Morgan Sindall scores £63m twin wins on flagship leisure projects

In Southampton, a £36m transformation of town’s well-known Out of doors Sports activities Centre is shifting to full development after completion of enabling works.

This represents the primary main part of the excellent redevelopment works that may remodel the long-established sports activities centre; a cornerstone of Southampton’s sporting panorama since 1938.

Plans embody a brand new two-storey neighborhood hub with indoor courts, gymnasium, café and membership area,three new synthetic grass soccer pitches, upgraded cricket and hockey services, and a revamped Alpine Snowsports Centre.

The primary works, as a result of full in early 2027, had been procured by way of the Pagabo Framework. Design companions embody Structure PLB, Vail Williams, Alan Wooden Companions, WT Partnerships, Dutch Landscapes, and Cooper Homewood.

In County Durham, Morgan Sindall may even lead development on a £27m leisure centre in Bishop Auckland. This marks the council’s first new construct as a part of its county-wide Leisure Transformation Programme.

Changing the ageing Woodhouse Leisure Complicated, the brand new centre will mix swimming, health, wellbeing, library and neighborhood area beneath one roof.

Amenities embody a 25m pool, 20m educating pool, massive gymnasium, studios, Innerva-powered Transfer Hub, youngsters’s journey play and a brand new neighborhood backyard.

The scheme, backed by £2.5m from Sport England, was procured by the UK Leisure Framework and is being delivered by Alliance Leisure with GT3 Architects, Axiom, and DPP. It targets a BREEAM Very Good score and full electrical heating by way of air supply warmth pumps.