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and altering the terrain in order to create
flat sports pitches on an area that previously
sloped up to 8m from one end of the site to
the other.
The site has been lowered by
approximately 6.5m to accommodate the
leisure centre. All of the excavated material
has remained on site and much of it has been
relocated to the opposite end of the site to
raise the plot’s lowest level.
Having installed pad foundations for the
steel frame and dug out and concrete-lined
the swimming pools, ISG was ready for the
steelwork programme to kick-off.
“The steelwork was completed on time
and this has allowed us to get all of the
follow-on trades started on time,” says Mr
Fryer. “However, this is only part of the
story as our earthmoving and groundworks
programme have both carried on during this
time and beyond.”
Billington used a number of mobile
cranes, up to 70t-capacity, for the steel
erection. The largest steel elements were the
45m-long trusses that span the sports hall.
Brought to site in three sections, the trusses
were bolted into two parts on the ground
(one third and two thirds) before being lifted
into place by two cranes. Once they were
bolted on to their respective columns, the
central splice was completed while the cranes
were holding the truss sections in place.
Designed to complement its surroundings
on the Sedbergh Playing Fields site, the
5,100m2 building features a large expanse of
glazing to its façade, with solar shading panels
and timber cladding elements, as well as a
striking aluminium roof design that wraps
around the structure. The project is scheduled
for completion in summer 2019.
Summing up, ISG Regional Director
Tim Harvey said: “This latest investment in
community leisure facilities underscores the
importance Bradford District Council places
on fitness and well-being across the region.
Increasing participation in sporting activities
is a key aim of the new centre, as well as
creating a hub that becomes a focal point for
the local community, and as a Bradford-based
contractor this is a great aspiration for this
influential project”.
Leisure
The initial steel design for the Sedbergh
Leisure Centre was engineered by
Furness Partnership, but ISG wanted
its subcontracted steelwork contractor,
Billington Structures, to do a design and build
on the scheme, in order to achieve a more costeffective
programme.
Working with the original designs, Billington
conducted some value engineering, whereby all
of the column locations, beam depths and spans
were all fine-tuned, making the steelwork more
cost-effective.
“By rationalising the steel tonnage, there were
less crane lifts to undertake and consequently
the overall programme was quicker,” explains ISG
Project Manager James Fryer.
Billington also supplied and installed the
project’s metal decking, two precast staircases, a
feature steel staircase and easi-edge protection
barriers. All of its on-site work was completed
ahead of schedule.
Value for money
A covered walkway will
extend along the front
elevation
A series of 45m-long
trusses spans the
sports hall
The completed learner
pool
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