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Nets & Ground Equipment 2016 CATALOGUE Nets & Ground Equipment Direct From Your Manufacturer & Supplier For easy ordering and new offers, visit our new-look website www.huck-net.co.uk +44(0)1308 425100 Manufacturing Huck Nets has been at the forefront of rope and net manufacturing since 1963. We are recognised globally for our technological advances and in particular for pioneering knotless netting which is stronger and easier to handle than traditional knotted netting. Nets do play a major role in many sports and we are proud that our sport netting has been used at many major events throughout Europe and is widely appreciated by players, coaches and sports lovers. The same high quality netting is used extensively through the UK in sports halls, sports stadiums and schools for all ball games including football, cricket, hockey, golf and tennis. Manufacturers of Nets for Cricket Our cricket nets are manufactured in a knotless construction from high tenacity polypropylene which gives the following advantage: • Hard wearing net meshes have a great resistance to wear and high shock absorption capacity • Easy to install due to lighter weight • Aesthetically pleasing • The netting is of interlocking design and cannot be displaced so is of a precise mesh size. • Very little abrasion and extremely chafe-resistant • Meet the latest UK & European quality standards As manufacturers of netting we can produce nets to any size which is particularly useful if you are looking for a replacement net for an existing installation or system. Special Size Netting • Available in Black, Light Green, Dark Green, Blue or White • Vertical or roof nets • Cut, trimmed and finished to size required • Sold and priced by the square meter (see page 6 for more details) Netting can be manufactured to fit all unusual shapes and sizes too! Please call 01308 425 100 to discuss For standard netting lengths see page 4 For stop ball netting see page 7 2 Prices exclude carriage and VAT - All major credit cards accepted Welcome to our 2015 cricket catalogue packed with all the cricket netting and essential ground equipment that you will need to get your season off to a great start We are proud to supply cricket clubs of all levels from local teams to county sides. As a manufacturer of netting we can supply practice and protection netting, whether new or replacement, to exact requirements and to any size. We can also provide you with a complete installation service for both indoor and outdoor netting delivered by our specialist installation team. Alongside manufacturing and installation we offer a complete portfolio of ground and club equipment necessary for practice and match days. All of our products within this catalogue, alongside regular special offers, can Adam Stordy - Sports Sales be browsed and purchased from our e-shop online at www.huck-net.co.uk. Alternative you can contact me and my team by phone on 01308 425100 or email [email protected]. We are here to helpand answer any queries that you may have. We look forward to helping you prepare for the new season Contents Pg Best regards Netting & Net Lengths 4 Adam Stordy Standard Lengths 4 Roof netting 5 Replacement Nets 5 Special size netting 5 Anti vermin skirts 6 Meet The Rest Of The Team... Batting sheets 6 Perimeter net & posts 6 Ball Stop Netting 7 Collapsible net kits & net accessories 9 Cages & Nets 10 Cricket matting 12 Catching aids 14 Richard Connolly Rob Walter Jon Legg-Bagg Chairman Indoor Sport Specialist Managing Director Sight screens 15 @nettingman Bowling machines 17 Scoreboxes & scoreboards 18 Scoreboard numbering systems 20 General cricket accessories 21 Gore Cross Marking equipment 23 Business Park, Corbin Way, Boundary Ropes 23 Bradpole, Bridport, DT6 3UX Mobile covers 25 Follow us on Groundsmen equipment 26 @Hucknets Special Indoor Netting 30 Installation Services 32 Order form, Terms & conditions 33 Adaptable Netting Lengths and Standard Netting Lengths Roof Nets in Black or Dark • Standard ex-stock sizes supplied in Black or Green from Dark Green stock • Supplied generous to the sizes listed below • Specify colour required when ordering • Hard wearing • Easy to install Code Length Width Price • Aesthetically pleasing 0401 2.74m (9 ft) 7.32m (8 yds) £32.00 • All cricket netting supplied is of Ultimate 0402 2.74m (9 ft) 10.98m (12 yds) £48.13 Professional Quality 0403 2.74m (9 ft) 14.64m (16 yds) £64.18 • 40mm square mesh knotless construction 0404 2.74m (9 ft) 18.32m (20 yds) £80.31 • 2.5mm thickness - chafe resistant 0405 2.74m (9 ft) 21.95m (24 yds) £96.22 polypropylene 0406 2.74m (9 ft) 25.61m (28 yds) £112.27 • 3 Year warranty against manufacture faults, 0407 2.74m (9 ft) 29.27m (32 yds) £128.31 etc. 0408 2.74m (9 ft) 32.93m (36 yds) £144.37 0411 3.05m (10 ft) 7.32m (8 yds) £35.72 Huck netting is knotless 0412 3.05m (10 ft) 10.98m (12 yds) £53.58 0413 3.05m (10 ft) 14.64m (16 yds) £71.44 and manufactured in High 0414 3.05m (10 ft) 18.32m (20 yds) £89.40 Tenacity Polypropylene 0415 3.05m (10 ft) 21.95m (24 yds) £107.11 0416 3.05m (10 ft) 25.61m (28 yds) £124.97 0417 3.05m (10 ft) 29.27m (32 yds) £142.83 0418 3.05m (10 ft) 32.93m (36 yds) £160.70 All nets are available 0431 3.66m (12 ft) 7.32m (8 yds) £47.86 for immediate despatch 0432 3.66m (12 ft) 10.98m (12 yds) £64.30 0433 3.66m (12 ft) 14.64m (16 yds) £85.73 0434 3.66m (12 ft) 18.32m (20 yds) £107.28 0435 3.66m (12 ft) 21.95m (24 yds) £128.54 0436 3.66m (12 ft) 25.61m (28 yds) £149.97 0437 3.66m (12 ft) 29.27m (32 yds) £171.40 0438 3.66m (12 ft) 32.93m (36 yds) £192.83 Special Size Nettings • Available in Black, Light Green, Dark Green, Blue or White • Vertical or roof nets For net fixing accessories see page 11 • Cut, trimmed and finished to size required • Sold and priced by the square metre Code Description Price 0450 Special Size Nettings £1.85 per m² 4 Netting can be manufactured to fit all unusual shapes and sizesPrices too! exclude Call carriage 01308 and VAT 425100- All major credit to cardsdiscuss. accepted Netting, Net Lengths & Net Accessories As we are manufacturers as well as suppliers we can supply our netting products to any size Roof Nettings • Standard ex-stock sizes - generous to size • Supplied in Black or Dark Green • Specify colour required when ordering Code Length Width Price 0441 3.66m (4 yds) 3.66m (4 yds) £21.43 0442 3.66m (4 yds) 7.32m (8 yds) £42.86 0443 3.66m (4 yds) 10.98m (12 yds) £64.30 0445 7.32m (8 yds) 7.32m (8 yds) £85.73 0446 7.32m (8 yds) 10.98m (12 yds) £128.59 Replacement Nets Standard Cage Replacement Nets Price - Net with Code Type Height Length Width Price - Net Only Anti-Vermin Skirt 0480D/N Single 3.66m (4 yds) 7.32m (8 yds) 3.66m (4 yds) £169.00 each £203.00 each 0480E/N Single 3.66m (4 yds) 10.98m (12 yds) 3.66m (4 yds) £243.00 each £291.00 each 0480F/N Single 3.66m (4 yds) 14.64m (16 yds) 3.66m (4 yds) £315.00 each £376.00 each 0480G/N Single 3.66m (4 yds) 18.32m (20 yds) 3.66m (4 yds) £388.00 each £464.00 each 0480H/N Single 3.66m (4 yds) 21.95m (24 yds) 3.66m (4 yds) £461.00 each £551.00 each 0481F/N Two 3.66m (4 yds) 14.64m (16 yds) 7.32m (8 yds) £531.00 each £628.00 each 0481G/N Two 3.66m (4 yds) 18.32m (20 yds) 7.32m (8 yds) £651.00 each £769.00 each 0481H/N Two 3.66m (4 yds) 21.95m (24 yds) 7.32m (8 yds) £772.00 each £911.00 each 0482F/N Three 3.66m (4 yds) 14.64m (16 yds) 10.98m (12 yds) £746.00 each £878.00 each 0482G/N Three 3.66m (4 yds) 18.32m (20 yds) 10.98m (12 yds) £914.00 each £1074.00 each 0482H/N Three 3.66m (4 yds) 21.95m (24 yds) 10.98m (12 yds) £1081.00 each £1268.00 each 0483F/N Four 3.66m (4 yds) 14.64m (16 yds) 14.64m (12 yds) £963.00 each £1129.00 each 0483G/N Four 3.66m (4 yds) 18.32m (20 yds) 14.64m (12 yds) £1184.00 each £1385.00 each 0483H/N Four 3.66m (4 yds) 21.95m (24 yds) 14.64m (12 yds) £1390.00 each £1626.00 each Price includes carriage Buy on-line @ www.huck-net.co.uk or call our HOTLINE on 01308 425100 5 Anti-Vermin Skirt Anti-Vermin Skirts for New and Existing Practice Bays The anti-vermin net gives a back up layer of netting to cricket bay nets, so even if they do get eaten through the anti vermin layer is still in place to stop the ball. • Supplied with eyelets for DIY attachment • They can be retrofitted to existing nets • Available in black or green • Available by the metre • 750mm high Code Description Price VERMIN Anti Vermin Skirt for DIY attachment £6.00 per m Batting Sheets • Ideal to use in cricket cages to reduce distractions • Permeable to reduce wind resistance •Woven mesh poly rot-proof material • Colours: White, Green, Black • Edge fitted with fixing eylets at 300mm intervals for easy attachment to existing netting Code Description Price 0451 3.66 x 2m £38.00 per kit 0452 5m x 2m £52.00 per kit 0453 7.32m x 2m £76.00 per kit 0454 Made to order size £5.20 per m² Also available in Green or Black - Can be made to any size please call to discuss requirements If you are struggling to find what you are looking for, or simply would like to discuss a requirement or order, please call me, Adam Stordy on 01308 425100 or email me [email protected] I look forward to being of assistance.
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