Pyramids Centre Leisure Project

The Pyramids Centre Leisure Project

The Pyramids Centre Leisure Complex Project

Project Details

Client: G & E Projects
Contractor: Brymor Construction
Location: Portsmouth
Project Type: Leisure
Project Value (approx): 2.5m
Year Completed: 2022

The Pyramids Centre

Project Overview

The Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth has had a new lease of life with a £2.5m makeover. The ageing facility is now a modern leisure complex offering a fun attraction to the local families. The new facilities include a state-of-the-art gym, trampoline, and soft play park.

Helmsman was sub-contracted to supply the lockers and cubicles package providing a turnkey solution to create a modern and sharp changing room area with a comfortable feel.

For the Pyramids Centre leisure project we manufactured, delivered, and installed modern laminate lockers of 3 and 5 doors. They are heavy duty and suitable for a wet environment. A row of three-compartment lockers have an integrated cantilever seat stand matching the Abet Walnut (616) laminate lockers and cubicles. The integrated seat stand on these lockers is a great space-saving solution and is perfect for this area.

The front line cubicle range fitted the requirements for the toilet and shower cubicles, installed alongside the lockers. The Walnut laminate runs throughout these changing rooms as one of the dominant colours. The cubicle partitions are in Abet Light Grey (478) to separate each cubicle and bring light into the space to complement the rest of the interior.

The vanity units and timber integrated plumbing system (IPS) panels are also manufactured from the matching laminate. The IPS in the toilet cubicles are the same colour as the partitions, giving a natural flow throughout. The wall to floor benches and free-standing benches are in Walnut laminate colour as laminate slats are perfect and protected in the wet areas.

Most importantly Helmsman has a dedicated and experienced in-house design team supported by its on-site factory. From the outset, we bring a combination of skills and creativity to influence our clients’ decision-making to ensure that concepts turn into reality. From start to finish, we are committed to providing high standards and exceeding customer expectations.

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Looking Back on the Dairy Hall Leisure Centre Project

Looking Back on the Dairy Hall Leisure Centre Project

Dairy Hall leisure centre in Northern Ireland opened its doors back in 2018. Helmsman had the opportunity to work closely with Heron Bros contractors on this project to supply, deliver and install both glass and leisure lockers. The facilities promote links between external and internal areas to promote cross usage and opportunities for external ‘pop-up’ events. This centre has something for everyone. The modern indoor and outdoor leisure facilities including a fitness suite, swimming with children’s splash zone, a high-quality spa, an indoor sports hall, an outdoor covered pitch, an outdoor adventure playground, a wheel park for skateboarding, BMX and other wheeled activities and also a Mountain Biking provision.

The site maximises the potential for any future expansion, including the green space, which was also carefully considered. The uses of modern construction methods also ensure the maintenance and running costs of the site are minimal.

Looking back at this leisure centre project, both dry and wet areas were supplied, delivered and installed with lockers for the gym, spa and swimming facilities. The leisure glass lockers came in one, two and three compartments with silk-blue doors. These lockers were fully cladded on stands for easy upkeep. The changing rooms have motion lighting, which set the mood for the luxurious space with an added appeal to the overall look.

Other changing areas have several leisure lockers. We manufactured these from Formica laminate colour range in a mixture of tropical greens, violets and blues. Bodies were made from aluminium, complete with radiused internal corners to suit wet environments. Helmsman offers a complete package for leisure projects, including cubicles, benches, IPS duct panels and vanities.

This 30 million pound leisure project was one of the firsts for Helmsman. The unique and luxury style has provided a place for everyone and allows them to respond to ever-changing demand.

Check out the original Dairy Hall leisure centre case study here.

Down Leisure Centre Revisit

Down Leisure Centre Revisit

Down Leisure Centre Revisit

Down Leisure Centre Revisit

Three Years On…

We are reminiscing the Down Leisure Centre, this high-quality, luxurious project in Northern Ireland was a great success. To this day, this project is still one of the most atmospheric, where it sticks in your memory and your feeling. The feeling of freshness and nature showcases earth and life into the changing rooms.

The mixture of the lime green glass lockers and the walnut laminate leisure lockers brings the outside in, and the natural clear glass cubicles keep the balance in the colour scheme. Down leisure centre continues to enhance customer experience giving that ‘feel-good’ factor.

Paul Maginn, the main contractor says “Downpatrick Leisure Centre was a bespoke project for Felix O’Hare which included the installation of several high specification products. They delivered a good quality project in line with the specification requirements”. It has been great to build a new relationship, which has continued blossoming. Helmsman continues to work by these high standards providing high-quality products.

Check out the full case study from 2018 here.

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Leisure Centre Refurbishment

Kendal Leisure Centre Lockers and Cubicles Project

Project Details

Client: Kendal Leisure Centre
Location: Kendal, South Lakeland
Project Type: Leisure Centre
Year Completed: 2016

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Project Overview

We are delighted to have been part of this refurbishment at Kendal Leisure Centre in Cumbria. It has fantastic gym facilities, a 25-metre swimming pool, learner pool and indoor sports hall. The centre also includes studios, conference suites and a 900 seat theatre and arts venue.

Our installation team started this project by fitting our brand of the Front Line changing room cubicles. They fitted the cubicles with inward opening doors. Next benches were fitted inside the cubicles at either side which provides a seat whilst changing. Thereafter, the Frontline toilet cubicles, shower cubicles, family changing areas, baby and disability changing areas were completed. The changing room cubicles were supplied with anti-peep rails. Anti-peeps rails are physical barriers fitted at the top of the cubicles. These are used to prevent heads from peering over the top of one cubicle to the next. In other words, they provide additional privacy for the users whilst changing.

Our leisure lockers in a range of two doors and three doors were placed and bolted together. These are lockers and are ideal for use in swimming pool areas. The lockers were fitted with secure combination locks. These locks are popular for lockers storing mobile phones and other valuables. Grey and lime green colours were used throughout the entire changing room. When all the furniture was fitted, including the vanity shelves the changing rooms looked fantastic.

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Down Leisure Centre Lockers and Cubicles

Down Leisure Centre Lockers and Cubicles

Project Details

Client: Down Leisure Centre
Contractor: Graham Group
Location: Co. Down N. Ireland
Project Type: Leisure
Architect: Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects
Project Value (approx): 260k
Year Completed: 2018

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Project Overview

Ever wonder if colour, texture or lighting can affect our mood? Can these features really make a difference when choosing a locker? Just visit the changing rooms at the state of the art Down Leisure Centre in Downpatrick, view the lockers and make up your own mind.

We are proud to have been involved with this fantastic Leisure Centre in Downpatrick.  The lockers and cubicles designed by Kennedy Fitzgerald Architects incorporate many elements of atmospherics. The colour green has given feelings of freshness and nature.  Whilst the colour brown in the walnut laminate doors relates to the earth and life. When these colours are combined they are effectively bringing the outside in. Finally, the LED lighting is positioned in the changing rooms in a way that reflects off our high spec glass lockers and cubicles.

We supplied leisure lockers with walnut Formica doors. These are located beside the luscious lime coloured glass lockers and compliment each other beautifully. We fitted matching vanity shelving and GRP bench seating. All these textures and colours engage the senses and uplift the customer giving them the feel-good factor.

Supplied in a clear interlayer and panel glass, the glass shower and toilet cubicles complete the overall look of the changing rooms. This project oozes luxury and quality on all fronts. We are delighted to add to the customer experience with our quality lockers and cubicles at Down Leisure Centre.

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Dairy Hall Leisure Centre

Dairy Hall Leisure Centre Lockers and Cubicles

Dairy Hall Leisure Centre

Project Details

Client: Dairy Hall Leisure Centre
Contractor: Heron Bros Ltd
Location: Newtownards N. Ireland
Project Type: Leisure
Project Value (approx): 30m
Year Completed: 2018

Dairy Hall Leisure Centre

Project Overview

We are delighted to have supplied this multi-million-pound complex with lockers for Leisure Centre in Newtownards. The centre hosts three swimming pools, a gym, spa facilities, spin and dance studios, a six-court sports hall, changing areas and all the modern accessories to complement their spaces.

Their high-quality health and fitness changing facilities were fitted with leisure glass lockers in the form of our leisure lockers in one compartment, two-compartment and three compartments fitted with 10mm glass-silk blue doors. These lockers were installed onto plinths under bulkheads with attractive motion-sensor operated LED downlighting (supplied by other trades) to add to the appeal of the glass doors. We also supplied cubicles, bench seating, IPS which complemented the area.

The wet side changing and dry sports changing areas were supplied with leisure lockers. Locker doors were selected from the Formica range in a mix of violet, heather and grey, red, yellow and oak, leaf green, lime and grey and tropical blue, blue and grey.

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Lockers and Cubicles University of Strathclyde

Lockers and Fully Framed Cubicles University Sports Facilities

Project Details

Client: University of Strathclyde
Contractor: Graham Group
Location: Strathclyde, Scotland
Project Type: Education
Project Value (approx): 200k
Year Completed: 2018

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leisure lockers

Project Overview

This was our first new Fully Framed Cubicle System installed in a brand new Sport, Health and Wellbeing facility at the University of Strathclyde.

Here the changing rooms meet modern expectations which are spacious, clean and bright. Our lockers and leisure changing, toilet and shower cubicles bench seating, vanity shelves, disabled use lockers and vanity units are in operation. The layout of the changing rooms, the mix of materials used, and the array of colours create a lasting first impression of these fantastic facilities.

The complex contains a six-lane 25m swimming pool, a spectacular 180 piece fitness suite, two four-court sports halls, two squash courts, a dance studio in addition to various specialist health facilities. We are delighted to be part of this success story.

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