“We began the project in October 2014 with a relatively small budget of around £100k, against a tight deadline to complete by Christmas 2015 while keeping the existing site operational at all times. With no specific design brief provided, we worked closely with Nottingham Rugby to ensure we were designing and building a system that would meet fully meet their needs.”
Our director continues, “The floodlights in particular needed careful consideration. They of course needed to do their job – ensuring the players can see clearly on the pitch and the spectators are able to follow the match – but they also had a mounting height restriction of 15m and needed to exude minimum glare / spill lighting to remain unobtrusive to The Bay’s neighbours.”
In our dedication to quality and only providing the very best solutions, we produced several designs for the floodlights, overcame installation issues i.e. high water table making foundations for the masts difficult, before partnering with fellow Nottinghamshire company, Abacus Lighting, to provide the 2kw metal halide luminaires to give the best available colour rendering.
“The McCann team did an excellent job in upgrading our ground, causing minimal disruption during what was sometimes a challenging project,” said Steve Smith, General Manager of Nottingham Rugby. “They completed the job on time, on budget, enabling our players to continue their training uninterrupted. We couldn’t be more pleased with the improvement at The Bay.”
Having designed and installed The Bay’s entire electrical infrastructure, we will also now provide the maintenance – keeping Nottingham Rugby well and truly out of the shadows in the future.
