Thorn Lighting have produced a series of informative lighting guides for the sports and arena industry.

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Football & Stadium Management (FSM) is a print magazine and digital news resource for those involved with sports stadia, facilities, pitch and turf care.

Stadium Access Control That Responds To Live Threats

A security camera in a football stadium By Steve Green, Business Development Manager, Genetec.

Each year, football matches and other sporting events attract millions of visitors and offer sports fans an unforgettable experience. But outside of matchdays, stadia can host any number of events, meetings, tours or simply office staff, making secure, flexible access control a priority every day of the week.

How To Manage Maintenance Requests On Event Days

A lighting rig being set up on a stadium's football pitch Penny Brinsley at SWG discusses the challenges of managing maintenance requests on event days and offers advice on how to ease the burden on facilities staff.

SAGE – Two Days To Remember

A queue to enter SAGE

A roundup of all the best bits from the biggest outdoor trade show for the sports and grounds maintenance industry in the UK!

Teamwork Takes Gold In Velodrome Lighting

Lee Valley Velopark, London, photograph showing the cycling track and Zumtobel's lighting

Many sports have special lighting requirements. Add in building aesthetics, and recommendations from governing sports bodies and things get interesting. Working with BDP Lighting and Elcom, Thorn and its sister brand Zumtobel, both lighting brands of the Zumtobel Group provided a high‑performance solution for the Lee Valley VeloPark, delivering 50% energy reduction and cost savings – all in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

TurfKeeper Keeps Things Easy At Warrington Golf Club

The TurfKeeper platform from Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) has been praised for delivering new efficiencies to task allocation and stock management for the team at Warrington Golf Club. The more that Course Manager Ben Goodchild explores the cloud‑based software, the more time‑savings he finds – with holidays, consumables and labour‑hours now all logged in double‑quick time and reports available at the touch of a button.