Bovis Lend Lease is to build The Scottish National Arena, set to be ranked one of the top five arenas in the world.
Considered one of the UK's leading project management and
construction companies, Bovis Lend Lease, who previously worked on
the SECC and the Clyde Auditorium, fought off stiff competition
during a formal tender process.
John Sharkey, SECC CEO comments: "It is our commitment to work
with the very best in the business to achieve our vision for the Scottish National Arena as
one of world's leading venues. Bovis Lend Lease has a proven
track record of delivering our requirements on schedule and with
their experience and capabilities, they will help us make our
vision a reality."
The project will create employment opportunities for up to 3000
people over the course of the construction which is planned to
commence in February 2011 and will be completed by 2013. The
arena will be used as a key venue in the 2014
Commonwealth Games.
Expected to have in excess of one million visitors a year, the
12,000 seat Scottish National Arena will be a key venue for the
2014 Commonwealth Games and will further cement Glasgow's position
as a premiere destination for large scale international
events.
Designed by Foster + Partners and situated on the SECC campus
alongside the River Clyde in Glasgow, the dramatic venue will
become one of the most sophisticated venues in Europe to provide
specialised conference, exhibition, and concert facilities on one
site.
Source:
Glasgow 2014