Norwich City Football Club competes in the Premier League,
after winning the 2018-19 EFL Championship title.
The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have
played their home games at the Carrow Road stadium, where continued investment
has improved the facilities at the ground, training complex and now the base
for the clubs Academy teams.
The Colney Road Training Complex for the first team squad has undergone an impressive transformation. A new gym block ajoins the existing first team building and the new Academy base and further refurbishments have upgraded changing facilities and added a players lounge and a state-of-the-art match analysis and training room.
Norwich City Football Club wishes to be seen within the
football world as a genuine leader in developing young talent and as a club
that provides pathway and opportunity. During the 2019 closed season the
Academy moved into their new purpose-built accommodation.
Offering improved training, sports science and education
facilities were key considerations when planning a new home for the Academy,
aiming to attract the best talent and the best developers of talent befitting
of the Academy’s Category 1 status.
Designed by LSI Architects and built by Pentaco
Construction, the Acadamy hub provided eight player changing rooms, support
spaces along with two physiotherapy rooms and a reception area for parents and
players.
The upstairs accommodation, incorporated a player lounge, three
training rooms, support offices, a match analysis suite and an open plan administration
area for up to 40 staff.
With a reputation for supplying Premier League clubs with
Executive seating for their stadiums and training complexes, Ferco was engaged
to provide their ARC Max seat for the Football Clubs first team Match Analysis room
at the Colney Training Ground and the ARC Max Wrimatic for the training room
within the Academy complex.
The ARC Max is a fully upholstered seat with high backrest
and superior padding. Its ergonomically shaped seat with a contoured back
provides extra lumbar support.
The Academy training room ARC Max seats feature an
incorporated A3 writing tablet and is designed for comfort, function and
versatility.
Virtually unbreakable, the Wrimatic is an integrated writing
tablet which stows neatly when not in use and has been load tested to 240kg -
making it the world's most robust A3 tablet.
The seats in both locations feature an embroidered Norwich City club crest.
Photographs by Richard Osbourne.
