Event and Venue Security News Archive
Bucks New University approval for Certificate in Pit Training course
Select Management and Security Ltd, the first Crowd Management company in Northern Ireland to hold SIA Approved Contractor status, have today announced approval from Bucks New University to run their Certificate in Pit Training course. The Certificate in Pit Training is recognised across the industry as the qualification required for staff worki......
Atos Origin secures and manages the IT systems for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
Singapore hosted the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010. The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games received some 5,000 athletes and officials from the 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with 1,750 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers and 320,000 spectators. Young athletes - aged between......
Axis network cameras keep Little League World Series safe
Every August the Little League International World Series attracts more than 300,000 Little Leaguers, families, fans and international dignitaries to the small town of South Williamsport, PA, for a two-week tournament to decide the world champion. With a population of fewer than 6,500 residents, providing ample security during this summer surge cou......
Hikvision cameras keep watch on World Expo 2010 in Shanghai
Expo 2010 Shanghai China is a $4bn festival set to receive 100 million visitors by October. Visitors will come from 190 countries to an exhibition site of 3.2 square miles that is twice the size of the country of Monaco and features buildings shaped like rabbits alongside violin-playing robots. Thousands of HD fixed and PTZ cameras from Hikvisio......
New Mobile CCTV service for Northern Ireland
Believed to be the first in the Northern Ireland private security industry, Select Management and Security Ltd have rolled out a new Mobile CCTV service within Northern Ireland. The system consists of a six metre mast with high resolution long range CCTV camera system mounted on the roof. The system is linked to a high quality DVR in the rear of th......
G4S Cash Solutions secures contract for the provision of cash services to Silverstone Circuits
G4S Cash Solutions has been awarded a contract for the provision of cash services for Silverstone Circuits Ltd. The contract sees G4S providing a dedicated cash in transit service for major events at the circuit as well as a regular weekly service for the site. This contract complements the two year deal secured by G4S Events to supply event securi......
IQinVision HD cameras help curb violence at football matches in Bratislava, Slovakia
Violence at football matches is a well-known problem and affects soccer authorities and fans all over the world. At Pasienky Stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia, Canex had installed 17 IQeye HD megapixel cameras from IQinVision in a novel set-up to provide panoramic views of all the seating areas around the stadium. During a match between the ho......
SIA will not be developing a non sector-specific licence
The Security Industry Authority regulates the private security industry in the United Kingdom under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, reporting to the Home Secretary. At present, SIA licence cards are specific to each sector. Operatives working in more than one sector may need to be issued with multiple licences. 1.In September 2009, the S......
AP Security deploys over 2,000 security staff to seven different sites across the UK in one weekend
AP Security has just completed its busiest weekend of 2010, deploying over 2,000 crew members to seven different sites across the UK. Events during the weekend of 17/18 July included the Latitude Festival in Southwold, Suffolk, Lovebox in London’s Victoria Park, JLS concerts for the Forestry Commission at its Westonbirt site near Bristol, Escot ......
The Security Industry Authority inspects security guards and door supervisors during Operation Spectrum
Operation Spectrum was recently conducted by Security Industry Authority investigators and saw teams deployed to 89 security sites including retail parks, shopping centres and their CCTV suites, pubs, clubs, businesses and trading parks. More than 200 security guards and door supervisors were inspected during a large-scale operation in Leeds, Brist......
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