The National Indoor Sports Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome has been designed to host badminton and cycling events at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. One of the biggest indoor sports facilities of its kind in Europe, it is located on a 10.5 hectare site in the East End of Glasgow, close to Celtic Park and the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village.

The complex will be the principal new dedicated sports facility for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It includes Scotland’s first indoor velodrome with a 250-metre cycle track, which marks the celebrated successes of Sir Chris Hoy and other British cyclists.

The indoor arena will have 5,000 spectator seats when set up for sporting competitions, while the Velodrome, with its permanent capacity for 2,000 seated and 500 standing spectators, can expand to 4,000 seats at Games time. The facility is to become the new headquarters of sportscotland, the national sports agency and will also be the administrative base for several other national sports federations.

The high capacity heating and hot water requirements throughout the facility, including the changing rooms and spa areas, are met by 6 Hoval UltraGas 1000D boilers. These are among the largest in the UltraGas range.

The specification was based on market leading efficiency and cost effective heating performance delivered by the patented aluFer heat exchanger. High output is achieved using multiple boilers with a central controller. UltraGas boilers are low on emissions due to Ultraclean combustion. Only basic maintenance is required and intelligent design details make the boilers simple to operate.

Hoval boilers will service this world class sporting facility well beyond the 2014 Commonwealth Games as a long term asset for the people of Glasgow and will benefit sports men and women for future decades.