Middlesex University, UK

Middlesex University has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art health and sport teaching facilities. The impressive new development, situated within the West Stand of the StoneX Stadium and home to the Saracens, forges a close and unique relationship between a professional sports club (currently rated top in the UK and Europe) and Middlesex. Giving the University a niche market reputation in attracting students from all around the UK, as well as internationally.

Eleiko were selected to outfit the new Health and Fitness Suite and High Performance Strength and Conditioning area at the University’s new purpose built site. To support not only teaching and training but the necessary research and consultancy that is carried out at as part of their high-quality programmes.

“There really wasn’t much debate around the primary strength equipment provider for our new Strength and Conditioning facility. Eleiko is a world-renowned brand with a stellar reputation. A brand that many of us coaches and academics use ourselves and are familiar with, so we knew we would be getting the best quality equipment and service.”

Providing an end-to-end service, Eleiko fulfilled both suites from facility design stage, right through to install. Prestera Half Racks, complete with an array of strength attachments, custom-branded IWF Weightlifting Training discs and smart storage solutions create highly functional strength spaces within both rooms. Allowing the University to transform how they utilise the space and provide new training possibilities for students and lecturers.

Eleiko Prestera, our modular, customisable strength system is being adopted across sporting universities and performance centres UK wide, activating varied training methods with distinctive configurations to redefine what is possible for floor plans and training.

“The equipment had to be durable and used not only for training but teaching and research too. We worked collaboratively on the development of the space which was helpful in ensuring we had everything we needed to fulfill our needs both academically and practically. We now have the perfect space to develop highly knowledgeable coaches and sport scientists with practical experience.” – Shyam Chavda, Sport Science Technical Tutor at Middlesex University