Tag: Arena Group

PGA European Tour Agree Three Year Contract with Arena Group

May 28, 2013 | By | Reply More
PGA European Tour Agree Three Year Contract with Arena Group

The PGA European Tour has awarded a new three year contract to the Arena Group to supply a comprehensive range of temporary event infrastructure at their prestigious golf tournaments across Europe. Following a competitive international tender process, Arena Group’s significant experience in providing temporary infrastructure at high profile sporting events across the continent, saw them [...]

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Event overlay specialist Arena Group acquires US-based Karl’s Event Services

April 4, 2013 | By | Reply More
Event overlay specialist Arena Group acquires US-based Karl’s Event Services

The acquisition of the $40 million revenue company extends the Group’s global network beyond its existing bases in the UK, mainland Europe, UAE and Far East territories. The transaction has been supported by MML Capital Partners and Sports Investment Partners (SIP), following on from these institutional shareholders original investment in the Arena Group in 2012 [...]

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Arena Group Sponsors Brand Activation Arena At Live Experience 2013

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Arena Group Sponsors Brand Activation Arena At Live Experience 2013

The Arena Group is co-sponsoring the Brand Activation Arena with media sponsor Event Magazine at Live Experience, 19th - 21st March at ExCeL. The Brand Activation Arena features a free to attend education programme of case studies from top event agencies discussing their latest experiential campaigns. Arena Seating and Structures managing director Grahame Muir comments: “We’re delighted to [...]

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Arena Group Raises Its Profile With New Product

January 17, 2013 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Raises Its Profile With New Product

Arena Group has raised its product profile, launching its latest new product, Arena Deck, a lightweight, contemporary and robust platform, staging and decking solution for event organisers. Arena Deck uses 1.5m x 0.75m octagonal shaped decks which are simple, lightweight and quick to install, and incorporate visually appealing glass hand rails. The new product provides [...]

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Blackout at the British Royal Military Tournament

December 21, 2012 | By | Reply More
Blackout at the British Royal Military Tournament

Blackout created a large, pristine environment suitable for audiences attending the British Military Tournament, an annual event featuring four shows across two days in London’s Earls Court, 8-9th December. The event included spectacular performances from Her Majesty’s Armed Forces and raised money for charities including the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, ABF The Soldiers’ Charityand The [...]

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Arena Seating selected for Saracens Rugby Club installation

December 19, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Seating selected for Saracens Rugby Club installation

Arena Seating has been contracted by Saracens Rugby Club to install more than 5,800 grandstand seats into the Allianz Park Stadium which began in November 2012. More than 5,800 temporary demountable grandstand seats will be installed across the North, East,South and West Stands of Allianz Park utilising the comprehensive range of both covered and uncovered [...]

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Arena Seating appoints new General Manager

December 11, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Seating appoints new General Manager

Arena Group has appointed Niall Gaffney as general manager of Arena Seating, based at the seating office in Membury, December 2012. Niall joins Arena bringing with him more than 20 years specialist experience in the temporary seating installation and engineering industry with project responsibilities including The Open Golf Championship and Cheltenham Guinness stand. Qualified as [...]

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Arena Group Ice Success With Canary Wharf

November 13, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Ice Success With Canary Wharf

The Arena Group has helped create an improved facility at Ice Rink Canary Wharf, including London’s first ever Ice Path, November 2012. Nestled under the soaring buildings of Canada Square and bathed in twinkling festive lights, Ice Rink Canary Wharf is back with a sparkling new look for the 2012/13 season. The 807m² rink opened [...]

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Arena Group Awarded Contract To Supply Temporary Venue For UK City Of Culture 2013

October 25, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Awarded Contract To Supply Temporary Venue For UK City Of Culture 2013

The Arena Group has begun the installation of a temporary building that will host a variety of major indoor events throughout 2013 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland as it is named UK City of Culture, October 2012. Arena’s TFS structure will become the primary venue for Londonderry, extending its venue capabilities and enabling the city to [...]

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Arena Group Shows Off Arcus At The Open Championship 2012

July 31, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Shows Off Arcus At The Open Championship 2012

Arena Group provided extensive temporary facilities, including its new ‘Arcus’ structure to the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes, 19th- 22nd July 2012. The prestigious four day golfing tournament, organised by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, saw leading players from across the world compete for the coveted Claret Jug and witnessed [...]

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The Arena Group gains ISO 14001 and BS 8901 certification

June 27, 2012 | By | Reply More
The Arena Group gains ISO 14001 and BS 8901 certification

The Arena Group has been certified with ISO 14001 and BS 8901 standards, which recognise the company’s best working practices regarding environmental and sustainability management, June 2012. The BS 8901 is a British Standard developed specifically for the events industry. It was set up in order to help the sector operate in a more sustainable [...]

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Arena Group Appoints Group Finance Director

May 15, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Appoints Group Finance Director

The Arena Group has appointed Piers Wilson as the company’s new finance director. Piers will be based at the Group’s London head office in Haymarket, with overall responsibility for the finance function and corporate development for the expanding group. Arena Group CEO Greg Lawless says: “We are delighted to have secured the appointment of Piers [...]

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Arena Group Asian Expansion With New Singapore Office

April 20, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Asian Expansion With New Singapore Office

The Arena Group has continued to expand its global overlay capabilities across the Far East with the opening of its new Singapore office. Located in the city’s central commercial district, Arena’s Singapore office will bring the company’s unrivalled experience and enable the effective delivery of temporary event environments and infrastructure to this region. The expansion [...]

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Arena Group Grandstand Seating At Europa Opening

March 14, 2012 | By | Reply More
Arena Group Grandstand Seating At Europa Opening

VIP guests welcomed The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson, from the comfort of an Arena Group seating grandstand for the opening of the Europa Centre, 6 March 2012. The Arena Group supported the new venue, donating temporary grandstand seats for the opening event which saw hundreds [...]

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