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


Keeping Your Stadium Safe

Keeping Your Stadium SafeWith restrictions on social gatherings looking set to remain in place for some time yet, many stadiums across the UK are standing empty. Colin Campbell, Managing Director of Codelocks, talks about what this means for security – and how access control technology can help stadium managers at this time.


Safety First Scores In Covid-19 Stadia Landscape

Safety First Scores In Covid-19 Stadia LandscapeSports clubs around the country will be wrestling with how to balance people’s safety and wellbeing with access and social interaction as sport returns to normality. Moreover, the impact of COVID-19 on the sports landscape will be acutely felt when grounds reopen to admit fans. Jim Roberts, product manager of visual communications specialists Beaverswood, says owners and operators can employ some simple yet cost effective measures to minimise the risk.


J Premier Pitch Delivers Establishment Cardiff City FC Can Rely On

Cardiff City Football Club's pitch

With over 13 seasons of experience using Johnsons Sports Seeds J Premier Pitch mixture, Head Groundsman at Cardiff City FC Liam James confidently conducted his renovation during the lockdown period, without doubt that the pitch would be match-fit when play resumed. In use at the Cardiff City Stadium, together with two of their other sites, the rapid establishment of J Premier Pitch has delivered a pitch that meets the Bluebirds requirements for both play quality and aesthetic appeal.


New Speed-Seed From Charterhouse Delivers Improved Accuracy And Efficiency

Redexim Speed-Seed 1500 from Charterhouse Turf Machinery

Launched in 2019, the new Redexim Speed-Seed from Charterhouse Turf Machinery offers a lot more than just a new livery. Its remodelled variable seed rate calibration system makes the Speed-Seed one of the most accurate seeders available – ideal for overseeding large or small areas, quickly and with ease.


Dennis PRO 34R A Time Saver At The Forsyth Barr Stadium

Dennis PRO 34R a time saver at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in New Zealand

Dennis PRO 34R a time saver at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in New Zealand.

Michael Watson, Turf Manager at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, claims that his two recently purchased Dennis PRO 34R rotary mowers are saving the grounds team an incredible four hours of maintenance work compared to the previous mowers they were using.

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