Tensile Sports Halls

Tensile Sports Halls & Sports Facilities

J & J Carter designs, manufactures and installs bespoke tensile sports halls and sports facilities for organisations that need high-quality, flexible indoor space for sport, training and recreation.

Our tensile fabric structures provide large, clear-span environments without the need for internal columns, making them suitable for applications including football, tennis, cricket, hockey, athletics, education and multi-sport facilities.

We deliver both frame-fabric sports buildings and air-supported sports halls, with solutions designed around the size, use, location and performance requirements of each project.

From initial concept and structural engineering through to membrane manufacture, steel fabrication and installation, our team can provide an integrated tensile construction service.

Planning a new sports facility? Talk to our team about your project.

Bespoke tensile sports facilities

A sports facility needs to do more than provide shelter from the weather. It needs to provide the space, playing conditions, durability and flexibility required by the people using it every day.

Tensile fabric structures are particularly well suited to sports applications because they can create large, unobstructed spaces while allowing natural light into the building. J & J Carter can design sports buildings for a wide range of applications, including:

• Indoor football facilities
• Football training grounds
• Indoor tennis courts
• Cricket training facilities
• Indoor hockey facilities
• Multi-sport halls
• School sports facilities
• University sports facilities
• Sports club facilities
• Professional training facilities
• Covered sports areas
• Leisure facilities

Every project is designed according to its intended use. The structure can incorporate requirements such as lighting, ventilation, HVAC equipment and other building services where appropriate.

Frame-fabric or air-supported: which sports hall is right for you?

The best structural solution depends on how you plan to use the facility, the site, the required span, and the building's operational requirements.

There is no single solution for every sports facility. We assess the requirements of each project before recommending the appropriate structure.

Air Supported Sports Halls (airdomes)

These continuous, soft roof membrane structures are supported by air pressure - unnoticeable to the occupants - within a totally enclosed space. Inflatable sports halls are ideal for recreational applications such as tennis courts, swimming pools and hockey arenas, as well as industrial applications such as warehouses and bulk storage reservoirs. They can be fabricated to accommodate virtually any shape and floor plan. Among its other advantages, the air structure is fully relocatable.

Frame-Fabric Sports Structures

We use steel to make our fabric sports structures as it offers even greater spans than aluminium. By using steel framing, it is possible for us to design the building to incorporate extra loads such as internal gantry cranes, HVAC systems and lighting. All buildings are clad with a PVC Coated Polyester, which has special top lacquer that helps to inhibit atmospheric dirt, thus giving a long-lasting investment. Typical applications include sports domes, football practice grounds, and even warehouses and production halls. Our building systems offer a quick construction method, longevity, low cost, low maintenance, aesthetic design and good playing conditions.

Take a look at some of the sports dome projects we have done below. If you have any questions or would like to request a quote, please contact us here.

Sports Facilities for Year-Round Use

Tensile structures can provide practical indoor environments for a variety of sports and recreational activities.

For football, they can create protected training environments and indoor pitches. For tennis, tensile structures can provide covered courts for year-round play. They can also be used for cricket training, hockey, schools and universities, leisure facilities and multi-sport applications.

Because each structure is designed around its intended use, factors such as playing dimensions, clear height, lighting, ventilation and access can be considered from the beginning of the project.

This flexibility is one of the key advantages of tensile sports construction.

Why choose J & J Carter?

J & J Carter has specialist experience in the design and construction of tensile fabric structures and tensile architecture.

We combine structural engineering, steel fabrication, membrane manufacture and installation to provide a coordinated approach to tensile construction.

Rather than working from a standard building design, we develop each structure around the requirements of the project. This allows the architecture, structure and membrane to work together from the outset.

Whether you are planning a new sports facility, extending existing sporting provision or looking for an alternative to conventional construction, our team can help establish the most appropriate solution.