Capturing those great sporting moments

    /24-7PressRelease.com/ - January 24, 2005 - There are moments in sport when time seems to stand still. Scott Gibbs famous try for Wales against England in 1999, Sir Steve Redgrave winning his 5th Olympic Medal, or how about England winning the Rugby World Cup in 2003?

All these great moments live on in the memories of those who achieved these amazing feats and those who were lucky enough to see them happen.

However, South Wales based company Sportscasts have created a very unique way to remember those sporting achievements by creating replicas of the shoes that were actually worn on those historic days by the very people who wore them.

Sean Thomas, director of Sportscasts has been creating these works of sporting art for over 5 years.

"Sportscasts has dedicated its time to creating lasting reminders of athletes and sports people past and present. Our philosophy is a very basic one, to design and create quality ceramic replicas of athletes actual sports shoes or treasured items that they wore whilst making sporting history."

Sean continued "The boots worn when scoring the winning goal, try or hat-trick. The shoe or club that was used when sinking the winning putt or hole in one, even the gloves worn when saving a vital penalty."

"Sportscasts was born out of a vision to combine the creativity and craftsmanship of ceramic art with the artistry and grace of sport".

January 2005 marks the fifth anniversary of Sportscasts and sees the launch of their new website http://www.sportscasts.co.uk .

A quick check of the site shows that Sportscasts have worked with some of the very top sports men and women in the world, from David Beckham to Michael Jordan . Only those who have achieved the very best in their field are privileged enough to have a Sportscast created for them.

The new site was created by Cardiff based Web Design Company, Lobster-iT Ltd (www.lobsterwebdesign.co.uk) and had to blend the emotion surrounding these highly prized items of sport history with a desire to present Sportscasts in a professional manner.

"Lobster-iT was asked to re-design the Sportscasts web site to give it a more professional appearance and to improve its visibility to search engines but we were also challenged to add on-line purchasing in a way that presented these unusual items in their best possible light and enthused over their importance in world sport." Said Russell Davies, Director of Lobster-iT Ltd.

"Throughout the project we tried to make sure that these amazing items of sports memorabilia took centre stage and were shown to their best potential".

And the new site has already paid dividends to Sportscasts with sales figures doubling from previous years and has helped Sportscasts to work with legends from the past, present and future heroes such as Welsh legend Phil Bennett and current Welsh centre (and potential Lions tourist) Gavin Henson.

From the heroes of the past such as Barry John and Gareth Edwards, to the recent sporting icons such as Sir Steve Redgrave, Ian Thorpe and Michael Jordan to the stars of the future such as Gavin Henson and Tom Shanklin, Sportscasts is helping to capture their sporting achievements for a generation of sports fans around the world to remember for years to come.

Lobster-iT is a web design company specialising in professional and affordable web sites for small businesses in the UK. Please visit http://www.lobsterwebdesign.co.uk or call 0870 7623087.
Sportscasts is a company specialising in creating ceramic replicas of sports items worn by sports men and women. Visit their web site at http://www.sportscasts.co.uk.

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