Cwmbran High School, formerly Fairwater School, approached South Wales Sports Grounds (SWSG) in 2018 to design and build a new MUGA facility at the rear of the school to allow the children to utilise a surface for football, tennis, netball and basketball. With a D&B proposal, SWSG were able to design a surface that allowed all the sporting needs to be satisfied with minimum disruption the schools timetable for construction.
A new rebound fence was constructed to surround the court with the tarmac surface receiving a colour coated surface to provide a more aesthetic finish as well as superior grip and playability. The colour coating was matched to the school’s colours with line marking to suit. SWSG also supplied the sports equipment including basketball, tennis and netball nets.
Site Address
Cwmbran High School, Ty Gwyn Way, Cwmbran NP44 4YZ.
Client
Andrew Harrison BSc(Hons), AaPS, NRAC Consultant PROPERTY OFFICER – PROPERTY & HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Torfaen County Borough Council
Contract Value
£80,000
Construction Duration
10 weeks
Completion Date
September 2017
Facility Details
Tarmac Multi Use Games Area
3m Fence Surround
Line marking and colour coating
In conjunction with Bouygues UK, South Wales Sports Grounds (SWSG) constructed a new football and hockey 3G surface as well as a macadam bank of tennis, basketball and netball courts at the extiting school site at Llantwit Major Comprehensive School. The 3G surface was topped with sand and rubber crumb with the MUGA finished with a sports colour coating paint for improved grip and surface longevity.
SWSG and its subcontractors were involved in all aspects of the construction including flootlights & electrical, drainage, subbase, stone and tarmacadam providing designs and information during pre-construction and carrying on with maintenance after the surfaces’ completion.
Site Address
Ham Ln E, East Llantwit Major CF61 1TQ
Client
Mike Baynham – Bouygues Projects Director
Contract Value
£550,000
Construction Duration
16 weeks
Completion Date
October 2017
Facility Details
FIFA Quality & FIH Accredited 3G Multi Use Games Area Polymeric Long & Triple Jump Run up and pit.
In spring 2018, South Wales Sports Grounds constructed a new sand dressed synthetic surface specifically for the all-girls school’s hockey team at Howells School at Llandaff, Cardiff. The project involved the removal of the exiting grass surface, installation of a new stone raft, fencing, hydraulic “raise and lower” floodlights and ancillary footpath works. The works took place alongside the construction of a 2 bank MUGA and grass pitch.
The surface was handed over in July 2018 and enabled the school and community to utilise the hockey, small sided football and tennis markings.
The project worked in tandem with Notts Sports and was worked and managed throughout by SWSG’s in house teams.
Site Address
Howells School,
Cardiff
CF5 2YD
Client
Duncan Bennett – Notts Sports Managing Director
Contract Value
£200,000
Construction Duration
20 weeks.
Completion Date
July 2018
Facility Details
2G FIH accredited hockey surface
4 Court Multi Use Games Area
Type 4 Natural Grass Pitch
The project in Eastern High, Cardiff was a multi construct project with the installation of a full-size FIFA and World Rugby quality 3G surface, 2 large-scale tarmac multi-use-games-areas and a natural grass surface. The project was completed with the main contractor, Willmott Dixon.
The natural surface was built alongside the other facilities and provided a playing surface for the needs of the school’s rugby, football, hockey teams and many more.
The grass pitch was built as a Sport England Type 4 grass surface and therefore has both primary and secondary drainage, pitch dressing sand and grass seed & fertilizer.
Site Address
Trowbridge Rd, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 1XZ
Client
Jarred Owen – Senior Building Manager Willmott Dixon
Contract Value
£1.1 Million
Construction Duration
34 weeks
Completion Date
March 2017
Facility Details
Type 4 Natural Grass Pitch Fullsize FIFA and World Rugby Accredited 3G Surface 6 Court MUGAs for Tennis / Netball / Basketball and Football
