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Venture Security awarded contract by English Heritage to protect Stonehenge

Hampshire security specialist, Venture Security, has been awarded a contract by English Heritage to look after the world famous Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire.

Located on Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge is one of the best-known prehistoric monuments in Europe. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, around 1.5 million people visit the iconic landmark each year.

Following a competitive tender earlier this year, Venture is now providing static guarding for the monument around the clock, as well as security for the onsite visitor centre. Additionally, the specialist team is delivering comprehensive security services for four popular events held at the site throughout the year. These are the summer and winter solstices, as well as two equinoxes held in spring and autumn, which up to 15k people will typically attend.

Jennifer Davies, head of historic properties at English Heritage, commented: “When we put the contract out to tender, we were really impressed by the team at Venture Security. We could see that they understood the significance of the assignment and had the experience and dedication needed to deliver it.

“The fact Venture knows the area very well and uses locally based team members was really appealing. Plus they have extensive experience in crowd management and handling security for high profile public events, so they tick all the boxes for us.”

Venture’s guarding team at Stonehenge is made up of 12 SIA licensed security officers, with additional team members joining to support the security detail for the quarterly events as required.

Paul Howe, Venture Security managing director, commented: “We’re delighted to be working with English Heritage and to be looking after such an iconic site as Stonehenge. It’s a privilege to be entrusted with protecting a monument of such historic interest, ensuring it is preserved for generations to come.”

Venture Security, based in Andover, provides specialist security services to local authorities, corporate and residential customers based across Hampshire, Wiltshire and central, southern England. The company is ranked within the top 1% of UK security providers.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Venture Security .