Indian Trail, NC 

This summer the 7th largest Christian School in North Carolina, Metrolina Christian Academy, will receive its first Home football Stadium.  For the last three years MasterCraft has been working with Metrolina to provide a stadium either used or new, but one that would fit their budget and seating needs.  Recently Rev. Rick Calloway and his staff decided to build our "State of the Art" Treadweld series Outdoor Aluminum Stadium.  This new stadium is capable of being upgraded by length or the amount of rows at any time, which provides an affordable yet versatile stadium.



This new stadium will not only boast our non penetrated decking system, but Maroon VIP Venue Chairs.  Typically in situations where a school starts with a new facility, it takes time to secure funds to complete an entire athletic facility.  However, Metrolina has one of the strongest support systems that we have seen in recent years when it comes to private schools.  Fundraising will continue and we all hope that this new stadium will excite not only the players, coaches and staff, but the schools donors as well. 

MasterCraft is please to be apart of this new aluminum bleacher project just outside of Charlotte, NC.  Dealing with such great people and a school on the rise makes it that much better!  Go Warriors!

From Ben Lippen High School:

One month after completing Priority #1 of the Steve Caswell Athletic Center, we continue to celebrate as daily we see the new weight room and classroom in full use. We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of donors and the Lord‟s provision as we witnessed the remaining financial need for Priority #1 being met just 48-hours before the April 12 dedication.

Priority #2, known as the Enhancement Phase, is slated to go into full swing in late summer and be completed by the end of 2012. The original plan called for adding a set of 220-seat bleachers to the gymnasium, where the weight equipment used to be located, to accommodate visitors and school wide assemblies and events. Additionally, the plan included minimal renovations to the existing home bleachers.
The first week of April, development director Bonnie Spacek received an unexpected call from Anthony Giugliano from Mastercraft Renovation Systems. He shared a unique opportunity to not only add additional seating to the visitors side of the gym, but also to replace the deteriorating, manually-operated bleachers currently existing on the north wall. Giugliano offered classic wooden bleachers that have been renovated and include new railings and new electric motors all for approximately half the cost of purchasing brand new bleachers for a comparable number of seats. “Every two or three years we come across bleachers being removed from their current facility for expansion or renovation reasons,” Giugliano said. “This year happened to be such a year.”
Spacek knew it was a great opportunity for Ben Lippen but was unsure about the timing. Corporately, we have a policy that requires a minimum of 50 percent of the purchase price in cash before we commit to a contract. The installed bid for the refurbished bleachers was $50,000. Within 48 hours of getting the call from Mastercraft, the $25,000 needed to secure the bleachers had been donated.

“Ephesians 3:20 emerged as the theme of the first phase of the Caswell Center, as God repeatedly showed Himself by doing „immeasurably more than all we asked or imagined‟” After the unexpected call followed by an unexpected pacesetting gift Spacek added “I don‟t think there is any doubt that Ephesians 3:20 will be the theme of phase two. Once again the Lord did immeasurably more than we asked or imagined with this pacesetting gift toward the project.”
Over the past two weeks, Mastercraft removed the existing bleachers, transported, installed and added new power systems and new safety rails to the re-purposed bleachers. Not only did we get a great set of bleachers that meet safety codes, the seating capacity has been expanded for athletic contests and other school assemblies and activities. Ben Lippen now has one of the largest gymnasiums in the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) and central South Carolina.

The bleachers are a large part of the $90,000 Caswell Center Priority #2 campaign. The initiative also includes upgrading lighting and sound, a new scorer‟s table, refurbishing and repairing the gym floor, increased storage capacity and some renovation of the lobby area. While the pacesetting gift allowed us to jump on the opportunity to purchase new bleachers, $65,000 in gifts is still needed to pay the remaining bleacher balance and to complete phase two.
We would like to invite you to stop by and witness the rapidly changing gymnasium and take a tour of the newly completed athletic addition. To learn more about the Steve Caswell Athletic Center, to make a gift, or to see more pictures, click here.

With the announcement of Bob Jones University moving into the NCAA Division I ranks the need for preventative bleacher maintenance becomes more prevalent.  With the increase patrons entering this facility from all over the East Coast, the need for more safety inspections increases as well.  The staff at BJU has a great plan heading into the new National Christian College Athletic Association, and MasterCraft is elated to be a part of that transition.  As the sole gym bleacher maintenance provider of BJU over the past 10 years, we look forward to this journey with the University.  One can only imagine where this will take the University athletically.  With the strong Christian values currently instilled in each and every student, we would expect no less than the best when it comes to what will be offered athletically.  We thank Bob Jones University and its staff for choosing MasterCraft for all of their seating needs. MasterCraft - We Seat Champions!