Having waved 2012 a fond farewell our focus now switches to 2013 we are all looking forward to the exciting tasks, projects and events that it holds. We hit the ground running this year by supplying security support for Sky Sports News at many top flight football clubs including Chelsea, QPR and Arsenal and are already making preparations for the hustle and bustle of the upcoming transfer deadline at the end of the month.
Public Order training has also resumed after the festive break with a combined group of BBC, Sky and Channel 5 journalists working well together to take on the challenges faced on our high octane 2 day course! Many of these people are travelling out to South Africa to cover the African Cup of Nations football tournament so we wish them well and hope that their new found knowledge will help keep them safe! (See my blog on the African Cup of Nations and the problems faced)
Looking forward we are now making preparations for the G8 summit in Northern Ireland in June and even considering options for the football World Cup in Brazil in 2014. The training side of the business has been busy putting the finishing touches to our new hostile environment programme, an exciting new addition to our portfolio, which launches later this year.
So busy times here at Prime in 2013, however managing director, Mal Geer, has managed to find the time to take up the challenge of completing a charity swim covering the length of the channel in a pool relay team. We wish him luck and I’m sure he will keep us all updated on his progress on the blog!
I wish you all a happy and prosperous new year and as always will be on hand to assist with any training or security requirements.
James Spensley – Training and Security Consultant.
