Galliford Try to build new Leeds Beckett sports facility

Galliford Try has secured a £29.3m contract to build a new teaching and research building at Leeds Beckett University’s Headingley campus.The project involves the construction of a new home for the Carnegie School of Sport, including dedicated research laboratories, hypoxic laboratory, health and wellbeing studio, an indoor rooftop sprint track for performance training and analysis, a roof walking track and terrace, enhanced strength and conditioning space and changing and recovery facilities.There will also be networking spaces for students, staff and visitors, a café, informal teaching space and learning support that will foster inter-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing.Leeds City Council granted planning consent for the project earlier this year.