Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC) has been retained as lead provider of security services to Britain's flagship sporting and cultural venue, Wembley Stadium, for a further five years. The venue's operator, Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL), renewed ISC's role this April following over four years of successful development and investment in the 90,000 capacity stadium by the security provider, which first won the contract in a 2009 competitive tender.

ISC’s Permanent Security Team will continue to provide Wembley with 24/7 integrity and full building security. The company also provides corporate security for Club Wembley and conference and banqueting security at events of up to 10,000 people. As part of the contract ISC managing director Pat Carr remains Wembley Stadium’s operational planning consultant and head of safety and compliance, while at matches and major events ISC managers have key roles such as response team managers, safety officers, pitch security and stadium announcer.

ISC’s operational duties at Wembley range from site patrols and monitoring CCTV to ensuring the Stadium’s environmental ‘switch-off’ policy is being adhered to. As the first point of contact for visitors, the company’s security officers are often the first point of contact for visitors and place customer service at the forefront of their duties. ISC provides 24-hour security, 365 days a year, liaising with the Metropolitan Police, Brent Council and WNSL Ltd to ensure the integrity of the venue and its patrons.

The success reflects Carr’s own broad range of experience at Wembley Stadium, where he started back in 1988 as a humble car park barrier attendant, rising rapidly to become senior security operations manager in 1994. In 2005, as head of ISC, he wrote security documentation and protocols for the venue, and assessed and trained its senior crowd safety team.

“We believe WNSL has extended our contract because the management team and work force have a distinguished track record in helping the National Stadium deliver world class events and welcoming the biggest names in sport and music,” says Carr. “We have totally integrated with the Wembley management team to the extent that our team is perceived as an internal department of the National Stadium. ISC’s senior management has proven its expertise in delivering a service fit for this iconic venue and we are proud to have been awarded the extension of the Wembley contract. We look forward to building on the strengths of this partnership.”