The past three years have without a doubt been the biggest trial within the event and festival industry for contractors, suppliers, and event organisers alike. We don’t need to tell you that not one company was left unaffected by the upheaval of the pandemic and the difficult comeback year in 2021, instead, we’d like to take the opportunity to tell you how we as a company have used this difficult time to regroup and develop as a team, and what it is you can come to expect form us in the near fut ... read more
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DC Site Services will be providing traffic management services to a private event at the end of the month (25th – 27th October) in East Grinstead, East Sussex. We’re anticipating colder weather, and though camping is available, if you drive a live-in vehicle this will be permitted onsite (just give us a head’s up!)
Lederhosen are definitely not the dress code for this one.
Shifts: 10>12 hours
Location: RH19 4JY
Camping: Yes, live-in vehicles also permitted (and ideal)
Pay: £11.94 + £1.44 ho read more...
We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part in the 2024 Staff Survey, we’re happy to announce that the lucky winner is Jennifer Woodward! A £50 Amazon voucher is on its way to you, Jennifer 😊
We’re pleased to say that the feedback we received was largely positive. Below are a few highlights we’d like to share, you can click each question to view a brief summary of responses, but in general we’ve found that interactions with the office is positively rated, as is the pre-event inf read more...
Dust off those lederhosen, Oktoberfest is just around the corner and we’re looking for crew to help with the waste management of these events over the following locations and dates:
Hemel Hempstead HP1 1DN, 4th – 6th
Milton Keynes MK9 4AJ, 11th – 13th
Beverley HU17 8QZ, 18th- 20th
Plymouth PL2 3DG, 25th – 27th
If you’d like to join the team, please apply online through your DCSS PAAM profile. There is no camping at these events so you will need to travel in/out. read more...
For those of you working with DC Site Services this upcoming bank holiday weekend, whether it’s at Leeds Festival, Reading Festival or the Big Feastival, be sure to throw your hat in the ring with this year’s bank holiday weekend photo competition!
How to enter? Simply send your best snaps to the office number by WhatsApp (saying who you are and which festival it’s from) or email them to admin@dcsiteservices.com. The best picture will win £50 (added to your next payslip!)
All entries must be sub read more...
DC Site Services is pleased to return to the Big Feastival to provide waste management services once again. Set against the idyllic backdrop of Alex James Cotswold Farm, this festival brings together some of the UK’s biggest acts, rustic dining, and award-winning street food.
With an event like this the clean-up requires a crew who are ready to roll up their sleeves and work as hard as they play. We’re looking for RCV loaders to help us keep this event a clean, safe environment for all involved. read more...
Now that we’ve caught our breath after July, it’s time to look ahead to August. When we think of August our minds go straight to the bank holiday weekend, the peek period for festivals. But August has more than the two big sister festivals to offer, we have Hospitality in the Woods, Siren Bristol, the final leg of the Classic Ibiza tour and the BBC Gardener’s World Autumn Fair.
This summer has been a big push for us as a company, let’s keep up the hard work! read more...
We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone for entering this year’s Glastonbury photo competition. This year’s winner is Yasmin Jensen! It’s a simple pic but a good one. Flags, sunset… classic festival vibes. There’s a prize on its way to you, Yasmin!
We’ve a few honourable mentions, Danny Jago, Amanda Lawler, Paul O’Mara and Polly-Ann McGinty. By no means give up your day jobs but you certainly all have a talent for taking photos! read more...
As much as we all love the experience of working at an event or festival, the big question still remains… when’s pay day?!
For ALL event and festival work, DC Site Services pays on a fortnightly basis with a cut-off of each Saturday. This means that if you are working Monday>Monday, in the first pay run post-event you would be paid for work completed Monday up to and including the Saturday. Work on the Sunday and following Monday would be in the next pay run, two weeks later.
We’ve a busy sea read more...
With June more or less behind us and another successful Glastonbury festival nearly under our belts, it’s time to look ahead to July which is one of our busiest months of the year. It’s a packed 4 weeks, with a real mix of events and festivals lined up ahead of us with the likes of…
Mahiki Henley
Formula 1
Classic Ibiza Ragley Hall, Chatsworth, Bowood and Burghley
Let’s Rock Southampton
Henley festival cleaning, traffic, litter & toilets
Kew the Music
Beatherder
FOCUS
Latitude festival
And read more...
It’s that time of year again. For those of you working at Glastonbury festival next week and who also happen to have a panache for taking photos, now is your time to shine. We want to see your best crew pictures, sunset and pyramid stage photos! Send these in by Friday 5th of July, and we’ll announce the winner the following week!
You can do this by either emailing admin@dcsiteservices.com or you can WhatsApp them to the office number (make sure to say that they’re your entry into the photo co read more...