{"id":527804,"date":"2025-08-28T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=527804"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:35:20","slug":"mclaren-confirmed-to-build-280m-cardiff-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/mclaren-confirmed-to-build-280m-cardiff-arena-28-08-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren confirmed to build \u00a3280m Cardiff arena and hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"171\">McLaren Construction has been chosen to build a long-planned indoor arena and hotel in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"361\">The 16,500-capacity arena, part of the city\u2019s Atlantic Wharf regeneration programme, will be developed by a consortium of entertainment firm Live Nation and Robertson Property.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"361\">The scheme also includes a 182-room hotel and a public plaza.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"361\">Data intelligence provider Glenigan values the job at \u00a3280m (see boxout for full list of subcontractors).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"361\">Cardiff Council is the client. According to the council, the arena will anchor wider plans to redevelop the 30-acre site in Cardiff Bay.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"629\">Financial close on the project follows more than a decade of planning, with the scheme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/cardiff-arena-project-redesigned-due-to-materials-inflation-30-10-2023\/\">previously subject to delays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"629\">The venue is scheduled to open in 2028.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"789\">Architects HOK and Populous designed the scheme, which is expected to attract more than one million visitors each year and create 1,000 jobs when operational.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1007\">Construction will prioritise sustainability and social value targets, with the development aiming to boost the visitor economy and act as a catalyst for wider regeneration in one of Wales\u2019s most deprived communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1135\">The procurement route and contract type have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1384\">Live Nation senior vice-president for arena and venue development Graham Walters said the project will meet consumer demand for entertainment in the region. Robertson Group chief executive Elliot Robertson called the arena a \u201ccatalyst for growth\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factfile\">\n<p><strong>Subcontractors for Cardiff arena and hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Piling &#8211; Keller<\/li>\n<li>Groundworks &#8211; Churngold<\/li>\n<li>Concrete cores and slabs &#8211; Midwest<\/li>\n<li>Precast &#8211; FP McCann<\/li>\n<li>Steel Frame &#8211; JD Pierce<\/li>\n<li>Envelope &#8211; FK Group<\/li>\n<li>MEP &#8211; CMB<\/li>\n<li>Lifts &#8211; Kone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frame &#8211; Met Structures<\/li>\n<li>MEP &#8211; Highadmit<\/li>\n<li>Pods &#8211; Walker Modular<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Source: Robertson Property announcement\/McLaren<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLaren Construction has been chosen to build a long-planned indoor arena and hotel in Cardiff. The 16,500-capacity arena, part of the city\u2019s Atlantic Wharf regeneration programme, will be developed by a consortium of entertainment firm Live Nation and Robertson Property. The scheme also includes a 182-room hotel and a public plaza. 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