PanStadia continues as media partner of ESSMA for the next 2 yearsESSMA Stadium visit to FC CologneFeedback board meeting ESSMATerraplas joins ESSMA as stadium partner  ESSMA participation at ASPIRE4SPORT Congress DFL Bundesliga extents with 2 years agreement with ESSMAESSMA signs exclusive agreement to support ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 Congress and Exhibition in Doha, QatarRugby New Zealand at the world’s first covered stadium incorporating a natural grass pitch.  Russian stadium tour to 5 ESSMA members in United KingdomCentre for access to football in EuropeESSMA VISIT TO OLYMPIC VENUE IN LONDON WITH FRENCH BASKETBALLDFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and ESSMA organize head grounds men seminar at VFL WolfsburgThe Ligue Football Professionnel de France (LFP) and the European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) have formalized their relationshipSemi Final FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico on artificial grassEuropean head grounds men within ESSMAESSMA contributed to the succes of Stadia & Arena conferenceESSMA organized cocktail night in MarseilleARENA CONFERENCE - PARISESSMA SOCCEREX - CLOSED & OPEN MEETINGSESSMA STADIUM VISIT MANCHESTER CITY

PanStadia continues as media partner of ESSMA for the next 2 years

PanStadia, the number one journal for the Sport & Entertainment Facility industry worldwide, is proud to announce the renewal of its partnership with ESSMA for the next two years. This means PanStadia will be one of the main media partners of our association in sharing know-how and experience through PanStadia magazine. Through this partnership, all ESSMA members will receive a free subscript… Read more

ESSMA Stadium visit to FC Cologne

On October 26th, the ESSMA management team Dimitri Huygen and Aymeric Magne visited our member FC Cologne together with a Brazilian delegation. The Rhein Energie Stadion is owned by Kölner Sportstätten GmbH and rented to FC Köln. FC Köln rents the stadium for 10 years, after the 3rd modernization since 2004. The stadium has been used for the Confederations Cup 2005 and was one… Read more

Feedback board meeting ESSMA

On November 13th ESSMA held its third board meeting of 2011. Hereby you find the major results of the board meeting : - We are increased to 221 people involved in the association (96 more than previous meeting) divided into : o 146 of stadium / league / LOC / FA o 75 from companies - We welcome new board members : o Xavier Daniel : director of stadiums of EURO 2016TM representing major event… Read more

Terraplas joins ESSMA as stadium partner

Terraplas plc are delighted to have joined ESSMA as a Stadium Partner. We feel that we can share with ESSMA members the benefit of our vast experience in enabling Stadiums to become multi-purpose, thereby considerably increasing their revenue streams. Terraplas plc were the pioneers in ‘turf protection’, as opposed to ‘turf covers’, providing Stadiums with the realistic op… Read more

ESSMA participation at ASPIRE4SPORT Congress

The second edition of ASPIRE4SPORT Congress used the know-how and contribution of 15 ESSMA speakers for their conference program. The background was set on our website earlier : “ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 is set to be a landmark event in this year’s sports business calendar, bringing together the international sporting world’s leaders and key decision makers for 4 days of business, deba… Read more

DFL Bundesliga extents with 2 years agreement with ESSMA

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and ESSMA continue for the upcoming 2 years on their cooperation. Currently 15 out of the 36 clubs have joined ESSMA in the previous 12 months. During the previous 12 months, both organizations have organized together the groundsmen seminar in Wolfsburg in August by sharing know-how of European groundsmen of Manchester City (Lee Jackson), Aston Villa (Jonathan … Read more

ESSMA signs exclusive agreement to support ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 Congress and Exhibition in Doha, Qatar

DOHA, Qatar – September 14 : The European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) has signed an exclusive agreement with ASPIRE4SPORT, the Middle East’s premier international sports business event, to support the second edition of the ASPIRE4SPORT Congress and Exhibition, taking place at the stunning Aspire Dome in Doha from November 12-15, 2011. ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 is set t… Read more

Rugby New Zealand at the world’s first covered stadium incorporating a natural grass pitch.

Amongst other England,Italy and Ireland will play matches in the new Otago Stadium in Dunedin, the first stadium in the world to have both a fixed roof and natural grass pitch. Desso Sports Systems, known for their experience in installing pitches in state-of-the-art venues, have completed their DESSO GrassMaster system, a hybrid natural grass pitch reinforced by artificial fibres.   Sta… Read more

Russian stadium tour to 5 ESSMA members in United Kingdom

From August 31st until September 2nd, ESSMA has organized a stadium tour with a delegation of 15 Russian speaking people to the stadiums of Manchester City, Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC, Arsenal FC and Wembley Stadium. The objective was a clear technical overview of 5 major stadiums in the UK with dedicated workshops and relevant information about stadium management, safety management, etc. The trip … Read more

Centre for access to football in Europe

Key stakeholders from across the European footballing industry will come together at Wembley Stadium on 24th and 25th September 2011 for the first European conference dedicated to improving access to football stadia facilities and services for disabled people. Hosted by CAFE (Centre for Accessible Football in Europe), 'Total Access, Total Football' will cover a wide range of Accessible Stadium to… Read more

ESSMA VISIT TO OLYMPIC VENUE IN LONDON WITH FRENCH BASKETBALL

On invitation of the French basketball federation and French national league, ESSMA will join a delegation of 25 French basketball clubs to London to visit the O2 Arena and new Olympic venue for basketball.   We will discuss with them the future development and operational role that ESSMA could play in the next years towards the indoor industry of France. This is a result of the indoor aren… Read more

DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and ESSMA organize head grounds men seminar at VFL Wolfsburg

The Volkswagen Arena of VFL Wolfsburg was the venue for the 4th annual DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga seminar, supported by ESSMA by offering experienced members in sharing their know-how. A delegation of 50 German head grounds men and the ESSMA members AVIVA Stadium, Zulte Waregem, Manchester City, Royal Verde have shared their ideas and experience within the European grounds men environment. L… Read more

The Ligue Football Professionnel de France (LFP) and the European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) have formalized their relationship

  The LFP French national league and ESSMA have formalized their four-year relationship, which has already seen the organization of two excellent conferences on the reborn stadium industry in France. The 40 French first and second division clubs from the LFP will now be granted automatic membership of ESSMA with the full agreement of both organizations.   ESSMA is the conduit through … Read more

Semi Final FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico on artificial grass

Thursday, the semi final of FIFA U-17 World Cup between Brazil and Uruguay will be played in the state-of- the-art Omnilife Stadium. This Latin American semi-final will have a truly European touch: the ingenious pitch is developed and produced by the European grass specialist Desso Sports Systems.   State-of-the-art Stadium The iconic home of Football club Chivas in Guadalajara Mexico is… Read more

European head grounds men within ESSMA

During the board meeting of ESSMA last week in Marseille, we have decided to add the European head grounds men within our association. During the last months we got several requests of grounds men in having a European platform to exchange their expertise.   The purpose in having the European grounds men within ESSMA is : • Exchange know-how & experience between grounds men •… Read more

ESSMA contributed to the succes of Stadia & Arena conference

ESSMA contributed to conference of Stadia & Arena, organized by Alad LTD. ESSMA has contributed to this conference by : - Providing several key note speakers due to our excellent relations in France thanks to Aymeric Magne and Stéphane Pottier. - Organizing a closed ESSMA meeting - Organized a cocktail night with 65 ESSMA members - Held the 2nd ESSMA board meeting of 2011 during the… Read more

ESSMA organized cocktail night in Marseille

ESSMA organized in Marseille, at the beautifull occasion of the Restaurant du Cercle, a cocktail night with 65 ESSMA members. The beautifull weather and see view have contributed, probably, to a nice evening with good network opportunities and above all a nice atmosphere. We would like to thank our strategic partners AwareManager, DESSO Sports Systems, BERTELE and PHILIPS for their support to ar… Read more

ARENA CONFERENCE - PARIS

Together with the French Basketball Federation and National League of Basketball, ESSMA organized the first ARENA CONFERENCE in Paris on May 4th. The purpose was to exchange know-how with European cases and have an overview of the new arenas in France that should be build during the next years.     On behalf of ESSMA, Stéphane Pottier (board member) and Dimitri Huygen have spok… Read more

ESSMA SOCCEREX - CLOSED & OPEN MEETINGS

ESSMA participated to the European Soccerex convention in Manchester on March 30 - 31.   During the 2 day exhibition ESSMA organized :   - A technical stadium visit to Manchester City   - The ESSMA closed meeting with 20 participants with a round table, latest news on Euro 2012 by Alexander Atamanenko, Euro 2016 (and France in general) by Aymeric Magne, the cooperation ESSMA s… Read more

ESSMA STADIUM VISIT MANCHESTER CITY

A delegation of ESSMA has made a technical visit to Manchester City stadium with a delegation of 12 members.   During the visit, that has been held by Peter Fletcher, Karen Procter and Lee Jackson we have seen :   - the full safety & security system with control room   - the communication tools with the media platform, press room   - dressing room & hospitality … Read more

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ESSMA is a professional organization that allows stadium and safety managers to exchange know-how and expertise. Due to its services the European stadium & arena industry have a unique platform to exchange their ideas and future thoughts.

On behalf of stadiums & arenas the following people join ESSMA : stadium manager, safety manager, technical director, operations manager, facility manager and head grounds men. Next to that several national leagues have joined ESSMA. The industry is involved with several corporate members and ESSMA stadium partners.

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Latest Stadium & Arena Managers

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Latest corporate members

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Testimonials

  • Beyond sharing experiences, networking and “cutting edge” solutions, I deeply believe that ESSMA is one of the key players in what concerns the future trends of the world wide sports business, and always on a multidimensional perspective!…

    Luis Silva - FC Porto (Director - Facilities Management)

  • The European Stadium and Safety Management Association is the professional body catering for the needs of Stadium Management in Europe.  I have been a member since its inception because in our business there is so much to be learned from exchanging information and networking with other stadium professionals.  Stadium management is a const…

    Martin Murphy - Aviva Stadium (Stadium Manager)

  • The European Stadium and Safety Management Association is the professional body catering for the needs of Stadium Management in Europe.  I have been a member since its inception because in our business there is so much to be learned from exchanging information and networking with other stadium professionals.  Stadium management is a const…

    Martin Murphy - Aviva Stadium (Stadium Manager)

  • At DESSO Sports Systems, we believe that our customer is co-producer of the products and the services that are required. Therefore, we believe sharing of information, knowledge and experience is key. ESSMA is the perfect platform for us to communicate with the industry. Because we can discuss all aspects of our business with professionals that are…

    YVES DE COCKER - DESSO SPORTS SYSTEMS (Director DESSO GrassMaster)

  • Beyond sharing experiences, networking and “cutting edge” solutions, I deeply believe that ESSMA is one of the key players in what concerns the future trends of the world wide sports business, and always on a multidimensional perspective!…

    Luis Silva - FC Porto (Director - Facilities Management)

  • Beyond sharing experiences, networking and “cutting edge” solutions, I deeply believe that ESSMA is one of the key players in what concerns the future trends of the world wide sports business, and always on a multidimensional perspective!…

    Luis Silva - FC Porto (Director - Facilities Management)

  • The Donbass Arena used the network of ESSMA to improve the skills of our stewards team and to train future stewards of other Ukrainian stadia. The qualitative network of ESSMA could give us added value in learning fast with the right experts and a full range of proven products and services in delivering to a state of the art stadium, used for …

    Alexander Atamanenko - Donbass Arena (CEO)

  • At DESSO Sports Systems, we believe that our customer is co-producer of the products and the services that are required. Therefore, we believe sharing of information, knowledge and experience is key. ESSMA is the perfect platform for us to communicate with the industry. Because we can discuss all aspects of our business with professionals that are…

    YVES DE COCKER - DESSO SPORTS SYSTEMS (Director DESSO GrassMaster)

ESSMA Stadium Partners

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