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The sports facility in Hillesheim was refurbished with CONICA products from BASF. Since the completion in October 2010 it has been a very good venue for sports enthusiasts, which has resulted in an increased interest in youth and mass sports in the region. Read more

The world-famous Kandahar slope and the Gudiberg arena were important sites of the Alpine World Ski Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Eps gmbh, a supplier of infrastructure services, was responsible for planning and then constructing all grandstands for totally 11.000 spectators. Read more

Presenting the new Radial-Airfence-Cover ® made by APA Werbemittel at this year's World Skiing Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, it was the first time in 20 years that a new kind of advertising takes part in alpine skiing. Read more

Stadia and arena industry portal Stadiaworld from Germany has agreed a media partnership with London based company Soccerex, the world’s leading event provider for the global football industry, renowned for delivering unique networking platforms around the world. Read more

A total of 11.000 spectators visited the Air & Style contest at Innsbruck’s ski jumping hill from February 5th to 6th. Stuttgart-based LED specialist Screen Visions transformed the event into a multimedia presentation show with its high resolution LED video walls. Read more

Cooperating with partners of the ice sports industry worldwide, Ice Business AG from Berlin, offers a wide range around the theme ice. The latest project is the construction of a permanent, 400-square-foot ice surface in CentralWorld, the largest shopping center of Bangkok. Read more

The residents of the German city of Braunschweig voted for the planned reconstruction and modernisation of the Eintracht Stadium, venue of the football club Eintracht Braunschweig, current leader of the Third League. In this issue, the city held a referendum for the first time. Read more

An innovative new translucent portable flooring product has achieved really good results in an industry turf protection trial. A recent study certifies Pro-Floor® GP (Grass Protection) a flawless turf protection. Read more

At this year's biathlon-world cup in Ruhpolding the guests had pleasant basic conditions in spite of wintry weather conditions thanks to different event-temporary constructions of Röder Veranstaltungsservice GmbH. The establishment of the tent scenery lasted four weeks. Read more

Pixled shows its new F-6 high resolution LED display at this year´s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), an exhibition for professional audio / visual system integration in Amsterdam from 1st till 3rd February. The high-resolution LED display is from Mitsubishi Electric. Read more

The special by Stadiaworld about ice rinks can now be downloaded for free. It informs about rental solutions for mobile and permanent ice rinks made of ice or plastic ice. Furthermore, the special is a guide to equipment like resurfacing machines and boards. Read more

The special by Stadiaworld about ice rinks can now be downloaded for free. It informs about rental solutions for mobile and permanent ice rinks made of ice or plastic ice. Furthermore, the special is a guide to equipment like resurfacing machines and boards. Read more

Riedel Communications installed a comprehensive communications system for the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou (China). Riedel provided the venue communication system as well as the intercom for the opening and closing ceremonies, combining wired and wireless technologies. Read more

On January 1st, the Royal Equestrian & Camel Festival opened in Muscat. Elements Entertainment were responsible for the effects of the opening show that was performed to honor the 40-year anniversary of the state of Oman, as well as the reigning and leadership of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. Read more

The PGE Arena Gdansk being constructed at the shore of the Gdansk Bay in Poland, has partnered with Daktronics, Inc. for a leap of installations. The arena and future home of Lechia Gdansk is expected to reach its final stages of construction sometime in the year of 2011. Read more

This was definitely one of the top events in the world of indoor motorsports this autumn. Or even of the whole year. In just five working days, Dusseldorf’s ESPRIT arena was transformed into a fully equipped racing circuit for the Race of Champions (RoC) by eps GmbH. Read more

In summer 2010, the Federal Council of Ministers has given the definite approval for 29 artificial grass fields, which came from the proposal of Phillipe Muyters, the Flemish minister of Sport. The realisation of the project was entrusted to Krinkels Holding BV. Read more

Every year international tennis players vote on which tournament will be awarded the most popular tournament of the year. The outcome was announced in December 2010, when the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart again took place, after its successes in 2007 and 2008. Read more

In November, a new Regupol athletics track was installed in the sport facility Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld in Jena, Germany. It is nearly identical to the famous blue track in Olympic Stadium in Berlin and has been manufactured by the company Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk (BSW). Read more

Daktronics Inc. announced that it will provide an integrated LED super system including video, scoring and advertising displays for Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2011 with installation of the system beginning in the spring of 2011. Read more

Benetton Fribourg Olympic is one of the most successful teams in the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball A, the top professional league in Switzerland. With its St. Léonard sports hall the club now also has the most beautiful basketball court in Switzerland, fitted with HARO sports floor. Read more

The Stadiaworld special about stands and stages is a comprehensive guidebook for clubs, organisers and venue operators with information about mobile and permanent solutions. It is available as a free download, the company index presents the leading manufacturers. Read more

A new turf-specific systemic fungicide from Syngenta gets to work quickly and gives long lasting results against a broad spectrum of turf diseases – including foliar and soil-borne pathogens. Heritage WDG is distributed in Germany by Scotts Professional, Scotts Deutschland GmbH. Read more

When Beijing hosted the 2008 summer Olympics, the organising committee BOCOG asked Boon Edam, one of the market leaders in revolving doors, to provide the entrances for three venues. In order to deal with the thousands of visitors, their entrances needed to be well designed. Read more

The special „Access & Ticketing” is a comprehensive guide for clubs, operating companies and event organisers. It gives an introduction into ticketing concepts and offers practical information about access solutions. The special is available as a free PDF download on Stadiaworld. Read more

Fives is a key player in the business of five-a-side football games and is continually improving the playing experience at their soccer centres and just invested in the latest artificial grass, Domo VarioSlide S PRO 40, for 5 five-a-side pitches and 2 seven-a-side pitches in Glasgow. Read more

An approved alternative towards natural grass is artificial turf especially for field hockey. BASF, an expert for sports flooring, invented a new turf adhesive which is, according to BASF, more resistant, easier to use and more lasting than conventional products. Read more

Evertaut Limited, a market leading manufacturer of office and Auditorium seating, have manufactured and installed over 1.000 executive chairs at The City of Manchester Stadium. Evertaut have worked closely alongside members of the Football Club to create an individual bespoke designed chair. Read more

The Christian Azusa Pacific University recently installed a MediorNet fiber backbone solution from Riedel Communications to provide signal transport and routing of HD video signals. System integrator Enders & Associates supplied the equipment that was installed by the university. Read more

BLV Licht- und Vakuumtechnik GmbH, one of the leading German lamp manufacturers, offers a specially developed short-arc metal halide lamp for flood- and sports stadium lighting, with a long lifetime. BLV guarantees the average liftime of this powerful lamp to be up to 6.000 hours. Read more