PROJECT - HERON BROS
ANDERSONSTOWNLEISURECENTRE
HERON BROS INTELLIGENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT THE KEY TO ANDERSONSTOWN LEISURE CENTRE... PROJECT MANAGEMENT KEY TO DELIVERY
Client: Belfast City Council Main Contractor: Heron Bros. Architect: McAdam Design M&E Design: JCP Consulting Ltd M&E Services: Dowds Group Structural Engineer: McAdam Design PROJECTTEAM... “Andersonstownwas the most restricted site out of the three leisure centreswith regard to access.” and local businesses. Site Utilities were on the radar from the outset as the new BRT works required all utilities be applied for and installed prior to the 2 year embargo that followed completion of the BRT scheme.”
T he coronavirus lockdown may have temporarily delayed West Belfast waving hello to the new £25m Andersonstown Leisure Centre, but there’s nothing that can dampen the community’s excitement. Focused on water-based family fun, local kids (and we suspect their parents) wait with baited breath for the opportunity to experience this state-of-the-art facility’s slides and surf machine. The third installment of Belfast City Council’s ambitious Leisure Transformation Programme, Andersonstown follows the recent opening of the Lisnasharragh and Brook leisure centres. All three have been constructed by the award- winning Heron Bros Ltd. Although they share much of the same DNA in terms of a fitness suite, exercise and spin studios, five-a-side pitches and a café, Belfast City Council was
determined each would have a unique selling point. The choice of an aquatic theme for the largest centre in this £105m investment in the city’s leisure services also created some distinctive challenges for the main contractor. First up was the site itself. “Andersonstown was the most restricted site out of the three leisure centres with regard to access,” explained Heron Bros Ltd’s Senior Contracts Manager, J.P. Higgins. “Situated on the busy Andersonstown Road with only one way in and out, this already tricky situation was further complicated by the Belfast Rapid Transport scheme that was taking place across the city. The Glider Bus works were directly outside the site. This required regular communication with all stake holders to ensure both projects could operate with minimal obstructions to deliveries, operatives
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