Putting Oldham on the national sporting map, the town’s new leisure centre is now home to two pools, fitness gym, sports hall, indoor bowling area and exercise studios. Situated in the public square at the entrance to the centre are 12 bespoke planters, supplied by Kinley.

CaseStudyOldham Leisure Centre

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Case Study: Oldham Leisure Centre

Products: Perimeta Planterline Bespoke

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Multi-level planters feature at new Oldham Leisure Centre

Oldham Community Leisure and Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council tasked GT Architects and contractor Willmott Dixon with creating a venue suitable for attracting major regional sporting competitions. Landscape architecture firm OOBE were enlisted by the main contractor to create an external space intended to draw visitors to the site.

OOBE set out to design an outside space with several bespoke features including granite seats, tilted light stacks and striking planters. Work on the project included landscaping improvements and public realm works to create an attractive outside area.

Featured in the project designs were raised planters ranging in height from 0.6m to 2.9m, each set at different angles to complete the outside stepped area. Contractor Willmott Dixon chose to use Kinley’s Planterline Bespoke Corten Steel planters with a flush top edge to realise OOBE’s vision of custom multi-level planters. Leaving a narrow drainage gap between the paving and planters during installation removed any potential for staining of the paving by the Corten panels.

Kinley’s InvolvementKinley’s ability to provide completely bespoke planters appealed to the contractor and Planterline Bespoke provided a number of benefits to the project. Crafted from Corten Steel, the planters are robust and the material is self-healing, meaning any scratches sustained by the planters simply rust over.

Case Study: Oldham Leisure Centre

Products: Perimeta Planterline Bespoke

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Products installed: Perimeta Planterline BespokeBespoke 3 mm folded steel panel system

Application: Planterline Corten Steel planters are available as bespoke units or as modular steel flat packed options. The open base structure allows the units to be set into the ground whilst also enabling the plants and shrubs to access the soil below. The units provide a very robust framework and with 2mm or 3mm walls they are far slimmer in profile than stone or timber.

Case Study: Oldham Leisure Centre

Products: Perimeta Planterline Bespoke

Reference: CS-PLCC-0417

The planters were delivered as a number of bolt together units, ensuring straightforward installation on the construction site. The unique folded design on the panels means that the planters are able to maintain a rigid structure without being too heavy. Kinley worked alongside Willmott Dixon throughout every stage of the construction process, beginning at the initial specification and design of the planters right through to on-site support during installation.

Project partners:Architects: GT Architectswww.gt-architects.com

Landscape Architects: OOBEwww.oobe.co.uk

Installers: Willmott Dixonwww.willmottdixon.co.uk

The leisure centre at Oldham is a hub for recreational activity in the town and it’s set to showcase leading regional and televised sporting events. We’re pleased to see that the completed project is already having such a positive impact on the town.

Stuart Bowie – Director, Kinley

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Case Study: Oldham Leisure Centre

Products: Perimeta Planterline Bespoke

Reference: CS-PLCC-0417