Little Mix – Get Weird Tour 2016

The Echo Arena in Liverpool was the venue of the Little Mix concerts during March 22, April 14 and April 21 this year for their Get Weird Tour. Little Mix have sold over 7 million records, had two UK No.1 singles and two platinum albums ‘DNA’ and ‘Salute’. As well as a successful arena tour, they have been the recipients of both a Cosmo Ultimate Woman Award and a Glamour Women Of The Year Award. With over 10,000 seated Little Mix fans present at the arena, the SES Group were on hand to provide assistance throughout the event including backstage, in…

St Patricks Day Parade 2016

The SES Group worked with the St Patricks Day Parade through the streets of Birmingham this year, to ensure a fun and safe day was had by all. Birmingham is believed to have the largest Irish population in the UK, as well as Britain’s only Irish Quarter, which is centred on Digbeth. This is the world’s third largest parade behind Dublin and New York and was particularly special this year as the parade marked 100 years since Ireland’s independence. On the day, the SES Group took control of the crowd and traffic management in Digbeth, this is the second year the…

E Learning with the SES Academy

In April this year, The SES Group signed up to an E Learning contract with TSN (The Skills Network) which will revolutionise training within the company. This forward thinking initiative is a big step towards bringing elements of training online that do not necessarily need to be taught in the classroom. Adopting this approach will allow applicants to complete their initial training remotely thereby reducing the requirement for them to attend training before they are actually employed by the company. Following on from the induction training will be an NVQ 2 qualification in stewarding which can be completed after the employee has…

The largest Cambridge Half Marathon yet!

This was the fifth year of the Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon after it was launched in 2012, and our first year working with this popular sporting event. On the 28th February 2016, over 7,000 runners took part, in support of Cancer Research UK. The Cambridge Half Marathon is a high profile city centre running event, that gets more popular every year and as a result there is a greater need to manage the crowds and traffic. We were delighted to have over 60 staff working on the event and to build upon the success of previous years. The 2016 event was a new one-lap loop starting on…

The Marking of Midnight – Welcoming 2016!

The Mayor of London’s spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display takes place on the River Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament. Its one of the most anticipated events of the NYE celebrations set against the London Skyline. To make the event a safe fun night for all, ticketing was introduced in 2014 and was ticketed again this year, due to increasing crowd numbers. The ticket format wasn’t liked by all, but it did reduce the crowds that built up in Central London and all those with a ticket had a guaranteed view of the display in a more controlled and safer…

SIA QUALIFICATIONS

The new courses will ensure that training content remains relevant, with up to date content, but without over burdening the individual or the industry. The courses will allow greater flexibility and online learning. The new training courses have been designed in association with the security industry, and were supported by a public consultation held earlier this year. The sectors to be covered by the new courses are: Door Supervision, Security Guarding, Public Space Surveillance (CCTV), Close Protection, Cash & Valuables in Transit, and Vehicle Immobilisation (in Northern Ireland only). Door Supervision training will contain more content in managing queues and crowds…

MUSGRAVE

SES SECURITY SECURE NEW CLIENT The SES Group took part in a rigorous competitive tender process with Musgrave Retail Partners GB that included pricing, technical and operational capability elements as well as multiple presentations. The SES Group were rewarded for all of their hard work when they were selected as the supplier of choice. Musgrave RPGB commented that,”the value added proposition of the SES Group’s delivery model including staffing resilience and their ability to evidence high standards of training through the SES Academy made their submission by far the most attractive”. Being a good fit for their businesses, ethical standards and culture were also…

Aegon Championship

Directly after the One Direction concerts at Wembley, the SES Group were back in the capital for a vastly different event. The Aegon Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the tennis club calendar. It is high level, high class and caters for tennis fans from across the world. With such a diverse portfolio the SES Group have to adapt quickly to the needs of each client. Unlike your normal rock or pop concert where the fans make do with the facilities provided, at Aegon a higher of customer service is expected of every contractor. It is a testimony to their management skill…

ELTON JOHN

At the recent Elton John concert held at Colchester United’s Community Stadium the SES team showed just how to manage and control bespoke security operations at a prestigious event. Working through bad weather and then bright sunshine and intense heat the SES staff showed event preparedness at its best. The small ground holding 16,000 was packed to the gunnels and the SES team proved yet again how good they are at devising innovative and alternative management deliveries to manage a very different crowd to the normal rock or pop concert, a crowd with very high expectations. The smooth running of the event…

ONE DIRECTION

The SES Group was again the chosen provider of security and crowd management during the One Direction tour in the UK. Working alongside venue security staff they marshalled and handled a young audience with clear expertise and empathy. From the opening of the doors on the final three sell out dates of the tour at Wembley, the SES Group were ready for any eventuality. The MD of the company had been out to South America to work on the previous leg of the tour so that he could pass information onto his team about how the audience behaved and any issues which might arise…