Inventry Case Study – Grand Theatre, Blackpool

THE GRAND THEATRE BLACKPOOL CASE STUDY

INVENTRY PROVIDES BLACKPOOL’S GRAND THEATRE WITH A PROFESSIONAL AND SECURE SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO ACCURATELY TRACK WHO’S ON SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHILST ALSO ALLOWING THEIR STAFF AND VISITORS TO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY SIGN IN FROM MULTIPLE ENTRANCE POINTS.

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VISITORS ADMIRE HAVING THEIR DETAILS READY TO WELCOME THEM WHEN THEY ARRIVE, IT’S EXTREMELY ORGANISED, ACCESSIBLE AND ABOVE ALL, PROFESSIONAL

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InVentry helps The Grand Theatre Blackpool to Improve their Site Security while Streamlining their Sign in Process.

THE CLIENT

THE CHALLENGE

Built in 1984, The Grand Theatre Blackpool offers

The Grand Theatre Blackpool was looking to improve

a variety of amazing shows and entertainment

their staff and visitor sign in experience whilst

productions including its famous annual

ensuring that they had a modern and effective

pantomime. Along with providing guided tours

system that worked well for visitors, staff, contractors

which offer the inside story of Blackpool’s Grand

and visiting companies. As they have many groups of

theatre, taking their visitors on a fascinating journey

visitors coming in at one time, it was also imperative

through its unique history, incredible architecture

that they could easily track who was coming and

and impressive performances and cast, their site has

going from their theatre and determine from which

many visitors coming and going on a daily basis.

entrance.

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INVENTRY HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY WE RUN OUR STAGE DOOR OPERATIONS AND HELPED US TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL TO OUR GUESTS, STAFF AND VISITORS.

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THE SOLUTION InVentry provided Blackpool’s Grand Theatre with a professional and secure sign in system which allows them to track who’s in the building at any

that InVentry allows us to track all groups entering the building and record the DBS and Chaperone Licenses.”

given time while also allowing group visitors to sign in quickly and efficiently via our group tracking

With their own custom skin displayed on their

feature.

InVentry screen, the professional touch is something their end users appreciate, as Shaun notes

For additional security, their staff members are now able to gain entry to the building using our door access control fobs while having the ability to easily sign in via various Quickscan Touch units using

“visitors admire having their details ready to welcome them when they arrive, it’s extremely organised, accessible and above all, professional.”

their RFID staff ID cards.

Shaun also added “InVentry has revolutionized When speaking with Shaun Gorringe, Operations Manager, regarding the solution, he commented:

“we have several entrances to our building that staff, and visitors can use. We found that people would enter through one door, leave through another and we wouldn’t know that they had left. With InVentry we’re now able to easily track them through the building and ensure that our record keeping is up to date.”

the way we run our Stage Door operations and helped us to be more professional to our guests, staff and visitors. I would highly recommend this system to anyone who may be considering it.”

With the InVentry Anywhere App, they now have peace of mind that their fire evacuation list is up to date and easily accessible in case of an emergency; without the need for dangerous paper-based checklists.

Before the InVentry installation, The Grand Theatre Blackpool would have to manually sign in groups of visitors through a paper-based process which caused a frustrating and untidy reception area. Their

WITH INVENTRY WE’RE

InVentry solution means they’ve now reduced their

NOW ABLE TO EASILY

paperwork and the risk of human error, all while

TRACK THEM THROUGH

upholding a professional entrance hall, with Shaun commenting “We find it very useful pre-

THE BUILDING AND ENSURE

loading groups of visitors and having them all sign in quickly. We do a lot of work with children and young people and were particularly impressed with the way

THAT OUR RECORD KEEPING IS UP TO DATE.

SHAUN GORRINGE, OPERATIONS MANAGER SAID:

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“we have several entrances to our building that staff, and visitors can use. We found that people would enter through one door, leave through another and we wouldn’t know that they had left. With InVentry we’re now able to easily track them through the building and ensure that our record keeping is up to date.”

We find it very useful pre-loading groups of visitors and having them all sign in quickly. We do a lot of work with children and young people and were particularly impressed with the way that InVentry allows us to track all groups entering the building and record the DBS and Chaperone Licenses.” “visitors admire having their details ready to welcome them when they arrive, it’s extremely organised, accessible and above all, professional.”

“InVentry has revolutionized the way we run our Stage Door operations and helped us to be more professional to our guests, staff and visitors. I would highly recommend this system to anyone who may be considering it.”

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