Artificial Surfaces


Lewis Dougan, Ray Owens (Liverpool City Council), Arwel Williams, David Fearn and David Dickinson (Sports Labs) “


Lifestyles Gym, operated by the Council. The six indoor acrylic tennis courts and


The new outdoor track is a significant investment in a sport-mad city and we are keen to continue to protect grassroots sport under our emerging Facilities Strategy, which has seen major investment in leisure over the last twenty years


eight outdoor macadam courts, four of those floodlit, mark a major focus - LTA, Sport England and Liverpool City Council has recently funded the project and the venue has hosted major competitions, including the Nike Junior International in 2013 and 2014. The full-size 3G floodlit playing surface was


constructed with Football Foundation funding. Set in a public park, the sprawling sports hub also numbers several grass pitches and a community bowling club among its spread of provision. Wavertree is placed in the context of


Liverpool City Council’s bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a crop of sustainable wet and dry facilities that will provideo both competition and training facilities. “Liverpool City Council is a forward- thinking authority and already runs a network of facilities providing a Centre of Excellence for swimming, football,


gymnastics and boxing,” explains Michael. “We’re up against Birmingham for the UK


nomination and the winner of that goes forward to an international competition.” The city’s bid was recently bolstered by our strong partnership with Manchester to share hosting duties by providing venues for cycling, cricket and squash. Responsible for day-to-day management, Michael’s role also embraces liaising with national governing bodies of sport and supporting the Director of Community Services on high-profile events. “The new outdoor track is a significant


investment in a sport-mad city and we are keen to continue to protect grassroots sport under our emerging Facilities Strategy which has seen major investment in leisure over the last twenty years as part of our mission to become the most active city in the country by 2021, in terms of numbers participating in sport and recreation.” Working with its health partners, the


Council initiatives have helped lift Liverpool into the top four of the national league table of active cities, so it’s still work in progress to achieve that goal. Sports Labs, who had administered the indoor upgrades for which the defects period has recently expired, put forward CLS Sports for the outdoor programme of refurbishment following an open tender process, and have noted their satisfaction with the successful completion of the stadium track and field programme to create a regional centre for high-calibre track and field. “This is part of the sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympics,” says Project Manager Lewis Dougan, “ploughing money back into sport to foster greater participation.” David’s extensive experience in the


installation of all forms of synthetic sports pitches and athletics tracks further reinforced their confidence in the contractor’s capability to deliver quality at all stages and levels of project fulfilment.


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