Rank signs new lease to remain at Ricoh Arena

The Rank Group, which owns Grosvenor Casinos, the largest casino brand in the UK, has signed a new 10-year lease to remain at Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

Grosvenor, which operates 52 casinos, has been based at Ricoh Arena since 2009 when it took over the casino site and invested £1.6 million in the venue. The company has now put pen to paper on a new decade-long deal.

The casino is the biggest in the city and features a full range of table and electronic gaming including Blackjack, Roulette and Poker as well as a strong food and drink offering. It attracted around 250,000 people through its doors last year.

Award-winning demolition specialist AR Demolition has announced further investment in its business.

The contractor, based at Carlton near Nuneaton, has bought a fleet of 35 new vehicles.

The latest round of investment follows significant spend on new plant and machinery.

This includes £1.5 million on three new high-reach machines in 2018, after a previous £1 million investment in 2016.

AR Demolition was founded by Andrew Thompson and current Managing Director Richard Dolman in 2007. Following a period of restructuring in 2017, the company reported a record start to 2018 and has reported a record increase in turnover of 22 per cent to £15.8 million for the year, with improved profits.

Richard said: “I am determined to make AR Demolition a beacon of industry best practice.

“Having a new fleet of vehicles will play its part in portraying the image we want to promote, not only to our clients but also within our workforce, to let them know we are a company which takes its reputation extremely seriously.