Ricoh Arena

52.44826508, -1.49742901

Address: 71 Phoenix Way Coventry, CV6 6GE United Kingdom Telephone: 02476786573 Website: www.ricoharena.com Users rating   0/5   0 vote

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Art & Entertainment Venues, Sports Clubs

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Set within a site covering more than 40 acres, the Ricoh Arena is unlike any other development of its kind in the UK.

With its state-of-the-art conference, banqueting, exhibition, hotel and sports facilities, the multi-purpose complex has already won awards for its design.

The unique development also has some of the finest transport links in the country meaning it is an attractive and easily accessible location no matter where you are in the country.

The Ricoh Arena is run and managed by Arena Coventry Ltd, a joint venture company consisting of Coventry City Council and the Alan Edward Higgs Charity.

The Ricoh has acted as a catalyst for regeneration in the north of the city and forms an important part of the city council's bigger plan to rejuvenate the entire area.

The Alan Edward Higgs Charity is a charitable foundation that helps benefit the people of Coventry and Warwickshire through grant-making activities and makes an enormous difference to the lives of many people.

Arena Coventry Ltd was formed in August 2002 and had successfully co-ordinated and delivered the scheme in three years - including an 18-month build programme.

As well as delivering a unique package, the Ricoh Arena is also distinctive in the way it works with numerous partners such as Coventry City Council, the Alan Edward Higgs Charity, Advantage West Midlands and the European Regional Development Fund along with sponsors Ricoh, Lloydspharamcy, Coventry Telegraph, Jaguar, E.ON and Yorkshire Bank as well as tenants Coventry City Football Club, Coventry Sports Trust and G Casino.

Work started in earnest on the site of the former Foleshill gasworks site in September 2004 which saw the controlled implosion of the last remaining gas tower.

Edmund Nuttall Ltd was appointed to carry out the decontamination work and the cut and fill work needed to prepare the site.

In 2003, Laing O'Rourke, the company which built the Millennium Stadium and the City of Manchester Stadium, was appointed the preferred contractor to build the impressive development.

Work started in January 2004 and the Ricoh Arena opened for the first time on August 20, 2005 as Coventry City beat Queens Park Rangers 3-0.

Within six months of opening, the Ricoh had already chalked the impressive milestone of attracting one million visitors.

The Ricoh Arena is headed by David Allvey, the chairman of Arena Coventry Limited which manages the venue.

Chief executive Daniel Gidney, who joined the Ricoh Arena in 2006, has spent the majority of his career working in the sport, entertainment and leisure sectors.

He moved to the £113 million venue from his position as UK Operations Director for Hospitals at Sodexho which is the world’s largest food and management services company.

Liz Cooper is the marketing director at the Ricoh Arena and she is responsible for the key accounts and promotion of the venue.

Facilities director Anthony Mundy is responsible for the property owned by ACL and Coventry City and he also uses his technical expertise to look after a myriad of areas from pitch maintenance and event management to tenancies and leases.

The team is completed by financial controller John Street and human resources director Jacky Isaac.

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