Hiring Marshals & Stewards for Midlands-based Events

The Midlands is a hot-bed of all kinds of events. From sporting meets to music festivals and Christmas markets, there are hundreds of indoor and outdoor events held at venues across the Midlands every year. If you are an events organiser, you’ll understand the importance of hiring professional marshals and stewards. But do you know what to look for?

Hiring marshals and stewards – the basics

Before you part with your hard-earned cash and hand over the security of your Midlands event to a company, there are some basics you MUST ensure are in place;

• SIA licensed – in most cases, but especially security, anyone operating as a security guard or similar, will need to have an SIA licence. This means they have completed an appropriate training course and can be relied upon to provide a safe, responsive and professional service. It is important to note that every individual acting in a security capacity should have an SIA licence, not the company.
• Vetted – at one time, anyone could effectively put on a jacket and act as security, a marshal or a steward at an event. Whilst the vast majority of people acted professionally and appropriately, a small minority didn’t. You need to be confident that anyone hired to act as a marshal and steward at your Midlands event is vetted. This means that they do not hold criminal convictions or cautions for violent or sexual crimes. Ask the company about DBS checks on their staff.
• Trained – for a professional service, you need marshals and stewards who are trained. From spotting and diffusing problems, to dealing with the public during an evacuation procedure, to first aid and more, you must be confident that should something go wrong, the people hired to help in the process do just that and not contribute to making the situation worse.

The different types of marshals and stewards services

There are many different services that marshals and stewards can be hired to provide. Here are just three examples:

• Sporting marshals and stewards – ask your preferred agency about their expertise in your field. For example, an agency that provides marshals for road races will have people who understand the role that they can and can’t play in the race or meet.
• On-site traffic management – whilst marshals and stewards do not have the power to stop traffic on public highways, they can be invaluable for on-site traffic and car park management.
• Crowd management – this can be a significant issue for many events. Marshals and stewards can be the people who make sure that everyone is safe, especially in large crowd situations.

Tailored marshals and steward services for your Midlands event

What is just as important as hiring the right people is to have them provide the service that your Midlands event needs – and that means tailored marshal and steward services at a competitive price.

To find out more about the marshals and stewards services we provide in the Midlands, contact the team today!