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Capability Statement
CORE COMPETENCIES Overlay is a sustainable and proven temporary infrastructure model which is a vital part of any major event, ensuring host cities can offer audiences spectacular experiences without being left with expensive unused venues when the games come to a close. Whether the requirement is for the construction of entire temporary venues or temporary elements to enhance existing locations, Arena Group has the products, skills and expertise to meet the brief. There are two levels of service; commodity supply and installation or full turnkey management where Arena Group works alongside organising committees and architects to bring their vision to life, handling every element from feasibility and budgets to procurement and installation.
Services include: • Feasibility studies • Overlay planning • Full turnkey project management • Site management • Containment strategy • Installation and removal
The overlay team’s objective is simple; to ensure the development and delivery of the most practical, sustainable and cost effective temporary overlay
• Full interior design and fit-out of temporary structures
solutions for major events.
Products include: • Temporary seating including the patented clearview™ system 6,300 seat stadium at The Rio Open ▼
• Modular event structures such as single, double and triple deck hospitality venues • Scaffolding structures; screen supports, camera platforms, media towers and broadcast studios • Wheelchair user platforms • Cable and service bridges
Joe O’Neill joneill@arenagroup.com +44 (0) 207 484 5003
arena_group www.arenagroup.com
PAST PERFORMANCE With a history spanning over 100 years, Arena Group is a trusted partner for some of the world’s most iconic sporting and cultural events: • Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics • London 2012 Olympic Games • FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 in Brazil • Commonwealth Games 1990 in New Zealand, 2010 in India and the upcoming 2014 games in Glasgow • FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil • HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championships • The NFL Super Bowl • Wimbledon Championships • Formula 1 (globally) • The ATP tour (globally) • The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
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BMW PGA Championships
Super Bowl XLVIII
DIFFERENTIATORS
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Wimbledon Championships
Ensuring spectators, sponsors and athletes have the ultimate experience is the aim of every major event; whilst remaining on budget and on time. Sustainability
Global company, local knowledge
For every item used on a project there is a plan on how it
Arena Group has 14 global offices across the UK, Europe,
can be reused. These plans start at the earliest stages of
Middle East, Asia, America and South America. This is
the design process, ensuring maximum cost-saving and
alongside a network of trusted global partners ensuring
environmental benefits.
the highest level of service anywhere in the world.
Product innovation
Communication
Arena Group’s proprietary clearview™ seating system
Transparency is key and Arena Group works with
has been used at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics,
organising committees to ensure all stakeholders are
London 2012 Olympics and the FIFA World Cup 2014
up-to-date with the design and build process, and
in Brazil. Its unique parabolic structure allows every row
understand the possibilities temporary overlay presents.
to be adjusted ensuring each audience member has perfect views of the action.
Joe O’Neill joneill@arenagroup.com +44 (0) 207 484 5003
arena_group www.arenagroup.com
CASE STUDY LONDON 2012, BEACH VOLLEYBALL STADIUM Arena Group was contracted by LOCOG to provide every element of the overlay and project management across the historically-sensitive locations of Horse Guards Parade (beach volleyball), The Mall (marathons, road cycling races, race walk, athletes’ parade) and St James’ Park (volleyball practice courts). • 32 acre site • 42 day build time • 15,000 seat stadium built using clearview™ seating system • 20km of cables • 152 tents • 29,947m of trackway • 180 cabins • 3,483 trucks • 121,713m of scaffolding • 18,000 seats • 4,605m of fencing • 150,000 man hours
The sustainable process
4,500 tonnes
95%
of materials across entire
of sand donated to London volleyball courts
site returned to hire stock or donated for reuse
4,000sqm
of drainage membrane donated to community garden
2,000
sqm
of rubber matting donated to a local gymnastics gym
Recycled or reused over
90%
of waste generated in the build period
Joe O’Neill joneill@arenagroup.com +44 (0) 207 484 5003
arena_group www.arenagroup.com
CASE STUDY FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 Arena Group supplied 5,000 of its clearview™ seats for the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Bahia, Salvador ahead of 2013’s Confederations Cup. Proving the true flexibility and sustainability of temporary infrastructure these seats were then removed after the tournament and re-used at the Brazilian Grand Prix and Rio Open. The system is now being reinstalled back into the Arena Fonte Nova ahead of this year’s World Cup. Arena Group has also worked with its trusted Brazilian partners to supply 20,000 clearview™ seats for the Corinthians Stadium, creating two temporary grandstands at either end of the stadium.
CASE STUDY SOCHI 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS Arena Group worked with local supply partners across the mountain and coastal clusters at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, installing bespoke scaffolding structures to allow the global media to capture the winter sports in all their glory. • 130 structures • 13 venues • Mountain and coastal clusters • Camera and media platforms • Wheelchair access platforms • Cable and service bridges • Highest media platform built at 213m high • On site since September 2013 • Full project management
Joe O’Neill joneill@arenagroup.com +44 (0) 207 484 5003
arena_group www.arenagroup.com
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