Consett Leisure Centre, Durham
Client:
Durham County Council
Contractor:
ISG Construction
Date:
30th January 2023
The pool, which is located at Consett Leisure Centre, was closed for safety reasons for more than two years by Durham County Council, which became aware of significant technical issues when it took over the management of the centre in 2018.
The finishes to the pool tanks and surrounds were failing resulting in tiles cracking and coming away from the walls as well as significant leaks and water loss.
Consett Pool opened in 2015 following the development of a new academy and leisure centre. The original construction contractor, which would ordinarily be responsible for rectifying the issues, went into liquidation.
In 2021, the Council appointed Alliance Leisure under the UK Leisure Framework, which is managed by Denbighshire Leisure, to lead the remediation works with ISG and swimming pool engineers FT Leisure.
In a UK first, the entire main pool has been relined with a stainless steel tank using RenovAction technology from Myrtha Pools, which was prefabricated off-site. Installed on top of the existing tiles, the tank provides a complete waterproof solution and is more cost effective than replacing the tiles. New finishes were also applied to the centre’s smaller pool and splash play area.