Wednesday, 30th July: Glasgow 2014 today announced EventServ as a supplier to the Games, providing performance stages, crowd barriers, public access staircases, containment bridges, video scoreboard structures, timber framing and camera towers across a wide range of Games sites and venues, including the Athletes’ Village.
Prior to the Games, EventServ provided crowd control barriers for promotional events in Glasgow and were then contracted through the procurement process to supply video scoreboard structures and performance stages. Since joining the Games family the company have deployed mobile teams around Glasgow to provide event standby and have installed additional structures across key Games venues.
Prior to the Games, EventServ provided crowd control barriers for promotional events in Glasgow and were then contracted through the procurement process to supply video scoreboard structures and performance stages. Since joining the Games family the company have deployed mobile teams around Glasgow to provide event standby and have installed additional structures across key Games venues.
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David Grevemberg, Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive, said:
“We are pleased to acknowledge EventServ as a supplier to Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the largest sporting and cultural event in Scotland’s history. As an Organising Committee we pride ourselves on providing a quality visitor experience at our venues and we know that EventServ are well-equipped to help us deliver these services.”
Paul Griffin, Managing Director, EventServ, said:
“Each event we do comes with its own set of requirements and challenges and it is our job to make sure that the event set-up occurs seamlessly and without incident. The 2014 Commonwealth Games took 7,700 man hours to install; 76 commercial vehicles; and over 500 tons of product to make sure the public are kept safe, whilst still enjoying great views of the Games. This is a great event for us to be involved with and we are all looking forward to the rest of the week.”
The figures:
· 7,700 Man hours worked
· 500 Tons of product
· 155 Camera platforms, containment bridges, videoboard and scoreboard structures timber framed equating to 15 km's of materials
· 27 containment bridges
· 15 videoboard and scoreboard structures
· 2 performance stages
· 9 camera platforms
· 6 Public access staircases
· 20 Venues
· 336 days of standby
· 11 transit vans and 4 x 4’s
65 articulated lorries of equipment
“We are pleased to acknowledge EventServ as a supplier to Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the largest sporting and cultural event in Scotland’s history. As an Organising Committee we pride ourselves on providing a quality visitor experience at our venues and we know that EventServ are well-equipped to help us deliver these services.”
Paul Griffin, Managing Director, EventServ, said:
“Each event we do comes with its own set of requirements and challenges and it is our job to make sure that the event set-up occurs seamlessly and without incident. The 2014 Commonwealth Games took 7,700 man hours to install; 76 commercial vehicles; and over 500 tons of product to make sure the public are kept safe, whilst still enjoying great views of the Games. This is a great event for us to be involved with and we are all looking forward to the rest of the week.”
The figures:
· 7,700 Man hours worked
· 500 Tons of product
· 155 Camera platforms, containment bridges, videoboard and scoreboard structures timber framed equating to 15 km's of materials
· 27 containment bridges
· 15 videoboard and scoreboard structures
· 2 performance stages
· 9 camera platforms
· 6 Public access staircases
· 20 Venues
· 336 days of standby
· 11 transit vans and 4 x 4’s
65 articulated lorries of equipment
By: Editor
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