Potters’ £12 million goal gets engineering boost

An East Midlands engineering consultancy is supporting the creation of a “state-of-the-art” facility that aims to strengthen a football club’s Premier League ambitions.

Nottingham-based Caulmert is providing structural, civil and geotechnical engineering services for Stoke City’s new £12 million training centre at Clayton Wood. 

The two-storey facility will feature a gym, pool, cryotherapy suites and more, supporting the Championship club’s drive to become a Premier League side once more. 

Associate structural engineer Ranjan Apputhurai is overseeing the project for Caulmert, which had a seven-strong team working on the scheme.

He said: “We were involved in the extension to the existing training facility at Clayton Wood around a decade ago, so to be part of the new building is fantastic.

“It is going to be an impressive state-of-the-art centre for elite sports people to come to work every day, and it will be great to see the positive impact the investment will have on the pitch.”

John Coates, Stoke City’s chairman, told the club’s official website: “We want to be more successful than we’ve ever been in the past. 

“We realise that’s a very long-term aim with a lot of building blocks along the way to achieving that.

“This project is one of those building blocks starting to take shape, one that we believe will help create an elite sporting environment, will help us attract the right players at first team and academy level and will give our coaches the best environment in which to develop players and ultimately make us successful.”

Caulmert is working on the project alongside AFL Architects and contractor Speller Metcalfe. 

The training facility is due for completion by the end of 2025.

Rob Lashford, director at Speller Metcalfe, added: “We're delighted to be working on creating a state-of-the-art facility at Stoke City Football Club’s training ground.

“Speller Metcalfe is committed to delivering fantastic facilities for grassroots players through to top-performance athletes, and this major development will have a lasting and positive impact on sport at the highest level, as well as inspiring younger players coming up through the ranks.

“This is a major development for the club, and we look forward to delivering a state-of-the-art facility that supports the players and the team.”

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