QubicaAMF Selected to Equip New Bowlmor Entertainment Center in Times Square
Release date: 5/3/2010
QubicaAMF Worldwide, a leading manufacturer of bowling and amusement products, announces that it has been selected as the bowling equipment supplier for the new 50 lane Bowlmor Times Square bowling center, which will be housed on the third and fourth floors of the landmark, 15-story New York Times Building on West 43rd Street in the heart of New York’s world famous Times Square. The center is scheduled to open in October 2010, and will feature 50 lanes of QubicaAMF equipment including its Bowler Entertainment Automatic Scoring System, Conqueror Pro Center Management System, Pinspotters, SPL Lanes, DuraBowl Bumpers, Ball Returns and AMFlite Pins. Bowlmor currently has 6 bowling centers in major cities across the US, including a neighboring center in Union Square.
“This new facility is located in the heart of New York City. I am confident that our good friends at Bowlmor Lanes are setting a new standard for high end bowling entertainment in the U.S. with the Bowlmor Times Square center,” states John Walker, President and CEO of QubicaAMF Worldwide. “We are very excited to continue our relationship with Bowlmor and to be a part of this historic project.”
“Since purchasing the original Bowlmor Lanes in New York City’s Union Square in 1997, we’ve outfitted all of our locations nationwide with QubicaAMF machinery because of their quality and dependability.” said Brett Parker, Vice Chairman and CFO of Bowlmor Lanes. “Building a venue of this magnitude requires that we use the best products out there and that’s why we will continue to be loyal QubicaAMF customers.”
With a total facility investment near $20 million, the upscale 50 lane Bowlmor Times Square bowling center will span 90,000 square feet and feature seven New York themed areas, including Central Park, China Town, Times Square in the 1960s, Gilded Age New York, the subway, artist lofts, and Andy Warhol. Each area will have its own themed restaurant and authentic wait staff. The facility will be surrounded by luxury shops, exhibition space, a high-end hotel and condominiums.
About Bowlmor Lanes
Bowlmor Lanes is headquartered in New York City and is responsible for creating some of the country’s most imaginative, exciting and memorable entertainment venues. The Bowlmor portfolio of properties includes Bowlmor Lanes and Carnival in New York City’s Union Square; Strike Long Island in New Hyde Park, NY; Strike Bethesda in Bethesda, MD; Strike Miami in Miami, FL; Strike Cupertino in Cupertino, CA and Strike Orange County in Tustin, CA. In the Fall of 2010, Bowlmor Lanes will open its largest location to date, which will occupy 90,000 square feet of the former New York Times building in New York City’s Times Square. For more information on Bowlmor Lanes please visit www.bowlmor.com or via telephone at (212) 255-8188.
Notes
According to the National Sporting Goods Association and the Bowling & Billiards Institute of America, bowling is the top participatory sport in the United States. There are more than 5,000 bowling centers in the United States, 12,000 bowling centers worldwide, and more than 70-million people bowl at least once per year in the United States alone.
Contact
Stephanie Darby, WW Marketing Communications Manager
QubicaAMF Worldwide
sdarby@qubicaamf.us
804-559-8608
Kyle Hulcher, Director of Public Relations
Bowlmor Lanes
khulcher@strikeholdings.com
212-777-2214 x5232