Consulting · Venue & Stadium Technology

Smart Events & Venue Technology

Command and control, digital identity and access, venue operations technology and readiness testing, for events where failure is not an option.

ForStadiums, venues and major events
How longBest started a year or more ahead
You leave withSystems tested at full event scale
Works withYour venue systems and vendors
The challenge

When live events go wrong, there are no second chances

World-class events need technology that performs under maximum pressure, and that has proven it before the gates open.

01

Disconnected venue systems

Ticketing does not talk to access control; security cannot see transport. Operations reacts instead of anticipating.

02

Identity at scale

Millions of fans, staff and vendors need one trusted credential for entry, transport and payment.

03

Untested before the day

Gaps found on match day are found in front of the world.

What we do

Four ways we help a venue get ready

Some clients need all four, others bring us in for one. Each can start on its own and join the rest later.

Technology strategy and design

We decide with you what the venue needs, what to reuse and what each vendor must deliver.

For exampleA requirements pack that vendors quote against, line by line.

Operations centre set-up

The room, the screens, the roles and the rules for who acts on which alert.

For exampleA video wall with one owner for every feed and every alarm.

Fan and visitor journeys

Every step from ticket to seat to exit, checked for where technology helps or gets in the way.

For exampleEntry, wayfinding and payment on one phone, in the visitor's language.

Vendor and delivery oversight

We keep many vendors moving to one plan and test what they hand over.

For exampleA weekly view of each system's readiness, shared with every vendor.

Use cases

Where venue technology pays off first

The biggest gains come where many systems, many vendors and many people meet on one day. These are the moments we plan for most.

Stadiums

Match-day operations

Security, stewarding, transport and services working from the same live picture.

Stadiums

Faster, safer entry

Gates, credentials and staffing planned together, so queues are short and checks are firm.

Major events

Many venues, one operation

Several sites run to the same procedures and watched from one command platform.

Major events

Rehearsing the worst day

Power cuts, network loss and crowd surges played out in rehearsal, with fixes before the day.

Arenas and convention centres

A changing event calendar

Systems that switch quickly between a concert, a conference and a sports night.

Arenas and convention centres

Visitor services on the phone

Tickets, maps, food orders and updates in one place for every visitor.

Venue owners

Getting more from what you have

An honest review of the systems in place, what to keep, connect or retire.

Venue owners

Planning a new or renovated venue

Technology decided while the design can still change, not after the walls are up.

How we do it

Architecture to readiness, end to end

Four phases that take you from separate systems to one tested, ready operation before the crowds arrive.

01

Technology architecture

A full inventory of the venue stack, joined into one interoperable design.

You getOne design for every system

02

Command and control

Real-time dashboards, alert aggregation and escalation workflows in one room.

You getOne room that sees everything

03

Digital identity and access

One credential for identity, ticketing, transport and payment.

You getOne credential per person

04

Readiness

Stress tests, failure simulation and live-day rehearsals across every site.

You getZero surprises on the day

What you get

Production-ready systems and playbooks

Architecture, specifications, tested systems and the procedures your operations team needs to run them.

A unified venue technology architectureEvery venue system mapped and joined into one design that works together.
A command and control platform designOne room that sees every feed, with alerts and escalation built in.
A digital credential and access designOne credential per person for entry, ticketing, transport and payment.
Standard operating proceduresStep-by-step procedures for every team, written for the day itself.
A readiness programme and its resultsStress tests and live-day rehearsals across every site, with their results.
The stack

The systems we bring together

We work with the systems and vendors a venue already has, and design how they connect and who runs each one.

Operations

Command and controlVideo wallsAlert aggregationIncident managementRadio and dispatch

Identity and access

Digital credentialsAccess controlTicketingAccreditationCashless payment

Venue systems

CCTVBuilding managementCrowd countingWi-Fi and networksDigital signage

Readiness

Stress testingFailure simulationLive-day rehearsalsOperating proceduresDigital twinVR
Why Sandruci

Delivered at world scale

The command platform, digital credentials and readiness programme our team delivered served one of the biggest events on earth.

One command platform

Eight stadiums connected to one live view, used as a reference for smart venue technology.

A digital credential for millions

Identity, ticketing, transport and payment joined into one credential, issued nationwide.

Readiness without live failures

More than 30 sites tested before go-live, with every gap found in rehearsal rather than on the day.

Impact

Delivered at scale

8

stadiums connected to one command platform

30+

sites tested before go-live, zero live failures

<1 min

fan-number simulation, down from 3 days

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Where to go next

Questions

Often asked

Do you work with our existing vendors?

Yes. We design around the systems you already have and coordinate the vendors who run them.

How early should we start?

Ideally a year or more before the event, so readiness testing has time to find and fix gaps.

More questions answered: what a smart venue needs →

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