Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry

 

Construction of new natural grass and synthetic pitches for use by Coventry City FC Youth Academy.

Works involved the construction of a suspended water table natural pitch, comprising: drainage, a gravel base layer, rootzone layers, seeding, pop-up irrigation system etc and four sand-based natural pitches, comprising: drainage, sand amelioration, seeding, pop-up irrigation system etc.  An automatic irrigation system including the sinking of a new borehole with associated pumping facilities.

3G Synthetic pitch
     
 
Sand-based natural pitches
     
 

Suspended water table natural pitch