PUBLIC PLACES


It was the first time we were able to knock out a


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really nice reinstatement without calling any outside contractors in. And it’s having that machinery that’s


One of Rectory Park’s new 3G pitches


and seventy staff were employed. Building on both these areas is crucial for the success of this project going forward, especially with fifteen sports sites hosting football, Gaelic football, rugby, bowls and cricket, as well as meadows, nature conservation sites and other green areas around the borough. Having machinery that can be used to prepare multiple surfaces is a must with a team of four working on sports. Still, with GEL investing in their own machinery and forming new partnerships, the quality is quickly improving.


“Having our own kit has already been a massive benefit with the stopping and starting of sport during Covid,” Brad begins. “Last year’s cricket decision took us completely by surprise when they wanted to start in June. We had to say it’s going to take us at least three weeks to get it ready, and you’ve only given us a week’s notice. So we were caught short with cricket, and we got it ready for maybe the last weekend in June, and then they basically had an eight-week season until the first week in September.” “We went right out to do the


important going forward


reinstatement, and luckily with the semi-in- house company we’ve formed, we had bought a lot of nice kit, and it was the first time we were able to knock out a really nice reinstatement without calling any outside contractors in. And it’s having that machinery that’s important going forward.” Brad explains: “One thing we were lucky enough to do was lease a section of Rectory Park to West Middlesex Football Association, and they built two full-size 3G pitches, and they’ve made that their headquarters because they were moving out of the park


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