Thanks to a £29 million redevelopment, the LG Arena in Birmingham
has been provided with a bespoke new expansion joint seal from
Construction Specialties. Developed in partnership with Intelligent
Engineering, the new terrace seal was created in four short months
and provides an effective, hard wearing waterproofing solution for
IE’s SPS Terrace.
The entertainment venue which offers an unrivalled 21st Century
total entertainment experience was refurbished with terracing for
8,000 new permanent seats from Intelligent Engineering. C/S was
required to develop a new joint seal to waterproof the joints
between SPS Terraces which are significantly lighter and easier to
handle and install than traditional concrete terraces, thus
providing greater versatility in design and speed in completion.
Intelligent Engineering’s Technical Director, Dr Stephen Kennedy
said: "Due to the type of building and what it is used for, the
seating terraces would have to withstand stresses and strains of
environmental temperature change and the movement of audience
participation, for example dancing to rock bands. This being the
case, we knew hat we had to find a company who could provide a joint
seal to compliment the terraces.”
“C/S definitely rose to the challenge and provided us with a bespoke
solution, in a very short lead time.”
C/S designed, manufactured and tested a new terrace seal to meet the
tight timescale demands of the arena refurbishment. The mastic and
foam systems traditionally used on stadium bowls are time consuming
to apply, not aesthetically leasing and have a limited life. The
solution produced by C/S addressed all these issues, providing an
expansion joint cover which is suitable for installation in 25-35mm
wide joints with sufficient elasticity to accommodate +/- 2mm
movement in the terrace structure.
Comprising two pieces, the terrace seal has a retainer fitted to the
terrace treads and a continuous elastomeric seal which is installed
on both treads and risers. The terrace seal is manufactured in black
as standard, and C/S will create bespoke colours if required,
subject to minimum quantities.
Andy Moul, C/S Product Manager for Expansion Joint Covers commented:
"It is great to have the opportunity to develop bespoke solutions
for our clients. Timings on the LG Arena were critical so it was all
hands on deck to complete in time. We now have a great solution
which will allow the SPS Terrace to provide a watertight roof to
spaces below whilst allowing movement and expansion in line with the
buildings use.”
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