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Showsec for Carling Academy Newcastle
The recent opening of Carling Academy Newcastle extends Showsec’s long standing partnership with the Academy Music Group (AMG), with the UK’s leading event security supplier being confirmed to develop and manage the venue’s crowd management plan.
Showsec has worked closely with AMG in selected venues across the country for many years delivering tailored crowd management plans that produce the unique venues AMG have become known for. With Showsec’s northern regional manager Mark Logan continuing the healthy relationship with AMG, Showsec developed the crowd management strategies implemented in the Liverpool and Birmingham Academy venues and have now adapted these to suit Carling Academy Newcastle.
Showsec has employed a team that combines experienced managers and newly recruited local staff who have been trained to work as in-house security stewards, with newly attained SIA licences. Mark Logan commented: “There was clearly a lot of excitement about the new Academy opening in Newcastle and we had no problem recruiting some very capable staff to work with our more experienced managers. We’re looking forward to working with general manager Polly Woodbridge and group operations director for Academy Music Group, Steve Forster to make this the happening venue in Newcastle.”
Drawing on experience across the other AMG venues, Showsec is able to understand the requirements of security for both live events and club nights, both of which will feature at the Newcastle venue. This change in use requires the building to be efficiently cleared after live shows and prepared for club nights.
Commenting on behalf of Academy Music Group, Steve Forster said: “We currently work with just two security companies across our venue estate, both of whom have a track record of excellence in training and performance. We are pleased to have worked with Showsec for over a decade to put such arrangements in place and supply a high level of service.”
24th October 2005
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