TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2012

Tender Notice: Submissions invited for signage and entertainment services at Croke Park

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:57 +0000

The GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) has today announced that it is inviting submissions from vendors for the provision of signage and entertainment services for Croke Park stadium, in Dublin, Ireland and selected GAA county venues in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

This is a significant undertaking, as the successful vendor will be play a key role in presenting Gaelic games in the best possible light and in so doing will deliver strong exposure to the GAA’s commercial partners.

The GAA (also known as “Cumann Lúthchleas Gael”) is Ireland’s leading sporting and cultural organisation with membership approaching one million people and more than 500,000 playing participants at all levels. Inspired and supported by the voluntary efforts of its members, the GAA is focused on the development and promotion of Gaelic Games and culture nationally and in local communities. The GAA is headquartered, and hosts major Gaelic games and other events, at Ireland’s largest stadium, Croke Park. Croke Park is incorporated in the GAA holding company “Páirc an Chrócaigh Teo” (PCT), which is responsible for managing both match and non-match activities at the venue.

Croke Park is Ireland’s premier venue for sporting events, conferences, meetings, exhibitions and entertainment with a match day capacity of up to 82,300, conference suites for up to 800 people and meeting rooms for 10 -85 persons. The stadium is comprised of three stands, the Cusack, Davin and Hogan Stands and is completed by the Dineen Hill 16 and Nally Terrace. Parking is available on site for up to 600 vehicles, for non-match events only. In total Croke Park hosted 34 separate match days throughout 2011 as well as 2 concerts, accumulating a total attendance of 1,150,000 people.

The scope and objective of this contract will be to provide and implement a “best in class” signage and entertainment service for Croke Park stadium and a “best in class” signage service at selected GAA county venues in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for a two and a half year contract commencing 1st May 2012 and terminating December 31st 2014.

A tender may be submitted for any, or all, of the required services mentioned above. Interested parties should send an email to signage@gaa.ie requesting a copy of the complete tender document.

The closing date for receipt of completed tenders is 5pm, Friday 2nd March.

New openings: Ülker Sports Arena Gets Off To A Winning Start

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:17:39 +0000

Ülker and AEG Facilities are thrilled to announce that Istanbul’s new 15,000-seat Ülker Sports Arena opened its doors for the first time last Thursday evening.

The state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue (pictured) played host to resident Turkish Basketball League Champions Fenerbahçe Ülker who faced EA7 Emporio Armani in a competitive Turkish Airlines Euroleague encounter.

Development and construction of Turkey’s largest arena started in 2008 and was designed to offer the maximum in comfort and entertainment for fans, athletes and entertainers alike, with a varied array of premium seating and amenities, including multiple VIP lounges, luxury suites, bunker lounges and a ‘dine and view’ restaurant overlooking the country’s first multi-functional arena.

In addition to Fenerbahçe Ülker’s Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Turkish League games and an upcoming night of basketball which will feature the world famous Harlem Globetrotters, Ülker Sports Arena is also slated to host a variety of concerts, including the Troya Show (scheduled February 17). Ülker Sports Arena is operated by AEG which owns, operates or consults for more than 100 of the industry’s pre-eminent venues worldwide, across five continents, and works in synergy with affiliated AEG entities, including live event producer, AEG Live, AEG Global Partnerships and AEG Development to support the success of AEG venues across the globe.

Rod O’Connor, Executive Vice President for AEG Facilities, Europe (and a keynote speaker at TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2011 in Barcelona last year) said: “In the city where East meets West, Istanbul, Ülker Sports Arena further demonstrates AEG Facilities’ commitment to reach out to sports and music fans across Europe. Through our exciting partnership with Ülker and Euroleague Basketball, we’ve been able to realise our vision which we first laid out in 2008 of bringing a premier venue to what is a key market for AEG Facilities.

“I’m incredibly proud that AEG Facilities has played an instrumental role in the design and construction of this truly amazing venue and I’m excited that we’ll be furthering the case for Istanbul and Turkey as a destination for international sports and music events.”

Ahmet Ozokur, Member of the Board of Directors of Yıldız Holding, said: “All eyes across the globe will be Ülker Sports Arena, Fenerbahçe Ülker’s new home. With our partner AEG, which is a global pioneer in arena management, our arena will help sports fans and music lovers have very unique and wonderful experiences while contributing to the development of basketball in Turkey. We are proud to open our doors to the fans.”

Jordi Bertoméu, CEO of Euroleague Basketball, added: “This arena is another great step in our relationship with AEG. We hope that new buildings like this will help grow the popularity of basketball in Turkey and Europe.”

Network with a world of new stadium projects at TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2012, from 14-16 May in Turin, Italy.

(Italiano) FIRENZE, I LAVORI PER IL NUOVO STADIO AL VIA (FORSE) NEL 2012

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:06:37 +0000