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STADIUM DEVELOPMENT NEWS
SHEFFIELD UNITED KEEP THE DRINKS FLOWING
WITH CRYOSERVICE’S GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Anyone involved in the management of football stadiums
and other big sporting or music venues will know that
there’s far more to the job than ensuring the pitch is in
tip top condition or that the stage lighting works.
B
ehind the scenes there are a
multitude of things to manage
from ticket barriers to catering
facilities, toilets and changing rooms to
emergency first aid and security. One of the
biggest headaches for big stadium
management is ensuring refreshments are
served smoothly and efficiently before or
during half time of the big event.
There is no doubt that football stadiums in
particular have some of the most complex
food and beverage bar operations in
existence. You only have to consider the vast
sprawl of the ground area, the open structure
(tens of thousands of public milling around)
and the unbelievable peaks in trading, which
take place when the team are playing.
Sheffield United FC’s Bramall Lane was
one such stadium and to meet the needs of
the site meant an unwieldy amount of drinks
dispense gas cylinders on site requiring
Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday - Bramall Lane - Arturo Lupoli (L)
constant change on match days when demand celebrates after scoring his teams first goal with team mates .
was at a peak. A disproportionate amount of
time was also being spent by staff on it, thereby removing these issues. A cylinder with a remote fill facility, located on the
transporting cylinders around site to cope free, remote fill, tank solution, it transformed outside wall of the stadium, meaning
with demand not to mention the safety risks the bar operations at Bramall Lane, which deliveries can be made without even entering
associated with cylinder handling. Such a immediately benefited from the time saving, the stadium or the bar cellars.
large number of cylinders on site also created safety first system. In the case of Bramall Lane, almost
an asset management headache for site The Accellarate system utilises a CO2 overnight three of CryoService’s Accellarate
management. CarboStore tank and nitrogen generator, with systems were installed. The first one
Sound familiar? So when SUFC heard no cylinders required, meaning an end to supporting two major bars in the club’s St
about the Gas Management System from manual handling and asset management John Street stand whilst two more were
CryoService, they quickly set about installing issues. CarboStore tanks which are supplied installed in the Kop Corner stand supporting
two further busy bars. In addition, the
systems were installed with Intelligent
The O2 Arena.
Managed Gas, a unique concept pioneered by
CryoService which enables the systems to be
monitored and deliveries arranged according
to the stadium’s consumption.
For Andy Draykin, manager of Bramall
Lane’s 32,000 seater stadium, the CryoService
system had a massive impact on bar
operations. “We are delighted to have
installed a system which meets the needs of
our customers and provides best practice for
our staff. No longer are they handling 100’s of
cylinders causing potential damage to
themselves or the stadium. We have reduced
any financial exposure due to cylinder loss
and the Intelligent Gas concept means we no
longer have to pick up the telephone chasing
a cylinder delivery.”
“We are exceptionally confident that we
have installed best practice in our cellar and
that we can cope with any demands that
hosting a game at Bramall Lane could ask of
20 | FOOTBALL & SPORTS ARENA | May/June 2009
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