The new Arena das Dunas which was designed by the leading sports architecture practice, Populous was officially opened in the Natal, Rio Grande do Norte of Brazil.

The Arena’s design is unique with petal shaped structures on the roof made from steel trusses, covered on the outside with aluminium tiles, with thermal and acoustic insulation.

Arena das Dunas has a capacity of 42,000 and is said to be designed as a multipurpose venue.

The main stadium will host trade shows and concerts as well as the main purpose of sporting events.

Christopher Lee, Senior Principal at Populous and Lead Architect of the Arena das Dunas said: “We have designed a stadium and a masterplan that showcases the aesthetics of the beautiful surrounding area of das Dunas and will create a great atmosphere for the World Cup 2014…Brazilians are passionate about their football and are rightly proud of their country’s unparalleled record in the World Cup.”

Fans, spectators as well as players will benefit from the new layout and structure of the Arena.

Players will be able to enjoy improved match conditions as a special type of grass, (the Bermuda Tifton 419 grass species) will be used for the pitch.

Fans and spectators will also be able to enjoy better screening facilities as well as better lighting on the arena which will enable better viewing.

Furthermore different seating will be available from general public, hospitality, VIP and Executive VIP.

Location: Chapel St., Liverpool, UK

Closing date: 10th November 2016

Role:

To support the Senior Health and Safety Manager in promoting a positive safety culture. To manage the Health and Safety Management System, ensuring all policies and processes are current, applicable and implemented across all sites. This role requires the following responsibilities:

 

– To assist with the development of auditable systems in accordance with British and International Health and Safety Standards.

– To support and assist in the development of fire safety strategies and delivery across all sites, including emergency evacuation. To complete fire risk assessments, associated action plans and follow up departmentally.

– To support and assist in the delivery of processes in relation to Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015);to support with execution of the regulations across all sites and assist to ensure the Club meets all legal requirements.

– To support the Club’s ongoing commitment to health and safety by actively promoting positive safety behaviour and working with employees and contractors to recognise and challenge unsafe acts and conditions.

– To ensure all staff are appropriately trained in relevant health and safety related topics including (but not limited to) fire safety, manual handling, evacuation chair.

– This represents a key role in helping to control occupational risk and ensuring a safe working environment.

 

PERSON:

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. The person will have the ability to ‘hit the ground running’ in a fast paced environment and will be process driven and IT Literate – Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel and will have a good knowledge of database systems. They will pay attention to detail and will have a high degree of accuracy. The person will be pragmatic, approachable with the ability to challenge positively and gain trust. The person will also have excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise often conflicting workloads . The successful person will be a professional, confident, credible, enthusiastic team player with a flexible, can do attitude. They will be keen to develop as an individual, as a professional with willingness and enthusiasm to learn. The person will have respect for confidentiality and experience of fire safety protocols and procedures, fire risk assessment, fire evacuation in complex premises. The person will also have a NEBOSH General Certificate, NEBSOSH Fire Certificate and Tech IOSH.

TEAM:

The Operations Division of the Club are responsible for four main areas ofoperation CRM, Hospitality and Events, Customer Experience, Stadium and Operations.

T&C: This is a permanentrole leave based in our Chapel Street Office working 35 hours per week. CV’smust be submitted to be considered for this role with a brief cover notestating salary expectations.

CLOSING: Applications for this role will close on: Thursday 10^th November.

Interviews will takeplace on 21st November

LFC is committed to equality and diversity and applythis to our recruitment process. We are also committed to the safety andwelfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, meaning saferrecruitment methods are applied (inc. DBS disclosures) to all appointments withvulnerable groups.  The Club expects all staff to share ourcommitments.

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Arsenal have announced solar power experts Octopus Energy as their official energy partner in the UK. 

Octopus Energy will work on a long-term plan to develop renewable power supplies, herbal including to the Arsenal’s home ground. The Emirates Stadium is set to be powered through renewable sources derived through Octopus’ solar energy technology, herbal and Arsenal supporters will also be given the same tariff. Fans that use the tariff will also be offered benefits by the club, including VIP tours and signed merchandise.

“We are delighted to be partnering with Octopus Energy, who become our first official energy partner. This partnership with Octopus is a positive step towards improving our contribution to environmental sustainability,” said Vinai Venkatesham, Arsenal’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Greg Jackson, Founder of Octopus Energy, said: “Becoming Arsenal’s first energy partner is a massive step for us in championing greener, fairer energy for Britain. We are thrilled to be working with the club to switch Emirates Stadium to green energy. We are passionate that greener energy is critical to the future of our planet, and for many people can be cheaper than with big energy companies. Arsenal and Octopus are both leaders in their fields, and we look forward to working closely together to take this message to their fans and the wider football audience.”

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The NHL and NHLPA announced on Wednesday that SAP, the company that overhauled statistics on NHL.com, will sponsor the jerseys for next month’s World Cup of Hockey tournament in Toronto.

The tournament, which begins Sept. 17, will feature all eight teams wearing SAP shoulder patches on their home and away jerseys. 

Replica jerseys that fans can buy will not have the patches.

SAP already collaborated with the League on the transformation of the NHL’s statistics platform on NHL.com and the introduction of new and enhanced statistics last year.

The NHL utilizes various SAP solutions and technologies including potentially deploying the SAP Cloud for Customer solution.

Not even the combined entreaties of sporting luminaries including David Beckham, Arsene Wenger, Karren Brady and Bobby George could prevail on the British public as it was revealed this morning that we – that is the collective we – have voted out.

With the pound plummeting, the PM resigning and the rest of us wondering what on earth happens next, what does this mean for British sport?

The more hopeful among the football fraternity have claimed that this is the chance to redress the club and country balance for England since the freedom of movement principle could radically change work permits. Certainly around 100 EPL players could potentially be affected, as would 70 cricketers and a similar number of rugby players across England, Wales and Scotland. Regardless of the exit terms it is highly unlikely the Home Office would withdraw permits from those who already have them, but it would mean if restrictive measures were put in place, the next generation of Kantes and Payets, Strausses and Pietersens, and Tuilagis and Vunipolos would not be plying their trade on British soil, let alone represent ‘their country’.

Trading with EU countries is another issue affected by freedom of movement; it could well be that the UK now has the freedom – or the requirement – to set up trading agreements with any country with whom we wish to trade. The period during which these are being determined could see new import and export tariffs being imposed. That can only be bad news for the UK consumer.

Sponsorship is another pillar of British sport and when we look at the numbers of foreign-owned brands investing here, it is a worry as to whether they will continue. Chevrolet, Emirates, Yokohama, Mitsubishi, Investec and HSBC are all high profile sponsors who have demonstrated multimillion pound commitments, all of whom may be wondering whether a British property, with reduced European leverage, remains of equal interest and value. Especially worrying in this line up are the banking brands; if the naysayers are to be believed, the impending mass exit of financial institutions from London to the continent could well mean that the sponsorship spend goes with them.

At the other end of the scale are the countless number of SMEs which populate the British sports sector; whilst certain ones will find it much harder to trade across borders there is an upside to Brexit – although you do have to look quite hard to see it. EU legislation seems to be created mainly with big businesses in mind yet SMEs still have to comply. A current case in point is the vast overhaul of data protection legislation that came into effect in January. To comply with it fully costs in the region of £10,000 – there aren’t too many SMEs who have the cash or inclination to spend that sort of sum on box-ticking.

Two other areas that have yet to play out fully are the funding Britain receives from the EU for grassroots and broadcasting. Britain would still be eligible to access some of this funding, even as a non-member country so it isn’t all doom and gloom there. There was also pre-exit talk of a digital single market, as proposed by the European Commission; this would end the existing territorial licensing model and enable EU citizens to access content on a pan-European basis but most broadcasters I have spoken to seem to think that it is likely to be business as usual.

So it could well be that in this instance the Premier League has put the situation best in the statement it issued this morning: ‘Given the uncertain nature of what the political and regulatory landscape might be following the ‘Leave’ vote, there is little point second guessing the implications until there is greater clarity.’ In other words, keep watching this space…

Rebecca Hopkins – Managing Director of ENS Sports PR

Rebecca’s company, ENS, is an award-winning PR agency with over a decade of success working with brands, individuals and sports organizations, including BT, Craig Bellamy, VisitEngland, the LTA and Rhino Rugby.

Rebecca’s most recent ventures have been to devise and found The Sports Technology Awards (www.sportstechnologyawards.com), now in their third cycle and Women In Sport Week.

Rebecca is a regular TV pundit on the subject of sports business and presents The Sports Marketing Show on iSportconnect; she is a founding partner of the Sports Reputation Group, a guest lecturer for CIM, she serves on the National Council of the PRCA and she has judged several industry awards, including the PRCA awards and the Football Business Awards.

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