This year’s Pitch Management Workshop was organised at St George’s Park, the Football Association's national football centre. Over 25 ESSMA Member from 8 countries learned insights and shared knowledge linked to multifunctionality, pitch maintenance, diseases, renovations and the transition between football and rugby.
Read more on the redevelopment plans of Almere City FC and Lord’s Cricket Ground, the PSV Academy, the extended F&B offering at BORUSSIA-PARK and more in ESSMA’s industry update.
ESSMA is pleased to introduce Matrax as a new Corporate Partner. Matrax is a solution-based design, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution company specialising in a high performance pitch preservation event flooring system; the original drivable composite panel coupled with an integrated light duty pedestrian panel option and ADA compliant interlocking ramps.
Read more on a permanent fan zone at PSV, F&B at Ipswich Town FC, renovation plans at Stade Marcel Verchère and more in ESSMA’s weekly industry update.
ESSMA interviewed, Jan van Merwijk - Director Feijenoord Stadium - about their upcoming development project, Feyenoord City. Feyenoord City is a broad urban development including a new river-based stadium and a redevelopment of the current stadium. With the new 63,000 capacity stadium, Feyenoord Rotterdam wants to move the club forward in terms of commercial, organisational and team aspect. With the project, the revenue streams of the club should substantially increase due to additional ticket sales, higher revenues from hospitality, enhanced sponsor value and non-football events.
Read more on ticketing at Forest Green Rovers, cashless payments at Paris FC and OH Leuven, security at Borussia Mönchengladbach and more in ESSMA’s weekly industry update.
ESSMA interviewed, Scott Brooks - Head Groundsman at St George’s Park - about the daily pitch operations at the Football Association's National Football Centre. Delegates of our Pitch Management Workshop on 20 and 21 August will have the opportunity to visit the facilities during a two-day tour.
Read more on the stadium plans of Everton FC and Nîmes Olympique, hospitality at FC Metz, an alcohol-free zone at Principality Stadium and more in ESSMA’s weekly industry update.