Expert areas

23Feb2021

Mastermind session on sustainability: evolution towards concrete tools in the field

The mastermind session on sustainability during ESSMA Spotlight brought together 10 stadium industry professionals to discuss recent evolutions in energy management including rainwater harvesting and battery storage systems. In general, we feel the question is no longer ‘should we invest in sustainable solutions’ but rather ‘which sustainable solutions are fit for the current budget and will deliver the most value in the particular stadium situation’.

ESSMAEventsSustainability & Smart

18Feb2021

How Croke Park is preparing crowd flows and F&B concourses

Croke Park, home of Gaelic Athletic Association, can typically host up to 80,300 fans. Even at a reduced capacity that would still be a large amount of people once fans are allowed back at the stadium. During ESSMA Spotlight, Emma Kelly discussed Croke Park’s preparations and planning linked to crowd flow procedures, how they operated during matches behind closed doors and adapted F&B measures.

EventsFacility & OperationsMember newsSafety & Security

17Feb2021

Industry update: more on the return of fans, ticketing & media

Read more on the FC Bayern München documentary, test matches at NEC Nijmegen and Almere City, ticketing at SL Benfica and more in ESSMA’s industry update.

Facility & OperationsFan Experience & HospitalityIndustry newsPitch Management

16Feb2021

Johan Cruijff ArenA as innovation hub to test new ideas

Johan Cruijff ArenA is a key example in the field of innovation and technology. Willem Hegen, Crowd Services Manager at the ArenA, discussed several ongoing projects during ESSMA Spotlight.

ESSMAEventsFacility & OperationsFan Experience & HospitalityMember newsSafety & SecuritySustainability & Smart

12Feb2021

ESSMA Spotlight: Arsenal FC and FIA discuss COVID-19

The majority of sports and entertainment venues have had the opportunity to welcome back (a small amount of) visitors in the past months. Valuable lessons were learned about hygienic requirements, safety protocols and fan experience. To kick off our first ESSMA Spotlight, John Beattie - Stadium & Facilities Director at Arsenal FC, Adam Baker - Safety Direct at FIA and Cyril De Greve from ESSMA shared their insights during a high-level panel discussion.

ESSMAEventsFacility & OperationsFan Experience & HospitalityMember newsSafety & Security

11Feb2021

GrassMax Systems joins as new Corporate Partner

ESSMA is pleased to introduce GrassMax Systems as its new Corporate Partner. They are specialised in the application of hybrid grass technologies, using state-of-the-art techniques.

Pitch ManagementPress releases

08Feb2021

PSG’s ticketing strategy: impact of COVID-19 and Ticketplace

Lots of ESSMA Spotlight participants joined the presentation of Arnaud Delpech, Voice of Customer Officer at PSG. In addition to the impact of COVID-19 on the matchday ticketing procedures, participants also learned more about Ticketplace, PSG’s club-owned secondary ticketing platform.

ESSMAEventsFacility & OperationsFan Experience & Hospitality

04Feb2021

SBV Excelscior’s plans for the future

More and more stadium projects, whether they are redevelopments or new constructions, are including an urban redevelopment of the surrounding area in their plans. At SBV Excelsior, they are going even one step further and are planning to build real estate on top of their current stadium. To learn more about the project, ESSMA interviewed Ferry De Haan, General Manager at SBV Excelsior.

Development & ConstructionESSMAFacility & OperationsFan Experience & HospitalitySustainability & Smart