GELSENKIRCHEN. The long-established football club Rot-Weiss Essen will be relying on the expertise of the Stölting Service Group for security matters over the next two years. From 1 July, up to 350 stewards from Stölting Eventsecurity & Service GmbH will be providing security on match days for the third division football club at the stadium on Hafenstraße. „Rot-Weiss Essen is an important strategic partner for Stölting. We count many traditional clubs in the Ruhr area among our customers and are delighted that Rot-Weiss Essen, another Ruhr area icon, now trusts in our experience and expertise. We are aware of the club's importance to its fans and the region and are proud to be able to help make every home game an unforgettable, positive experience,“ says Tobias Leibrock, Head of Sport & Events at Stölting Eventsecurity & Service GmbH.
With nine football clubs in its customer portfolio, Stölting has built up a strong network in professional football in recent years. „We are very much looking forward to working with Stölting. The overall package as an experienced, competent and leading provider of services in the extremely important and sensitive field of security convinced us. The discussions over the past few months have been characterised by great mutual appreciation. The enthusiasm we have seen on the part of Stölting for Rot-Weiss Essen and the atmospheric home games at the stadium on Hafenstraße makes us very positive,“ says Alexander Rang, CEO of Rot-Weiss Essen. The club has a high identification value for football fans from Essen and the surrounding region: almost every home game is played in front of a sold-out crowd of almost 20,000 spectators.
At the beginning of the year, Stölting signed a contract with a well-known football club in Austria: also starting in July, the new subsidiary Stölting Sicherheitsdienste AT Ost GmbH will be responsible for security at the stadium of Bundesliga club FK Austria Wien.
About Stölting:
Since its foundation in 1899, the internationally active Stölting Service Group has developed into one of the leading providers of services in areas including cleaning, security and personnel. At its more than 40 locations in Germany and Austria, it develops individual, tailor-made solutions for and with its customers so that they can concentrate better on their core business. Excellent, certified standards ensure that even the highest demands are met. More than 15,000 employees work for the group every day. Further information on the Stölting Service Group and its service portfolio can be found at www.stoelting-gruppe.de
About Rot-Weiss Essen:
Rot-Weiss Essen is one of Germany's traditional football clubs. The club was founded in 1907. RWE has enjoyed great success to date: winning the DFB Cup in 1953, the German championship in 1955, seven seasons in the Bundesliga and twelve titles in the Lower Rhine Cup. RWE is currently playing its fourth consecutive season in the 3rd division and can look forward to a successful future, both in sporting and financial terms.
Press contact:
Stölting Service Group Limited Company
Petra Nikolaus
Head of Corporate Communications
Telephone: 0151 – 41905679
Email: presse@stoelting-gruppe.de
