22/03/10 Consolidate supporting Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games

Ground engineering specialist Consolidate has completed its work to stabilise the site for the new National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome, providing the ultimate support for the Cycling and Badminton venue at Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games

Working with main contractor I & H Brown Ltd of Perth and consulting engineer Mason Evans Partnership, Consolidate infilled and stabilised two mine shafts and associated seams at the brown-field site in the Parkhead district of the city.

Consolidate, already familiar with the area and the seams for treatment, having previously completed major ground consolidation projects on adjacent sites – Kiers Belvedere Hospital residential development and West of Scotland Housing Association’s social housing development at Camlachie – anticipates its local knowledge and local employees being of service again for the Commonwealth Games Village development and the East End Regeneration Route in 2010.

Beaton Sutherland, managing director of Consolidate, said: “the Commonwealth Games will be a showcase event for Scotland and Glasgow in 2014, and the venues and infrastructure a valuable inheritance thereafter. More importantly perhaps right now, in the current economic climate, the Games are providing a focus and stimulus for local companies and local workers trusting that the City Fathers will ensure that these businesses and employers which support Glasgow’s people and economy will continue to flourish.”     

Consolidate has had a long association with the City of Glasgow  which is home to many of its employees so was particularly delighted to have won this contract to support the Games.

Consolidates material support is provided by 41,400 tonnes of cement and pulverised fuel ash grout injected into the abandoned mine workings through 4290 boreholes drilled to depths of up to 50 meters utilising the full capability of our fleet of high powered Casagrande drill rigs.

The National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome will be a major stimulus in the regeneration of the east end of Glasgow, providing world-class facilities for international, national, regional and local events as well a community sports centre facility.