Sutton Coldfield see the light!

New LED floodlights are being installed at Coles Lane, home of Sutton Coldfield Town.

The project to replace their ageing and inefficient floodlights has been in planning for three years, and these will now be replaced with the latest technology.

Costing £110k, the work was given the thumbs up by the club’s board last week following a £68k grant from the stadium improvement fund, a £20k community grant from Sutton Coldfield Town Council plus funding from within the club.

The new LED floodlights consist of a four mast system, which will help remove obstacles in the main entrance. The LED lights will use less electricity, are brighter and can be individually switched on and off at each mast and are even dimmable. They are also fully controllable from a mobile phone app.

Sutton Coldfield Light

Sutton Coldfield Light

The work is being carried out by Musco, a world leader in the field having just finished the lights at several Premier League grounds and previously at Wembley.

A club spokesperson said: “We are really grateful to the FA and Sutton Coldfield Town Council for this support without which we couldn't have proceeded.

“It is a fast track project having been ready to go as soon as we heard about our grant applications and should be completed around the end of June.

“Let's hope we have some football to try them out soon!”

It’s the latest improvement made to the Coles Lane ground, with work over the past 10 years including the installation of a 3G pitch, new perimeter fencing, new turnstiles, staircase to the stand, new stand by the clubhouse, new toilets in the clubhouse, new referees changing rooms, improvements to the two bars with new tills and credit card machines plus many other smaller projects.

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