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Project Profiles Contents Page 2 3 2 1 Contents 9 8 7 6 5 4 Project Profiles Contents 1 Who Are We? ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 04 2 The Team ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 08 3 Experience & Clients ������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 4 SX Track Experience ������������������������������������������������������������������������������16 5 National Track Experience ����������������������������������������������������������������� 26 6 Pump Track Experience ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 7 Skate Park Experience ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 64 8 MTB Courses & Bike Skills Areas Experience �������������������������� 76 9 References ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Page 2 Page Contents Contents “The final product easily demonstrated their years of know-how with a compelling and dynamic design”: Declan O’Hallaran- Cambridge City Council 1 Who Are We? Page 4 Page Who Are We? We? Who Are Who Are We? We are a British Cycling approved track building company based near the Midlands. We have completed numerous projects around the world for a wide variety of clients, such as: • The BMX venue for the London 2012 Olympics. • The BMX SX track and Pump Track at the UCI World Headquarters at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. • Birmingham 2012 BMX World Championship track. • New Zealand’s 2013 BMX World Championship Track. • National Cycling Centre BMX SX track. • Glasgow 2018 European Games BMX SX Track and Pump Track. We have completed over 100 Cycling projects since forming in 2008 and around 60 of these are pump tracks. We have assisted British Cycling and the UCI by offering specialist consultancy We have in house resources and all the relevant machinery to utilise and complete any cycle projects to an exemplary standard. Page 6 Page We employ only skilled driven individuals who all have massive experience in the cycle track development and construction. Who Are We? We? Who Are We have a wealth of experience working for charitable organisations, schools, sports clubs, Parish Councils, Town Councils, City Councils, Governing Bodies and also the Cycling World Governing Body the UCI. 2 The Team Page 8 Page The Team The Team Resources The Team Resources • All in house staff have previous experience on cycle track and skatepark construction projects. • All labour have worked on at least 5 separate cycle track and skatepark projects throughout the UK or worldwide. • All management to have personally worked on at least 2 Clark Bridgett Kent Bridgett Olympic standard facilities for World Governing Body the UCI. Contracts Manager/ Contracts Manager/ • All management have worked on at least 10 UK National Site Manager Site Manager projects. • All managers / supervisors to have successfully managed projects exceeding £200k individual project value. Jane Bridgett Jonathan Lane Jermey Donaldson Peter Brewster Contract admin/ Senior Supervisor Architect Safety Advisor Office admin PB Safety Solutions Ltd Ryan Alcock Supervisor Woodrow Bridgett Designer/Plant Operator Karl Mayer PR Rep/Plant Operator Ben Holliday Plant Operator/ Groundworker John Coppen Concrete Finishes Sam Pulley Concrete Finishes Lewis Glover Steelwork Specialist Page 10 Page Peter Roberts Groundworker Robert Dobson Groundworker The Team The Team 3 Clients & Experience Page 12 Page Experience Experience Our Clients Our Experience Below is a list of some of our valued Clients who we have successfully worked At C&K we execute a wide range of varied cycling facility projects from pump for in the past. tracks to international BMX supercross tracks, to national standard BMX Tracks, to MTB Tracks and maintenance. We include a selection of recent project profiles to illustrate the type of quality work we undertake and ability to tackle a range of project types. Local Authority’s Cycling Federations Birmingham City Council The UCI The company’s growth has been based on repeat business from our growing Cambridge City Council World Cycling Centre client base. They are organisations with whom we work continually, proving Southwark Council British Cycling that we regularly produce a high quality project solutions on time, and within Cheshire West and Chester Council National Cycling centre budget. Cheshire East Council US Cycling Shropshire County Council United States Olympic Committee Telford and Wrekin Council French Cycling Kent County Council German Cycling Bury St Edmunds Town Council Portuguese Cycling Wyre Forest District Council New Zealand Cycling Tamworth Borough Council Norway Cycling Others Major Contractors London 2012 Bam Nuttall Glasgow 2018 Kier JCB Volker Fitzpatrick National Trust Balfour Beatty Forestry Commission Ground Control Lee Valley Velo Park Berkley Homes Access Sport Page 14 Page Giving Young People Opportunities Experience Experience 4 SX Track Experience Page 16 Page Experience Experience London Olympics Glasgow European Championship Track In the summer of 2011 Clark & Kent Contractors C&K ere approached in the summer of 2017 by Glasgow was contacted in advance of the Games for a 2018 to offer consultancy and design work with regards pre-Olympic test event arranged by London to a new super-cross track and facility which was Prepares 2011. due to be the track for the upcoming European BMX After working alongside the UCI track builder championships. In addition too this they wanted us on this ambitious project, it was agreed that to guide a design and overawe brief workshop with a Clark & Kent would take on the job of the BMX variety of stakeholders in this internationally televised Supercross (SX) track rebuild for the 2012 competition. London Olympic Games. To be approached by the London Organising This was to be Scotlands first facility to incorporate an Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic 8m & 5m start hills, along with split first and second Games (LOCOG to build the new BMX Track straights to facilitate for both challenge class and for the 30th Modern Olympiad in Stratford, elite level riders. With a design based on the current London was not just a tremendous challenge UCI guidelines, the goal was to provide both but also a dream come true for the Clark & Kent a safe yet challenging track. The design was construction team. to incorporate a varying degree of jumps, Hopefully, the pictures can do full justice to the incorporating a Pro Section and rhythm section Olympic BMX track, the workmanship and the while at the same time ensuring younger riders attention to detail that the project demanded. were also catered for. The adapted Olympic BMX track, which hosted the BMX cycling competition in the 2012 With this in mind, we where able to develop a London Olympics, was reopened to the public comprehensive shared straight system, using nearly two years later on March 4th, 2014. both the five and eight meter hills for various The floodlit 400-metre track at the former classes. Due to the nature of competition to be Olympic Park in Stratford has now been held on the track, it’s final length clocked in at adapted so that the public can use it. The four hundred meters, marginally bigger than Olympic BMX track is open to all bikers, from the length of some other UK based SX tracks reflected in the build time, taking around 20 weeks from beginners to advanced. but indie with current UCI guidelines. concept to completion. The project was delivered on time The toughest Olympic challenges remain so and under budget, receiving recognition and merit from that advanced and experienced riders can test There scale of the construction operation was both riders and officials alike. themselves on the Olympic course. The BMX track is part of the Lee Valley Along side this, a fully implemented drainage system VeloPark, which also has eight kilometres of was installed, in order to cope with the large volumes mountain bike trails and a one-mile road racing of rainfall Scotland experiences, as well as a full flood circuit. Page 18 Page lighting system to enable riding at night time as well as Floodlights mean that riders can use the track day. Groundworks and earth moving was a large factor in into to late evening, and there is a cafe, cycle this project, with almost the entire track being built from hire facility and workshops as well as coaching the ground up. All three berms where built with adverse Experience Experience available for bike riding visitors. weather conditions also in mind, using both a sub base, base and topping layers to ensure no slipping of the topping surface, and also low rate of deterioration over time due to weather. Birmingham SX Track Auckland SX Track Following on from their success at building the Clark & Kent Contractors joined the design BMX track for the BMX World Championships team that was brought together to build the 2012 in Birmingham UK, Clark & Kent venue for the 2012 BMX World Championships Contractors were invited by Bike New Zealand hosted in Birmingham at the National Indoor to repeat the success overseas. Arena. In 2013, Bike New Zealand selected Clark & Clark & Kent staff worked with key people from Kent as their specialist contractor to build the British Cycling (BC) along with Grant White, the track for the 2013 BMX World Championships to BC National BMX Squad’s head coach in order be held in Auckland, New Zealand. to complete the ambitious project. The BMX building project demanded a huge
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