satisfaction, with freshly maintained grounds and bleachers all ready for the next round of rowdy fans.

But even though they're full on game days, the field and bleachers tend to see little action in between.

Oh, there are the normal practices on the field, perhaps

The new $145 million spring training home of the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals in Palm Beach County Florida. (Photo courtesy of The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches)

Filling bleachers with baseball fans is big business in South Florida and with the addition of a new two-team stadium, just goes to show the economic impact of sports in any community.

Starting in March, spectators will be singing "Take me out to the ballgame" in a brand-new facility in Palm Beach County - The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches - that will be the winter home for the

Kaohsiumg National Stadium with dragon-shaped desig

By Gerald Dlubala

It's true, we love and are extremely passionate about our sports teams and for many Americans, sitting in stadium bleachers on the weekend is like visiting a vacation resort.

For that reason, the sports industry in America was said to be worth over $60 billion in 2015, and is estimated to top $73 billion by 2019. But the competition isn't always on the field. Sometimes, it IS the field, with the stadiums and venues taking on identities of their own.

With amenities

Spectators on bleachers with drinks at gam

Aluminum bleachers endure a lot of use, misuse and abuse. How do you keep them safe and sound when you have so many crowds of people walking, cheering and jumping up and down on them?

There are very few structures out there that are subjected to this type of activity. And to add to the danger, a large number of bleachers are outside - subject to rain, sleet, heat and snow. Then you have the food and refreshments factor - people watching a game for three hours are going to eat and drink - and spill and drop food.

Here are some tips to consider to keep your aluminum bleachers in tip-top shape and safe for public use.

Be sure your

 

Friday nights is when hometown fans hit the aluminum bleachers

By Gerald Dlubala

The conversation generally picks up in earnest about midweek before anybody is seated on aluminum bleachers in the stadium. But the more excitable fans will be talking all week.

You'll hear it at work, in the line at the grocery store, while pumping gas at the nearby convenience store, and anywhere else there happens to be a couple of people within close proximity to each other.

Heck, some people are more than happy having this sort of conversation with themselves,