News: Events

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!

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.

mstore for MATS platform launching at BETT

Savvy schools considering a wise investment of their capital fund are urged to see a demo of Arena Group’s latest mstore for education product launching at BETT, the sector’s leading showcase event for new ideas and technology.

mstore technology for car dealerships feature at NEC's AM Live exhibition

mstore for automotive is the only purpose built, cross-enterprise dealership document management system which combines Arena specialist’s sector and workflow expertise to create a system proven in 3 of the top 10 dealer groups and many more in the top 100. mstore and Fujitsu scanning technology will feature in next month's AM Live event at the NEC.

Latest webinar: Working smarter with deal files and documentation

Our latest FREE webinar is designed to help those faced with multiple challenges sustain their business by providing insights into ways of working already benefiting 3 of the top 10 dealership groups and many more in the top 100.

Sunshine & Smiles feature at latest Arena Group mini & junior runs

The Leeds 10k weekend went off to a flying start with young people from across the city coming together at the John Charles' athletics track for the Arena Group mini and junior runs. The heat didn't seem to put off the young runners, supporting family and friends, or Arena Owl the event's ever popular mascot enjoying the buzz.

Webinar: Managing and leveraging customer data under the GDPR

Are you still looking for answers when it comes to managing customer consent, and dealing with subject access and right to be forgotten requests under the new GDPR? Are you still in the dark on how the key changes to data protection regulations will impact on your essential marketing activity and customer communications? Just how will your organisation respond to an audit query?

Arena series for young runners kicks off in Lincoln

Hundreds of youngsters are already preparing for the Arena Group Lincoln Mini and Junior Runs to be held in the city on March 17th as part of the popular Lincoln 10k weekend. The Lincoln mini and junior runs mark the start of the season of race events organised by Run for All and sponsored by Arena Group.

Neil joins panel of experts at Auto Management GDPR conference

Arena’s Neil Maude will take to the stage at the Automotive Management GDPR conference on February 22nd, joining a panel of experts sharing insights and experience that will support dealer groups finalise their response to the new data protection regulation.

Schools share the challenges of achieving compliance with GDPR

At a recent webinar on ‘Practical Insights on the GDPR for schools’, Arena’s Neil Maude shared some of the most relevant features of the new data protection regulation for schools, the potential impacts, and next steps. This was followed with a survey to understand the state of play for education on individual schools’ journeys towards the May 2018 deadline which has elicited some interesting insights.

British Legal Technology Forum 2018

Arena Group are proud to announce we will be exhibiting at The British Legal Technology Forum 2018 at the Old Billingsgate, London on Tuesday 13th March 2018.

Laura, Arena's HR Manager, reviews a busy year of community activity

To celebrate Arena Group’s 25th year in business, employees pledged to raise £25,000 for local charities between November 2016 and September 2017. The challenge was set at our Annual Profit Share Meeting in November where our employees overwhelmingly chose to support three hospices; Wakefield Hospice, Rotherham Hospice and East Lancashire Hospice. £25,000 can help to pay for 1000 hours of nursing care, 6 bereavement support sessions for 120 people or 4167 patient meals. All of these hospices are local to the Arena office locations and all rely heavily on donations to continue their amazing work in our communities.

Seminar provides practical and legal advice for OMBs on the GDPR

Arena's Neil Maude is joining forces with Clarion Solicitors to share legal advice and practical insights with owner managed businesses for tackling the new data protection regulation coming into force next year.

Sign up for FREE, practical GDPR for education webinar

Arena has organised a webinar designed to provide a useful overview of the new general data protection regulation (GDPR) relevent to the education sector. Amidst all the noise channelled towards schools, colleges and other educational institutions, this webinar will focus on clarifying the relevant impacts and providing some practical tips on how to achieve compliance and preserve positive OFSTED reports.