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UK • UAE • Qatar

Who we are & what we do: Showforce is an innovative, award winning event support-services company, specialising in providing experienced personnel to the entertainment industry. With operational offices in the UK, Europe, UAE and Qatar, we have over 20 years’ experience in providing services for venues, film, television, theatre, live events, ceremonies and major public events.

Event, entertainment and production projects rely on experience, expertise and continuity. At Showforce, we are committed to redefining industry standards with an unparalleled level of service, a highly skilled and committed work force and a focus on building strong client relationships based on trust and loyalty. We have experience and expertise working across all fields, on projects of all sizes and scope from major, high-profile events such as the Sports Personality of the Year awards, the Olympics Games, Wimbledon, the Tour de France and the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee celebrations to smaller corporate events requiring precision attention to detail and a highly personal approach.

Our mission

“To provide a comprehensive range of integrated event services; from safety conscious crew, engaging event staff and highly skilled technicians to meet all

personnel requirements.”

Our vision “To be world leading event facilitators, globally recognised for excellence and

efficiency.”

Our values “Discipline, respect, integrity, passion, teamwork and quality are at the core of

everything we do.”

How we can help you:

Event Crew Showforce provide a highly skilled and efficient, temporary source of labour to assist you in the delivery of your event or production.

Our crew are adaptable, versatile and highly proficient in a comprehensive range of industry related skills enabling them to provide a service that offers the highest levels of reliability, flexibility and customer service. Our core workforce boasts an average length of service of five years and work on the same or similar projects regularly so that our clients can directly benefit from their experience.

Whatever your crewing needs we have the right solution:-

• Production crew • Show crew • Site crew • Stage crew • Technical crew • Plant operators • Climbers • Backline crew • Follow spot operators • Drivers • Runners

All Showforce crew members receive our comprehensive, industry specific health and safety induction training along with a company handbook, PPE and basic tool kit. We also support industry best-practice certifications and training. At Showforce, we also provide our clients with Crew Chiefs, whose role is to ensure all projects meet client requirements and exceed client expectations. Forming an extension of our management team, our Crew Chiefs are highly trained personnel with a minimum of five years’ dedicated service.

Our Crew Chiefs have a detailed understanding of the strengths and abilities of our crew and provide clients with an individual point of contact, arriving on-site fully briefed and ready to oversee projects from conception to completion.

Whatever you need, our crew can

help. Whatever you need, our crew can

help.

SPA Safety Passport Alliance Training

Showforce offers SPA (Safety Passport Alliance) training to industry professionals from our London office’s state of the art training facility.

The course deals in depth with the legal H&S framework, the responsibilities of employers and employees, and specific issues for our industry such as manual handling, workplace transport, working at height, electricity, noise at work and slips, trips and falls.

Many event venues require personnel to hold the safety passport to gain access to site. Following the one day course, successful candidates are provided with a credit card sized passport and event specific certification valid for 5 years.

Production Technicians and Personnel

Showforce has an unrivalled network of international production technicians and personnel offering venues, technical suppliers and production companies the highest level of professional standards and capabilities.

Recruited from throughout the world, our team has specialist experience across all areas of the event industry and are considered experts in the delivery of prestigious events worldwide.

Our highly experienced production technicians and personnel cover the following disciplines:

• Lighting • Sound • Audio Visual • Production Managers • Stage Managers • Riggers • Electricians, carpenters, scaffolders etc.

Having technical difficulties?

Not with us!

Your passport to safety!

Transport

At Showforce, we have a fleet of Luton and Mercedes Sprinter vans for all your transportation needs. We also offer an executive travel service for corporate events, awards ceremonies and promotional work, along with exclusive VIP chauffeuring.

Our ‘man and van’ service can be booked by the hour and has proven extremely popular with our clients. As part of our ‘man and van’ package, an experienced driver is on hand to ensure goods are delivered and loaded both securely and on time. We also offer secure storage space in our warehouse in London.

Specialist Vehicle Installation

Showforce has a long and experienced history as vehicle movement specialists. We regularly provide high performance drivers for vehicle launches, film shoots and commercials as well as traffic marshals. We can also supply specialist equipment including ramps, wheel skids and our unique vehicle tilt rig.

• Expert automobile installation operatives • Specialist vehicle tilt equipment and vehicle

skids • Car installation ramps and display stands • High performance reveal drivers

Have vans, have drivers, will travel.

Vehicle movement specialists

Have vans, have drivers, will travel.

Global Partnerships Showforce can help you source event crew throughout the world.

We believe in using local suppliers through our global partnerships for their knowledge of an area, its venues and their ability to speak the language. We can source crew in every major city around the world.

We have relationships with the industry’s best, allowing us to supply crew of the same calibre and high standard that our clients have come to trust from an unsurpassed network of reputable crewing companies.

Event Staff

Showforce provides clients with dynamic and responsible staff to enable you to deliver an engaging and positive brand experience. Our event personnel are carefully chosen, with client input, from a network of experienced professionals throughout the UK.

Our personnel understand that when they wear your uniform, they become a representative of your company and responsible for your image. They pride themselves on their unrivalled standards and can-do attitude - qualities that reflect on your business.

We supply:

• Event registration • Translators • Multi-lingual hospitality staff • Models and presenters • Brand ambassadors • Promotional and field marketing campaigns

Immaculately presented and

dynamic

Global coverage with crew

partnerships

Why Showforce?

Experience: Showforce is an award winning, international, event support services company with over 20 years’ experience of providing experienced personnel to global projects. Our experience spans over 50 countries and we count some of the leading names in entertainment as our clients. Our approach: We have highly efficient office operation that includes dedicated booking and project management teams who oversee the booking, recruitment, training and accreditation processes. Our account management team will have a detailed understanding of your requirements and will work flexibly to ensure that your needs are met. Recruitment: We follow a strict recruitment process for all our team, whether permanent or freelance, to ensure we can always provide the highest quality event crew and staff. Our process remains the same, wherever we operate, which allows us to provide a consistent level of skilled staff with appropriate qualifications in the global market.

Delivery of service: We have developed bespoke staff management software that stores comprehensive records of all our personnel. All our projects are managed using this system so that we match skills and personal attributes with roles and location and can ensure the right people are on the job for you.

Quality control: We are globally accredited to the BSI standard ISO 9001 in quality management, enabling us to provide and maintain a high level of quality in the provision of our service to our customers. We use key performance indicators to provide clear performance targets, demonstrate achievement of objectives and drive continuous improvement throughout the business. Crew Management: Our crew manager is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of crew standards and presentation. He is also responsible for overseeing the recruitment and induction process – carrying out regular site audits and inspections to ensure compliance and company policy.

Commitment to sustainability: We are dedicated to working towards the ISO 20121 sustainable events management standard and the ISO14001 standard for environmental management to support these goals. We recognise the impacts that we make on society, the economy and the environment, and we seek to make a positive difference in the places where we operate by our commitment to being leaders in our field. Health and Safety: We have an uncompromising attitude towards health and safety. We continually develop and improve our safe working practices and monitor our health and safety performance against targets and objectives to drive continuous improvement.

The very nature of our business means people are at the heart of our organisation and are our most valuable resource.

Testimonials “Thanks so much to you all for your hard work on the show – hugely appreciated & great to work with you all. Thank you also for being so patient with all our changes on site. I’d be really grateful if you could pass on your thanks to all the team at Showforce from us.”

“Having worked with Showforce for many years now we are familiar with their key staff members, both in the back office and out on site. The benefit of having regular faces who also know our people, methods and equipment cannot be underestimated. With one of the busiest periods of the summer event calendar upon us their teams have become a key resource in supporting our operation at major festivals. Their support has been invaluable in delivering stages and structures to these world class events.”

“Just a quick note to say thank you so much for everything that you and your team did to make SPOTY 2013 such a huge success. I know the production was a mammoth task, but it worked really well as a result of the team’s hard work and planning. We have received fantastic feedback from everyone involved and we hope to work with you again soon.”

“Showforce consistently provide us with experienced and quality crew. When it comes to a festival like Sonisphere, things can get stressful so having the right people in place is vital. The Showforce crew not only delivered over and above what was required of them but with the right attitude and a smile on their faces. Time and time again they prove they’re adaptable and willing to go the extra mile.”

“An event of Cisco’s size requires meticulous planning and precision; exceptional attention to detail and plenty of energy and enthusiasm! Showforce’s crew approached every task in this way. Professional throughout, the team worked seamlessly with each of the suppliers and were an invaluable resource to have on site.”