Newcastle United FC, Temporary Club Store

The Project

Easiaccess were asked to provide ramp access for a temporary merchandise store at Newcastle United Football Club while the permanent store was refurbished. Faced with tight deadlines, we conducted a site survey on May 6 and completed the installation within a week, by May 13. The ramp, featuring safety handrails, highlighted edges, and a smooth threshold, was designed for public use and could be relocated after the 12-week period. Our efficient turnaround and quality installation ensured the store opened on schedule, delighting both the client and the football club.

Application: Public Access
Location: St James’ Park Club Store, Newcastle
System: Step Unit, Ramp and Platform

Requirements

The customer for this project was a company that supplies and installs modular buildings that are used to provide merchandise stores for professional sports clubs. They had contracted to install a new temporary merchandise store for Newcastle United Football Club. This was designed to be used for a total of 12 weeks while the permanent kit store within St James’ Park was being refurbished ready for the beginning of the new football season.

Within this project we were asked to survey a working construction site, once the modular buildings had been installed in the proposed location, and to discuss all available options with the client, about the surface of the ramp given its use by the public. There were quite tight timescales with the project, so we needed to carry out a survey as soon as the building works commenced. The equipment needed to be installed as soon as the buildings were ready so that the building could open as planned and ensure there was sufficient ramped access.

Easiaccess were able to survey this on the 6th May and the equipment was all installed at site by 13th May, so overall a turn around time of 1 week from survey to installation.

Features

The ramp needed to be suitable and fit for purpose, following on from our site survey we determined that the ramp needed to have the following specification:

  • Balustrade Handrails – this is required within non domestic settings at heights of over 380mm
  • The ramp was 5.8m in total and included the main platform of 2700x2500mm
  • 1 : 15 gradient as per surveyors recommendation.
  • Continuous handrails – we used our standard connectors which allow continuous handrails meaning we could ensure compliance.
  • 1100mm high balustrade handrails to all level walkway areas

End Result

The install was completed within 12 hours, our installers were able to liaise with the office staff and keep them up to date with any goings on and the project management team were able keep the client up to date with the install.

It was proposed that the ramp be removed once no longer needed (12 weeks) and then move to another location where our client can reinstall the ramp/steps to another site. This was a very interesting project to work on, in light of our employees’ interest in Newcastle United , it was also great to work in such a city centre location.

The client was very happy with the install, and we were delighted to be able to assist our client and also Newcastle United Football Club in the opening of their new merchandise store

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