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October - November 2022 Issue


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• The World Cup – Are You Licensing Ready? • Cost-Of-Living Crisis Is Leaving Clubs Fearful OfTheir Future. • St George’s Park Chooses Dennis E-Series.


8 SALTEX LEARNING LIVE RETURNS


• A spectacular seminar lineup awaits as part of the SALTEX 2022 Learning LIVE Programme designed to help groundspeople to create the best playing surfaces across a range of sports and settings.


10 HYTERA LAUNCHES A NEW-GEN OF ENHANCED LICENCE-FREE RADIOS


• The new radios are compact, reliable and easy to use for smaller clubs and sporting facilities that do not need a larger radio system requiring a licence in order to operate.


18 THE STADIUM EXPERIENCE - ENSURING RESULTS OFF THE PITCH AS WELL


• Paul Scannell, Head of Club Wembley & Hospitality, discusses behind the scenes at the national stadium to create a seamless and exhilarating experience to ensure visitors return over and over again.


20 WORKING WONDERS AT WIGAN ATHLETIC • Wigan Athletic FC’s


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window for renovation this summer with the DW and its Christopher Place training ground in use. However, they managed to turn pitches around in record time.


24 MEADOWBANK: CREATING A CATALYST FOR LOCAL REGENERATION


• The next generation of stadia and sport centres have to also offer much longer-lasting legacies for spectators and athletes, and for local communities.


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27 ADVISING ON THE BEST APPROACH WITH TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT


• As football and stadium managers evaluate running costs, Clive MacKinnon, Director at ABM discusses the considerations for refurbishing existing technical equipment in favour of buying new.


32 THE ROLE OF SMART TECH IN STADIUMS IN AN ENERGY CRISIS


• Fans want more technology within stadiums, however, as sustainability tops the agenda for owners and sports clubs alike, solutions that reduce energy consumption within each stadium, whilst remaining cost efficient, are becoming increasingly desirable.


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