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January 2021 Newsletter 2
IN THIS MONTHS’S EDITION
CONTROLLED SOLUTIONS
GROUP FEATURED ON
PAGE 4
IAN DARLER
PAGE 12
DALLMEIER CONTINUE
THEIR SUPPORT
PAGES 6 - 9
DTR HYGIENE - PAGE 5
Tel: 01254 841771 Web: www.fsoa.org.uk
Arana Security
Does Your Club Need a “Trainee Safety Officer”? January saw us welcome Arana Security as new
Whereas the FSOA office is aware that many football clubs, rugby clubs, cricket clubs and Corporate Partners of the FSOA. They offer a number
racecourses have a succession plan, so that when a safety officer leaves or retires, we also see a of alternative solutions to controlling the access to
your stadium & buildings and could be a Company that
number of vacancies posted on our website or communicated to our members, in case they are
not only works with its own products, but could also
looking for something new. provide complementary skills to run alongside those of
There are a growing number of requests being made to us from individuals looking to further their other Partners. Arana Security is a tech company on a
crowd safety career and want to join in at a venue in order to gain their Level 4 in Crowd Safety mission to bring clients the most up to date biometric
solutions and Applications. With an in-house team of developers, they strive to meet our clients’ needs by
Management. Quite often they are senior supervisors at other venues who want to move to the next producing customised solutions. They offer Biometric solutions, including access control, payment and biometric
level, are prepared to work for clubs for match-day fees, and also fund themselves through the Level ID, as well as CCTV and Application development.
4 process. In the main they are looking to gain the safety officer experience as an aid to getting
themselves through their examinations and of course use the club to get their “hands-on” scenarios Contact: ali@aranasecurity.com
for their assessments. Tel: UK +44 (0)2034688095
If you think your club can help us, please get in touch as it would be great to be able to suggest Mob: UK +44 7803 876091
something to the applicants rather than just tell them we can’t them as there are no current
vacancies listed.
We have seen quite a lot of mobility as far as safety officers are concerned recently with a number
of resignations and retirements and it is something we intend to discuss at our next Management
Board meeting.
Julian Bowran has been appointed
Safety and Security Manager
Burnley Football Club.
Having previously been involved at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light,
Julian is looking forward to his new challenges in the Premier
League. His contact details can be found in the Members Search
area on our website.
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Controlled Services Group has returned to the FSOA fold. After a short absence,
they have committed their support for a minimum of 18 months.
Chris Cowell, Head of Training & Development at CSG told me his company
specialises in :
The provision of highly trained, accredited and licensed safety and security
personnel to the sports, leisure and entertainment industry still remains Corporate partners DTR Hygiene, and sister company, Anglian Chemicals, have
the ‘core’ business of Controlled Solutions Group. The company has, seen usage of their Coronavirus -killing cleansing products soar. A number of football
however, expanded its services through the incorporation of Controlled clubs in the Midlands and South of the country are using their solutions, which are
Guarding Solutions (CGS), which provides guarding services across also being used to clean educational establishments and also “frontline” settings such
a number of sports, leisure, commerce, NHS and industrial sites; and as hospitals and surgeries and testing centres.
Controlled Training Solutions (CTS), which provides quality training for
both the security industry and other sectors, such as customer services In this challenging environment we are seeing a number of unsolicited contacts from
courses for the commercial sector. various companies, but as we know, we would prefer to promote the products and
services of our trusted partners.
Clearly with sports and events in their current Covid state, CSG has diversified its
portfolio into other areas. Like all of us, they are looking forward to the day we can re-
admit spectators into our football stadia. If you wish to ensure your club is using quality products you can speak to
Contact: Rosie O’Kelly
Chris Cowell E-mail: rosie@dtrhygiene.co.uk or
E-mail: chriscowell@controlledsolutions.net Marie Winwood
Tel: 0161 868 8181 E-mail: marie@dtrhygience.co.uk
Direct: 0161 868 8186 Phone: 01283 890650
Tel: 01254 841771 E Mail: info@fsoa.org.uk Tel: 01254 841771 Web: www.fsoa.org.uk
Dallmeier Continue Their Support
It is with great pleasure I can announce that despite the economic
issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the confusion
and difficulties caused by Brexit, our Gold Sponsors Dallmeier
Electronics have maintained their sponsorship of the FSOA.
Dallmeier has been one of our major sponsors over many years and
this relationship is one of mutual success with their patented Panomera
MFS cameras installed in at least 14 Premier League Clubs including The
National Stadium. That number almost doubles if you take into account
the total number of Clubs using Dallmeier CCTV systems –some of which
have been supported by the FSOA as part of the sponsorship agreement.
And we still have some support funding available, so if your club is looking
to add the exceptional Panomera S-series to your CCTV system, or are
looking for any CCTV solution that Dallmeier provides, please speak to
me!
In a recent press release, Dallmeier told us;
Dallmeier has at its disposal more than 35 years of experience in network solutions up to large-scale projects with perfectly integrated
transmission, recording as well as picture processing technology and components. “In the course of our selection process, the Panomera® cameras
from Dallmeier were able to deliver images of the highest
is a leading pioneer of CCTV/IP solutions worldwide. quality time and time again, both in normal daylight conditions
Right from the beginning the company always focused on own
innovative developments and highest quality and reliability. and under weak floodlighting, and furthermore not only but also
This profound knowledge is used in the development of intelligent
in the recordings with the highest possible resolution quality in
software and high-quality recorder and camera technologies enabling Our colleague, David Lewis, Head of Security and Stadium all areas of the image. Moreover, with the Panomera® cameras
Dallmeier to not only offer stand-alone systems, but complete Safety, Everton FC, added we can capture large expanses, such as the entire grandstand
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area for example, with just a few systems. Ultimately, these were the reasons which convinced
us to award the contract for video security at Goodison Park to Dallmeier.”
‘Made in Germany’ is generally an important feature for Dallmeier – we even conducted a survey on the
subject.
What advantages does this offer, both for installers and end customers as well?
Founder & CEO, Dieter Dallmeier, said,
According to the survey we carried out in our end customer and installer community, fully 86% of those
surveyed consider that, against the background of the coronavirus crisis, ‘Made in Germany’ or ‘Made in Europe’
are more important as criteria for purchase decisions than before. But this trend was clearly defined even before
the crisis. In essence, there are three factors involved:
Firstly, more and more ethical questions are being raised in the public arenas of many countries about the
origin of technologies. And this increasingly concerns not only the public sector.
Secondly, legal and technological consistency is important. When entire product ranges of manufacturers
are no longer approved for conformity testing by ONVIF for political reasons, for example. This naturally has
extremely serious consequences for the businesses of the installers and end customers if – as happened recently
– manufacturers of VMS systems no longer support the technical integration of cameras.
And the third point – the most important in our experience – is the subject of security of course. And on
this point, we have always placed the highest priority on ensuring that 90% of development and manufacturing
is carried out in Germany and our commitment to the greatest possible manufacturing level. We consider it
particularly important that we do not follow either OEM or ODM models. For the customer, this means that
every line of software – and typically this is where security loopholes exist – originates from Dallmeier and
consequently undergoes our strict quality controls with external penetration tests, etc.
In addition, all our products feature extensive technical security and privacy functions, and thus comply to the
highest degree with the guidelines of ‘Privacy by Design’ and ‘Security by Design’ as set forth in the GDPR.
Contact – Steve Hodges
Email: steve.hodges@dallmeier.com
Mobile: 07866 265642
Tel: 01254 841771 E Mail: info@fsoa.org.uk Tel: 01254 841771 Web: www.fsoa.org.ukThe FA Cup – Crowds on College Road, Crosby Membership Services – One Year On
It is now just over a year since Pat Gadsby joined us as Membership Services Manager.
Pat has many years of experience in back-office administration, has numeracy skills and has been part of the
As reported in the last newsletter, the Emirates FA Cup round 3 ties were drawn out at the Marine Travel conference and exhibition offering at Rover UK, where she also gained interesting experience managing the fleet
Arena. Chorley FC had already disposed of a depleted Derby County when Marine AFC took on the might of of 6-series Rovers used at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002. Pat was looking forward to making a
major contribution to our conferences and exhibitions and we are looking forward to the post-Covid world when
Tottenham Hotspur. conferences resume.
Despite Marine having provided for 500 spectators to attend, which was well-reported in the North Liverpool She has many skills therefore, that can help us at the FSOA Office and with John Newsham looking initially to
Champion, the government’s alteration to the Covid-19 rules meant that the game finally had to be held behind reduce his hours and finally retire from the office environment, Pat was soon to prove a useful addition to the
closed doors, although a few residents in Jubilee Road and Rossett Road were able to see the action from their rear team.
gardens. Never mind Covid-19, after a very short time of working with us at our Blackburn office, she realised how
infectious the FSOA is and got the “FSOA bug”. Then Covid-19 struck and threw all our plans up in the air, but
The gap in class told and Spurs won the match easily, but there were issues outside the stadium where hundreds of Pat took the tasks given to her home in Blackpool and worked diligently through the databases, gathering and
people gathered as the team buses arrived. These had to be dispersed by Merseyside Police. cross-referencing our membership records.
The force said the vast majority of supporters “were adhering to social distancing measures” In 2020 we were fortunate enough to get our FSOA- sponsored Lancashire Football Association Girls U/18 County
and those who were not were reminded to by officers. Insisted Merseyside Police Cup final played at the County Ground in Leyland and Pat was on hand for a “virtual” presentation of the trophy
to her adopted home-town team.
Images in several news publications seemed to suggest otherwise:
She has spoken to and helped a number of safety officers as well as setting up new members and issuing access
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9131833/Police-just-look-footballer-supporters-ignore-social- codes for the FSOA website, so if you ever need any help in that direction, please get in touch.
distancing.html
In the same round Crawley Town became the team to avoid when they destroyed Leeds United with a 3-0
scoreline. Sadly, Crawley were unable to overcome AFC Bournemouth, finding themselves on the wrong end of a
2-1 scoreline in round 4
Rounds 4 & 5 were unusually drawn at the same time and brought together Chorley Town and
Wolverhampton Wanderers, which the Midlanders won narrowly 1-0. Cheltenham Town drew Manchester
City and lead 1-0 until the last 10 minutes when Guardiola had to bring on some of his bigger guns to secure 3
goals.
It was a similar story at Wycombe Wanderers who played against Tottenham Hotspur. Like City, Jose
Mourinho put out a team which should have been able to win, but with his side 1-0 down with 5 minutes to go, he
too had to use Harry Kane and Son Heung Min to get them over the line with a 4-1 win. I still remember a match
at Maine Road when Wycombe beat Manchester City 2-1 in a league one match that attracted just under 30000
spectators.
The draw also brought together the great rivals Manchester United and Liverpool, who provided a 5-goal Contact: pat.gadsby@fsoa.org.uk
thriller in favour of Manchester’s reds, leaving Liverpool to “concentrate on the league” and the Champions League,
of course.
Round 4 did not therefore provide any upsets or giant-killings and round 5 has a familiar look about it.
Tel: 01254 841771 E Mail: info@fsoa.org.uk Tel: 01254 841771 Web: www.fsoa.org.ukIan Darler influential mental health campaigner, sharing
his own experiences to help others, and even
stencilling MIND’s logo onto the pitch and
around the ground during a mental health
campaign.
Our colleagues at the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) have announced
It has been said of him “Legend is over-used in another online date for their
sport, in Ian’s case it is insufficient”
Many of us who attend our conferences cannot Calculating Safe Capacity with Social Distancing Course
have failed to remember Ian’s stunning personal When I joined one of the courses last year, the attendees were truly international, with delegates
experiences which gained him the only standing from several English venues, Hampden Park in Scotland and one delegate from Africa, so the inter-
The FSOA is delighted to announce that Ian Darler, ovation ever seen at conference. actions in the breakout groups were quite different.
one of our longest-standing colleagues who has
acted as Safety Officer, Stadium Manager and That was another day that changed the world If you are still unsure as to how SG02 affects the safe capacity of your stadium this is £100 well
Head Groundsman, and all at the same time, was a bit for Ian enabling him to recapture his spent and you will receive a Certificate of Attendance for your CPD file
nominated for and won a Living Sports Award for confidence in front of an audience. As a result Contact:
Services to Sport of this he still receives requests for help and
Hot on the heels of his British Empire Medal, Ian guidance from some of our colleagues. This was Andrea Jones:
was just as surprised when his name came out of the not only an excellent “Safety Officer Experience”
e-mail: andrea.jones@sgsamail.org.uk
hat at the virtual awards ceremony hosted by Lewis but also a milestone in the life of the FSOA and
Smith. we thank him immensely for his presentation. As or call: 07525 836287.
I said to Ian, when he told me about his latest
The manifest for the event said “As Groundsman award – the Cream always Rises to the Top
and Stadium Manager at Cambridge United
for over 40 years, Ian has dedicated time, skill Whenever Ian can get his next Fund-raising
and endeavour to keep the overall standards dinner under way, I understand that one of the
at the Abbey Stadium high, often on a tight speakers will be Mark Crossley. We all remember
budget. his incredible impersonations of Brian Clough
and his stories about life at Nottingham Forest.
Acting as mentor and trainer for many young The FSOA is holding an auction piece of framed
groundsmen, and leading a band of loyal goalkeeping gloves signed by Bruce Grobbelaar
volunteers who have huge respect for him, he and Mark Crossley himself, who were the guest
has earned himself national recognition as one speakers at the same conference.
of the leading groundsmen in the EFL.
But Ian’s service to sport extends far beyond
keeping a high-quality pitch. He is a dedicated
fund raiser for the local community hosting
fishing matches which raise thousands of
pounds for local charities. He is also a hugely
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