Brook Leisure Centre

Continuing our partnership with Heron Bros, Dowds Group was an integral part of the team who completed four state-of-the-art leisure centres in Belfast City Council’s £105M investment in their ambitious Leisure Transformation Programme. The facilities provide great opportunity for the surrounding areas and communities in Belfast, and hopefully the next young sports stars of Northern Ireland will use these facilities.

Dowds Group were contracted to provide comprehensive Mechanical and Electrical services for Brook Leisure Centre, on a site close to the former Brook Activity Centre in Twinbrook. From a mechanical services perspective, the systems installed in Brook and Lisnasharragh were similar in design, and detailed out to suit the building layout and the needs of the client. We worked closely with the main contractor Heron Bros, JCP Consulting Ltd, McAdam Design, and Belfast City Council from initial design concept through to completion. 

Together we were able to deliver the project on budget, each tailored to their particular needs. Although there was common ground between the two centres, there was still a level of customisation with Belfast City Council keen to ensure both would have their own unique selling point. For Lisnasharragh that would come in the form of an eight-lane swimming pool and the role as leading Aquatic Centre in Belfast; whilst Brook’s emphasis would be on ‘outdoor leisure provision’, with eight 3G pitches.

Mechanical and Electrical work was completed at the £15m Brook Leisure Centre in November 2019, with the £20m Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre following suit. Not only was the installation on budget and fully fit for purpose, it also proved particularly client-friendly. We streamlined the supply chain we used for plant manufacturers and specialist systems which allows Belfast City Council to set up maintenance contracts across each of the centres,

For more than four decades Dowds has been delivering quality installations to a diverse range of clients throughout the UK & Ireland, earning a glowing reputation across the Health, Education, Commercial and Industrial sectors. The new facilities at Lisnasharragh and Brook also provide further evidence of expertise in the multi-faceted and often complicated leisure arena. 

“For Dowds Group this was a great opportunity to work with Belfast City Council to deliver these fantastic new leisure facilities for the community,” Jack added. Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Daniel Baker, who opened both Lisnasharragh and Brook, is in no doubt that the Dowds’ efforts, and those of the entire construction team have achieved their goal and commented: “The facilities will play a vital role in improving health and well-being in the local communities, which is a central aim of the Belfast Agenda, the city’s community plan.”

Follow the link to find out more information on what the Brook Leisure Centre has to offer - https://www.better.org.uk/leis...