Coventry Building Society Arena is revamped

A Midlands venue has completed a programme of investment to enhance its facilities for sport, entertainment, business and live events.

Coventry Building Society Arena has seen significant investment in recent months with developments across the venue – including the creation of new lounges, refurbishment of office spaces and improving the matchday experience.

The stadium welcomes 1.2 million visitors a year for live sport, conferences, exhibitions, meetings, live music and entertainment events.

It is home to Coventry City and is set to welcome the Lionessses for a second time later this year, and they will be greeted with a new-look players’ entrance and then enter the pitch through a reimagined tunnel.

There has also been investment to improve the suites at the venue for media covering fixtures and safe standing has been introduced to enhance the matchday experience.

Coventry Building Society Arena recently launched its new CBS Live brand and is expanding its portfolio of live events, which included welcoming Bryan Adams and Sean Paul in recent months.

The venue has created a new green room for artists which offers luxury sofas, modern furniture, retro arcade machines and pool tables.

Meeting rooms and event spaces across the venue have been refurbished, including the offices for exhibition organisers, while lounges across the venue – including the Vodafone Lounge, Godiva Suite and Dhillon’s Lounge –have been refreshed.

This summer has also seen the opening of premium dining lounge, The Mahou Experience. The 145 square metre, conceptled space can accommodate 100 delegates and is already being used for small meetings, social events and a breakout space for larger conferences.

The introduction of the new lounge comes as the Arena has also invested in its catering provision, with upgrades to kitchen operations, improvements in retail kiosks and new culinary menus.

Over the past year Coventry Building Society Arena has expanded its team, with more than 100 fixed term staff now working at the venue supported by over 600 casual staff from the local community. A new staff check-in area has also been created.

The commercial office spaces have all been fully refurbished to a modern standard, including LED lighting throughout the offices with new HVAC units, modern white desks with USB C and power bank stations, ergonomic chairs and storage cabinets and the 10,000 square foot of space is now being marketed to prospective tenants.

Paul Michael, Managing Director at Coventry Building Society Arena, said: “The team at the venue is always looking to bring improvements across the sites as well as ensuring it is delivering the best possible experiences for all visitors.

“There is also a full refurbishment underway in the 121-bedroom on-site Doubletree by Hilton hotel and guests will soon start to see changes in the shared spaces of the hotel too.

“We are delivering a premier experience for all of our visitors and the investments this summer further cement our position as a modern, flexible and market leading facility.”

To find out more, visit www.coventrybuildingsocietyarena.co.uk