QubicaAMF
Italian bowling equipment provider
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QubicaAMF Worldwide or QubicaAMF is a bowling equipment manufacturer and distributor. The company has U.S. headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and European headquarters in Bologna, Italy. It has a pin manufacturing plant in Lowville, New York, that manufactures bowling pins for multiple companies to distribute.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | AMF Bowling, Qubica Worldwide |
| Founded | June 14, 2005 |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | www |
The company's mascot is an animated anthropomorphic bowling pin character named Qupee. [1]
History
Qubica S.p.A. was founded in Italy in 1993 by Roberto Vaioli, Luca Drusiani, and Emanuele Govoni to "bring amusement innovations to bowlers and center proprietors worldwide."[2]
In 2003, Qubica acquired the Mendes company, a maker of pinsetters, ball returns, and automated scoring systems.[3]
QubicaAMF Worldwide was formed in July 2005 when AMF Bowling Worldwide contributed the assets of its Bowling Products Division, and Qubica Lux S.à r.l. (successor owner of Qubica) contributed Qubica S.p.A. to a new joint venture of which each company retained 50% interest.[4]
In March 2012, the joint venture entered into a non-binding offer with Bowltech International B.V. for the possible acquisition of the joint venture.[5]
On July 1, 2013, AMF Bowling Worldwide was reorganized out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and combined with Strike Holdings LLC (doing business as Bowlmor Lanes) to form Bowlmor AMF[6] (now known as Lucky Strike Entertainment). On July 31, 2013, QubicaAMF Worldwide announced that it was no longer for sale, stating that, “Under the circumstances a year ago, a transaction with Bowltech presented a great opportunity for QubicaAMF. However, with the full support of our new ownership team, a transaction is no longer needed.”[7]
In September 2013, the Qubica founders, as well as legacy partners Guido Sorba, Pat Ciniello, Frank Mascadri and Rich Albright, bought the remaining shares from the European private equity fund that co-owned Qubica, giving them 50% ownership of QubicaAMF. In December 2014, the Qubica founders and partners acquired the 50% owned by Bowlmor AMF (now known as Lucky Strike Entertainment), giving them 100% ownership of QubicaAMF.[3]
In November 2016, QubicaAMF acquired CDE Software, a major developer and marketer of software to track leagues and tournaments.[8]
Products
QubicaAMF is an American company that manufactures bowling equipment. The bowling equipment includes pinspotters, automatic scoring systems, bowling lanes, mini-bowling lanes, duckpin bowling pins and lanes, ball returns & furniture.
| Name | model | notes | Type of Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| BES NV | Automatic Scoring System | Current state-of-the-art scoring & entertainment system | |
| Highway66 | Mini-Bowling | Used in Arcades & Big Childrens Playplace and has theming available | 10 pin Bowling only |
| Neoverse | Immersive Entertainment & LED Wall | Multisensory experience, combining sight, sound, and sensation | |
| Bowling Lanes | SPL Select and SPL Boutique Lanes | Used in new and renovated bowling alleys | |
| EDGE String | Automatic string pinspotter (Pinsetter) | QubicaAMF's string pinsetter | |
| EDGE Free Fall | Automatic Pinspotter (Pinsetter) | Similar to EDGE string but uses the sweepbar found on AMF 82-70 (SOME)
and AMF 82-90 and is labeled QubicaAMF | |
| Fly'n Ducks | Duckpin bowling option offered by QubicaAMF | ||
| Harmony Furniture | Tables and seating for bowlers | Comfortable and functional furniture | all |
| Harmony Ball Returns | Ball Returns | Different from most ball returns because it has a button for operational reasons | 10-pin Bowling only |