Project Win – Harrogate Hydro

We are delighted to share another recent project win for ISG and Harrogate Borough Council. The Hydro Leisure Centre is located in the Jennyfields area of  Harrogate and will be undergoing a large refurbishment totalling £11.8m of works.

Our works will include the new pad foundations, lift pit and the extension of the ground floor slab. Further alterations will be made to the existing drainage, and there will new drainage installed to accommodate the new layout.

The project will develop the existing building into a modern and energy-efficient two-storey extension, with a new entrance, cafe and reception area. Other features inside the Hydro include a new 400 sqm fitness suite with sauna and steam rooms and much improved changing area facilities. There will be demolition to the existing entrance creating space for a larger cafe and reception area on the ground floor. There will also be an area for new bicycle storage and six electric vehicle charging points.

This win comes shortly after the success of starting works at the Knaresborough Leisure Centre last month, as part of a huge overhaul of upgrading these public facilities and making them fit for purpose, as well as significantly more energy efficient. Through careful energy monitoring and control systems, these measures invested by Harrogate Borough Council have so far included the installation of solar panels and various insulation improvements in order to halve the carbon footprint generated.  These actions come as a result of the bid won by the Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) public sector decarbonisation scheme.

The works for this multi-million pound refurbishment project will be completed by April 2023.