Radius Security’s work with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats has been renewed for a second year, the company has announced.
Based in the North West, Radius has provided consultation and other services to the Super League club over the last 12 months, helping the club begin to restore spectator capacity.
Capacity at the Belle Vue Super League ground had been restricted to around 4,500; this has now increased to 7,500. The cap had been put in place for a variety of reasons including the ‘S Factor’ – namely Safety Factor, which includes security. Radius had been brought in to top-up security with response stewards, then the opportunity arose to provide complete spectator security. Radius also provided response staff and stewards for the turnstiles, gates and key points, plus a head steward to lead them.
Tony Hill, Operations Manager at Radius, said: “One of our first actions was to improve the Belle Vue’s safety policies, bringing them up to date, making them fully compliant and suitable for a bigger spectator capacity. We also made sure that ground safety regulations are easy for visitors to see.”
The company also put forward a candidate from their own staff for the role of Deputy Ground Safety Officer, an official Rugby Football League appointment that is important to spectator security and hence capacity. Qualified to Level 4 NVQ Spectator Safety Management, he stepped up to the role of Ground Safety Officer.
Hill added: “Our contributions have undoubtedly contributed to the successful increase in spectator capacity, alongside other improvements that have included investment in building work.”
About Radius
Last November Radius Security came runner-up in the category of Security Partnering Initiative of the Year, at IFSEC’s Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2014, for its work with the Wildcats. The company was set up in 2004 and covers Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
