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Wrexham AFC Kop Stand Construction Update | October 2025

In this video, we take another aerial look at the massive Wrexham AFC Kop redevelopment at the historic Stok Cae Ras. The site has changed dramatically this week — rollers flattening the newly excavated areas, LED grow lights repositioned, and even some painting work inside the Tech End stand. You can also see exposed underground metal piping believed to belong to the old Kop stand, now being cut up and removed by construction crews.

The 20-second timelapse shows around 25 minutes of real work, revealing the incredible effort behind every stage of preparation. From ground compaction, site grading, and fencing removal, to lighting rigs, utilities, and piling readiness, the site is nearly flat and primed for the next phase of development.

These early stages are crucial — they’re the foundation for the future 7,500-seat Kop stand that will transform the matchday experience for Wrexham fans. As always, progress continues behind the scenes, even when it looks quiet from the outside.

📍 Location: The Stok Cae Ras, Wrexham, North Wales
📅 Project: New Kop Stand Redevelopment
🚧 Contractor: McLaren Construction Midlands & North
🎥 Captured by: Wrexham AFC Fanzone

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I flew over yesterday evening to check if anything had changed at the site. The LED grow lights had been repositioned again, likely to nurture a new patch of the hybrid surface. But what really stood out was a long stretch of exposed metal piping that a digger had unearthed. It ran deep and extended across a considerable section of the site. And judging by its position, it most probably belonged to the old cop stand. When that structure came down, much of its underlying infrastructure stayed buried beneath layers of soil and tarmac until now. These underground metal pipes are the unseen skeleton of older stadium systems. They were used to carry water, gas, or drainage, or sometimes served as protective casing for electrical lines. In older grounds like the stock Kyrass, it’s not uncommon to find a mix of cast iron, galvanized steel, or even black iron pipe still lingering from decades past. Whatever its exact function, it’s a fascinating glimpse into the ground’s industrial history. A reminder that every scoop of soil here reveals another fragment of Rexom’s long football story, hidden just beneath the surface. The digger carried on excavating, and over on the left of the frame, you can spot a worker cutting the pipe into smaller sections, likely for disposal or recycling. It’s a small moment, but it adds another piece to the puzzle of what lay beneath the old cop. This short 20 second time lapse actually spans about 25 minutes in real time, showing just how methodically the team are working across the site. Each movement of the digger, each cut of metal is part of the careful process of stripping away decades of buried infrastructure to make way for the new stand that’s coming. You can see a smaller machine working on the right, chipping away at the concrete around the base of a fence post. That fencing only went up recently, so it looks like they’re either repositioning it or no longer need that section closed off. It’s another sign of how fluid the site layout still is. Things are constantly being moved, adjusted, and refined as they prepare the ground for the next stage of the cop redevelopment. Nothing stays still for long. You can really see how tough that job is. The workers using this massive saw on the pipes, and it’s barely making a dent at first, that metal’s solid. It honestly makes you stop and think about how much graft goes into this kind of work. These are the moments that remind you construction isn’t just machines and plans. It’s people putting in serious effort day after day. And yeah, I get it. Everyone’s eager for the big stuff to start, the steel going up, the cop taking shape, but this is the part that makes it all possible. Every bit of cutting, digging, and prepping is what creates the canvas for that next huge step. As I was filming the time lapse, the ground staff were busy shifting the LED grow lights again. And honestly, they’re seriously impressive bits of kit. These aren’t your garden center specials. Premier League clubs spend anywhere from hundreds of thousands to well over a million pounds a year on grow lights, depending on the size of the stadium and how many rigs they’re running. Just one modern 1,000 W high-pressure sodium rig can cost around 900 a year to operate. Multiply that across dozens of rigs lighting up the pitch and goal areas and you’re easily talking thousands every single month. More than £11,000 a year for a single setup. It’s wild to think how much science, money, and electricity go into keeping that grass perfect. Looks like there’s a bit of activity over in the technend stand, too. From what I can see, it looks like they’re doing some painting in there, freshening things up a bit, maybe getting it ready for the next round of work. Always something happening somewhere on site. Some fence posts were being installed on the mold road end of the site. So they are possibly going to replace those panels too with newer, taller, and stronger fencing. This afternoon when I flew over, the whole area looked completely transformed. You can actually see where a roller has been flattening the ground. And all the spots the digger has been working on for the past few weeks now look smooth and compacted. From the air, it’s incredible how much it’s changed in such a short time. Flattening a site like this isn’t just driving a big machine back and forth. There’s real technique behind it. First, they rough grade it using a grader or loader to level out the highs and lows and make sure there’s a proper slope for drainage. Then, they clear any rocks or debris that could throw the surface off. After that, water gets sprayed across the area to control dust and help the soil settle tighter. The roller then moves in overlapping passes, half covering its last run each time to make sure the compaction is totally even. It’s all about rhythm, side to side, pass by pass, until the whole site is smooth and solid. Once they’ve checked the grade and made any last tweaks, the ground’s finally ready for the next stage. the utilities, the piling, and everything that’ll build up from here. It’s the calm before the storm of real construction. I have added a white square and red shape. From the air, I think the white square will be the cop stand and the red shape, the plaza. Let me know what you think in the comments. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Thanks to everyone for watching today. I really got a sense that things will move on at a faster pace over the next week or two. Have a great day.