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• Saints announce Collaborative Vision For St Mary’s. • Luton Town’s Ambitious Stadium Plans Get Approval. • Hörmann OktaBlock Strengthens Cardiff Defence.


10 STADIUM SECURITY CHANGES


• As UK venues prepare for the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, or Martyn's Law, the stadium management sector is evaluating how the new regulations will affect operations.


18 STADIUM WATER COMPLIANCE • Every stadium is


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legally required to comply with


preventing outbreaks of Legionella. Compliance has more than one benefit however, and can help you to be pitch perfect as the experts at Swiftclean explain.


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24 BACK-UP POWER SYSTEMS • Nobody wants


to see power failures leading to


abandoned matches and games delayed. However, there are even more critical assets in football stadiums that simply cannot fail for the safety of everyone attending a game, especially when it comes to the need for quick evacuations from the venue.


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• The UK’s leading sports manufacturer, SIS Pitches, has announced 2024 as its best-performing year to date. In addition to investing £500,000 in its Maryport factory for new tufting machines and solar panels, and growing its overall employee headcount by 20% since January.


30 STADIUM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES


• With roof leaks evident in several premier league stadia


highlighted the ageing


this season, particularly at Old Trafford, it infrastructure within some


top-level stadiums, many of which are decades old. sparking a conversation about the decay in materials.


34 STADIUM EVENTS & HOSPITALITY


• The 2025 Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards will be hosted at The American Express Stadium, home of Brighton & Hove Albion FC on Thursday 3rd July 2025. Over 400 guests from stadium venues across the UK will be welcomed on the evening to the event.


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