Category: News

Sports venue sector braces up to COVID-19

Article posted by Coliseum, May 5^th, 2020

Coronavirus has come as the biggest curse for mankind in 2020 and has had a disastrous effect on the world with people living on the edge. The sports venue sector has also been hugely affected with sporting events impacted globally. With events canceled or postponed, revenue streams are drying... » Read more

‘Safe buildings will have to be the new normal’

Article posted by Coliseum, May 4^th, 2020

Fenwick Iribarren Architects, founded in 1990 by architects Mark Fenwick and Javier Iribarren, is a nationally and internationally recognised architectural design studio. Its most signature projects are represented in all types of architecture. The Madrid (Spain)-headquartered company was set up in... » Read more

Wolves’ venue plan may hit COVID-19 snag

Article posted by Coliseum, May 4^th, 2020

A planning application for a temporary 500-seat stand has been submitted by Premier League football club Wolverhampton Wanderers as it looks to move ahead with plans to expand its Molineux home ground. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Wolves, is a professional association... » Read more

Lax work led to AFAS Stadion roof cave-in

Article posted by Coliseum, May 4^th, 2020

Royal HaskoningDHV has wrapped up their months-long investigation into the August 10 collapse of the roof at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar. The report points out that the roof caved in due to varied reasons prime among them being poor welding, design errors and corrosion. Royal HaskoningDHV is an... » Read more

Saudi Arabia into sports shopping spree

Article posted by Coliseum, May 1^st, 2020

Saudi Arabia is embracing sports in a big way and sees racing, boxing and soccer as a means to enhance its image. The kingdom did not have a huge footprint on the world sporting map. But, of late, the staging of sporting events extraordinaire has marked a sharp turnaround for the oil-rich... » Read more

‘V-COVID’ app to revive UK sports economy

Article posted by Coliseum, May 1^st, 2020

Manchester (UK)-headquartered cyber security company VST Enterprises (VSTE) has revealed details of a ‘sports health passport’ app that is designed to kickstart attendances at British sporting events in the coming months as the industry looks to resuscitate from the COVID-19 crisis which has... » Read more

Real resume work on Bernabéu face-lifting

Article posted by Coliseum, May 1^st, 2020

Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has resumed work on the reconfiguration of its residence – Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Throughout the 2019-20 seasons, work was on to modify or pull down existing parts of the stadium, but the same was suspended in March end due to the COVID-19... » Read more