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MD, Adrian Fitzpatrick, reassures Arena customers old and new

By becoming a Xerox company, Arena Group can offer the best of both worlds - the backing of a longstanding, innovative, technology leader with the familiar feel of a local company.

mstore award recognises 'exemplary performance and innovation'

Arena’s mstore platform has been confirmed as a finalist for a prestigious award for one of it’s latest applications in the automotive sector. Whilst mstore for automotive is well proven in the sector, a recent development project in collaboration with BMW UK for the BMW retailer network has been well received in the industry.

'Inspire Britain' BMW dealership group sign up to mstore for automotive

William Morgan Group is “moving into the 21st century” by digitising paperwork in their Northampton and Oxford based BMW dealerships with Arena Group’s mstore for automotive software platform across their deal files, aftersales and affinity operations.

Xerox Acquires Arena Group, Expands Presence in European SMB Market

UXBRIDGE, U.K., Jan. 30, 2020 – Xerox has acquired Arena Group, one of the leading providers of office technology, software, solutions and services in the U.K.

Webinar: change management for automotive

The commercial imperatives for embracing change in dealership groups through digitisation and new system adoption are well understood. So how can barriers that can hamper growth and business sustainability in your business be tackled to enable positive drivers for change to flourish? Watch our webinar to find out more.

Webinar: Streamline your mailroom workflow with mstore

Join our webinar to find out how you can streamline your mailroom process with mstore. See a demonstration of how incoming post is automatically filed into a case management system, then instantly notifies Fee Earners that a new document is available to action.

Automotive retailers brace for rise in FCA scrutiny: paper provides guidance

The impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) requirements on automotive retailers and the wider credit sector is not a new. But the challenges are on the increase according to dealer principals. Yasin Sridhar, Regulatory Director at Konexo, a Division of Eversheds Sutherland, explains more in a new white paper available to download for free designed to provide essential insights to enable automotive companies and groups to make informed decisions on next steps.

Arena hosts Tech Jam at NEC to showcase savvy technology

Tech partners will join Arena at AM Live on November 7th to showcase a range of technology at the heart of this premier automotive retail exhibition to keep retailers and manufacturers ahead of the curve.

5 ways to become more eco-friendly

We've put together an infographic demonstrating 5 simple solutions to help your business leverage tech to become more eco-friendly.

B2 go full throttle for Wales Rally 2019

The World Rallying Championship returned to Wales recently and B2, part of the Arena Group, were more than eager to get involved, particularly with encouraging young people to partake in STEM activities at the Big Bang event.

Arena series sees 15,000 young runners finding their fitness mojo

An amazing season of fun came to a fitting finale in Sheffield at the end of September with a special event for young runners taking place alongside the city’s 10k event. The Arena Sheffield mini and junior runs were the last in a series of five Arena sponsored events which began in Lincoln back in April, and went on to bring a festive feel to keeping fit and active for young people in Leeds, York and Bury.

Successful pilot with BMW MINI sees digitisation roll out

BMW MINI retailer, Soper of Lincoln, has completed a trial of the mstore for automotive software platform to enable digitisation of their key operations. This includes integration with existing BMW OEM systems and the existing dealer management system to remove cumbersome paper and streamline processes.

Wales Rally Pit Stop Challenge welcomes all comers

Everyone is welcome to step up, get hands on, and try a pit stop challenge with a difference at the Wales Rally service park in LLandudno this year. B2 Business Systems, the St Asaph and Deeside based technology firm that is part of the Arena Group, is inviting anyone visiting the international rally teams at Llandudno Service Park between October 3rd and 6th to try and beat the best of the B2 engineers in the Big Bang arena, Venue Cymru.

Arena’s support sees lots more young runners over the line

There’s still time to get the kids involved in this summer’s Arena series of mini, junior and family fun runs. The Bury Family Run takes place in the heart of the town on Sunday 15th September, with the Sheffield mini and junior run taking place the following Sunday, the 22nd September. Both events are organised by Run for All to sit alongside the 10k runs, and provide younger runners a chance to get involved in a competitive event, to raise funds for worthy causes close to their hearts or just to have some fun!

Supporting vehicle manufacturers mission for digital transformation

As part of our mstore for automotive programme, Arena is working with a number of vehicle manufacturers on digital transformation projects for their franchised dealerships, to convert paper document processes across sales, service, HR and finance, to digital.

Arena supports 12 of 17 UN sustainable development goals

In 2016, the UN launched a set of 17 measurable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ranging from ending world poverty to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls by 2030. Through purchasing Toshiba CarbonZero multi-function printers (MFPs), Arena is supporting 12 of these 17 Goals.

Grandson Mason receives cheque for his school in memory of Neil

Mason Singleton, celebrating his 6th birthday, was joined by his classmates at the end of term assembly to receive a cheque for over £5,200 from Arena Group in memory of his grandad Neil, a keen fundraiser for Lisburne School in Stockport, and former colleague.

Get your trainers on ready for the 2019 Arena mini, junior and family runs!

This year's Arena sponsored series of mini, junior and family runs for 2019 kicked off in Lincoln in April. We’re proud to continue support of these fun runs across the region which began in 2010. Arena’s sponsorship enables everyone between 3 and 14 to run for free, ensuring that young people can take part in these amazing Run for All events regardless of their background or ability.