Swansea.com Stadium get championship overhaul thanks to a South Wales painting firm

Swansea City’s Swansea.com Stadium recently underwent an external decorative overhaul with Wardle Painters to improve the stadium’s aesthetic by making key repairs. 

Officially opened to fans in South Wales in July 2005, the stadium’s external paintwork had a warranty in place before major maintenance was expected to be required. However, just two years later, problems began to appear.

Its refurbishment was in the making for some time, starting with initial contact with the original suppliers to understand how this project would be addressed and how the processes and procedures would integrate with the day to day running of the stadium. Following this initial review, Wardle Painters was officially awarded the project contract in Autumn 2020 to refurbish all four stands. 

Gordon David from Swansea City FC said: “Swansea.com Stadium is a home away from home for our loyal Swansea City fans and it was important that we were able to turn to Wardle Painters to refurbish the external steelwork. We’re thrilled with the results and it’s fantastic to see the stadium look as good as new.”

Starting with an initial clean of the entire structure to remove algae and built-up grime, Wardle Painters was responsible for surface preparation and application of the protective coating system. It was determined that some areas required intense surface preparation which consequently meant specialist procedures and precautions had to be undertaken, meaning the Wardle team needed to hold the necessary accreditations to carry this aspect of the works safely.

Speaking of the work at Swansea.com Stadium, Nigel Curtis of Wardle Painters explained: “Like every piece of work we undertake, quality was of the utmost importance to us. Perhaps even more so on this project as this was our first major stadium renovation.

“Throughout the process, the paint supplier made independent audits of our work as well as a final inspection where it was concluded that the work carried out exceeded the recommended specification and was of a very acceptable standard. Our team worked tirelessly on the project and we’re very proud of the result.”

Starting in September 2020, the project took just 11 months to complete.