P LACES The canopy ensures padel can be played throughout the year
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Chapel Allerton adds padel to its sports SAPCA member, Fordingbridge, recently
usage and see a greater return on investment
completed construction work on a padel court
“Our in-house installation team ensured a smooth
canopy at Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis & Squash
onsite build process, completing installation within
Club in Leeds. The new padel facilities offer
two weeks to allow for the follow-on works to be
players protection from the weather and provide
completed within deadline of the grand opening.”
them with a great playing environment.
Fordingbridge’s trio of canopy standards
Fordingbridge also used a bespoke Opal 60 fabric
allow for customers to tailor their spaces to
on the project, which utilises natural daylight.
suit business branding, aesthetic desires, and
Adam Collier, Fordingbridge’s Head of Sales,
functionality requirements. As a SAPCA member,
said: “We designed and installed a canopy
the company always adheres to the height
structure for two padel tennis courts, providing
considerations and other standards outlined in
players with all year-round weather protection,
The SAPCA Code of Practice for the
while allowing the club to maximise court
Construction of Padel Courts.
Northstowe sports pavilion ready for opening Construction work has been
commercial kitchen and servery.
sports pavilion is one of several
Environmental sustainability
community buildings that SCDD
completed on a sports pavilion in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire.
has been a driving force for
is delivering for residents in the
Owned and funded by South
some of the pavilion’s design
first phase of Northstowe – a new
Cambridgeshire District Council
solutions. Green design aspects
town project that will develop
(SDCC), the community sports
include an air source heat pump
over the course of around
facility will serve the Western
– providing heating and hot
20 years. The development
Park sport pitches – which include
water for the building – electric
currently includes around 1,350
a full-size 3G pitch for football
vehicle charging points and
homes that are occupied.
and rugby – bowling green and
solar panels on the roof. Several
hard surface multi-use games
changing rooms also benefit
pitches will be overseen by a
area (MUGA). Facilities inside
from waste-water heat recovery.
management board, made up of
the pavilion include team and
SDCC secured funding for
the district and town councils,
referee changing spaces, a fully
the project – which was built
Longstanton Bowls Club and
accessible changing facility
by Pentaco Construction –
Northstowe Sports and Wellbeing
for disabled users and a large
from the Government’s UK
Group, with involvement
clubroom area – including a
Shared Prosperity Fund. The
from the local community.
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Operation of the pavilion and