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26 Feb

Eco-friendly Design – Reducing your Carbon Footprint

As focus falls on reducing the carbon footprint of businesses, gym operators are increasingly turning to new technologies to become more eco-friendly. We explain how this can help save money as well as the planet… Some elements of gym design will never change but the big development we have seen recently is in technology. This

03 Jul

Building a better future

Cutting carbon emissions is the responsibility of us all. However, those operating in the leisure sector play an important part in reducing energy consumption. The building sector accounts for 40 per cent of the EU’s energy usage and offers the largest single potential for energy efficiency, [source: The Carbon Trust] so we must not underestimate

Createability have a good knowledge of the leisure industry and understood our needs for high quality and minimum disruption during the works. They were adaptive to issues and provided workable solutions if there was something to overcome. I would be more than happy to work with them again. [Read More...]

Peter Head, Property Project Manager, Droitwich District Council
"GLL are proud to operate The Link on behalf of Swindon Borough Council. The Centre stayed open during Createability’s improvements which have transformed The Link – which was already a popular leisure centre – into something fit for the 21st Century and ready to welcome a new generation of users.” Ian Cotgrave, Managing Director at Createability added: “This has been an exciting project for Createability to be managing, as we have a successful 22-year working relationship with GLL. The Link Centre is the perfect example of what we do best, which is to transform old spaces, maximising underused areas, to provide the community with new, more current facilities. This was a large three-phase project and our design team worked diligently to ensure all the space was fully utilised and all the facilities and rooms work cohesively together.” [Read More]

Jamie Coleshill, Regional Director for the West - Greenwich Leisure Ltd
“Working with the Createability team was smooth from planning through to completion. Their design and build package allowed us to turn two under-utilised squash courts into a light, airy, modern gym, which is attracting and retaining more members than ever. The gym forms part of a dual-use facility agreement that sees Halo working in conjunction with Bridgnorth Endowed School, Createability was sympathetic to the other users of the building during the construction phase, resulting in limited impact on pupils, teachers and other leisure centre users. The project was delivered on time and within budget – RESULT."

Phil Moore, Group Technical Manager, Halo Leisure
“We were very impressed with how professional Createability was, the quality and standard of work is of an exceptionally high level, and the project was completed slightly early and to budget. The attention to detail was first-class, with due diligence paid to the schools brand, which is key to QAS’s identity. Everyone, without exception, who has seen the new fitness suite loves it. We would most certainly use Createability again.” [Read More...]

Ed Hellings, Director of Finannce & Admin. - Queen Anne's School
"This was an excellent project, delivered in a “live” environment, with a great quality products and very happy client." - Cwmbran Leisure Centre [Read More]

Sarah Watts, Chief Exec., Alliance Leisure Services
"This was a well finished project delivered on time despite us adding a large amount of extras in the last month of the contract. The whole team were helpful and approachable, including the workmen on site which was hugely important to us as a school."

Business Manager, Freemantle C of E Community Academy
"Here's an enormous thank you for your company's enormous effort, precision and professionalism throughout the fit out of our new club. You've delivered a product that sits superbly well in the fitness industry, and I'm a very happy man. It's very rare to find a company that is willing to go beyond what's required, and deliver brilliantly. I will without question only use Createability for all my future gyms to come."

Mark Anthony, Chief Executive, Rush Fitness Group
“Middleton Pool was built back in 1957 as an open air lido, but a roof was put on in 1989 to ensure the pool was viable 12 months a year. However, people now demand a wider choice for their exercise options and so adding a fitness suite to the offering was a natural progression. Createability’s plans look amazing and we are all really excited to see the finished result.” [Read More]

Simon Churchman, Contracts Manager
"This was a reasonably complex refurbishment on an existing facility within a new contract and so it was important that the project went well without any unnecessary delays or problems. The contractor delivered the project to the required time frames and standards in what was almost a turnkey operation" Parkside Swimming Pool, Cambridge Read More...

Roy Clarke, Head of Corporate Technical Services, GLL
"This project was completed in a live environment - Aside from the area under refurbishment no losses of facilities were report during the construction period. The over finish of the project and the time taken to deliver it were well above expectations." Abbey Pool Complex, Cambridge Read More...

Roy Clarke, Head of Corporate Technical Services, GLL
"Works included the fitting of a building - including changing room provision for wet and dry changing rooms, premium gym, dance studio, reception area and Cafe. All works were completed within budget, time scales and to a high quality - overall we were more than satisfied with the final finish."

Lucy murray-Robertson, Project Co-ordinator, Greenwich Leisure Ltd
I leave on Friday (6^th) 2014 and am taking this opportunity to thank those that have been most important in getting One Leisure to where it is now. We’ve had an excellent relationship with Createability since day one when we set off on the squash conversion project at St Ives, right through to the redevelopment of Huntingdon and the Spa facility. On many occasions between I’ve had contact for a variety of reasons and never once felt short-changed in the speed of response, courtesy and professionalism offered. It was always greatly appreciated. May I wish you and your team every success in the years to come. I can’t tell you my successor (I don’t know) nor can I tell you where I’m off though I have one live application that is of great interest

Simon Bell, General Manager of One Leisure
The project was delivered in a professional and positive manner throughout, to budget and on time. The quality of information provided throughout the project was excellent and aided critical decision making on both options and costs.

Darren Lamb, Director of Operations, North Country Leisure
Throughout the project there was effective communication with the Createability team. Any concerns from either party were dealt with swiftly in a professional manner. I consider the standard of workmanship to have been good with all snagging issues being dealt with efficiently.

David Wright, Active Luton
Createability provided a thoroughly professional and efficient service which was a key factor in the project being completed on time and our client being very complimentary of the work completed. We would certainly work with Createability again and recommend them as an excellent project partner.

Keiran Mullarkey, Nuffield Health
There were inherent issues of keeping the Centre open whilst work took place but Createability managed the project expertly and public disruption was minimised…Public response has been excellent and the centre is well ahead of target financial projections. We remain in healthy contact with Createability and would not hesitate to use them if a similar project arose.

Simon Bell, One Leisure, Huntingdon District Council, General Manager
Createability provided an innovative solution which met our business needs and have proven to be both flexible and supportive to changes throughout the scheme. The project was delivered on time and on budget in a positive spirit of partnership.

Joel Chapman, Tone Leisure, Commercial Director
Createability worked with us to explore the possibilities this extra space could include. Getting advice from a practical building and cost perspective was extremely useful and the visuals provided helped us to see how the options would look. Now the work is finished it has become obvious just how accurate these were.

Bevis Moynan, Centre Manager Huntingdon Leisure Centre
Createability’s attention to detail on the development has provided a product that is a cut above the usual expectation of budget clubs. Our theory and differentiation from other budget brands lies in the sum of many small things, and over delivering on people’s expectations. We see all this as part of a retention strategy, as we lack the obvious magnets of swimming pools and saunas. For example we’ve made the showers spectacularly good. The idea is to focus on the detail that most people notice. We’re really pleased with how well the opening has gone and have had lots of great feedback. Getting the site open on time and within budget was all about Createability’s experience in this field. A very professional, very capable bunch who we’d unhesitatingly use again.

Rupert Mackenzie-Hill, CEO, Kiss Gyms
The redevelopment has worked on a number of levels; income generation, staff morale and customer perception. At some stage in the future the Centre may be rebuilt but this sends a clear message to our customers that the Council is prepared to reinvest in its leisure provision and at a standard that equates to that of local private sector operators. The reception area has been reinvigorated and the team have renewed levels of enthusiasm. I’ve worked with a number of building contractors and wouldn’t use all of them again – but I would use Createability. Their standard of workmanship was of a high quality and the interaction we had with the on-site team was good, which is particularly helpful during what can be a disruptive period.

Kerry Taylor, Centre Manager, King Alfred Leisure Centre