WINTER 15/16
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I am reflecting upon our involvement in the biggest and without doubt, best Rugby World Cup (RWC) tournament. Arena Group worked across 54 venues as the official design and build partner. The passion, professionalism, determination and team spirit present at the core of the RWC 2015 was clearly visible within the winning New Zealand side, and these are characteristics we hold dear at Arena Group. Our project management and fulfilment of this wide scoping contract is highlighted inside this issue. We continue to invest in our people and innovate with new products and ranges across all UK & Europe divisions. In particular, the high leg Arcus seating canopy and unique clearview™ seating system used by Arena Seating, the innovative BMW Drivers Lounge concept, our new Spaceframe which has been such a success
at Goodwood Festival of Speed for Renault and our continuing development of our interiors divisions, including a huge range of exciting new furniture. Our pioneering Arena Ice business is also continuing to grow, with new projects in Hong Kong & the UAE this coming winter. In the marketplace, we recognise that price is key. However this must be set against consistency of product, service and continually providing innovative design solutions. Despite pricing pressure, Arena continues to provide a number of added value benefits within our offer. This can be seen in our in-house structural engineers, Health & Safety and environmental managers, quality management systems and interior design service, to name but a few. As I write this piece, I am sitting on a plane bound for Rio, where we have already been successful in gaining contracts for the 2016
Olympic Games. We expect our special projects division, including overlay, to be very busy with significant wins to be announced in the coming weeks. These wins would not have been possible without the superb team of individuals at Arena Group, who share a passion for this most dynamic of industries. There is no doubt that through them we have leveraged from our success during London 2012, through to the Commonwealth Games and most recently the Rugby World Cup 2015. Thank you again for your continued support throughout 2015 and if you are new to Arena Group, then please give our team the opportunity to demonstrate the value we can provide to your event. Grahame Muir CEO, Arena UK & Europe