So he marked out an area of 10 by 20 metres and built four-metre-high walls around it. Inside this enclosed court, he could hit tennis balls into every corner of “the cage” with a modified racket. A new sport was born.
Padel sits somewhere between tennis and squash. From Mexico, it travelled to Spain and from there spread across Europe, including the Netherlands. Today, an estimated 600,000 people play padel in our country. Originally, the game was called “Paddle Corcuera”, after its inventor.
In the Netherlands, padel courts usually consist of glass and/or metal walls. These walls act almost like a sound box, while the rackets are made from carbon fibre. The result can be considerable noise disturbance for local residents. That was also the case in Monster, in the Westland region.
After years of legal procedures, tennis and padel club MLTV’90 was finally granted permission to keep using the newly built courts, provided that sufficient noise-reducing measures were taken.
To solve this, Kokosystems BV was brought in: a specialist in environmentally friendly noise barriers. Van Schie was then commissioned to install the screens. We have the right equipment, the technical knowledge and the experience to carry out work like this.
The sound barrier in Monster is 185 metres long and between 6.5 and 7 metres high. It has been installed in a U-shape and includes glass panels in several places. The screen is a Noise-Reducer DB80 system, which falls into the highest category for noise reduction.
The core consists of mineral wool and is finished with mesh panels. At a later stage, the barrier will be covered with climbing plants.
