Lancashire County Cricket Club
Streamlined security services for Lancashire County Cricket Club
Established in 1857, Old Trafford’s focus on providing visitors with a memorable, enjoyable experience is key to Lancashire Country Cricket Club’s popularity. Old Trafford is host to a wide range of events, from Test matches and One-Day Internationals (ODI), to Lancashire’s county schedule including the popular Twenty20 format and the traditions of the County Championship. The venue also welcomes a variety of business hospitality events, weddings and live music concerts.
G4S works closely with LCCC to ensure the services meet the specific needs of the event and the ground, providing match stewarding for all cricket matches, stewarding for live music events and 24 hour, year round security guarding for the venue. G4S also prides itself on offering a friendly and personal service to visitors, and regular visitors often know the G4S stewards and security staff well.
Results
- Wide range of services offers LCCC continuity and value for money across the whole contract
- With an office on-site, the G4S management team is on hand to solve problems and react quickly to changing circumstances
- G4S’s commitment to the contract has seen the company integrate a number of its processes to better meet the needs of the ground
- By maintaining the ground as an accredited SIA licensing centre, G4S stewards and officers receive on-going training
- G4S’s security portfolio outside the events industry gives LCCC access to specialist expertise, including searching procedures developed in the aviation sector
Testimonial
Lee Morgan, LCCC Finance and Operations Director comments, “The breadth of services offered by G4S has enabled us to streamline our operations by working with one supplier. G4S’s ability to deliver crowd management services across sport and live music events, as well as 24-hour building security, has ensured continuity of the service we provide for the ground and our visitors.”
“Our long standing relationship with the management team at G4S Events means we feel confident recommending them to other stadiums that have similar demands.”