Reconstruction of stadium pitch
Bristol City Football Club, Ashton Gate Stadium
Project challenges
Services and foundations
The biggest challenge was finding and negotiating the existing services and old stadium foundations.
Contracts Director, Nathan George, explains: “All credit to our site staff, who had to adapt our programme and working methods based on what was found that day. This included negotiating unknown services, old concrete foundations and amending retained drainage and undersoil heating pipework.”
Our approach
An extensive pitch re-construction with the HERO hybrid mat system
The following scope of work was carried out:
- Removal of existing pitch surface and repair of existing retained infrastructure
- Installation of post sockets, extension of undersoil heating system and new irrigation complete with pump station
- Installation of lower sand and upper rootzone
- Installation of nutrient retentive amendments and fertilisers
- Installation of HERO hybrid mat system
- Installation of 3G synthetic pitch perimeter.
Following successful completion, Head Groundsman Dan Sparks grew in and maintained the pitch in match condition until first usage.
Charles Henderson of PSD made regular monitoring visits during construction and provided ongoing agronomic support during the grow-in.