The ice pad is supported by a 1,600sqm of decking built in the lake. This provides a flat surface for the ice pad and public areas around the ice. The size of the structure is 54m x 41m and it is 13m high. The structure is made from galvanized steel truss and a tensile membrane. 350m of truss was designed and manufactured especially for the project.
Tim Norman commented: "ESS had to coordinate the work of two designers, three engineers and eight major sub-contractors to design, fabricate, deliver and install twenty truck loads of materials into the middle one of the UK's most popular tourist attractions in an eight week period with the deadline of the opening party. We were able to do so in the face of some of the worst weather Cornwall has had in the past twenty years. This project is testimony to the superb teamwork and commitment shown by every single person involved."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
