BAM appointed for £23.9m Larkhall Leisure Centre

South West Scotland Limited and South Lanarkshire Council have appointed BAM Construction as the Tier 1 Contractor for the new £23.9m Larkhall Leisure Centre.

BAM will be supported by Holmes Miller Architects, Blyth and Blyth consulting engineers, and Wallace Whittle environmental building services on the project.

The project team has been tasked with achieving Passivhaus standards to meet energy efficiencies which will provide significant carbon and revenue savings for the new Larkhall Leisure Centre.

Shaun Sands, Programme Director, hub South West Scotland Limited said: “We look forward to working with the community in developing this new state of the art leisure facility that will also work towards achieving the council’s net zero targets.”

Following the appointment of BAM Construction, enabling work is scheduled to get underway in spring 2025 with the main construction work commencing in late 2025 and completing in 2027.

Alison Brown, the council’s head of Enterprise and Sustainable Development, added: “We have secured funding to construct the new leisure facility and now that the project team has been formally appointed, they will be looking at opportunities to maximise the space within the available budget, which will be subject to engagement with the local community in the coming months.”

Jim Ward, Regional Director, BAM, added: “We will deliver a quality project for the community of Larkhall.”