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Festival Security Solutions
Protect your festival with purpose-built, expert-led security packages – customised for your audience, site and scale. We deliver some of the UK’s most comprehensive event security services, including specially trained event stewards and SIA-licensed supervisors, ticketing and bag searches, canine security, and CCTV monitoring services.
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Protect your festival with purpose-built, expert-led security packages – customised for your audience, site and scale. We deliver some of the UK’s most comprehensive event security services, including specially trained event stewards and SIA-licensed supervisors, ticketing and bag searches, canine security, and CCTV monitoring services.
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What Are Our Festival Services?
With the UK attracting everything from world-leading music festivals like Glastonbury to diverse cultural celebrations, we secure events of all sizes, with custom security service plans available for:
- Beer and cider festivals
- Charity events
- Christmas markets
- Community gatherings
- Cultural festivals
- Food and culinary festivals
- Large-scale weddings
- LGBQT+ and pride events
- Music festivals and outdoor concerts
- Outdoor markets
- Private or limited-attendance festivals
- Religious festivals
But with the UK’s festival scene generating over £2 billion in revenue each year, and millions of people in attendance, comprehensive event security is crucial. Our approach evolves in response to the scale of your crowd and real-time guest safety needs.
Benefits of Choosing Our Festival Security Services
When you choose our festival security services, your organisation benefits from the following:
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Keep Your Event Safe and Enjoyable
Our professional security ensures everyone, from guests to staff and performers, can relax and enjoy the event in an environment they can trust to be secure.
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Streamline Entry and Access Control
Our skilled teams ensure smooth ticket scanning, bag checks, and backstage access, which means that queues are kept short and security is tight.
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Emergencies Handled Professionally
In the event of various emergencies that may occur at your festival, such as first aid needs, lost property, and evacuation procedures, our experienced security staff are trained to respond quickly and calmly to any situation.
What Our Festival Security Services Include
When you choose our festival security services at ProFM, our solutions mean that you benefit from:
SIA-Licensed Officers
All of our festival stewards are SIA licensed for compliant service.
Accredited and Licensed Canine Handlers
NASDU-accredited and SIA-licensed canine security services, with dogs available for both deterrence and detection.
Mobile CCTV Towers
Mobile CCTV towers that maximise coverage at large-scale festival grounds and multiple stalls and stages.
Specially Trained Professionals
Officers trained in Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE), crucial for music festival security.
VIP Protection
Close protection services to ensure VIPs’ safety among the crowds.
Robust Physical Implements
Security fencing services and security lighting services to support manned presence.
Our Clients’ Success Stories
Find out what our clients have thought of using our exceptional security services by reading the following testimonials.
Virgin Media
“We were thrilled to be offered the chance to partner with Virgin Media as part of their 6 Nations Rugby tournament event at Twickenham. Discover how we delivered an exceptional level of service during one of the most pivotal sporting events in the calendar.”
Virgin Media Case Study
Buzz Group
"ProFM's UK coverage, high degree of flexibility and experienced senior team have resulted in an excellent level of support across our events. Their approach and drive to really understand our events and the type of team they need to deploy at each venue has ensured that our customers and teams truly have a security team that have their safety and security at the forefront of their approach."
Buzz Group Case Study
Clitheroe Food Festival
One of Lancashire’s largest and most celebrated culinary festivals, we were thrilled to offer an extensive event security solution for the Clitheroe Food Festival. Now in its 10th year, the festival has only seen a boom in its popularity in recent years, and with rising visitor numbers, ProFM were able to adapt alongside the ever-popular festival.
Clitheroe Food Festival Case Study
Andrej Horvath
Facilities Manager at Motion Picture Solutions
“I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you all. Special thanks to Scott, who has been the best person to work with. Really couldn’t ask for a better manager to look after us. Huge thank you to our officers who have been the best security we have ever had. Both were always early before the shift starts and always dealt with any issues perfectly.”
Motion Picture Solutions Case StudySpeak to Our Security Team Today
Choose ProFM Group for festival security services that keep festivals of all scales covered with dependable, specially trained event stewards.
- The UK’s #1 Security Provider
- Secured 109 Festivals and Large-Scale Events
- Completed Over 9,500 Hours of Manned Festival Security
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Why Choose ProFM Group?
By choosing ProFM for festival security services, you benefit from:
Fully Tailored Solutions
Packages tailored to your festival grounds and expected guest attendance.
Adaptive & Scalable
From canine handlers and scanning equipment to overnight security for event setup, ProFM are on hand.
Real-Time Analytics
Our National Operations Centre couples real-time analytics and intelligence with bespoke planning for large-scale festivals and events to ensure comprehensive security.
24/7/365 Support
Whether you’ve got a midnight charity event or a multi-day festival, you’ll have access to round-the-clock support.
Prioritising Your Guests
We’re delighted to deliver officers and security professionals who can provide a guest-first approach.
Site-Specific Risk Assessments
ProFM deliver essential, comprehensive risk assessments and surveys tailored to your location.
Discover Our Full Range of Services
As well as our festival security services, we also offer a range of facilities management solutions that you can find out more about below.
Close Protection
Our close protection officers are trained to take on threats of all shapes and sizes.
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Canine Security Services
For an additional layer of protection, our canine security services are highly dependable.
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CCTV Towers
Our CCTV towers deliver wide-area surveillance with advanced monitoring capabilities.
Veiw CCTV Tower ServicesFrequently Asked Questions
In this section, you can find some of our most frequently asked questions and answers about our festival security services:
Still got a Question?Yes. We’re able to provide comprehensive entrance solutions for your festival, including:
- Ticket checking and scanning
- Bag and body searches and checks
- Detection equipment, including handheld scanners and detection gates
- Detection canines, trained to identify illegal or banned substances
- Barriers, fencing, lighting and other infrastructural elements
We do. We know that keeping performers and special guests safe is an essential part of protection at these events (and especially so for music festival security).
We offer comprehensive solutions, including strategically positioned personnel at the entrance to performance areas, close protection officers for both covert and overt protection, mobile CCTV towers, and temporary access controls for complete coverage.
Yes, we can. For larger-scale events, we conduct a comprehensive risk and security needs analysis, designed to alleviate the issues your site might present, as well as maximise your security coverage.
For larger events (such as our work at The Clitheroe Food Festival), we’ll also implement tabletop planning sessions and an IEB (Incident and Emergency Board) to ensure that all risk factors are considered, managed, and effectively mitigated.
We have a comprehensive escalation procedure in place that’s designed to provide our officers and your guests with complete peace of mind and ensure that all incidents are handled correctly. We’ll have multiple, trained supervisors across your site, as well as oversight from our National Events and Projects Manager and key players in our Operational Structure.
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