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Pitch renovations at the Bet365 Stadium
Grounds manager Andrew Jackson explains the detailed process involved in preparing the turf at the home ground of English soccer side Stoke City FC before the start of the 2018-19 season.
Click image to view videoInside the Kinnick Stadium renovation
The US$89m renovation at the University of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium is taking shape. See the progress being made at the north end zone in this behind-the-build video.
Click image to view videoBetty Engelstad Sioux Center Floor Redesign Timelapse
This time-lapse video shows the detailed process of redesigning the wood floor at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center at the University of North Dakota, home to its basketball and volleyball teams.
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Affectionately known as 'Smurf Turf' at what stadium will you find the world's only blue AstroTurf playing surface?
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Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd
Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd Silverstone Road
Stowe
Buckingham
MK18 5LJ
Email: bd@buckinghamgroup.co.uk
Web: http://www.buckinghamgroup.co.uk/
Tel: 01280 823355
Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd is an owner-managed business with a history that dates back to the initial formation of the company in 1955. Our guiding principles are, from our roots as a family business, based on our retained and practiced family values.
With a turnover exceeding £400M, and a gearing of Zero, we are a successful business operating on a stable financial footing. The company is a highly established Principal/Main Contractor, undertaking major multi-disciplinary construction projects.
Operating from our Head Office, at Stowe, near Silverstone, we provide a range of fully integrated flexible services to Public and Private Clients throughout the UK and Ireland including:
- Sports Stadia & Leisure
- Building
- Civil Engineering
- Rail
- Demolition & land Remediation
- Facilities Management
We offer our clients a range of value added services including:
- Business Case development / support including accurate costing and cost planning
- Review of Operational and Life Cycle Costs
- Feasibility and buildability studies
- Design development and Project Management to deliver bespoke tailored solutions
Our portfolio of successful projects includes:
- Major Stadium developments (to FIFA & FA Quality Standards 4 Star UEFA International Standards) including Stadium MK and The Multi-Award Winning American Express Community Stadium
- Stadium improvements in live facilities including the North Stand at Molineux (Demolish and Re-Build) and Ninian Stand for Cardiff City (Wrap-around whilst keeping the existing stand in operation)
- World and Olympic Standard Sports facilities such as The London 2012 Handball Arena
- Sports and Leisure Centres including Gymnasia and Pools
- Unique, Iconic sports venues including The Silverstone Wing
- A wide range of Club and Community based training facilities from the FA Elite Performance training facility for Brighton and Hove Albion FC to Meadow View Park for Thame FC
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