PANSTADIA & ARENA MANAGEMENT AUTUMN 2013
Covering all the angles
When it comes to meeting the requirements of architect, contractor, venue operator and fan, the KANGO Smart seat is proving a strong player.
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oday’s modern seating solutions for sports venues have to meet more
and more criteria to have any chance of success in an increasingly competitive market. Issues such as high stability, spectator comfort and modern design all have to be packaged at a price which is still attractive to venue owners, operators and contractors. No easy task!
One such solution which meets all these requirements is the KANGO Smart, manufactured by the German seating specialists STECHERT. Engineered to fully comply with strict FIFA standards, the seat’s bespoke design combines perfect ergonomics with high quality blow-moulded plastic parts and a patent-pending mechanism to ensure exceptional stability and performance.
Almost two years went into the research and development of the seat...
Almost two years went into the research and development of the seat, working together with STECHERT’s partner company from Brazil, with the goal of developing a seat which meets all requirements for the stadiums which will host the 2014 World Cup. The KANGO Smart is the ‘younger brother’ of the COPACABANA seat, the only stadium and arena seat worldwide that has been awarded with the red-dot design award.
Industry approval of the KANGO Smart seat has been swift: the new multipurpose arena Wester-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany was the fi rst venue to install the seats in April this year (pictured below). The venue complex includes two main arena halls with the largest (large EWE arena) being the new home arena of the EWE Baskets Oldenburg professional basketball team, German basketball champions in 2008.
Approximately 6,000 KANGO Smart seats have been installed in the arena where the architect was looking for a well-designed and comfortable seat, combining aesthetics with high stability and fl exibility. 2,460 of the 6,000 seats at the Oldenburg arena are on a telescopic stand and, to be compatible with the stand, the depth of the folded seats could not exceed 23 cm.
The reaction from both fans and venue offi cials has been extremely positive. Hendrik Upgang, Managing Director of Oldenburg Weser-Ems-Arena says: “The KANGO Smart seat perfectly combines design, stability and
seating comfort at a favourable price-performance ratio.”
Kay Habermaier, STECHERT’s Head of Sales, Sports and Auditorium Seating, is optimistic that the KANGO Smart seat will soon be installed in more sports venues around the world:
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We see huge potential in countries hosting upcoming major sporting tournaments, e.g. Russia (2018 World Cup), France (EURO 2016), Qatar (2022 World Cup). However, it is also an excellent choice for stadiums and arenas in traditional football countries like England and Italy.
In Germany, nine out of 18 Bundesliga stadiums are equipped with STECHERT seats, the largest of which is the Berlin Olympic stadium. Other references are fi ve stadiums in South Africa (2010 World Cup) and fi ve stadiums in Brazil (2014 World Cup). A large number of basketball and hockey arenas are also equipped with their seats.
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The company continues to work on innovations in design and are currently developing a seat that will combine both heating and active cooling.
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