2022 has been a year of growth and innovation for our team. From collaboration on new and exciting partnerships to developing soon-to-be-released announcements, we’re looking forward to 2023 with enthusiasm. I want to take this opportunity to thank you personally for being part of the Life Floor story and for your commitment to making aquatics a space for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy.
This year, our team celebrated the following top highlights:
We celebrated our 2021 Make a SPLASH! Grant Contest Winner at the grand re-opening of Wells Park Splash Pad in Albuquerque, New Mexico this Summer.
We announced Splash Island at Sammy Haggard Park in Danielsville, Georgia as the winner of the 3rd annual Make a SPLASH! Grant Contest co-hosted by our Preferred Installation Partner, Inside Edge Safety Surfaces. This Grant Contest enables us to give back to deserving communities in need of safety surfacing.
We announced a new partnership with Waterplay by MAKR.
We received a Leading Edge award from WWA for Aqua Nick at Nickelodeon Riviera Maya. Baha Bay at Baha Mar also received a Leading Edge Award.
Life Floor was named as the Floor Covering Supplier by Aquatics International for two Dream Design Award-winning waterparks in 2022 at Baha Bay at Baha Mar and Atlantis Dubai Aquaventure.
We led educational speaking sessions at WWA, NRPA, and GRPA trade shows with topics including design, safety, and accessibility.
Numerous partners represented Life Floor in their trade show booths this year including: Inside Edge Safety Surfaces, Martin Aquatic Design and Engineering, Waterplay, WhiteWater, Paddock, Daldorado, Aquatic Design Group, Rain Drop Products, and Prairie Surfaces. Thank you to all for recommending our safety surfacing.
We released 120 new standard Inlay shapes to significantly expand our Inlay Library and provide new theming and design possibilities.
We launched our new Designed for Play Brochure and Lookbook Volume 9.
The list of countries featuring Life Floor grew including our first installations in Anguilla, Czech Republic, Egypt, Grand Cayman, Qatar, and Switzerland.
We were recognized by the USDA this year following our growth and development after receiving two of their grants in 2015. These funds enabled our company to transition manufacturing from Vietnam to South Dakota, allowing us to proudly state that Life Floor is Made in the USA for western hemisphere projects.
We collaborated with Ka’ana Wave Co. and Daldorado on Ka’ana’s first pop-up surf park in Britannia Beach, BC, Canada.
We saw our Cruise line customers return to business in earnest which saw us doing work with 7 different brands in 2022.
We manufactured over 150,000 Life Floor tiles (600,000 sq ft/55,740 sq m) between South Dakota and China!
We have some exciting news to come in 2023. Keep an eye out for milestone projects, new partnerships, and product updates!
Thank you again to all of our vendors, partners, and clients for working alongside us in 2022. We look forward to partnering with you next year as we further our mission to make aquatic facilities safer, more beautiful, and more accessible for all people.
Warmly,
Jonathan Keller | CEO of Life Floor