Warwickshire Projects Full Size ATP's
Blakedown Sport & Play have completed construction of three full size artificial sports pitches, a scheme that was worth well over £1 million.
Kineton School and Southam College both had a sand-filled multi use surface installed which are lined for football, hockey and 5-a-side, Queen Elizabeth School have a 3G carpet with rubber crumb infill lined for football and 5-a-side.
All three pitches were installed with fencing and floodlights.
The projects were run with the guidance of the Warwickshire County Council Framework with included Ashe Construction to project manage the three schemes.
Client: Warwickshire County Council
Contract Value: £1 Million +
Shelfield Academy 3G & Macadam MUGA's
Blakedown Sport & Play have completed a full size 3G football pitch and 3 Macadam MUGA’s at Shelfield Academy.
The 104 × 71m 3G pitch was constructed using Tiger Turf Football 60 carpet and was lined for football and three 5-a-side.
The 3 macadam MUGA’s were lined for tennis & netball.
The entire project was completed with new heavy duty twin bar fencing and floodlights.
Client: Kier Moss
Contract Value: £470,000
Contract Duration: 14 Weeks
William Brookes School, Shropshire Pitch and track facilities
Blakedown Sport & Play have completed the sub-contract works in 3 phases of the William Brookes School development.
Phase 1 of the project involved the construction of a 101.5m x 63m sand-filled pitch using an Edel LSR 24mm carpet, with fencing and a new 200m polymeric 6 lane running track with an 8 lane sprint straight.
Phase 2 works saw the construction of a 75m x 35m macadam MUGA which was centrally divided by fencing to allow for 2 courts, both were lined for tennis & netball & one for basketball, this allows for maximum usage of the courts during lessons. Works started in November 2010 & were completed in February 2011.
A new natural rugby pitch was started in April 2011 will be ready for use in approximately September 2012 and completes the work for Phase 3
Client: William Brookes School, Farley Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire TF13 6NB
Contract value: £521,000
Contract duration: 30 weeks
Thomas Becket Catholic School 3G pitch and long jumps
Funded by Northampton County Council, the work consisted of constructing a new 106m x 71m 3rd generation pitch with fencing and floodlights; re-grading and seeding an existing 25,000 sq m area of natural athletics tracks and full-size rugby pitch, and creating two 50m polymeric long jump runs with sand-filled landing pit.
Site Manager for the school, Paul Wooten, said: “The pitch is excellent and the work was completed with the minimum of disruption to staff and pupils, which particularly impressed our exams officer.”
Client: Thomas Becket Catholic School, Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton NN3 6HT
Contract value: £590,000
Contract duration: 14 weeks
Abbey Grounds, Abingdon Garden refurbishment
Refurbishment of Victorian gardens carried out on the site of a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The works comprised the construction of new paths and refurbishment of existing ones, which were surfaced with a Coxwell self-binding gravel. Metal gates and railings were constructed/refurbished and new seats and litter bins installed. Soft landscaping comprised topsoiling and tree and shrub planting. The old abbey foundations were marked by the laying of Yorkstone setts. All works that required excavation were supervised by an archaeologist.
Client: Vale of White Horse DC Leisure Services Department, The Abbey House, Abingdon OX14 3JE
Contract value: £126,000
Contract duration: 4 months
Bedford Sports & Hockey Club Hockey pitches
Extension and resurfacing of the two existing pitches to make two full-size hockey pitches with a sand-dressed artificial carpet to FIH-approved standards. The facility was completed with new weldmesh fencing and upgrading of the floodlights.
The client, Martin McLeod, said: “Excellent — floodlights fantastic, pitch excellent, the players say it’s very soft to run on. Overall everyone is very, very impressed.”
Client: Martin McLeod, Hastingsbury Upper School, Kempston, Bedfordshire MK42 7EB
Consultant: John Willmott, Willmott Boddington Partnership, 46-48 Southcott Village, Linslade, Bedfordshire LU7 2PS
Contract value: £280,000
Contract duration: 8 weeks
Birmingham University Rugby pitch
A new-build 120m x 30m, 3rd generation rugby pitch, including new perimeter fencing and floodlighting, and access paths.
Client: University of Birmingham, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG
Contract value: £540,000
Contract duration: 18 weeks
Cambridge Regional College Pitches
Blakedown recently completed a project for Marriott Construction at Cambridge Regional College.
The project was a new-build 935m2 sand-filled pitch with two recesses. The carpet used was an Edel PP 24mm, which was installed on top of a 15mm shockpad. Four floodlighting columns were also installed along with 3m-high perimeter fencing.
Client: Cambridge Regional College, King Hedges Road, Cambridge CB4 2QT
Main contractor: Marriot Construction, Marriott House, Brindley Close, Rushden, Northants NN10 6EN
Contract value: £155,000
Contract duration: 8 weeks
Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire Resurface projects
Blakedown Sport & Play recently completed two resurface projects for Cherwell District Council.
England and GB hockey goalkeeper James Fair, who opened the facilities said “the pitch is of top-quality standard, a world-class facility.”
The council has invested in new playing surfaces, team shelters, storage areas and fencing at the schools, with both of the new pitches being top-quality, “sand-dressed” surfaces, ideal for league standard hockey playing and also suitable for use by football and other sports clubs.
Client: Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 4AA
Site 1: North Oxfordshire Academy, Drayton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UD
Site 2: The Cooper School, Churchill Road, Oxfordshire, OX26 2RS
Contract value: £325,000
Contract duration: 8 weeks
Goals Soccer Star City, Birmingham Football pitches
Blakedown Sport & Play completed a very unique project at Star City, Birmingham for the football five-a-side company, Goals Soccer Centre.
This unique venture by Goals required Blakedown to construct 10 five-a-side, 3rd generation pitches on to the top of a multi-storey car park, making this the only sports facility in the UK to utilise such a location.
Client: Goals Soccer Centre, 29 Bothwell Road, Hamilton, Scotland ML3 0AS
Architect: Aedas AHR Architects, 21 St Mary’s Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1ED
Contract value: £715,000
Contract duration: 20 weeks
Hereford Leisure Centre Resurfacing of sports pitch
Herefordshire Council employed Blakedown Sport & Play to resurface their existing 95.5m x 67m sports pitch with FIH-approved Edel Elite LSR/NDR sand-dressed carpet, with minor repair works to the shockpad. Line markings for hockey and three five-a-side pitches were marked out, and new 4m perimeter fencing was installed around the pitch with double weldmesh rebounds.
The project was completed with a new UKA-standard throwing cage for hammer and discus.
Client: Herefordshire Council, Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford HR1 1SH
Contract value: £146,000
Contract duration: 7 weeks
Humberstone Skatepark, Leicester Skatepark
A new skatepark at Humberstone Park.
This skatepark contract consisted of installing five different sections to ensure smooth riding throughout the park for all ability levels.
Some of the features constructed included:
1.2m high Flat Ramp, 1.2m high Curved Ramp, 1.2m deep half Mini Bowl, 0.6m high Flat Ramp, 1.2m high Midi Flat Ramp, 0.6m Driveway Ramp with 0.3m high Grindbox, 0.9m high corner Funbox and 2.5m long x 0.3m high metal Grind Rail.
This modern skatepark was built using an in-situ, reinforced concrete for a smooth finished surface and coloured bitmac surface for ‘Run Out’ areas. The project was completed with a black bitmac surrounding footpaths.
Client: Bakim Dayaram, Leicester City Council, Regeneration & Culture, New Walk Centre, Welford Place, Leicester LE1 6ZG. Tel: 0166 252 8972
Architect: Munro + Whitten, 56 King Street, Leicester LE1 6RL
Contract value: £118,000
Contract duration: 8 weeks
Monkmoor Campus, Shrewsbury MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area)
Officially opened by HRH Earl of Wessex, Blakedown Sport & Play were employed by Moss Construction to install a 61 × 41.7m 3rd generation MUGA, using a 60mm Edel Xcell monofilament carpet. The pitch was enclosed with 3m-high twin-bar fencing rising to 5m behind the goal areas. The pitch was completed with all associated sports equipment.
Client: Monkmoor Campus, Hearne Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury, SY2 5SL
Main contractor: Moss Construction, Moss House, 8 Druids Lane, Birmingham, B14 5SN
Contract value: £205,000
Contract duration: 12 weeks
Redhill School, Wolverhampton Football pitch
Blakedown Sport and Play constructed a full-size artificial, 3rd generation football pitch. The pitch, which is on a dynamic base with a pre-formed shockpad, has a full spec floodlighting system and is surrounded by a 3m-high weldmesh fence with rebound boards.
Client and Architect: Dave Quinton, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1HF. Tel: 01384 812345
Contract value: £340,000
Contract duration: 15 weeks
Stratford Football Club Football pitch
A 3rd generation pitch was constructed, using a Tiger Turf Football 50 carpet installed onto a dynamic base. The full size pitch was enclosed using 3m-high weldmesh fencing and six 180 lux floodlights. The pitch was completed with 11-a-side and five-a-side markings.
Blakedown Sport & Play scored a very high average of 2 on the customer satisfaction questionnaire, with Stratford Town FC specifying that they would use us again.
Client: Stratford Town Football Club, Masons Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9JA
Architect: De Weijer Architects, Hawthorns House, Hawthorns Business Centre, Halfords Lane, Smethwick B66 1BB
Contract value: £270,000
Contract duration: 14 weeks
Tipton Sports Academy, West Midlands Resurface project
The facility had two existing tennis courts, which were converted into two synthetic, five-a-side pitches with removable divide fencing. The pitches had a Brock shockpad installed underneath the artificial grass carpet.
The project was completed with perimeter fencing.
Client: Sandwell Leisure Trust, PO Box 42, Environment House, Lombard Street, West Bromwich B70 8RU
School: Tipton Sports Academy, Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0BS
Contract value: £105,000
Contract duration: 6 weeks
Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Solihull Resurface project
A resurface project at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, West Midlands.
The 67.7 × 107.9m pitch was resurfaced with an Edel 50mm 3rd generation Soccer Standard carpet and new shockpad. The project was completed with works to the footpaths as well as replacement kickboards.
Client: Parkwood Project Management, Atherstone Barns, Atherstone-on-Stour, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 8NE
Contract value: £156,000
Contract duration: 8 weeks
