Thrust Floors: Start 2026 on solid ground
Kick off the year by planning your gym, hall, or multipurpose space upgrade with AIR‑THRUST sprung timber flooring. Early planning ensures your project stays on schedule, minimises disruption, and positions your school to take full advantage of upcoming funding opportunities. With Sporting Schools Term 2 and Remote Sporting Schools grants opening soon, now is the time to prepare your plans, request consultations, and schedule installations so your upgrade can happen seamlessly.
New year, new floors
AIR‑THRUST flooring absorbs impact, reduces fatigue, and provides smooth, even surfaces for sports, assemblies, and performances. Its seamless parquet finish is durable, easy to maintain, and backed by a 35-year warranty. By planning upgrades now, schools create safe, reliable spaces that enhance student engagement and wellbeing from the very start of 2026. Multipurpose halls and gymnasiums become versatile spaces where activities can run safely and efficiently, ready to maximise the impact of new programs once grants open.
Funding Alert: 2026 opportunities opening soon
Sporting Schools Program
The Sporting Schools program supports primary and targeted secondary students in metropolitan and regional areas. Term 2, 2026 applications open 16 February and close 6 March. Preparing your flooring upgrade ahead of this window ensures your school can coordinate project timelines with available funding and have safe, high-performing spaces ready for students immediately after approval.
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Remote Sporting Schools
Launching nationally in 2026, the Remote Sporting Schools program provides up to $10,000 per eligible remote or very remote school. Grants are flexible and annual, allowing schools to deliver self-led programs, partner with sporting organisations, or run multi-school events. Schools that plan early can align flooring upgrades with the grant timeline, creating long-lasting, safe, and engaging environments for students while maximising funding opportunities.
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The AIR‑THRUST advantage: Safe, reliable, ready for action
For over 57 years, Thrust Floors has delivered flooring that meets the demands of school life. AIR‑THRUST absorbs impact, protects joints, and adapts to multipurpose spaces. It supports sports, assemblies, and performances, ensuring students can move confidently and safely. Schools choose AIR‑THRUST because it combines performance, durability, and long-term value. Acting now allows your school to plan installations ahead of grant openings, avoiding delays and ensuring spaces are ready to use immediately once funding is secured.
Start 2026 one step ahead
Plan early to start the year with floors that perform, protect, and inspire. Contact our team today to request a technical catalogue, book a consultation, or visit our showroom to see AIR‑THRUST in action. By preparing now, your school can coordinate with upcoming funding, schedule installations efficiently, and ensure 2026 starts with safe, high-performing floors in place.
Step onto AIR‑THRUST floors in 2026 and give your school safe, reliable spaces for every activity.
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