2022

Sophia Gardens Stadium, Replacement Fabric Canopies

Client

Glamorgan Cricket

Location

Cardiff

Contractor

Base Structures UK Ltd

Fabric

Valmex White PVC

Tensile Fabric Seating Stand Covers

TFT Consultants approached us on behalf of the Glamorgan Cricket to replace the two membranes of the seating stand covers at the Sophia Gardens stadium as the original membranes had reached the end of their design life.

07.08.22 – Welsh Fire v Oval Invincibles, The Hundred – Welsh Fire take on Oval Invincibles at Sophia Gardens Cardiff in The Hundred

Our Solution

To give the stadium a fresh new look and renewed canopy lifespan for years to come, we removed both old membranes and supplied and installed new membranes to both the Croeso and Pro Steel Engineering Stands.  We inspected the associated steelwork for suitability of re-use on both structures and re-furbished where necessary.

As part of our zero waste to landfill policy we used our network to find re-use opportunities for the old fabric, that whilst past its structural design life could still be used for many other applications, including wrapping timber for waterproofing.

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