Euroclad video footage shows the 'completed' job of Portsmouth's South Stand upgrade

Impressive overhead footage of the work carried out on Fratton Park’s South Stand has emerged.
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Euroclad Group – a leading international supplier of architectural metal building solutions to the construction industry – have upload video of the ‘completed’ job on YouTube, following the refurbishment of the stand’s roof.

Cladding was also enhanced to the back of the structure, which was built for £20,000 back in 1925, as the Blues’ Tornante owners invested a six-fugure sum into this phase of their Fratton Park vision.

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The significant upgrade started back in March and included the erection of new floodlights along the stand’s new-look 360-foot long roof.

They replaced the 57-year-old, 35m-high floodlights that overlooked the ground and were decommissioned at the end of last season.

Pompey also submitted a planning application to the city council in May for the erection of a new TV gantry at the top of the Archibald Leitch-designed stand.

PMC Construction managed the design and build, with Euroclad and Industrial Roofing, Cladding and Consultancy Ltd also key partners in the project.

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The Euroclad footage of the completed phase was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, November 12 - and provides details of what went into the construction.

For example, it reveals that a new 2,300m-squared Euroclad Trapezoidal roof was installed, while cladding at the back – aimed to prevent rain leaking through and flooding – ‘provides a fire-rated wall’.

The roof is also painted Blue, which stands out amid the grey structures overlooking the Fratton End, North Stand and Milton End frames.

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