AELTC Confirms Additional Roof Plans

22 Nov 2016 | tshego

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Wimbledon has appointed Sheffield-based engineering company SCX to build a second retractable roof at The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).

As part of the multi-million pound project by the AELTC to develop the No.1 Court, the roof will cover an increased capacity seating area and a transformed grass court arena for all weather conditions.

The new roof will cover an area of around 5,500m² and will be deployed or retracted in around eight minutes. The roof will be divided in two sections, with ten bays which will be clamped on either side by prismatic steel trusses.

SCX will design and supply all mechanical and electrical equipment as well as the construction of all the component that make up the movable sections of the roof.

Simon Eastwood, SCX group managing director, said: “We are very proud to have built the original retractable roof on Centre Court, so to be chosen by the AELTC to work on No.1 Court is a real honour.

“SCX is now one of the leading builders of kinetic architecture in the UK and this contract has taken our order book to record levels.”

SCX managing director, Simon Eastwood said: “Wimbledon is the world’s greatest tennis tournament, and we are incredibly proud to be part of the work on No.1 Court. Our technical innovation and engineering expertise helped us to produce a highly successful retractable roof for Centre Court, and we expect this project to be just as successful.”