Labosport
David James serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (UK) of Labosport since December 2018 and is a Visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, where David has held the position since the same date. Prior to these roles, David was the President of the International Sports Engineering Association from November 2018 to November 2020. David has extensive experience in sports engineering, having acted as Professor and Director of the Centre for Sports Engineering Research from June 2015 to November 2018, and as Principal Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University from January 2006 to October 2016. David began a career in academia as a Post-doc Research Associate at The University of Sheffield from January 2004 to January 2006. David holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sports Engineering and a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering, both earned from The University of Sheffield.
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Labosport
Labosport is the largest company in the world dedicated to providing testing, certification, consultancy and education services to the sport industry. Through our relentless pursuit of excellence and our commitment to pushing the boundaries, Labosport proudly assumes the role of an industry leader with 150 employees. At Labosport, we provide a wide spectrum of services to support the lifecycle of sport surfaces. We engage in extensive product research and development with manufacturers; we work with facility owners to deliver feasibility studies, design, planning and project management; we evaluate the quality of construction and we provide certification upon completion; we monitor the ongoing performance of the surface and provide advice for renovation; at the end of life, we provide advice for safe disposal. Labosport holds the esteemed position of being a FIFA Research Institute, working closely with FIFA since the establishment of the Quality Programme for Football Turf in 2001. Recently, we have worked with FIFA on the development of the Natural Playing Surfaces (NPS) Quality Programme where we provided our technical expertise on test methods, and normative ranges for natural and hybrid. Beyond playing surfaces, Labosport actively participates in other FIFA Quality Programmes, including Goal-line Technology, Futsal Surfaces, and the Quality Programme for Football Goals. As a FIFA Research Institute, Labosport's central focus the delivery of research projects aimed at deepening the understanding of playing surfaces, both natural and synthetic, and translating this expertise into innovative test methods and standards.