Bala Sport 8pp Brochure (2017)

TIME FOR
A BRAND
NEW BALL

GAME!

FAIRTRADE SPORTS BALLS

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GOOD BALLS

Sport brings people together, nurturing respect and Photo credit: FCUM Alastair Adams
fairness towards players and fans.
Bala Sport is also at the forefront of new technology and our new
Bala Sport extends that fairness and respect to the workers who futsal range mixes traditional stitching with high tech thermal
make sports balls through a fair deal, and offers great quality, bonding for high performance and quality.
performance and value for money for you.
The FAIRTRADE Mark is the most widely recognised ethical label
Our balls are made in the Punjab area in Pakistan in a city called globally, and is trusted by 83% of UK consumers.
Sialkot, where around 70% of the world’s hand stitched sports
balls are made. The men and women who make Bala Sport balls do so in safe
working conditions with access to union representation, are
Much of our production process is done by hand by skilled workers. paid fairly and there’s no child labour. Workers also receive an
Each panel is individually screen printed, and our Team, Astro and additional 10% Fairtrade Premium – more on this later.
Pro footballs are completely hand-stitched for durability.

HIGH QUALITY SPORTS BALLS

FAIRTRADE CERTIFIED MADE & TESTED TO FIFA EQUIVALENT STANDARDS
DURABLE COMPETITIVELY PRICED
A FAIR DEAL FOR WORKERS GREAT FOR SCHOOLS

“As soon as we heard about Bala balls we knew that’s the ball we wanted to play with in this game
(friendly with Benfica B team). Every opportunity we get we will be playing with Bala Fairtrade balls.”

Andy Walsh, FC United of Manchester.

A GAME CHANGER

Bala Sport has been fortunate to work in consultation with some of GLASGOW 2016
sport’s national governing bodies like the Scottish Futsal League, the Photo credit: Homeless World Cup
Scottish Volleyball Association and the Street Football Association to
develop the right spec of quality balls for your game.

You don’t need to worry about quality when you buy a Bala Sport ball. To develop the right
spec of balls for your game we work with sports teams, national governing bodies and
global tournament organisers who demand professional standards for their players.

Bala Sport Fairtrade balls were the choice of official match ball for the 2016 Homeless
World Cup and the European Street Soccer Festival 2016.

The Street Football Association in England and Street Soccer Scotland use Fairtrade
Bala Sport balls and more and more football clubs are choosing to play fair at community
levels.

“When the offer of using Fairtrade balls at the Homeless World Cup was put
to us we were very keen to make this happen. The concept is great and the
balls are really good.”

Mel Young, President, The Homeless World Cup

WHO’S CHOOSING TO PLAY FAIR?

At school level, Bala are the ideal choice, and the Official Schools Ball of the Scottish Volleyball Association.
Fairtrade economics is part of the curriculum for many children so it is great to be able to put that into action
on the playing fields and in the sports halls.

“There are so many big sports balls companies but Bala Sport gives an extra 10% benefit to the workers in the
factories and this is something we want to promote as a school”.

Dominic Tollan, PE Teacher

QUALITY TESTED

At Bala Sport we mean business and place a major emphasis on
quality and performance. That’s why we carry out rigorous tests on
all our balls.

For our Team, Astro and Pro balls we make and test them to the same specs as FIFA
balls. Our Pro ball for instance is put through its paces for weight, shape, water
absorption, bounce and loss of pressure with the ball being fired 2000 times at speed
against a steel plate.

“The balls have kept shape and have not shown much wear during the
month-long trial. They were used in very wet conditions as well and have
dried out really well. They performed brilliantly. Players and coaches have
all loved the balls.”

Alistair West, Football & PCS Coordinator, Leisure and Sport, Dundee

IN AN INTENSE INTERNATIONAL
EVENT LIKE THE HOMELESS WORLD
GLASGOW 2016 CUP THE BALLS NEED TO BE GOOD...

3,215 GOALS

341 7GAMES DAYS

Photo credit: Homeless World Cup

“The balls are fantastic quality, they’re really good in terms of “The balls have been as durable –
functionality and the conditions. We sometimes play street football on if not more durable than balls made
concrete and they’ve stood up to all of that”. by companies that are household
names, these balls keep on going!”
Gareth Parker, Head of Centrepoint Sport and Chair of The Street Football Association.
Jay Baker, AFC Unity, Sheffield.

CUSTOMISED BALLS

Lower Half Bala Sport can make great looking customised balls for business and
corporate clients, schools and clubs.
Lower Halftone Dots
We can feature your crest, logo, text and even photos. You can choose our standard
Dividing Line custom template and it’s really quick and easy to put together your own design on our
online ball customiser, or choose a fully bespoke customised option.
CUSTOM MESSAGE
File Upload For the fully customised version the minimum order size is 200 units. For the standard
custom football it’s 100 units. Contact us at [email protected] for options and prices.
Upload a logo or image. Image previews are only available
for JPEG and PNG files. “When it came to the European Street Football Festival Tournament when
we rolled our hundred balls out of our bags and all the players from around
Browse the world took part in the training session they looked amazing and they
played fantastically.”

Gareth Parker, Head of Centrepoint Sport and Chair of The Street Football Association.

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THE AWAY SIDE –
MEET THE PRODUCERS

Our workers in developing countries are at the core of what Bala Sport is about.

We want them to get a fairer go in life, and we like to visit our workers to see how they are doing, and benefiting from Fairtrade.

“I was having headaches but thanks “There are many benefits of Fairtrade, “I have four children, I’m happy because
to Fairtrade I got a free eye test we have a fair price shop and a water with Fairtrade they get free schoolbooks
and subsidised glasses and now my purification plant here. I’ve been working and backpacks. Thank you Fairtrade.”
headaches are gone.” here for 8 years and safety conditions
are very good and proper.” Tanvei
Sabnam
Perveen

THE FAIRTRADE PREMIUM

From the purchase of every Bala Sport ball we pay the
workers an extra 10% Fairtrade Premium.

This is a cash sum invested democratically by workers in the likes of
free eye and diabetes tests, school books, fair price shops and free,
safe transportation to and from work. The Premium has also helped
pay for water purification plants for the use of the whole community,
not just factory workers.

A worker being given a free eye test, thanks to the Fairtrade Premium.

BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER THROUGH SPORT

As well as providing the balls for the Homeless “United Glasgow FC are immensely proud to have Bala
World Cup, Bala Sport is committed to supporting Sport supporting us and hopefully, by continuing to use
sports teams and organisations here at home their products, we are able to open some more eyes to
in the UK and helping to bring people of all the conditions workers have to endure in parts of the
backgrounds together through sport and ball developing world, and show that change is in fact very
games.
possible.”
We’re proud of our co-operation with United Glasgow FC,
the refugee team, as ball sponsor of this Unity League Euan McLeod, Head Coach. United Glasgow FC.
team. UGFC do a great job in making a difference on the

lives of their players.

Photo credit: Homeless World Cup

Bala Sport works in partnership with the Scottish Fair Trade
Forum and the Fair Trade in Football Campaign.

We are also a registered licensee of The Fairtrade Foundation.

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Bala Sport, 4/2, Skypark 3, 14 Elliot Place, Glasgow, G3 8EP
T: 0141 628 7424 / E: [email protected] / W: www.balasport.co.uk

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