Community Virtual visit to Alexander Stadium

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Sports Virtual site visit to Alexander Stadium redevelopment

See how Birmingham’s plans are taking shape

Above: Visualisation of the view from the remodelled steel West Stand Left: The stadium will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Members can take a virtual tour of

the Alexander Stadium this month to see how the £72m centrepiece of Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games is taking shape.

The initial redevelopment timescale was pushed back due to covid-19, with completion now delayed until April 2022 – just three months before the opening ceremony.

The stadium will be modernised, with a post-Games permanent capacity of 20,000 – up from the current 12,700. The stadium in Perry Barr is unrecognisable from its previous incarnation as work continues apace to ensure it is ready on time.

The demolition of three existing stands has been completed and the site remodelled with steelwork that will form the eye-catching new West Stand, which has started to take shape in recent weeks.

After the Commonwealth Games, the stadium is set to become a focal point of health, wellbeing, sport, academic and community activity in an improved Perry Park as part of the wider Perry Barr Regeneration Scheme – which will see well over £500m invested into north-west Birmingham in the next decade.

The live webinar takes place at 12pm on 24 February and will show how the construction works are progressing.

The one-hour event will begin with an overview of the scheme and the associated legacy benefits for Perry Barr and the wider region. This will be followed by a pre-recorded video containing drone footage of the construction works, including the ongoing steel installation.

Following this, the structural engineering design of the new West Stand will be explained, including how this is taking shape as a result of the steel installation works.

The stakeholder engagement and social value activities – which have been ongoing throughout the construction period – will then be covered, before the session concludes with a live Q&A session. ●

For details email sshort@ciob.org.uk.

Awards Novus chair scoops leadership prize

Truro’s Callum Yeowell recognised by G4C award

The chair of Truro Novus scooped an industry award at the end of 2020.

Callum Yeowell (pictured) won the G4C Future Leader Award in Construction Excellence South West 2020 Awards. The awards took place virtually on 4 December.

The G4C award is open to a person with less than 10 years of experience in the construction and built environment sector (typically less than 35 years of age).

Judges look for a person that best demonstrates a positive impact on their peers, their organisation and the wider industry, against current G4C priority areas of people development, sustainability and innovation.

Yeowell, who works for Cornish construction firm Gilbert & Goode, was thrilled to win.

“I am absolutely over the moon,” he said. “I’ve worked really hard for the company I work for, myself and to support my fantastic team so it’s amazing to receive such recognition for doing so and the achievements I’ve had over the last few years.”