Gymnastics & Martial Arts Centre, Birmingham

Contract Value: £7.0 million

The GMAC, as it has become known, has a 1840 m2 gymnastic training hall with two floor areas to accommodate both traditional floor exercise and rhythmic gymnastics, a variety of fixed apparatus and tumble runs. It also has a spectator capacity for up to 460 people on retractable seating which when pulled back creates a further sports area for trampolining. In addition, there is three martial arts areas to provide for aikido, judo, karate, ju-jitsu, kendo and wrestling. When not in use for martial arts one of the rooms will be used for aerobics and other types of exercise classes, demonstrating the versatility of the new facility.