Award for Leisurezone

The £50m Harlow Leisurezone has been recognised as the most impressive new commercial project in East Anglia.

Gym at Harlow Leisurezone

Judges at the LABC East Anglia Awards described the leisure centre as “a spectacular multi-purpose leisure facility with a variety of intriguing spaces.”

As the winner of the commercial award the project had to display the “positive outcomes that can be achieved through the whole team being committed to building in quality” and that the team had performed a key role in the design and overall project management of a building that could be recognised by the judges as “the most impressive new commercial project in the region.”

The leisure centre was officially opened in January by Minister of Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson and boasts a 25m pool, three covered tennis courts, eight badminton courts, gym, crèche, multi-function spaces, and on-site catering and bars.

David Taylor, Schal’s project manager for Leisurezone praised the centre:

“This building is a deserved winner because of its regenerative impact on the wider community. Having also been accredited with a listing in the Official London 2012 Olympic Pre-Games Training Camp Guide, it displays how effectively Schal can manage such a large project.”

The project was also runner up in the 2011 RICS Eastern Regeneration awards, and was highly commended.