Translucent GRP (glass reinforced plastic) roofing and cladding designed, produced and supplied by Mallusk-based Brett Martin’s Daylight Systems division, will encircle the new football and rugby stadium at the £83 million Leigh Sports Village in the north of England.

The village has been included in the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide, which is currently being distributed to competing nations across the world.

“Our rooflights can be found in many of the world’s major sports stadia, including Wembley Stadium, Old Trafford and the Kensington Oval which hosted the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup,” said managing director Laurence Martin.

“We are very pleased to be so closely involved in bringing the stadium at Leigh Sports Village into being as it will be an important community asset as well as being in the Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for the London Olympics.”

Tom Ogilvy, MD of the Daylight Systems division, said the versatility of the rooflights enabled them to be used to make significant architectural statement.

“We work closely with architects, consulting engineers and contractors, providing them with the benefit of our technical expertise as well as the finished product.”

More than 4,000m² of the firm’s Trilite Ultra 45 GRP sheeting will adorn the stadium, a 10,000-seater arena is currently being constructed by Hall Construction Services for the Greenbank Partnership.

Some 3,600m² of Brett Martin’s tinted profiled sheet was specified by Insight Technical Services for the canopies that extend the aluminium standing seam roof across the pitch. This is supplemented by 500m² of tinted profiled sheet underneath the terraces to complement the louvered external walls of the concourse.

Brett Martin’s heavy-duty Trilite Ultra sheets were selected to create a light and airy atmosphere while protecting spectators from the elements, and to allow natural daylight to reach the grass pitch, which is a top-grade surface to withstand the mix of rugby and football.