News - ESSMA

VisitFootball Stadium Assessment Programme: Improving Fan Experience in Premier League Stadiums

Mandy Lane (Director at Live Tourism) and Jonathan Waite (Supporter Liaison Officer at Tottenham Hotspur FC) presented the Visit Football stadium assessment programme during our Fan Experience Workshop. Together with representatives from the Premier League Clubs, Live Tourism developed the Premier League VisitFootball Stadium Assessment Programme, which had the objective of assessing and improving all stadiums in the Premier League in terms of Fan Experience. VisitFootball has a small team of dedicated employees who visit the Premier League stadiums on a regular basis and give them a score (and in a later phase recommendations) based on the fan experience in their stadium.

ESSMAFan Experience & Hospitality

30Oct

Industry update: more on sustainability, safety and fan experience

Read more on eliminating single-use plastic from sports events, fan experience at Sevilla FC and Arsenal FC, safety preparations for the 2022 World Cup and more in this weekly industry update provided by ESSMA.

Development & ConstructionFan Experience & HospitalityIndustry newsOperations & TicketingPitch ManagementSafety & SecuritySustainability & Smart

29Oct

Pitch printing potential of AirPrint

AirPrint, an ESSMA Stadium Partner, offers an innovative and environment-friendly technology that makes it possible to print large images on any pitch without damaging the grass. This innovative technology offers new possibilities and opportunities in terms of improving the fan experience, strengthening the competition’s identity and raising brand awareness amongst fans for the club and/or the sponsor. Clubs such as PSG, Leicester City FC, the San Francisco Giants, etc. have implemented the AirPrint technology.

Fan Experience & HospitalityMember newsPitch Management

26Oct

ESSMA announces new Advisory Committee member Francesco Gianello, Head of Stadium & Facilities at Juventus

It is with great pleasure that ESSMA can announce the addition of a new Advisory Committee member: Francesco Gianello (Head of Stadium & Facilities at Juventus). We are confident that ESSMA will benefit from his experience and we look forward working together.

ESSMA

24Oct

Industry update: more on ticketing, fan experience and development

Read more on the Offside Art Gallery at Groupama Stadium, the FC Groningen Elite Sports Training & Health Centre, an update of the Espai Barça project and more in this weekly industry update provided by ESSMA.

Industry newsSafety & SecuritySustainability & Smart

23Oct

Main challenges of servicing fans as efficiently as possible according to ESSMA’s F&B Benchmark Report

ESSMA recently conducted a survey regarding the current Food & Beverage stadium market. Over 35 clubs and stadiums have contributed to the report. The main topics focus on F&B infrastructure, catering staff, payment methods, queuing, F&B range and data mining.

ESSMAFan Experience & Hospitality

19Oct

ESSMA Development & Construction Workshop: the Highlights

This year’s Development & Construction Workshop was organised at Paris La Défense Arena. Over 38 members from 7 countries learned insights and shared knowledge related to the economic impact, multifunctional stadium concepts, stadium of the future and hospitality concepts.

Development & ConstructionESSMA

17Oct

Industry update: more on redevelopment, sustainability and CSR

Read more on the redevelopment plan of Connacht Rugby, CSR at Ferencvárosi TC, the GSAS sustainability certified Al Rayyan Stadium and more in this weekly industry update provided by ESSMA.

Development & ConstructionIndustry newsSustainability & Smart