"SMG’s worldwide expansion (recently adding venues in Leeds, Turkey and Poland to its portfolio) signals our intentions to proactively expand our international offering to promoters and event organisers, " said Metro Radio Arena marketing director and deputy general manager Paul Tappenden.

"Showsec has received numerous awards over the past decade, reinforcing their credentials as one of Europe’s leading event security crowd management companies, and therefore an association with Showsec is a natural progression for an SMG owned venue."

Showsec also provides security at SMG’s other venue the MEN in Manchester.

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