Chelsea Football Club, Cobham Training Ground

The project carried out by MJ Abbott involved the construction of one hybrid turf pitch using the SISGrass reinforcement system, re-levelling and seeding a 6ha area of training pitches, levelling and draining of the technical area, and installation of ball stop fencing.

The scope of works comprised:

Academy Pitch 1 ("Match Pitch")

• Removal of vegetation using Koro fraise mower
• Cut and fill earthworks to establish designed levels
• Installation of primary drainage system
• Irrigation system provided by club's contractor
• Installation of geotextile membrane
• Import and spread gravel carpet and lower sand layer
• Import and spread upper rootzone layer
• Final cultivation and seeding
• Installation of SISGrass hybrid pitch reinforcement system
• General landscaping

Training Pitches - 6ha area

• Removal of vegetation using Koro fraise mower
• Rotovate within topsoil depth and carry out minor re-grading to improve surface levels
• Final cultivation and seeding
• General landscaping

Other Works

• Installation of ball stop netting to First Team area
• Installation of 600mm diameter culvert to infill existing ditch
• Carry out landscaping including flood attenuation bund construction
• Re-grading within existing topsoil depth, installation of primary and secondary drainage, topdressing, cultivation and seeding to create Match Pitch Technical Area.

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