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The Alpine World Ski Championships
Such an event was a huge task for the Police in Jämtland (the Swedish province where Åre is situated).
As with any public event, it is important that the spectators feel that they are welcome. They need to come as near as possible to the pistes and the alpine stars, but at the same time they, and the competitors, must be safe.
Over 50 carefully selected G4S staff, security officers, guards with limited police competence and safety guards were involved in providing the security to the event.
"We want happy, service minded security officers who are proud of their work and who can act as ambassadors for G4S and the event itself."
"G4S have built up competence in this field over the years", says Mikael Lagelius, responsible for Event-Security at G4S Security Services (Sweden).
"A World Championship is different in many ways from the presidency in EU. We and our clients put strong emphasis on finding the right solution for each event", continues Mikael. "We may suggest a security level and certain arrangements, but in the end it is always the client who makes the decisions."
| Helene
Svensson at the Police in Jämtland is responsible for the planning of the biggest winter sports event
ever and was very happy with the G4S cooperation "Our goal is that everything runs smoothly throughout the Championships. The contribution of G4S is welcome." "We would not be able to manage without their security officers and guards with limited police competence." "Everything worked very well. The security officers were flexible in the right way and they proved that a smile can help a lot. We follow the same principles in the Police, as far as it is possible." |
