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At the Exposition Mondiale de la Machine Outil (EMO) the [S]quadrat plc presented the LED cylinder SI [10 SMD] NT in Hannover in mid-September. Over 2.000 exhibitors from 41 countries showed at the EMO their latest equipment, solutions and services for metalworking under the motto machine tools and more. Read more

The company Johnson Controls will provide twelve football stadiums in Brazil with security systems, two of them are planned for the 2014 World Cup. The 29 million dollar project includes the planning, delivery and implementation of access control systems. Read more

With an official ceremony the construction of an ultra-modern sports park in Singapore was initiated in the past week. The company Bouygues Construction will be in charge of the project with the 55.000-capacity National Stadium containing a retractable roof as its core piece. Read more

NEXO Ltd. installed a sound system in the Ibrox Stadium, the home of Rangers Football Club. Independent AV consultant Richard Northwood of COMS has given a resounding thumbs-up to the final and definitive test of the sound system he specified at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium. Read more

During last winter, the GP arena manager Jonas Georgsson engaged the services of the British company The Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) who were given overall responsibility. The cost for the new turf has required an investment of nearly six million Euros. Read more

The Indoor Speed Skating Stadium in Kazakhstan's capital city Astana was built to mark the 2011 Asian Winter Games, which were held here between January 30 and February 6, 2011. The control and visualization systems were installed by the Dutch company Boukens Enkhuizen B.V. Read more

Blue Square Bet Premier League side Fleetwood Town FC has invested in a new player’s tunnel for the start of the 2011/12 football season. Spaciotempo UK Ltd, one of the leading suppliers of retractable tunnels to sports grounds, installed the tunnel just in time for the first match. Read more

Planar Systems, Inc., one of the leaders in specialty display solutions, recently announced that the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen the Planar Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall System to boost fan excitement, brand loyalty and sales of season tickets at the Rose Garden Arena. Read more

At a press conference, executives from NRG and the Washington Redskins lately unveiled the new solar installation at FedExField, which is the largest installation at an NFL stadium, demonstrating the potential of innovative and renewable energy solutions available today. Read more

In 2011, the Swedish company Nordic Sport has been chosen to become the official supplier of athletics equipment to Diamond League Final, Weltklasse Zürich for the next four years. Nordic Sport will introduce new products during all four years, beginning this year on September 8th. Read more

The Italian company RCF installed their Sound- and Audio-solutions in the new Juventus Arena. Besides that, they have been developed special cluster design applications and other special products for the stadium. The first game in the new stadium was at 8th September. Read more

The Canadian company Norseman Structures and its partners, Charles Lawrence Surfaces and Willmott Dixon, have built a new indoor football and rugby facility at the Oxford Academy in Oxford (United Kingdom). The venue is 55 meters long and 35 meters wide. Read more

The first synthetic turf in the history of Serie A was formally inaugurated at the game AC Cesena against SSC Napoli in Stadio Dino Manuzzi three weeks ago. The Italian company Limonta Sport installed the new synthetic turf at the tables fifteenth of last season. Read more

The Denver Broncos, the Metropolitan Football Stadium District and Sports Authority opened officially the renamed Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Colorado. The former Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium of the two-time Super-Bowl-Champion has a capacitiy of 76,125 seats. Read more

The rise of synthetic turf is striding forward in many sports, also in rugby. As a part of the so-called One-Turf Programs the company Greenfields from Düsseldorf was recently awarded the status as a preferred producer of the International Rugby Board (IRB). This award is recognition for the quality and experience with the manufacture, installation and maintenance of synthetic turf systems for rugby sports. IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset: Read more

The company Polytan Sportstättenbau Ltd has installed a new turf in the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. The stadium is currently being revamped and equipped with a Polytan LigaTurf RS + football turf. The renovation will be completed in fall 2011. Read more

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club has installed 8,000 new seats at their home stadium. Arena Seating installed its permanent stadium BOX Seat system on the north stand of the Molineux Stadium, which has been the venue for the Premier League Club since 1889. Read more

The European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) has signed an agreement with ASPIRE4SPORT, the Qatar based Middle East’s premier international sports business event, to support the second edition of the ASPIRE4SPORT Congress and Exhibition. Read more

The French company Bodet installed a BT6730 Alpha display with player name, a BT6130 Alpha display, two BT6008 four-sided shot timers and one pair of backlighting for the backboards at the basketball hoop in the multifunctional ÖVB Arena in Bremen. Read more

The Dutch company Trilo has developed two new machines. The B7 three-point hitch blower and the Vacuum Sweeper S4 are equipped with new technological configurations. They shall help to ease the maintenance of playing fields, golf courses and parks. Read more

Those who seek to emulate their idols in the NBA whether that being in school sport, amateur or professional level can choose from a wide range of sport equipment in this area. Depending on the facility of the basketball hall there are different systems available. Read more

The European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) and Stadiaworld, publisher of specialist publications for the sport venue industry will be cooperating from now on and share information on each others platform. Read more

During the installation of the LED video-display in the new ERDGAS Sportpark at Halle an der Saale, the company engel display SSM Rhein-Ruhr GmbH received the electromagnetic compatibility compliance for its product by TÜV Süd and the Federal Network Agency. Read more

The European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) and Stadiaworld, publisher of specialist publications for the sport venue industry will be cooperating from now on and share information on each others platform. Read more

Depending on the area of application different special light sources and luminaires are used. The products differ in their performance level as well as in their generated colour and light projection. A reference figure is 5,600 Kelvin which is a colour temperature that matches neutral daylight. Read more

When the national team of Poland competes against Germany in the PGE Arena in Gdansk on September 6, this is a special premiere. Especially excited about the game will be the designers of the newly-built arena: The architects RhodeKellermannWawrowski. Read more

In the U.S., two banks (First Niagara Bank, BMO Harris Bank) and one carmaker (Ford) have secured the naming rights of three arenas. As usual in the USA, all contracts are for a long term. Major users of the multi-purpose arenas are ice hockey- and basketball-clubs. Read more

The new industry directory presented by Stadiaworld gives you the view. Over 1.000 companies, which deal with planning and construction, the equipment and the operating of sport and event venues are listed and support the company approach. Read more

Zendome GmbH from Berlin presents the first complete non-residue boutique hotel worldwide in the Scottish Highland. The „ecopod” connects aesthetics with ecologically minded travel experience, design with architecture, tradition with future and nature with comfort. Read more

In Denmark, the municipality of Balling aims to build a new community center, a 3.500 square meter facility with emphasis on sustainability both in construction and use. But after initial concept design was developed by PARK architects, the client called for a new idea. Read more