SHOWSEC AWARDED LEEDS CITY COUNCIL SECURITY CONTRACT

Showsec has been awarded a two rolling year contract to deliver stewarding and security services across all Leeds City Council venues and events, including the annual Party and Opera in the Park at Temple Newsam, Bonfire celebrations at Roundhay Park and all council-owned venues including Leeds Town Hall and The Carriageworks Theatre.

The popular events programme at Leeds’s Millennium Square, which is also an official ‘Live Site’ for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will also receive Showsec’s award winning venue and event security, crowd management and event health and safety consultancy services.

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SHOWSEC LAUNCH RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN FOR 2012

Showsec is extending its 3,000 strong team of event security professionals, recruiting now to work at events across London this summer including Hard Rock Calling, Wireless Festival and London Live. Click here for details of vacancies and how to apply. 

The nationwide recruitment campaign launched in February offers competitive rates of pay, with subsidised travel, accommodation and food for hundreds of positions, including SIA security professionals and stewards.
 

 

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SHOWSEC SUPPORTS FOOTBALL SAFETY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

The Football Safety Officers Association (FSOA) announced a five year deal with Showsec becoming the Official Main Partner at its Spring Conference, as of March 1st, 2012.

The Football Safety Officers Association was formed almost twenty years ago to provide a positive environment for safety officers to share good practice and develop safety standards within football stadia.

The Association achieves this by promulgating best safety and crowd management practices, enhancing the role of security personnel, stewards, supervisors and management and continually developing the expertise of safety officers.

Pictured: Showsec’s Mark Harding with FSOA general secretary Chris Patzelt

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SHOWSEC STEWARD WINS CAPITAL FM ARENA NOTTINGHAM’S ‘EXTRA MILE AWARD’

A Showsec steward has been awarded Capital FM Arena Nottingham’s ‘Extra Mile Award’ for displaying exceptional customer service skills whilst working at the venue.

Capital FM Arena chose Showsec’s Joseph Bradley for the award, which is given out by the venue to its employees, after he chased a coach down a nearby road when it had left without an elderly couple.

The award came with a prize of two free tickets to any concert at the arena, which Joseph donated to two terminally ill children from The Queens Medical Centre. They were thrilled to be invited to see JLS perform from a hospitality suite provided by the venue.

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SHOWSEC IN BELFAST AMIDST GLAMOUR OF 2011 MTV EMA

Showsec provided a 15 strong management consultancy team to oversee all elements of the complex security operations surrounding the 2011 MTV EMA Belfast, 6th Nov, 2011.

The glittering awards show will be seen by more than 600 million around the world through the MTV global TV network. Eleven live performances and a host of international stars took pride of place in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena with performers including Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.

Showsec implemented a detailed security plan months prior to the awards working with the show producers, the local venues, Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Belfast City Council to ensure the safe and successful delivery of the highly profiled, VIP MTV EMA.

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SHOWSEC ANNOUNCES FIVE YEAR DEAL WITH CREAMFIELDS

Showsec revitalised and rejuvenated its operating strategies to maximise the secure environment and customer experience at this year’s Creamfields festival, which took place 26th-28th August - the first of a five year deal with Cream International Events.
Creamfields is one of the UK’s largest events pulling in crowds of over 50,000 people with major chart headliners including Chemical Brothers and Swedish House Mafia.
The festival and event security specialist won the contract following a competitive tender, and it builds on over a decade of successful working partnership with the festival organisers, ensuring the highest quality of care for guests since its launch in 1998. 

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SHOWSEC’S SCOTLAND OFFICE SET SAIL TO THE SHETLAND ISLANDS

Showsec successfully delivered a comprehensive public crowd management service for the Tall Ships Races 2011 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, July 18th-25th.
The Tall Ships Races is an internationally renowned celebration, which draws crowds from around the world. The Scotland office deployed 70 security professionals, led by Showsec manager Scott Anderson to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all who attended the five day event.  

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SHOWSEC LOOK TO THE FUTURE AT HYDE PARK

Live event security specialists Showsec played a pivotal role in the success of this year’s Hyde Park festivals and concerts, ensuring nearly half a million ticket holders remained safe across a record nine gigs in thirteen days, including Hard Rock Calling festival and Wireless. Showsec director, Simon Battersby, led a vastly experienced management team to oversee all security arrangements. Read the full article in our news section for more detail.

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SHOWSEC 'SHINE' WITH TAKE THAT

Live event security specialists Showsec managed the safety of 350,000 screaming Take That fans as the band returned to their home town Manchester, 3-12th June, for eight gigs as part of their record breaking Progress tour. Mark Wilcock led team of 254 licensed professionals. Read the full article in our news section for more detail.

 

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SHOWSEC FESTIVAL SECURITY FOR ROCKNESS

Showsec has extended its contract to supply festival security services for the entire Rockness Festival 10th-12th June, 2011. After winning the 2011 NME Awards for Best Small Festival, this year’s Rockness line-up features Kasabian, The Chemical Brothers and Paolo Nutini. Showsec area manager, Scott Anderson is delighted to have extended relations in its fifth year working with Rockness festival organisers. Event security services plans are already being formulated to ensure the safety and enjoyment of 30,000 festival goers attending this massive Scottish festival. Jim King, Rockness festival director states; “The past five years proved a great success with Showsec, we’re delighted to have them on board again for this year’s festival.”

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SHOWSEC RETURNS TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE FOR MALENITSA

Showsec secured the whole of London’s Trafalgar Square on the 6th March, ensuring the safe ingress and egress of 100,000 Russians as they celebrated Maslenitsa. Showsec’s security operation was managed by senior operations executive Dayo Adelugba, who oversaw all 120 SIA security personnel across the high profile site. Read the full article in our news section for more details

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SHOWSEC CELEBRATE DECADE OF AWARD WINS

Showsec celebrates a decade of award wins after being voted Favourite Security and Crowd Management Company at the TPi Awards on 7th February.  Showsec Operations Director Mark Logan collected the trophy at the packed ceremony in London’s Hammersmith Novotel. This marks the fifth consecutive year the event and venue security specialists have won and is a testament to their consistent recognition by the live events industry. Read the full article in our news section for more details.

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RISING TALENT WITH SHOWSEC AT MILITARY TOURNAMENT

Showsec’s London Office successfully implemented a complex event security operation at Earls Court for the British Military Tournament. VIP Royal guests and senior military officials were among 56,000 visitors attending the return of Britain’s oldest military tattoo, on December 4th and 5th, at Earls Court. Over 500 troops and 145 horses appeared in two performances per day, featuring the ever-popular field gun run, massed bands and battle re-enactments. Read the full article in our news section for more details.

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SHOWSEC WEAVE THEIR MAGIC IN MADRID

Showsec’s management consultancy team recently returned from yet another successful engagement with MTV for the 2010 Europe Music Awards. Simon Battersby managed the complex security plan in Madrid, agreed by the National and Municipal police. Showsec used a team of 11 managers from the UK, who were each responsible for different areas of the EMA activities, liaising with MTV department heads and overseeing the local security. Read the full article in our news section for more details.

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SHOWSEC SECURES FIRST UK PAPAL STATE VISIT

Showsec was appointed to undertake the robust multifaceted event security operation of securing Pope Benedict XVI and his large entourage during the UK Papal visit to Birmingham’s Cofton Park on 19th September 2010. Showsec Director Simon Battersby oversaw a team of 600 SIA event security professionals who maintained the serene atmosphere of the audience, whilst implementing the complexities of such a high profile security operation. The event was a particular landmark for Showsec’s Birmingham office, which was restructured earlier this year and contributed key staff to the operation. Read the full article in our news section for more details.

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Showsec is the UK’s most trusted crowd management, venue and event security specialist, with an international reputation for excellence. 

Over 2,500 professional staff service thousands of events at over 450 venues, managing the safety of over 25 million people and assisting their enjoyment of events each year.
 
Our proven track record spans 30 years delivering consistently high quality, affordable security services, with the safety of everyone at a venue, sports ground or green field site our core aim.

Comprehensive expertise and experience underpin our provision of robust, yet customer friendly, venue, event security and crowd management services. These range from consultancy, VIP close protection and event stewarding; to asset protection, training and research.  

Showsec is continually developing long-standing relationships with clients from all walks of the events sector based on mutual respect and an aim to create the best possible events and audience experiences. Our tailored security services are achieved through listening attentively to a wide array of priorities, while staying attuned to industry trends and embracing new technology and techniques to progressively improve our standards, along with those of our clients.

To see how Showsec can help your event please contact one of our nine UK offices, and speak to one of our award winning teams about providing you a personal, local service, with national standards and support. 

 

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