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New training facility for 2014 athletes

EIC has completed work on a £2m mechanical and electrical engineering contract for a new athletics training facility in Glasgow. The newly refurbished Scotstoun Stadium was officially opened by HRH Princess Anne on January 14th 2010.

EIC's Scottish division delivered the nine-month project to main contractor Barr Construction and Glasgow Council. The Scotstoun Stadium is the redevelopment of an old athletics track adjacent to the Scotstoun leisure centre and is set to become a valuable addition to the city's sporting facilities.

Among those expected to make use of the new facility are athletes training for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Preparations for the 2014 event involve the refurbishment of a number of existing venues to give local sports men and women access to world class facilities ahead of the games.

Commissioned by Glasgow City Council, the development features grandstand seating for up to 5,000 people, grass and all weather pitches, a 400m outdoor running track, 100m indoor running track, fitness suites and cafe area. EIC delivered the heating and ventilation, internal lighting, floodlighting, CCTV and fire alarm systems and plant works for the whole site.

Ian Lyall, managing director of EIC, said the team was delighted to have secured the contract for such a high profile scheme. He said: "There is genuine pride among the team working on this contract who felt they were contributing something important for local athletes, youngsters, and the city as a whole, as this stadium will be used as a training facility in the run up to the 2014 games."

He added: "EIC has a longstanding relationship with Barr Construction in Scotland which has remained strong because of our ability to build and maintain relationships and our capacity to provide a consistently high quality of service on each and every project. This contract gives EIC the chance to show we are ahead of the game when
it comes to our expertise and we have capability to deliver a world-beating service for our clients."

Based in Warwickshire, EIC has a network of regional centres around the UK which enables it to deliver services on both a national and local level. Renowned for its mechanical and electrical installation expertise and its specialist test and maintenance division, EIC is increasingly being retained by a growing number of clients for mechanical, electrical, building fabric maintenance (MEBF).