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Former Police Scotland officers join T In The Park team as part of operational rejig
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 15 January 2016
T In The Park operators DF Concerts have made a number of new appointments as part of plans to address “teething issues” that occurred during the Scottish festival’s first edition at its new site, Strathallan Castle, last summer.
The event’s move to the Strathallan estate was controversial from the start, of course, though it went ahead last July. Acknowledging that the 2015 outing of T was a learning experience, DF is now working on a “full improvement plan” ahead of its 2016 edition to overcome any problems that occurred last July.
The two new hires on the operational side of the festival both come Police Scotland, with former officers who have worked on T In The Park – and other major Scottish events – from that side of the fence, taking on the festival’s security and traffic management. Colin Brown becomes Security Manager while Ian Martin becomes Traffic Manager. DF has also confirmed the appointment of APL Events to look after site management.
On the event’s operational rejig, T In The Park Event Manager Colin Rodger told reporters: “We’ve had a full de-brief on the 2015 festival with all relevant agencies, including Police Scotland, Traffic Scotland and Perth And Kinross Council, as well as festival goers and local residents. We have listened to every single comment and we thank everyone for their valuable input. We’re now focused on delivering the 2016 festival and we know where we need to improve. By restructuring the management of key areas, such as the site and security, we will solve issues from last year’s event”.
Meanwhile, on the new recruits, Rodger added: “Colin and Ian are very well-respected and highly experienced professionals and both have worked on T In The Park in their former Police Scotland roles, so understand the festival. APL Events are leaders in their field and have run some of the most popular festivals in the UK. We’re constantly moving forward and putting measures in place to make T 2016 memorable for all the right reasons”.
