Sector: Sports Grounds and Events

London-based event production firm The Fair scooped the Best Practice Award at the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) Awards 2016, after judges were wowed by the quality of their partnership working with clients, and commercial and safe events models.Nick Morgan, CEO at The Fair, said: “We pride ourselves at The Fair for having a pragmatic, unobstructive approach, aligning ourselves with client teams to ensure we deliver expert support whilst staying true to the concept and creative vision of each event.

The IOSH Sports Grounds and Events Group has reiterated the need for proper planning and assessment of risks around any sporting or public events following the conclusion this week of the fresh inquests into the Hillsborough disaster.Sports ground safety expert John Holden, a past chair of the group and former IOSH president, said: “Since Hillsborough, sports ground safety has moved on a long way in terms of the systems that are in place. We’ve seen improvements in crowd control and a host of new all-seater stadia built.