HUTCHIES’ A QUARTERLY NEWSLET TER FOR HUTCHINSON BUILDERS
APRIL 2021
Hutchies and Cowboys team up in a high performance move HUTCHIES’ long-term relationship with the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys has produced an exciting new destination on the Townsville landscape, with the naming of the club’s new home, built by Hutchies, as The Hutchinson Builders Centre. Known as the Cowboys Community, Training and High Performance Centre during planning and construction, The Hutchinson Builders Centre is a $40 million co-tenanted facility located beside Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. The new name coincides with the announcement of Hutchies joining the club as a major partner on a 10-year deal, building on the Cowboys’ relationship with Hutchies’ North Queensland office. The naming is a key milestone in the club’s development of the new state-of-the-art, multi-purpose facility, which continued to take shape through a COVID-affected year to be on target and ready for the 2021 NRL season. The facility has been fitted out with the latest in professional sport training technology. It has a large gym space, indoor training arena (which converts from synthetic grass to a basketball court), altitude training room, resistance pools, and a full-fledged physiotherapy space. The centre also includes a theatre room for game review, a sleep room for players, as well as a full-sized outdoor training field. Cowboys’ chairman, Lewis Ramsay, joined Hutchies and special guests at the centre for the naming rights announcement. “We are thrilled to have reached this exciting stage of our wonderful new facility – to be officially adding The Hutchinson Builders Centre as a highly attractive destination on Northern Australia’s community, sporting and economic radars,” Mr Ramsay said. “It’s also a fantastic synergy to be partnering with Hutchinson Builders, who are extremely
Hutchies’ Jack Hutchinson Jnr with Cowboys’ former captain and rugby league legend, Johnathan Thurston. respected not only for their diverse construction portfolio, but for their strong community values and ongoing contribution here in North Queensland. “We thank Hutchinson Builders for their support and, together, we will ensure The Hutchinson Builders Centre delivers on its powerful potential for our team, club, stakeholders and this great region.” Chairman Scott Hutchinson said it was a proud day for Hutchies. “When we look at this magnificent new facility, our people are immensely proud as builders, North Queenslanders and Cowboys fans,” said Scott. “We’re just as proud to lend our name to this prestigious new location and to show our long-term support for this powerhouse NRL club and their community vision. “We wish the club and the team every success in their new home.” The Hutchinson Builders Centre combines
community areas, multi-sport high-performance training spaces, sports medicine and sports science laboratories on a 5,000 square metre parcel of land.
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