FEATURE — VENUE SAFETY & SECURITY
Mary Dimond, Business Development
Manager for the Christchurch, New
Zealand-based manufacturer. “We’ve&SAFE&
recently produced a best practice document
for product performance specification and designSECUREIIG4S Events’
of photoluminescent markings for use in stadia anduniformed security
personnel formed a arenas.”
‘Corral’ at Wimbledon our customers reduce costs by taking on selected roles Among the key reasons cited by Ecoglo for venue
to maximise early traditionally managed by police officers. At the Derby use of its products, she highlighted: “Our Step Edgings
morning crowd flow
Festival, Epsom Downs in 2008 and 2009, the success- have high visibility in all light conditions, as well as pro-into the venue.
IMAGE: G4S EVENTS ful partnership between EDR, Surrey Police and G4S viding an anti-slip surface, significantly reducing serious
saw the event make a significant step towards reduc- patron or employee slips and falls. Traditional back-up
ing the numbers of police needed on site.” battery or generator emergency systems can suffer
Hamilton added: “The boom in the global live from partial or total failure to operate, delays in start-
events industry in the last ten years has also meant that up times, limited operating durations, installation and
customer service at every level is more important if maintenance issues. These shortcomings can be over-
event organisers are to beat the competition and come by our photoluminescent systems, due to their
ensure audiences choose to return to their venue or immediate start up, long operating times and the fact
event. Recent event and venue clients for G4S Events that they are failsafe. Adding our Photoluminescent
include The Championships, Wimbledon, Murrayfield Step Edge is a much more pragmatic and cost effective
Stadium, The G20 conference, The Scottish Exhibition solution for aisle lighting than costly retrofitting for
and Conference Centre, The Derby Festival, Epsom new electrical lighting.”
Downs, and Hampden Park Stadium. A major sporting Dimond added: “In New Zealand, AMI and Eden
event like Wimbledon, with over half a million specta- Park are using the new-generation Ecoglo products as
tors and the world’s media on the doorstep, requires they prepare for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and Aus-
expertise across the whole security spectrum, from tralia’s Canberra Stadium is another recent client.
crowd management and surveillance against terrorist These products use significantly less aluminium, mak-
and security threats to combating counterfeit tickets ing them a very sustainable solution.”
and escorting the biggest stars in the game. Our atten-
tion is focused on integrating each aspect of an event’s
security needs, while making the visitor experience a
positive one to remember. For example, one version of
our Corral crowd flow system allowed early-morning
entry to Wimbledon, thereby speeding up the move-
ment of visitors, reducing queuing times and allowing
spectators more time to familiarise themselves with the
facilities.”
ECOGLO
“Ecoglo’s photoluminescent technology is taking off
around the world as architects and facility managers AMI and Eden Park stadiums in New Zealand are both using
Ecoglo’s new-generation products, as well as Canberra Stadiumrealise the multi-purpose benefits of using our high vis-
in Australia.ibility step edge and path marking products,” said
IMAGE: ECOGLO
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