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Leading engineering firm appointed to help make Stadium for Bath a reality


The Stadium for Bath project has appointed a leading engineering firm to play a central role in the design of a new community-focused stadium for the city. Global engineering and design consultancy


Arup has been appointed by Stadium for Bath, which brings together Bath Rugby, Bath Rugby Foundation and Arena 1865. Arup will provide an extensive range of


building engineering and specialist technical services. The appointment follows a rigorous, multi-


stage procurement process involving a series of workshops with the Stadium for Bath team. The workshops explored engineering


challenges posed by the proposed site, which is positioned in the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage city. Arup will provide civil, geotechnical,


structural, mechanical, electrical and public health engineering as well as ICT, audio visual, acoustic and specialist lighting design for the


new 18,000 seat, digitally-enabled stadium. Arup’s team will be led from Bristol


and will work closely with the other firms appointed to design the stadium: Grimshaw Architects, Kay Elliot and Gross Max. The unique considerations and technical


challenges that come with working in Bath are well understood by Arup – its 350-strong Bristol office has delivered infrastructure and building engineering services for a series of significant projects across the city, including the SouthGate shopping centre, the bus transport interchange and retail development at Bath Spa Station, and the Thermae Bath Spa. Arup’s current project portfolio includes


renewal of the former Herman Miller factory as a new home for Bath Spa University’s Bath School of Art and Design. Arup is recognised as a global leader in


the design of sports stadia, with current and recent projects including new and upgraded stands at Lord’s in London as well as design of


Brentford Community Stadium (football and rugby), and a new home for Italian football club, ACF Fiorentina. Arup’s past stadia projects include


Twickenham, Singapore Sports Hub and the ‘Bird’s Nest’ built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Commenting on the announcement


Tarquin Mcdonald, Bath Rugby Chief Executive said: “Arup has a strong track record in delivering projects for sporting stadiums throughout the country, and this combined with their experience in working in our unique World Heritage City of Bath puts the company in a strong position to help deliver a stadium that the entire city can be proud of. “Arup’s expertise will be invaluable, and as


we strive to create not only a home for Bath Rugby but a stadium for the Bath community. “We’re looking forward to their design


input over the coming months as a vision for Stadium for Bath begins to take shape.”


Chelmsford City Racecourse granted permission to build flat turf track


At their March meeting the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) Board considered an application from Chelmsford City Racecourse for the addition of a turf track on the inside of their existing All Weather track. The application was not approved at the time, but more information was requested in order that the Board could reconsider the application at a future Board meeting. Following further discussions between the BHA’s


racecourse inspectorate team, PJA safety officers and racecourse representatives, and the provision of further information by the racecourse, the BHA Board has now approved Chelmsford City Racecourse’s application to install a turf course for flat racing, subject to certain conditions: 1. Due to the track design and restricted number of race starts, other than in exceptional circumstances, and at


the discretion of the BHA, no more than three turf races will be programmed on any BHA fixture allocated to the racecourse, with all other races on the card to take place on the All Weather track. Chelmsford City is strongly encouraged to adopt the


same limit on the number of turf races at racecourse fixtures. The limit of three races could be reduced further in the event that, ultimately, the safety factor at any of their planned race starts is less than 10. 2. At this stage, no turf races will be approved to take


place in 2019 and all Chelmsford City Racecourse fixtures will be allocated to take place on the All Weather. This will be revisited once further progress has been made on the construction of the turf track, with a decision on the timing of the first turf races not required until the details of the races at each fixture are published in the programme book.


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