ESSMA OFFICIALLY KICK-OFFS WITH ESSMA HEAD GROUNDS MANAGERS MEMBERS

After the idea in June 2011, almost one year later, ESSMA is fully ready with the kick off of the Head Grounds managers association, as part of our association. ESSMA now represents stadium management, safety management and pitch management. The grounds managers are formalized by the ESSMA expert group on pitch management. Similar expert groups will be launched in the upcoming months on safety a… Read more

Successful ESSMA & LFP visit to Ukraine and Poland

From April 25th – 27th, ESSMA and the Ligue Football Professionnel de France visited the Olimpiyskiy national sports complex of Kiev, Donbass Arena in Donetsk and stadion Narodowy in Warsaw. The French delegation included the French commission of stadiums & security. The first stadium we visited was the Olympiyskiy national sports complex of Kiev, the new national stadium of Ukraine. … Read more

ESSMA KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT MEED STADIUM BUILD MIDDLE EAST

ESSMA has been keynote speaker at the MEED Stadium build Middle East, on April 16th – 17th in Doha, Qatar. Together with world leading architects, the Saudi Arabian football league, Spanish Football League, ESSMA has contributed in sharing a panel session on sustainability of modern stadiums, together with panel members Fransisco Roca (MD of Spanish League LFP), Andrea Sartori (KPMG) and S… Read more

ESSMA MEMBER PAUL ASHCROFT IS GROUNDSMAN OF THE YEAR.

Left to right in the photograph are Sion Bennett (Assistant Groundsman), Reece Watson (Deputy Head Groundsman), Paul Ashcroft (Emirates Stadium Head Groundsman) and Alan Russell (Assistant Groundsman) ESSMA Senior Correspondent Steve Frosdick reports on the recent accolade for ESSMA Head Groundman Member Paul Ashcroft. The 2012 Groundsman of the Year award for the English Premier League has be… Read more

Stadia & Arena, Bordeaux – June 13 to 15, 2012

By: Alan Levett, Event Director, (Stadia & Arena, Bordeaux – June 13 to 15, 2012 As all older members of ESSMA members will be aware, the Stadia & Arena series of events have been our event partner event since 1999 (link to - http://www.sam.uk.com/2012/past-show-reviews.php ) and this year we are getting ready for yet another successful event in Bordeaux in June, between 13-15th. … Read more

EVMI: Stadium Management Summer School 2012

The Program Now in its sixth year, EVMI's Stadium Management Summer School is the only course of its kind.  Developed by event and venue management experts for the industry, our proven program has delivered trained professionals to more than 40 stadiums and arenas in some 23 countries around the world. EVMI’s Stadium Management Summer School comprises two parts, each a residential we… Read more

ESSMA Seminars at Manchester City FC and the Soccerex European Forum

ESSMA Senior Correspondent, Steve Frosdick, reports how ESSMA fielded a strong team at the 2012 Soccerex European Forum in Manchester on 28 and 29 March 2012. ESSMA took the opportunity of its members coming to Manchester to organise a seminar at Manchester City’s 47,000 capacity Etihad stadium the previous day. The event opened with a meeting of ESSMA’s new head groundsmen section, … Read more

Feedback board meeting March – SOCCEREX

On March 29th ESSMA held its second advisory board meeting of 2012. We provide you hereby the current results and decisions : The number of members involved in ESSMA Stadiums : 207 people (75 stadiums) 16 new stadiums as from January ‘12 Corporate members : 86 people (17 corporate members) ESSMA expert groups Groundsmen Have a full group of advisors The name of the chairman and … Read more

ESSMA shortlisted as finalist in TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2012

The nominations for TheStadiumBusiness Awards, in association with KPMG, have been announced today and ESSMA has been shortlisted as a finalist in the safety & security award category. Now in their third year, TheStadiumBusiness Awards are the only awards to recognise a whole spectrum of achievements from across the global stadium industry. Not only will the venue and event of the year be ack… Read more

ESSMA Forum on latest development of French stadiums at SOCCEREX

For the second time, we hold an ‘ESSMA Forum’ at the European Conference of SOCCEREX. Over 60 participants listened to the latest development in France regarding the EURO 2016 preparations given by EURO 2016TM, LAGARDERE, City of Marseille and POPULOUS. Over 50 ESSMA members took part to the 2 days SOCCEREX conference. ESSMA members EURO 2016TM, LAGARDERE Unlimited Stadium Solutions, … Read more

Real Madrid opts again for Desso artificial turf pitches for its training centre

Real Madrid opts again for Desso artificial turf pitches for its training centre Leading training centre The training center “Ciudad Real Madrid” is a credit to its name. With its 11 football pitches and 1,200,000 m2 of accommodation, it is one of the largest training centres in the world. In 2005, while building the training centre, Desso was selected to supply the artificial turf… Read more

UEFA GUIDE FOR QUALITY STADIUMS

The UEFA has written, together with world leading experts, a stadium handbook for quality stadiums within Europe by using several examples of current ESSMA members like Espanyol Barcelona and Volkswagen Arena of VFL Wolfsburg. The guide is designed to assist anyone who is involved in the commissioning, design or (re)construction of a stadium. The printed version (in English only) is available on… Read more

LAGARDERE UNLIMITED STADIUM SOLUTIONS JOINS ESSMA AS STADIUM PARTNER

Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions (LUSS) are delighted to have joined ESSMA as a Stadium Partner. The international experience of LUSS might be useful for ESSMA in sharing know-how and business cases on their experience. The cooperation of LUSS goes back for over a decade with Stéphane Pottier and Aymeric Magne who support ESSMA since that period. Aymeric Magne co-organized the 2 conf… Read more

EVMI & ESSMA COOPERATE ON EDUCATION

ESSMA and Event & Venue Management Institute (EVMI) have closed a cooperation on the education of new venue managers. ESSMA will advice on the program and provide tutors on specific issues given during the education. EVMI will be a recommended education partner of ESSMA. “I would strongly recommend the EVMI course on Stadium Management due the fact during a concentrated course an in dep… Read more

Feedback board meeting January 24th

On January 24th, the ESSMA board of advisors was invited by historical board member Phivos Costantinides at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia (Cyprus). The output of the board meeting that we would like to share with all members is : -          We have developed a new legal structure, with code of conduct available on download page -    … Read more

Case Study: Safety, Security and Service for Away Fans at Brighton & Hove Albion’s new AMEX Stadium in England.

This case study features the American Express Community Stadium, which opened in Brighton, England in July 2011. The stadium is the new home ground of Brighton & Hove Albion FC. The case shows how safety, security and service can be integrated in practice and was prepared by ESSMA member and independent expert, Professor Steve Frosdick. The case study is presented as a set of 24 slides. Click… Read more