David Lloyds - Leeds

David Lloyds Leisure center - Leeds

The £1.5m refurbishment of the David Lloyd Leisure health club in Leeds has recently been completed, with the £400k overhaul of the changing rooms one of three major projects that Ridgeway Furniture undertook for David Lloyd in 2010 in conjunction with JM Scully.

The Lockers

The club wanted to increase the size of its lockers from 300mm to 400mm wide, to better accommodate the needs of the tennis-playing members. Ridgeway supplied the club with lockers, benches, vanity units, toilet cubicles and an IPS (integrated panelling system). The three refurbished changing rooms are all designed with both luxury and practicality in mind. The main male and female locker rooms have separate zones for families, where large cubicles with baby change areas and bespoke playpens are housed. Meanwhile a separate family changing room, designed for both parents to use with their children, offers six private changing cubicles.

The lockers are manufactured with cream carcasses and walnut veneer doors, creating a contemporary feel to the changing room. David Lloyd Leisure has for several years now used a two-piece security latch lock, operated using a four-digit code, and this has been also used at the Leeds site. This lock is manufactured from 4mm powder-coated steel and is extremely strong and secure. In addition, it removes the key management hassle experienced by clubs with coin return locks. 

Bench Seats

The bench seats are constructed from solid wood with a padded faux leather cushion, which gives a feel of both elegance and luxury. Meanwhile the dry vanity units are designed with Arctic White Corian tops to give a clean, modern feel, while recessed light – installed behind a glass downstand – creates a warm atmosphere. The wet vanity units have stone tops with a blue glass upstand and tiled downstand and wall-to-wall mirrors.

Cubicles and IPS

The toilet cubicles and IPS are manufactured from solid grade laminate – a strong, self-supporting material that can be used in furniture or decorative applications with a colour or woodgrain face. It is extremely hard-wearing, so is excellent in high traffic areas, as well as high moisture and humidity environments.

Details

The installation took place over an 11-week programme in a live club environment. This added complexity to the project, as many different trades were on-site simultaneously in an effort to keep the changing rooms closed for as short a time as possible.

Ridgeway has completed over 15 major locker installations for David Lloyd over the last five years.

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