A Dorset steel construction company has helped transform a football club’s ground with the successful completion of a new stand. REIDsteel worked directly with Maidstone United to design, draw, fabricate and erect the £850,000 structure at the club’s Gallagher Stadium – including steelwork, cladding, 500m of handrails and disabled access ramps.
The Christchurch-based firm finished the 1,768 capacity stand in time for a grand opening in front of a bumper crowd before the club’s Vanarama National League match against Sutton United.
Structural steel company REIDsteel has the capability to design, ship and erect entire buildings anywhere in the world – from factories in Mauritius and bridges in Africa to aircraft hangars and industrial buildings in the UK.
The Maidstone United stand is the latest to be erected by REIDsteel. Previous projects have included the landmark Holte End at Aston Villa FC’s Villa Park as well as stands for Portsmouth FC and Charlton Athletic.
Project engineer Toby Hill-Cousins said: “The stand significantly enhances Maidstone’s capacity and allows it to meet National League standards.
“It is a unique structure as it can accommodate 1768 standing fans but also has the capacity to be adapted in the future to accommodate 884 seated fans by removing intermediate steel infill panels and bolting in seats.
“This detail was very well executed and planned by our team and the architect Steve Harrison of Arete Architects in Maidstone, who did a tremendous job from the initial design and with the co-ordination between us and the other trades.
“It was a pleasure to work with Maidstone United and we hope the new stand will give fans all the support they need to cheer Maidstone to success on the field and help the club grow off the pitch too.”
The fully galvanized 81-tonne, steel-framed standing terrace has been built behind one of the goals.
It consists of 11 double standing rows, formed with non-slip metal decking supported by a series of steel rakers.
The stand has a 11m-wide cantilevering steel roof structure, which includes a 1m-high facia for advertising.
A bumper crowd of 2,929 fans packed the stadium for the official opening.
Owners Oliver Ash and Terry Casey were joined by manager Jay Saunders’ son Fran to perform the honours.
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