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Ashburton Council pleased with EA Networks Centre progress Ashburton’s new swimming and sports facility is getting closer to fruition, with the EA Networks Centre development a hive of activity.
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ouncil Commercial Manager John Rooney says the stadium project is progressing well and on schedule for completion mid-2015. “Progress has been excellent, particularly considering the wet spring we have had,” John says. “Pre-cast concrete wall columns have been locked into the foundation of the building and five steel columns have been put in place in the foundation with the remaining columns will be placed at the end of this month.” The swimming pools are also starting to take shape with the floors of the main swimming pool and learner's swimming pool now in place along with foundation beams. “The learner’s pool walls are being formed and contractors are currently carrying our reinforcement work on the main pool area,” he says. The building site has plenty of activity happening with contractors and subcontractors. “Main contractors Naylor Love have 23 full-time contracting staff on the ground working on the project and there is normally around the same number of
subcontractors working on their various parts of the project on any given day,” John adds. The EA Networks Centre will provide Ashburton District with a first-class indoor swimming and sports facility, featuring a ten-lane 25 metre competition pool, leisure pool, warm water learn-to-swim pool and a warm water programme pool. The indoor stadium features four competition sized courts, spectator seating, a fitness centre and a sports house providing administration space for local sports organisations. “We know everyone is anxious to get in and start enjoying the Centre and we will work with our contractors throughout the way to ensure that we can have it open as soon possible.” The design The design for the EA Networks Centre was chosen at a special council meeting on March 2012 and the winning plans show a first class centre that will be a real asset to the area. Mayor Angus McKay was impressed with the final choice. “This is both value
for money and it’s something we will be proud of.” Council Commercial Manager John Rooney was on the committee tasked with choosing the best of three options, along with Mike Southby and Gary Casey from the Stadium Trust and Kate Maddock from the SGL Group, and says the design is a winner for a number of reasons. “When we looked at this design, the sheer simplicity of it had a lot going for
it. It creates clean lines and it minimises any dark corners and most of the public areas are visible from the entry.” The local element was also important, and one that helped sway Rooney and the team. “In their presentation, they made the point that they’re Canterbury designers designing for Canterbury and they showed a pretty good understanding of the community of Ashburton district.”
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