Work is continuing on a £15 million sports park facility in Wales.

The new Sports Park at the University of South Wales will see modern sports acilities developed close to the Pontypridd Campus in Rhydyfelin.

Features include an internal full size 4G playing surface, as well as a strength and conditioning laboratory with 12 stations, modern teaching facilities, offices and an observation/viewing gallery overlooking pitches.

Pick Everard was appointed to the scheme through the Scape Project Management and Quantity Surveying framework, which has since been superseded by the Scape Built Environment Consultancy Services framework. During site investigations, extensive historic mine workings were discovered within the site at Rhydyfelin.

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Overall, work on the development is expected to be complete by November.

Mike Petersen, director at Pick Everard, said: "Delivering first class facilities in the higher education sector is key to nurturing tomorrow's sports men and women. This project will provide first class facilities for users and enable the University to excel and lead in its field.

"We are delighted to be working with the University of South Wales and look forward to delivering this project."

Rob Cleaver, regional director at Pick Everard, added: "The discovery of historic mines did threaten to cause a major delay to the project due to the need for extensive investigations and significant additional groundworks to make it suitable for construction works to begin.

"We minimised delays to the project that this discovery presented by securing the site and distributing arising earthworks while designs for the new building were still being developed. By re-programming the works we ensured teaching areas could be occupied in time for the new academic year."

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