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Motherwell Football Club

Stitched hybrid pitch reconstruction

Replacement of the existing pipe-and-slit-drained Fibresand pitch with a new stitched hybrid pitch at Fir Park Stadium.

Location
Fir Park Stadium
Sport
Football
Facility
Pitch reconstruction
Prepared stadium pitch profile with tractor and surrounding Fir Park stands

Scope of Works

Replacement of the existing pipe-and-slit-drained Fibresand pitch with a new stitched hybrid pitch. The pitch works were completed to first use in nine weeks.

  • Excavation and removal of the existing pitch profile
  • Excavation and removal of 30,000 tonnes of subsoil to reduce pitch crossfall from 1 in 50 to 1 in 100
  • Installation of new drainage system
  • Installation of gravel carpet
  • Installation of base-sand rootzone
  • Installation of upper rootzone
  • Installation of new undersoil heating system
  • Installation of new irrigation system
  • Installation of stitched hybrid reinforcement system
  • Seeding and grow-in

Scope of Services

  • Pitch assessment and feasibility report
  • CDM Health & Safety Principal Designer
  • Design and tendering
  • Contract management
  • Key-stage inspections
  • Sign-off and handover