Stewarding

Securitas UK has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver protective security services for The O2 Arena. Home to world-class entertainment, the 20,000-capacity venue hosted over nine million visitors, 168 event days and 194 performances in 2018 alone. Owned by AEG, The O2 Arena is…

Mitie’s security business has been awarded two contract extensions for travel clients Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Eurostar, which together are worth £12 million per annum. The contract with SPT has been extended for a further five years and the Eurostar contract for a…

Skills for Security is offering some brand new free online courses that will be made available for a limited time only. Available for up to 1,000 learners, the courses are fully-accredited and lead to nationally-recognised qualifications. While all learning takes place online, a member of…

Showsec has just extended its working partnership with one of British football’s leading authorities, the latter having played a key role in the Leicester-based crowd management and event security specialist increasing its presence within the game. At the bi-annual conference of the Football Safety Officers’ Association (FSOA) in Stratford, Showsec announced…

The UK Crowd Management Association (UKCMA) has developed and launched a new online presence specifically designed to highlight the organisation’s growing influence within the security business sector. The UKCMA was formed back in 2001 to represent the interests of key commercial organisations whose primary business is…

Showsec is now in pole position to develop a long-term partnership with one of the UK’s iconic sporting venues after securing a new four-year contract with the management team at the Silverstone racing circuit in Northamptonshire. The crowd management and event security specialist looks upon the agreement…

Showsec has once again demonstrated why the event security and stewarding business remains at the forefront of raising managerial expertise and industry standards, with twelve members of its management team donning gowns and mortarboards for a graduation ceremony at Derby Arena to mark another step along their career…

Emma Parkinson – course leader for the BA (Honours) degree in Crowd Safety Management at Buckinghamshire New University – has called on the events industry to place greater focus on reporting minor incidents in order to avoid major disasters. Parkinson was addressing delegates at the Event Safety Alliance’s recent Event…