PRO BOWLS SA WAS FORMED IN DECEMBER 2008 IN RESPONSE TO A NEGOTIATION IN SYDNEY BETWEEN WALTER JACOBS AND DAVE TOLSON, WHEREAT PRO BOWLS SA WAS APPOINTED TO REPRESENT COMFITPRO AND TAYLOR BOWLS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

DAVE TOLSON, OWNS THE PORT ELIZABETH RETAIL OUTLET “THE BOWLS SHOP” BASED AT THE WESTVIEW SPORTS COMPLEX, WHICH IS CO RUN BY ROSA TUNSTEAD, A CURRENT PROVINCIAL BOWLER AND COACH. DAVE APPROACHED HILTON CHERRY TO JOIN PRO BOWLS SA AND HEAD THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK THAT WOULD  SERVE TAYLOR BOWLS AND RELATED CLOTHING AND BOWLING ACCESSORIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

HILTON SPENT ALL OF HIS WORKING CAREER WITH ABSA BANK AND RETIRED AS BRANCH MANAGER IN PE IN JANUARY 2009.  HE, AND HIS WIFE, JEN, ARE LONG STANDING PROVINCIAL BOWLERS AND PLAY OUT OF THE WOODS BOWLING CLUB IN HUMEWOOD.

DUE TO A CHANGE IN FOCUS AND REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALASIA, PRO BOWLS SA HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE AND DISTRIBUTOR FOR TAYLOR BOWLS SCOTLAND.

DAVE WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME REPRESENTING SWAZILAND AT WORLD BOWLS,  COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND 5 AFRICAN STATES DURING HIS 15 YEAR STAY IN SWAZILAND.  DAVE PLAYS OUT OF THE WESTVIEW BOWLING CLUB.  HE IS A QUALIFIED COACH AND GREENKEEPER AND A CURRENT PROVINCIAL PLAYER.  DAVE'S WIFE, COLLEEN, IS A VERY UNDERSTANDING, PATIENT, STEADILY IMPROVING NOVICE BOWLER, AND SHE AND JEN ARE THE BACKROOM ADMIN AND COMPUTER GIRLS.

HILTON AND DAVE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE THE 1970’S, HAVING PLAYED PROVINCIAL AND CLUB CRICKET TOGETHER DURING THAT TIME.  THEY ARE BOTH PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SPORT OF BOWLS AND RUN PRO BOWLS SA WITH THE SAME PASSION, AS WELL AS FOCUSSING ON QUALITY OF SERVICE AND PRODUCT.

THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE APPOINTMENT OF EXCLUSIVE STOCKISTS IN ALL OF THE MAIN  GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF SOUTH AFRICA, AS WELL AS NAMIBIA AND ZIMBABWE.  THERE IS LINKAGE BETWEEN PRO BOWLS SA AND THE STOCKISTS VIA THE PRO BOWLS SA WEBSITE, WHICH IN TURN IS LINKED TO THE TAYLOR  INTERNATIONAL SITE.

TAYLOR BOWLS ARE THE TOP SELLER WORLD WIDE AND HILTON AND DAVE AIM TO ACHIEVE THE SAME STATUS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA WITH A UNIQUE RANGE OF BOWLS AND ACCESSORIES THAT ARE WELL SUITED TO ALL SOUTHERN AFRICAN BOWLING CONDITIONS.