A multi-million leisure centre contract in Hinckley is nearing completion following civil engineering work by Birmingham civil and structural engineering consultancy CWA Ltd.
The city centre-based consultancy have carried out all of the civil and structural engineering work on the new £15 million centre which is being built on the site of former council offices in Argents Mead. The centre is due to open next spring.
CWA, based in Lancaster House in Newhall Street, was brought on board by design and build contractors Pellikaan who are building the new centre on behalf of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and social enterprise company Places for People Leisure.
The new centre will include a 25 metre eight-lane swimming pool, a learner pool with moveable floor, poolside seating, a kids’ splash zone, an eight-court sports hall, a café, two fitness studios and a spinning room. The new centre will replace the existing Coventry Road facility.
CWA director Steve Wedge said the consultancy was pleased to have contributed to a significant community project.”
“The new centre is due to open next spring and will be a valuable sport and leisure facility for the area. The building has been sensitively designed to add value to the Argents Mead park and will not affect the bandstand, pool or landscaped areas,” he said.
CWA Ltd was established in 2011 as Copeland Wedge Associates. The consultancy provides civil and structural design consultancy services to a wide range of sectors including leisure, residential, education, health, industrial, retail, infrastructure and public bodies.
Major clients include Willmott Dixon Construction and Housing, Balfour Beatty, Seven Capital, RO Developments, Prologis, IM Properties, Morgan Sindall, Seddon and Bullock Construction.
The company has delivered buildings for major end-user clients including West Midlands Police, Birmingham City Council, Coventry City Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Housing 21, Midland Heart, Rooftop Housing, Orbit Homes, Chevin Homes, Wrekin Housing, University of Warwick, Aston University, Coventry Sports Foundation and Marks and Spencer.
