Speedy gears up for events

4 May 2021

With the vaccination programme proceeding at astonishing pace and the ongoing easing of lockdown restrictions, the events industry has its fingers crossed that it can gradually get back to doing business.

In preparation, Speedy has invested £1.6m in 90,000 new units of fencing panels and ground protection mats available from its 200 locations across the UK. 

The hirer’s non-mechanical division typically supplies 300,000 panels annually to music festivals and sports events. Popular products span ground protection, fencing and barriers, and also include a noise defence system to reduce sound pollution.

Lisa Blake, category director at Speedy, said: “In the last six years, our events team, led by non-mechanical director Gary Allmark, has provided site security and safety equipment for crowd and perimeter control at the UK’s biggest festivals, plus many other sectors - and we’re proud to be using our experience and established product portfolio to support organisations on the frontline in tackling this pandemic.” 

● Speedy also invested significantly in its powered access fleet recently – read that story here.