Sport and Landscape Development was acquired in 1998 as a specialist division within Strategic Leisure, although as an organisation it has been around for much longer. It offers a complete Consultancy Service for the design, construction and performance assessment of natural and synthetic sports facilities.

Sport and Landscape Development has considerable experience of all recent and current government driven initiatives including Active England, Football Foundation and New Opportunities Fund.

• Natural Turf
• Synthetic Turf
• Unbound Mineral Surfaces
• Drainage
• Artificial Surfaces
• Playgrounds
• Safety Play Surfaces
• Floodlighting
• Security Fencing
• Landscapes

Sport and Landscape Development offers a complete feasibility, design, contract management and quality control service in the following areas:

Feasibility Studies - Site assessment, surveys, soil analysis, existing facilities, budget forecasts

Documentation - Reports, specifications, contract documents, Health & Safety Stage 1, tenders, drawings, schedules of rates

Administration - Preparation of select list, invitations, tender evaluation

Contract Management - Site supervision, quality control of labour and materials CDM, testing, programming

Performance Assessment - Existing quality, standards, grounds maintenance, CCT, Best value benchmarking

Government Driven Initiatives - Active England, Football Foundation, New Opportunities Fund.

Miscellaneous - Training, seminars, claims, arbitration

Please feel free to contact SLD to discuss your needs and requirements and how the team can effectively solve your sports provision problems. Contact Steve Thomas, Associate Director (Head of SLD): 0115 966 7440, stevethomas@sldevelopment.co.uk