News - Portadown Football Club Crowd Management and Security

Select Management and Security Ltd have secured a contract with Portadown Football Club for the provision of Crowd Management and Security services for 3 years.

Select, the leading Crowd Management company in Northern Ireland, will provide all Event Stewarding, Security and associated services at Shamrock Park for home fixtures and other events taking place within the stadium.

Andrew McQuillan, Managing Director of Select, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to continue our firm relationship with Portadown FC well into the future seasons. From the moment we started working with the club, it was clear that they were totally committed to ensuring the safest possible environment in their ground and we have worked with them to push their exemplary safety standards even higher.

Going forward we hope to engage with supporter groups on several initiatives as well as help the stadium team to establish Shamrock Park as the leading Northern Ireland stadium for Customer Service and Safety. Our track record with stadiums and sports venues has allowed us to expand significantly in the last year and we are looking forward to continuing this growth”.

Portadown FC Stadium Safety Officer, Ronnie Thompson said: “Working with Select over this past year we have found that from management down they have a very hard working, extensively qualified and professional team within their ranks. They are always willing to help and advise us on Crowd Management and Health and Safety matters. We would recommend Select as they are exceptionally good at ensuring a safety environment, whilst engaging with supporters and preventing bad behaviour thanks to the culture within their organisation. Portadown Football Club is delighted to be working with Select to ensure that a high standard of Health and Safety is maintained at Shamrock Park.”