LATEST NEWS

Article on Sky News: Coronavirus - Losing football clubs to COVID-19 would be a 'national outcry'

Simon Owen, Director of Movement Consulting, spoke to Sky News on the key role technology plays in getting fans back into seats.

Research: Calibrating the Wildfire Decision Model using hybrid choice modelling

Professor. Steve Gwynne, alongside colleagues at Lund University, School of Built Environment, Massey University and NIST, USA have recently published a paper on "Calibrating the Wildfire Decision Model using hybrid choice modelling".

Article on BBC News: Coronavirus - How technology could keep football fans safe at stadiums

Dr. Aoife Hunt spoke to BBC News about the role of crowd data and microsimulation and the role it plays in keeping people safe in stadiums.

Dr. Aoife Hunt features on BBC Radio 4's 'You and Yours' programme

Dr. Aoife Hunt discusses what the new sporting landscape might eventually look like in the 'new normal' we find ourselves in.

Prof. Steve Gwynne to present at the Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference (FEMTC) 2020

The Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference (FEMTC) is an biennial international event, hosted by Thunderhead Engineering, featuring technical presentations from industry experts.

Movement Strategies & Autodesk collaborate on the blog 'Designing for Social Distancing: Balancing Safety and Human Connection'

Learn more about how Movement Strategies and Autodesk are helping to navigate this new normal.

Movement Strategies commissioned by the SGSA and EFL to assess the application of social distancing guidance at football grounds

Movement Strategies was commissioned by the SGSA and EFL to assess the application of social distancing at professional football grounds, and this work has now been carried out.

Official statement on EFL.com: "Fans to return to EFL matches"

Following on from the project by the EFL and the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) that looked at the safe application of social distancing at football grounds, Movement Strategies will assess the pilot events at Abbey Stadium on behalf of the EFL, SGSA and DCMS in line with the Governments pilot scheme.

Dr. Aoife Hunt: GHD Chairman's Award for Technical Excellence winner

Congratulations to Dr. Aoife Hunt who is the winner of the latest Chairman's Award for Technical Excellence.

Webinar: Adapting to the Next Normal - Practical Design for Social Distancing

We have partnered with Autodesk to share the latest design methods and technologies in a live webinar panel discussion on Wednesday 9th September 2020 16:00 BST / 8:00 PCT

Article in The Athletic: "Explained: How football will welcome fans back to stadiums"

Dr Aoife Hunt, Associate Director at Movement Strategies spoke with The Athletic about the return of spectators to sports grounds.

The Anfield Wrap podcast: The Future of Crowd Planning

What is the future of crowd planning? GHD's Aoife Hunt provides insight during her recent podcast segment with The Anfield Wrap.

Movement Strategies commissioned by the SGSA to support evaluation of social distancing at series of pilot sporting events

The UK Government is planning for the safe return of spectators to live sport from October 2020. Movement Strategies has been commissioned by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) to support the evaluation of social distancing measures at a series of upcoming pilot sporting events to enable the safe re-opening of sports venues in the future.

The Stadium Business article: "Movement Strategies engaged to aid opening up of English venues"

Movement Strategies will be working alongside the SGSA, UK Sport and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to observe pilot events, for which only a proportion of each venue will be opened up at the pilot stage.

Movement Strategies and Autodesk release webinar to help organisations design for social distancing

Movement Strategies has partnered with Autodesk, the world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, to help organisations design for social distancing.

Research: A review of post-incident studies for wildland-urban interface fires

Professor Steve Gwynne, alongside colleagues at Underwriters Laboratories, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Research Council Canada have recently published a paper on "A review of post-incident studies for wildland-urban interface fires"

Simon Ancliffe speaks to the Daily Mail on practical tips to bring fans safely back into stadiums.

Football clubs are seeking specialist safety advice on how to bring fans back to games in a first step towards supporters returning.

Dr Aoife Hunt talks to the BBC about how modelling human behaviour can help the design of new stadiums

A particular type of simulation - known as agent-based modelling - tries to understand how individuals in a crowd will behave...

Simon Ancliffe to join Webinar panel "Back in play: Reopening sports venues"

Our Executive Director, Simon Ancliffe will join a live webinar panel on Tuesday 30 June 2020 at 12.00GMT: "Back in play: Re opening sports venues"

Flow rates in different crowds: Crowd composition and egress performance

This paper discusses the impact of crowd composition on egress performance. Same stadium, different events, different crowds. How does the crowd egress change?

Dr Aoife Hunt joins BBC Radio 4 show to discuss social distancing

Dr Aoife Hunt, Associate Director at Movement Strategies (a GHD company) recently joined the BBC 4 Radio show "More or Less: Behind the Statistics"

Poll reveals 70% of respondents don’t feel comfortable returning to work unless social distancing measures are implemented

A recent online poll* held by GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, revealed that 70% of respondents do not feel comfortable returning to work unless social distancing measures are in place. The survey also showed that 60% of participants would like to see more permanent social distancing measures implemented at their workplace following the crisis.

Publication on the future of evacuation drills

This article discusses the impact of the innovations in technology (e.g. augmented/virtual reality etc.) and how they offer significant opportunities for a “next generation” of evidence-based evacuation drills.

Newsletter Spring 2020: Covid 19

Movement Strategies Spring 2020 newsletter : Covid-19

Publication on Healthcare Evacuation Drills

Dr. Steve Gwynne and Dr. Aoife Hunt, alongside colleagues from the University of Mons, University of Massey and Evacuation have co-authored a research article - Human behaviour during a healthcare facility evacuation drills: Investigation of pre-evacuation and travel phases.

Getting Businesses Back to Business series: Healthcare sector

What can be done to help prepare the healthcare sector for the new challenges post Covid-19?

Movement Strategies has published a report on social distancing guidelines around the world

This report provides insights into social distancing measures of several countries during the COVID-19 crisis.

We have been appointed by Historic Royal Palaces to support the plans to safely re-open the Tower of London

Movement Strategies has been appointed by Historic Royal Palaces to support its planning to re-open the Tower of London safely and implement social distancing measures.

Movement Insights as the industry solution to measure recovery on the High Street and in retail spaces

Movement Insights as the industry solution to measure recovery on the High Street and in retail spaces

A guide to social distancing solutions in the workplace

Dr. Aoife Hunt, Associate Director with Movement Strategies (A GHD Company), provides measurable insights and actionable advice on social distancing measures is this short video.

Dr Aoife Hunt has published her research on 'Simulating Movement Devices Used in Hospital Evacuation'

Our Healthcare Lead, Dr Aoife Hunt, has published her research on simulating hospital evacuation.

We are supporting Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust in their planning of Covid-19 social distancing strategies

Movement Strategies has been commissioned to support Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust in their planning of Covid-19 social distancing strategies for staff, patients and visitors.

Global merger integrates data-led consulting and technical authority

UK people movement and analytics business, Movement Strategies, has joined forces with global consultancy, GHD Group.

Our portfolio of castles and palaces continues to grow

Movement Strategies has been commissioned to undertake visitor movement studies for Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace and Urquhart Castle.

We have worked on a number of Pavilions for Dubai Expo 2020

Movement Strategies has been commissioned to provide design and operation advice for four pavilions for the Dubai Expo 2020.

Crowd management planning review for Sydney New Year's Eve

Movement Strategies was engaged by the City of Sydney to undertake a review of the Integrated Crowd Management Plan (ICMP) for Sydney New Year’s Eve 2018.

Leading consultants advising on the design of New Arena in Valencia

LICAMPA are constructing an 18,600 multipurpose arena capable of hosting national and international sporting events with a key focus on Basketball for the Valencia Basketball team.

Andy Nuttall joins Movement Strategies to lead the growth of Movement Insights SaaS product

Andy joins Movement Strategies with over 20 years’ experience developing products in the tech and telecommunications space, working in senior strategic roles in Silicon Valley, the UK and Asia Pacific with Skype, Microsoft, HP Inc, 3 Mobile and the GSMA.

Cloud-based platform “Movement Insights” launched in Bath helping retailers measure and enhance business performance

Movement Strategies has launched a Software as a Service (SaaS) product, Movement Insights, at the Retail Expo 2019 which provides actionable insights via a web-based dashboard. The product ingests a range of rich data sets and reports insights at an aggregated level in line with data privacy guidelines and regulations, including GDPR.

Winning team announced for the Eiffel Tower design competition

We are delighted to be part of the Gustafson Porter + Bowman led team announced recently by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, as the winners of a design competition [Site Tour Eiffel: Découvrir/Approcher/Visiter] for the development of the Eiffel Tower site in advance of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Movement Strategies has been commissioned by The FA to support their crowd management planning at Wembley Stadium

Our team will provide analysis and advice to ensure a well-managed, safe and enjoyable crowd experience.

Movement Strategies has assisted a prominent Italian architectural firm, ABDR Associate Architects, in winning an international design competition for ISTAT (the national office of statistics) in Rome

We will be supporting the design team to ensure the new headquarters are integrated with the surrounding urban network, providing a seamless experience for those using the site.

A new study has shown that there are insufficient toilets in West End theatres, especially for women

A recent article by the BBC draws on the subject of women's toilets being an issue for the West End Theatres. We have recently supported the refurbishment and sanitary enhancement plans for a premier theatre in the West End.

Students who have undertaken the CDRC programme at Movement Strategies have won awards consecutively for the past 3 years

Over the past 3 years we have collaborated with the Consumer Data Research Centre’s (CDRC) MSc dissertation programme, providing University students with the opportunity to conduct research with one of our proprietary data sets.

Movement Strategies contributed to the latest edition of the Green Guide

For the past year, we have been sharing our technical expertise and experience as an input to the drafting process of the 6th edition of the Guide to Safety at Sports Ground.

Multiplex has appointed Movement Strategies to develop a vertical circulation strategy for 22 Bishopsgate

We have been appointed to develop a vertical circulation strategy for the peak construction phases for 22 Bishopsgate, London’s latest skyscraper.

Movement Strategies is expanding

To service our growing pipeline of work we’ve significantly grown our team in the last 4 months, across both the Movement Consulting and Movement Analytics teams.

Movement Strategies has been commissioned by the National Museum of Denmark

Movement Strategies has been commissioned by the National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) to conduct a visitor movement study of its Prince’s Mansion site in central Copenhagen.

Movement Strategies to develop new design proposals for the wider Eiffel Tower site

Movement Strategies has been appointed as a people movement specialist in a team led by Kathryn Gustafson from Gustafson Porter and Bowman, to develop new design proposals for the wider Eiffel Tower site in Paris.

Dr Steve Gwynne joins Movement Strategies

Movement Strategies are delighted to announce Dr Steve Gwynne will be joining the team from 29th October.

Allianz Riviera Stadium, Nice

Movement Strategies are delighted to have advised on crowd movement for Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 36,000, used mainly for football.

Managing Director, Simon Babes joins RIA Board as SME representative

Managing Director, Simon Babes, has been appointed to the Railway Industry Association (RIA) Board. Simon joins the Board, which includes Chief Executives and Senior Directors from across the rail industry, as Chair of the SME Group where he leads activities promoting the role of RIA’s small and medium sized members.

Movement Strategies to provide People Movement advice for Greenshaw High School

We have been commissioned by Greenshaw High School to analyse the circulation of students throughout the school to help them to plan for the movement of students between classes.

Meet our new team

We are pleased to announce recent additions to our team.

Movement Strategies continues to secure relevant accreditations

Accreditation of suppliers is increasingly becoming an important component of our Client’s assurance framework and Movement Strategies continues to secure accreditation from relevant bodies. Recent milestones include Cyber Essentials Plus certification and Constructionline Level 2 accreditation and we continue to work towards ISO27001 accreditation.

Movement Strategies visit Taiwan

Simon Babes, Movement Strategies’ Managing Director joined a UK Rail Delegation, led by Lord Faulkner, the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Taiwan, to Taipei on 29 and 30 January 2018. The 2 day Trade Mission included meetings with the Minister of Transport and Communications (MOTC), Department of Rapid Transit Systems of Taipei City, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, other City Metro authorities, Taiwan Railway Administration and the Bureau of High Speed Rail.

Andrew Graham to join Board of Directors

Andrew Graham has joined Movement Strategies’ Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director.

Movement Strategies are to provide design and operations advice to Manchester Airports Group (MAG)

Movement Strategies are pleased to announce their recent appointment as part of the design team led by BDP to masterplan the redevelopment of Manchester Airport’s Ground Transport Interchange (GTI).

An exploration of mobile data: towards proximity based passenger sensing on public transport

Congratulations to Christian Tonge who has won the runners-up prize for his dissertation titled "An exploration of mobile data: towards proximity based passenger sensing on public transport".

Movement Strategies has supported the development of the crowded places guidance

The objective of the Crowded Places guidance is to maximise survivability of the public during evacuation and invacuation scenarios.

Movement Strategies to advise on visitor flow at Edinburgh Castle

Movement Strategies has been appointed by Historic Environment Scotland to review visitor flow, behaviour and experience at Edinburgh Castle.

Movement Strategies is advising Siemens on the design of new trains

Movement Strategies is advising Siemens as they design their next generation trains for the European market.

Meet our new team members

We are pleased to announce recent additions to our team

Movement Strategies to be providing crowd movement advice for Gold Coast Commonweath Games 2018

Movement Strategies are delighted to have been appointed by GOLDOC and Department of Transport and Main Roads for Queensland, via Jacobs, providing crowd movement advice for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Movement Strategies advises on crowd dynamics at the Notting Hill Carnival

Movement Strategies was commissioned by the Notting Hill Strategic Partners Group to advise on crowd dynamics at the Notting Hill Carnival, the largest Carnival in Europe, held in West London over 3 days in August every year.

Movement Strategies continues to provide crowd movement advice to Quintain Limited for the Wembley Park Masterplan.

We were commissioned in early 2015 by Quintain to provide support across a wide range of design and operational workstreams associated with the development of the Masterplan for Wembley Park.

Movement Strategies provide passenger flow advice for the redevelopment of Glasgow’s Queen Street station

The Glasgow Queen Street Station redevelopment is part of the £742 million Scottish government’s Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) to upgrade the intercity rail infrastructure to provide an 8 million passenger capacity increase by 2030.

Movement Strategies is proud to have supported HOK with the design of the YAS Arena

The Yas Arena will be the first multi-purpose arena in Abu Dhabi and will be the anchor for the East end of Yas Bay.

DIT commissioned Movement Strategies to undertake a review of the UK Pavilion at Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan

DIT wants to ensure that the pavilion provides an outstanding experience for the visiting public and VIPs, thereby enhancing the international reputation of the UK.

Movement Strategies to attend the People Movement and Management Show

Simon Ancliffe, Chairman of Movement Strategies, will be speaking at the People Movement and Management Show on 19 July 2017 in Derby.

Movement Strategies are attending the Museum and Heritage Show 2017

This year Movement Strategies' Civic + Cultural team will be exhibiting and speaking at the Museum and Heritage show on 17-18 May at Olympia.

National Army Museum reopens

The National Army Museum has reopened its doors to the public this month after a two year redevelopment programme.

Cisco and Industry Partners Harness the Power of Data to get Manchester Moving

InnovateUK funded proof of concept will provide a model for Transport for Greater Manchester to deliver demand-based public transport services.

Movement Strategies have joined the Mayor’s International Business Programme

A new and exclusive programme, The Mayor's International Business Programme supports international growth ambitions.

Movement Strategies are proud to be partners of TravelSpirit

Movement Strategies have joined the the TravelSpirit network, a highly dynamic collaborative community project.

Crowd planning for Glastonbury and London 2012 Olympics

An article by Movement Strategies Chairman, Simon Ancliffe, has been featured in the January 2017 edition of Perspectives in Public Health, SAGE Journals.

Crowd dynamics advice at Notting Hill Carnival

We are pleased to have been appointed by the Notting Hill Carnival Strategic Partners Group to provide expert crowd dynamics advice for the Carnival.

Movement Strategies appointed to review passenger modelling undertaken for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Project

Movement Strategies have been appointed by the Aurecon, Jacobs, Mott Macdonald Joint Venture (AJM) to undertake a review of work done to date to assess the time taken for passengers to board and alight trains in Melbourne, once the Metro Tunnel Project has been implemented.

Movement Strategies are delighted to be awarded for 'Contribution to Crowd Safety for Major Events'

This award recognises the role Movement Strategies played in leading the development of crowd modelling & consultancy for major events to make them safer, while making them more enjoyable for visitors and successful for organisers.

Capacity & Visitor Experience for MuSaMa, le Musée du savon de Marseille

Movement Strategies have been selected for another project in France, to support the development of the MuSaMa, le Musée du savon de Marseille.

Sheffield Smartlab

Sheffield Smart Lab was launched in summer 2015, calling out to entrepreneurs and innovators across the world who had forward-thinking solutions to the challenges faced by Sheffield currently and in the decades to come.

Join us at the Late Debate at London Transport Museum

Movement Strategies will be taking part in the London Transport Museum’s first ever Late Debate which takes place on the evening of Thursday 28 July.

Winners of Paddington Place have been announced

Movement Strategies are pleased to be part of the winning team in the Create Streets Paddington Place Competition, which was awarded to JTP and Civic Voice, for the highest quality urban design proposal.

Growth Builder announces first cohort

48 businesses selected for growth programme designed by Government, universities, entrepreneurs and leading UK corporates.

Movement Strategies in the winning team for FC Barcelona's new palau blaugrana

FC Barcelona selected HOK and Barcelona-based TAC Arquitectes to design the New Palau Blaugrana.

Movement Strategies key to successful stadia planning applications

We are delighted by the news that the planning applications for Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Wimbledon’s new stadia were both approved this week, thanks to consultancy from Movement Strategies.

Movement Strategies selected for Sheffield Smart Lab

Movement Strategies are delighted to have been selected by Ferrovial, Sheffield City Council and Amey to take part in ‘Sheffield Smart Lab’. Sheffield Smart Lab is a tremendous opportunity for the private sector to demonstrate how pioneering work can support the strengthening of our cities and promote Sheffield as a city of innovation.

Movement Strategies to resell Crowd Connected’s Location Insight Platform

Award-winning technology start-up Crowd Connected Ltd, developer of the patent-pending Colocator platform, today announced it has signed a major collaboration agreement with Movement Strategies.

Simon Ancliffe meets the UK Prime Minister

Simon Ancliffe, CEO of Movement Strategies met UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the UK’s National Day at Milan Expo 2015

UK Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 opens

The UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo has opened its doors to the public on 1st May. In keeping with the Expo’s theme, Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, the Hive designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress and architects BDP follows the plight and journey of the bee through a typical British garden.

International Athletics returns to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

It’s exciting to hear that International Athletics is returning to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in July, as part of a month-long Festival of Athletics.

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