Alliance Leisure completes new cycle studio

Craiglockhart Leisure and Tennis Centre in Edinburgh has unveiled a newly completed, purpose-built spin studio, delivered through the UK Leisure Framework, by Alliance Leisure and supported by a specialist team of Scotland-based delivery partners.

Completed in just six weeks, the £246,000 project has transformed an underused lower-floor social space within the centre into a modern, immersive indoor cycling studio, while allowing the leisure centre to remain fully operational throughout the build. The development provides a dedicated new home for Edinburgh Leisure’s popular group cycling programme and marks a significant milestone in the centre’s post-COVID recovery.

Alliance Leisure led the project from inception to completion, coordinating a collaborative delivery team made up entirely of Scottish specialists. Works were delivered by lead contractor Thomas Johnstone Ltd, with design by Wellwood Leslie Architects, mechanical and electrical consultancy from Wallace Whittle, audio-visual and lighting installation by Hutchi, and principal designer oversight provided by ABT Safety.

The new spin studio has been designed to support a high-energy, immersive class experience, featuring advanced sound and lighting systems to enhance programmes such as Les Mills Sprint and RPM. Crucially, the facility enables Edinburgh Leisure to reinstate its full indoor cycling timetable for the first time since the pandemic, responding to strong member demand and increasing capacity for peak-time and evening classes.