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New park coming down the road from me updated pics
Blacky:
Its deceiving the old bowl was huge and took a good amount of Space. Now this one is half the size i think it's mainly for scooters now as the council would never listen to anyone. I was involved in getting the old bowl. As always they went for the "cheaper" option so many other great plans were drawn. Not sure who the contractor is. But I do know that non of them have ever had anything to do with bmx,skateboard or anything along those lines. They simply said it's good mioney
TwoBobRob:
A lot of the concrete skatepark companies use contractors to actually pour their parks. That's why you get such variations in quality from the same firm nationwide.
It also appears to permit a nice way to swerve warranty issues, which makes them despicable in my opinion.
Councils are putting in concrete parks in the belief they are maintenance free. Completely untrue. The maintenance and warranty issues can be huge - I was looking at a concrete park local to me recently that is around 10 years old. It has separated and sunk. You now have cracks, gaps and steps that fail all current playground and skatepark regulations and are unrepairable. The only solution for this particular park is the bulldozer.
From memory, it was 200k when it went in. For the same money and same size plot, my company could install a steel frame and plywood or composite riding surfaced park and maintain it to the highest standards for 20 years plus, including a redesign/rebuild so it evolves with the sport. Try explaining/selling that to a council though - virtually impossible.
I love concrete parks. I grew up at Rom but I hate what these new firms are doing to the industry and ultimately the sport. They're getting it wrong, they know it and they don't care. Grrr!
Blacky:
The company is wheelscape. Anyone know anything about them apart from building parks the length of a bmx
GT-Timmo:
Is that Phil Charnley from Sheffield way in the grey Vans top. If it isn't hes got a double.
Blacky:
--- Quote from: GT-Timmo on January 13, 2015, 07:10 PM ---Is that Phil Charnley from Sheffield way in the grey Vans top. If it isn't hes got a double.
--- End quote ---
No that's a mate of mine
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