Work starts on Terriers training ground redevelopment

Huddersfield Town have begun work on the redevelopment of their PPG Canalside training complex.The first stage of the project is now underway, with the Frank Whittle Partnership Group creating the showpiece pitch on the newly-acquired land on the north east of the site.The new pitch will be a hybrid Desso GrassMaster surface, complete with undersoil heating, high-spec floodlights, and a covered stand for supporters.The work is designed to bring the facility up to Premier League standards and has been support by an investment of between £15m and £20m by chairman Dean Hoyle and the board of directors.The second stage of the project will comprise a new First Team building, featuring a hydrotherapy suite, new changing rooms and gymnasiums, medical treatment areas, analysis theatre, a new media suite and office and dining spaces for staff.Plans for the training complex redevelopment were previously presented to Kirklees Council in September 2018.