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FTL secures York Sports Village!

York Sports Village, a new £9 million sports facility on the Heslington East campus expansion will be open to the University of York students and staff, and the public. The first phase will feature a competition-standard eight lane 25 metre pool, learner pool, full size 3G Astroturf pitch and three further five-a-side pitches. Indoor facilities include a 100-station computerised fitness suite, floor space for classes such as spinning and yoga; three specialist treatment rooms, sauna and steam rooms and a cafeteria.

The University has worked with City of York Council to fund the project. The University is contributing £5 million and the Council is contributing £3 million, with the remainder being allocated through sporting grants.

The complex will be run by a limited liability partnership company called York Sports Village. Any surpluses will be ring-fenced for re-investment in the facilities. It is expected to create up to 30 new jobs, both full and part-time.

Construction work start in May 2011, with the facilities opening for business in July 2012.

Sir Robert McAlpine are the principal contractors for this prestigious new leisure complex. FT Leisure have recently completed Wentworth Leisure Centre and Northumbria Sports Centre with Sir Robert McAlpines and are pleased to be working with them again.

F T Leisure's scope of works is to design, supply, install and commission the water treatment and filtration systems for the 3 separate swimming pool systems.