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Discreet Help Provides Security for Georgian Rugby Team

~~In July 2015, Brian Painter, managing director of Manchester-based, Discreet Help, was appointed by GardaWorld to provide security services for the Georgian Rugby Team during the Rugby World Cup 2015. As strategic security partner to the team, Painter managed the security consultation for over 50 players, coaches and members of the team’s entourage during the tour.

The security specialists provided a secure and safe environment for players and coaches when travelling between hotels, training locations, public engagements and press conferences. The consultants worked in conjunction with match day stewards and incumbent security teams to ensure that a consistent level of security was maintained and risk mitigated that could potentially endanger the team, whether individually or as a group.

Understanding and responding to the high-profile nature of the client was central to Discreet Help’s success in assessing the level of threat presented at each stage of the operation.

Brian Painter, Managing Director of Discreet Help said: “Security is often held in low regard by organisations, treated as an unnecessary expense that’s not valued until something goes wrong. As well as providing the physical security measures that protect our clients, we offer a peace of mind that allows them to concentrate on their own matter of business, without worrying about potentially pervasive or high-risk circumstances that they might be in.”

Painter continues: “The Rugby World Cup was a perfect example of this. Ensuring the safety and integrity of more than 50 people, while travelling all over the country, who are under intense media scrutiny requires the highest level of professionalism, as security extends further than just physical protection. We needed to consider how to correctly manage the team’s profile and perceptions in a discreet and effective manner, making sure nobody’s performance was compromised by these external pressures.”

Milton Haig, Head Coach for Team Georgia said: “The Discreet Help consultant integrated effortlessly with our team with an enthusiastic, dynamic and professional approach, so there was an overall sense of comfort throughout the tour. The players and coaches were confident in the security strategies put in places by the consultants, which meant they were free to concentrate on the games and sporting performances.”

Discreet Help is acquiring new clients in ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 UEFA Euros and 2017 British and Irish Lions Tour.

For further information please visit the website www.discreethelp.co.uk and follow on Twitter @discreethelp

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This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Becky Roberts .