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Buckinghamshire New University unveils MOJO Barriers Education & Training Centre
Friday 14 December 2007, saw the official opening of the Mojo Barriers Education & Training Centre, part of the Centre for Crowd Management & Security Studies at Buckinghamshire New University.
The Centre was opened by the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr Ruth Farwell, and Patrick Jordan, Managing Director of Mojo Barriers, in the company of many distinguished guests from the security, crowd management and close protection industries.
The Mojo Barriers Education & Training Centre is the world’s only centre for training staff indoors on using pressure sensing equipment with the revolutionary Barrier Load Measuring System (BLMS), the most technically advanced piece of crowd management safety equipment in use at major music and sporting events today.
The BLMS is the only barrier that can measure load at specific points in an arena where there are people pressing against it, and with the help of a circuit of monitors enables event organisers to dispatch security to help alleviate potential crowd situations and maintain safety standards anywhere within the arena.
The launch featured a full demonstration of the BLMS, lead by Patrick Jordan and Warren Tucker, who provides technological support for the Centre, enabling guests to witness the benefits of the system at first hand. Mojo, a worldwide market leader in the manufacture and provision of crowd control barriers and sponsor of the Centre, has donated the BLMS to Buckinghamshire New University for the purposes of training others in its use. As well as providing BLMS instruction to Buckinghamshire New University crowd management, music and events students, the Centre will also offer training to event organisers and Student Union representatives from other universities, as well as corporate training where required.
Buckinghamshire New University is considered to have outstanding credentials in the area of crowd / event management and research. The Centre for Crowd Management & Security Studies is dedicated to making events across the world safer places to be, and its purpose is to help promote the creation of a safer concert and security environment. As well as providing a research/study centre, it offers work-based Foundation Degrees and Short Courses in Music, Entertainment and Live Events Management, as well as programmes of study in crowd management, and events and festival management.
The Centre for Crowd Management & Security Studies works with and is supported by institutions and businesses all over the world, and is involved with many major events including VE day in London, Knebworth, Glastonbury and the V2 Festival.
Dr Ruth Farwell welcomed the opening of the Centre: “I am delighted to be here today and to officially open the Mojo Barriers Education & Training Centre. The Centre demonstrates Buckinghamshire New University’s commitment to making technological advances at an international level and within the wider context of public safety at major events. It’s a really exiting project and I am very interested to see it in operation!”
Pictured left to right: Mark Hamilton, Professor Chris Kemp, Dr Ruth Farwell, Patrick Jordan
