Tag: Showsec
A New Degree of Achievement With Showsec
Fifteen Showsec managers became the first in the UK to receive the new foundation degree in ‘Applied Professional Studies in Crowd Management’ awarded by the University of Derby Corporate, U.D.C., at the institution’s inaugural degree presentation ceremony, hosted at Pride Park, Derby, April 26th, 2013. The foundation degree was developed in close partnership by U.D.C. [...]
Roseclaim Ltd Contracts Showsec For V Festival Security
Roseclaim Ltd has awarded Showsec the contract to supply full stewarding and security at V Festival, Weston Park Staffordshire. The two day V Festival, now in its 18th year, is one of the UK’s most popular music events. Held at Staffordshire’s Weston Park in tandem with the sister event in Chelmsford each year, over 80,000 [...]
Showsec Celebrates Double Award Win
Showsec celebrated double February awards success, winning Best Security Company at the Event Production Awards and Favourite Crowd Management Company at the TPi Awards, 5th and 11th February. Collecting these prestigious industry awards highlighted Showsec’s continual drive to improve standards, delivering successful crowd management across cultural, music and sporting events last year, including the Queen’s [...]
SMG And Showsec Sign New Five Year Contract
Showsec has been awarded a five year contract by SMG Europe, the UK’s biggest arena operator, to deliver all its venue security and crowd management requirements for its mainland UK venues. As well as the Manchester Evening News Arena, Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena and the new Leeds Arena opening later this year, Showsec will provide [...]
NEW FOR 2013: EIN’s Monthly Local Authority Spotlight – Ipswich Council
As we start 2013 with the luxury of being able to look back on the year that saw the Queen’s Jubilee and London Olympics take place, Event Industry News launches a new monthly feature where we will spotlight a different local authority events team and look at the work they are doing in their area. [...]
National Occupational Standards for Event Security – Consultation Open Until 4th Jan
Mark Harding, Chairman of UKCMA has been working with other industry peers in liaison with Skills for Security over the past six months, with the aim to create the National Occupational Standards for Event Security. The process has now entered the consultation stage, enabling the industry to respond. An electronic questionnaire is available via the [...]
Blackout at the British Royal Military Tournament
Blackout created a large, pristine environment suitable for audiences attending the British Military Tournament, an annual event featuring four shows across two days in London’s Earls Court, 8-9th December. The event included spectacular performances from Her Majesty’s Armed Forces and raised money for charities including the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, ABF The Soldiers’ Charityand The [...]
HSL Nominated for Two TPi Awards
Blackburn, UK based lighting and visuals rental company, HSL has been nominated for two 2013 Total Production International (TPi) Awards – for Favourite Lighting Rental Company (sponsored by Robe lighting) and Favourite Video Services Company. HSL is one of the most proactive UK rental companies and has been nominated several times for the TPi Award [...]
Showsec awarded contract for Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market
Showsec has raised the bar when fulfilling a new contract awarded by Birmingham City Council to provide security and crowd management at this year’s Frankfurt Christmas Market, a key centrepiece in the city’s annual events calendar taking place between 15th November-22nd December. Now in its eleventh year, the market has become a huge attraction in [...]
Mark Logan of Showsec shares his views and knowledge at UK Festival Conference 2012
Showsec shared its industry experience and knowledge on contingency planning for inclement weather this year’s UK Festival Conference, held at the Roundhouse in London. Showsec director Mark Logan joined the ‘When Lightning Strikes’ panel which explored topics including risk assessments, insurance and crowd management, following the impact of last summer’s record weather conditions raining down [...]
Showsec Awarded Event Security Team Of The Year
Showsec was awarded Event Security Team of the Year at October’s Security Excellence Awards, recognising the company’s achievements in providing crowd management at momentous cultural, music and sporting events this summer. Over 1,000 security professionals including representatives from the BSIA, SIA and numerous police authorities attended the award ceremony at London’s Park Lane Hilton. Managing [...]
Showsec Offers Football Safety Officer Association Members to Share Training advances at 20th Anniversary Conference
Showsec, as the official Main Partner to the FSOA and conference sponsor, was proactive in engaging conference delegates at the associations Harrogate Conference, 10th October, 2012. The focal point of the Company’s offer to delegates was to learn about the new online e-learning platform. FSOA Chairman John Newsham’s opening speech highlighted the advances made by [...]
Showsec To Build On Legacy Of Historic Summer
Showsec has been part of a historic UK summer events program, delivering crowd management and security across momentous cultural, music and sporting events. The company’s UK network of offices each managed its own regional projects, supporting each other on larger projects with additional resources and staffing where necessary. Events ranged from T in the Park [...]
Leadership Development Course A First For The Events Industry
Event professionals looking to give their career a boost by making the transition from a manager to a leader can hone their skills at a leadership development course, designed by University of Derby Corporate, the University’s corporate training and development division, in partnership with Showsec. The work-based course, which starts in October, is a first [...]
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