Other sizeable structures include Fulham Football Club, Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club, Anfield Main Stand, Wimbledon Court One and Emirates Stadium, Sandwell Aquatics (2022 Commonwealth Games) – and Spain’s most visited architectural landmark La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
This new waterfront stadium on the banks of the Mersey will have capacity for almost 53,000 sporting fans when it opens its doors midway through the 2024-2025 season.. During its ongoing dramatic transformation, Brilliant Ideas has played a small part in this big-league scheme – supplying a series of products to our clients Severfield, EH Smith Builders Merchants and Laing O Rourke.
Large hole covers
Used on the pre-cast concrete floors located within the cores.
Stacker Packers
35mm x 35mm and 70mm x 70mm in four thickness variations for the precast concrete terracing upstands and bearing locations.
Fire Retardant Foam Grout Check
10 size variations (some with sticky backs) to retain grout to the precast concrete terracing bearing locations.
Movement Bearer Grout Boxes
19mm and 22mm stud option, used on the bearing stud to assist with movement caused by thermal effects.
GRP Precast Rolling Rods
To roll the precast concrete step blocks into their final position (2 sizes)
HDPE Horseshoe Shims
130mm x 100mm, used on the precast concrete vomitory walls (3 thickness variations)
Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Steelwork contractor: Severfield
Precast concrete terracing: Banagher Precast
Being built by BAM UK, this 23,500-capacity music first indoor arena will host the world’s greatest concerts and gigs when it opens in April 2024 – at the time of writing, just 9-months to go! For this mammoth project, we’ve supplied construction products to BAM UK, Severfield, Evans Precast and A Mini Crane Hire Company.
Stacker Packers
70mm x 70mm (4 thickness variations) for the precast concrete terracing bearing locations.
Fire Retardant Foam Grout Check
10 size variations (and some with sticky backs) used to retain grout to the precast concrete terracing bearing locations.
Movement Bearer Grout Boxes
2 size variations (19mm and 22mm stud option) used on the bearing stud to assist with movement caused by thermal effects.
ALIMATS® interlocking and handleable crane mats
For mobile cranes and MEWP platforms.
Main Contractor: BAM UK
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield
Precast Concrete Terracing Contractor: Macrete
Some Architectural Precast Elements: Evans Precast
The ideas for our innovations come from our very own Chris Massey. As well as being the CEO of Brilliant Ideas, and MD of our sister company Beresford’s Flooring – he’s a brilliant inventor. That’s why our industry colleagues Laing O’Rourke, Severfield and FP McCann every now and then approach us for our input when looking at new product development. Our products are all independently tested and proven.