Murrayfield Lawn Tennis Club
MURRAYFIELD LAWN TENNIS CLUB
MURRAYFIELD LAWN TENNIS CLUB
SURFACING
TENNIS
EDINBURGH
Murrayfield throw out the old, and bring in the new, with industry leading ‘Advantage PRO’ surfaces by SPORTEX.
Established 1904, Murrayfield Lawn Tennis Club is one of the oldest and most picturesque tennis club in the East of Scotland. Nestled just a stone’s throw away from the iconic Murrayfield Stadium, the summer of 2018 saw the reconstruction of the club’s existing block of four courts by SPORTEX.
The old construction profile of sand-filled, synthetic turf, laid on porous concrete panels, were completely removed from the site, thus exposing the underlying formation. This was CBR tested to ensure it achieved acceptable levels of stabilisation, prior to the new ground profile being installed. The industry leading ‘Advantage PRO’ texturised monofilament sand-dressed carpet, by TigerTurf, provided the finished playing surfacing, in a pleasing red/green combination.
Refurbishment to the existing fencing and the provision of new tennis court fixtures, completed the delivery of this prestigious project.
Sector
Sports Club
Facility Size
63m x 37m
Finished Surface
TigerTurf Avantage PRO
Performance Standard
ITF pace rating 4
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Craiglockhart Tennis Centre
CRAIGLOCKART TENNIS CENTRE
EDINBURGH LEISURE
SURFACING
TENNIS
EDINBURGH
Edinburgh’s legendary tennis facility is totally revamped for the 21st century by SPORTEX.
Edinburgh’s flagship tennis facility at Craiglockhart Tennis Centre has for decades hosted some of the games’ most prestigious tournaments to visit Scotland.
The outdoor tennis courts have hosted many world-famous players over the years from Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe in the 1970s to Andy Murray in the 1990s.
Having secured funding from both Sportscotland and Tennis Scotland, the out-dated and tired American Clay courts were reconstructed and reconfigured to create a block of 5 new artificial clay courts, with the addition of new LED floodlighting. The original centre court facility, with 360O spectator seating, was also fully upgraded; removing the old American Clay, irrigation and sub-base foundations and installing the industry-leading, Edel ‘Advantage Redcourt’, artificial clay over two layers of engineered macadam.
The new facility, will help support the development of junior players within Edinburgh Leisure’s programme, as well as the development squads supported by Tennis Scotland, and can additionally be enjoyed by the playing public.
Sector
Sports Trust
Facility Size
80m x 37m
Finished Surface
EDEL Advantage Redcourt
Performance Standard
ITF Pace Rating 1
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Lowton High School
LOWTON HIGH SCHOOL
WIGAN COUNCIL
SURFACING
FOOTBALL
LOWTON HIGH SCHOOL
Sportex extends school pitch for Wigan Council to competitive FA League standards.
In spring 2019, Sportex won a competitive tender process which saw them chosen as the preferred contractor for the extension and refurbishment of an existing 2G synthetic turf facility at Lowton CE High School.
As the primary sporting use for the new facility was football, as the existing facility was originally built as a hockey facility there was a need to extend the length of existing pitch footprint by 7m. The extended area was developed to match the existing construction profile of the current field and regularly inspected and approved by the client’s nominated independent consultant.
For the finished surface, a new 40mm 3G carpet by Greenfields was installed and independently tested to ensure it met approval for the FA’s 3G pitch register, allowing the local football club to use the facility for training and competitive league requirements.
“Ecosse Sports Ltd extended and refurbished our old astro pitch in Summer 2019. The work was completed within a tight timescale and to a very high standard. The quality of the carpet supplied is excellent and still in pristine condition after 9 months us by the School and Leigh Genesis Football club”
J. ALLEN
BUSINESS MANAGER,
LOWTON CE HIGH SCHOOL
Sector
Local Authority
Facility Size
97.5m x 61m
Performance Standard
BS EN 15330-1
Finished Surface
Greenfields ‘MS Pro 40’
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University of Dundee
University of Dundee
RIVERSIDE PLAYING FIELDS
SURFACING
FOOTBALL
DUNDEE
University of Dundee opts for new FIFA spec 3G carpet football pitch.
The summer of 2019 saw the University of Dundee commission Sportex as their preferred contractor to replace a 10-year-old existing 3G surface with a new 50mm FIFA Quality approved artificial turf system.
The main elements of the project included the cutting, rolling and removal of the existing synthetic turf surface, taking care not to damage the underlying insitu shockpad that was being retained. Once the shockpad had been exposed, a key stage inspection was carried out by an independent testing company to assess its conformity to achieve, along with the new 3G carpet, the desired performance standard.
The new 3G carpet was installed with inlaid 11-a-side football lines as well as cross pitch 7-a-side football lines, delivering optimal playing conditions for both recreational and top-level competitive football.
Ecosse Sports carried out the resurfacing of our 3G pitch to a high standard, and delivered the project within a tight programme that reduced disruption for our students and other users of the pitch. We are very pleased with the quality of the pitch, and the follow-up maintenance package.”
B. THOMSON
HEAD OF PROJECTS, ESTATES AND CAMPUS SERVICES,
UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
Sector
Education
Facility Size
106m x 67m
Finished Surface
Premier Pro 50
Performance Standard
FIFA Quality
Bespoke Requirements
As well as delivering a new first class 3G facility, Sportex were also asked as part of the project to ‘Rejuvenate’ the existing full size, sand-dressed hockey pitch adjacent to the 3G carpet. Through our maintenance division, Sportex Maintenance we extracted the contaminated sand infill, aerated and opened up the existing carpet fibres and installed new, clean sand to the original manufacturers recommendations to restore the appearance, performance and safety of the surface.
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Cargilfield School
CARGILFIELD SCHOOL
CARGILFIELD SCHOOL
SURFACING
HOCKEY
EDINBURGH
Comprehensive Sportex specialist sports construction and civil engineering project with innovative undersurface.
Cargilfield School is attended by more than 300 girls and boys, aged 3-13 years and is the oldest independent boarding and day prep school in Scotland. The school’s rich environment conveys a real sense of achievement and momentum along with the broad curriculum and commitment to academic, creative, cultural and sporting excellence.
SPORTEX was selected to provide specialist sports construction and civil engineering skills in building a new 90m x 60m, fully equipped artificial turf pitch for hockey and tennis, supported by a newly refurbished, three court tennis facility. The new build specification was an engineered macadam construction, incorporating a lateral drainage system; overlaid by an in-situ bound rubber shock pad. High quality 18mm TigerTurf ‘EVO PRO’ sand-dressed artificial turf was installed for both the new hockey facility and the refurbished tennis courts. Both facilities had 868 rigid panel weld mesh perimeter fencing installed, and were furnished with a full complement of hockey and tennis sports equipment, along with LED floodlighting.
Sector
Independent School
Facility Size
82m x 53m
Finished Surface
TigerTurf Evo PRO
Performance Standard
FIH National Class 1
Bespoke Requirements
The refurbished tennis court facility was installed with TenCate Ecocept® Performance Sports Base, an advanced innovative porous pavement, specially developed to use below synthetic sports turf surfaces. The base acts as a combined structural layer and shock pad, ensuring a stable surface, whilst reducing the loads experienced by players. It also reduces the impact on the environment, as it is almost entirely made from recycled materials, including recycled synthetic pitches.
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