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Sporting Venues
A matter of security
Tony Shotton, business development manager at event management contractor F3, writes about security
measures event bookers should take into account when booking an event at sports venues
he heightened
awareness of security
at stadiums in recent
times should provide
you with additional reassurance
for the safety of your event.
While the extra layers of
security will slightly increase
your pre-event workload, you
will see the benefits throughout
the experience. At both our
Etihad and Vicarage Road
stadiums, we have highly
experienced professional event
planners that direct clients and
provide very clear guidelines on
what processes need to be
followed to ensure deliveries
and delegates gain easy
access to the stadium.
Suppliers, for example must
follow the guidance they are
given and be more precise with
their deliveries, particularly in
comparison to using hotel
venues.
Ensuring that all suppliers,
exhibitors and delivery
companies that you work with
understand the stadium access
procedures and follow them
exactly as required is key. This
is especially important with
deliveries where,
understandably, items will not
be accepted if the correct
measures are not followed by
your courier.
Our best advice is, as always,
to follow the guidance of your
event planner and ensure they
are aware of all the logistics of
your event, from the pre-event
set up, to delegate arrival and
final wrap up and departure.
Your event planner can then
support you by using their
experience of the stadium to
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anticipate and provide
solutions to any potential
obstacles.
The safety of your delegates
is the most important concern
that you have when considering
a venue to host your event.
With many modern sporting
venues like the Etihad Stadium
already offering the very best in
unique, high quality event
spaces, this additional layer of
security can offer you that extra
bit of reassurance you may
need for peace of mind during
your event.