Green Mtn. Concert Services, Inc. (GMCS) is a Northeast based company that provides best-of-class security solutions including: event security & crowd management; commercial patrols and protection; corporate risk management; and higher education event planning and consulting. Our Event Services Division provides solutions for any type and size of event with capabilities to handle; planning and management, security services, site production, admissions and parking. We also provide in-house or on-site beginner through advanced training in security, first aide & CPR, and production coordination and control.

Founded in 1995, GMCS cut its teeth providing security at the Memorial Auditorium and Flynn Theater in Burlington, VT and at the Grateful Dead Highgate shows in 1994 and 1995 when 60,000 + people marched into a town of 3,397. After 15 years, GMCS security directors, event and production managers, and training staff have developed their skills in every type of venue and for every type of event.

The rapid growth of GMCS is primarily due to the personalized customer service and formidable client relationships that is at the core of our business philosophy. Whether it’s a Promoter or Venue GM who hires GMCS we believe in creating a true partnership for event success. With over 100 years of combined experience our management team can provide expertise in all areas of event planning which is an added asset when hiring GMCS to provide a security solution.

GMCS believes that professional development, ongoing coaching and team leadership produce private security Team Members that excel in the basics and add value on every assignment. We are committed to quality through our A.S.K.™ Program:

• Attitude – Our Team Leaders instill a sense of pride and professionalism; they set the standard.
• Skills – Our “Ladder of Advancement” rewards experience.
• Knowledge – Based on a foundation of instructor-led training, coupled with extensive on-site briefings, our teams know your venue, your clients and your partners.

GMCS holds licenses in nine (9) states. Without exception, all Security Division Team Members are licensed in the state of the event. The following is a list of just some of the events we have provided security to:

• ESPN Great Outdoor Games and Winter X Games
• The Country Music Awards (CMA’s)
• Salt (featuring Angelina Jolie) - movie
• Taking Woodstock (featuring Demetri Martin and Ang Lee) - movie
• Champlain Valley Fair
• U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships (1999 – Present)
• Newport Folk Festival (RI)
• Plattsburgh Mayor’s Cup
• First Night Burlington
• Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
• Bonnaroo (2002 – 2003 and 2008-2009)
• All of Phish’s 60,000+ capacity music festivals
• 2007 Fed Cup at Topnotch Resort in Stowe
• Gathering of the Vibes
• Snoedown
• Vermont Brewers Festival
• Lollapalooza
• Lake Champlain Maritime Festival

What sets GMCS apart from other security companies is our extensive experience and personalized customer service. Our cost effective security solutions provide our clients with the peace of mind that their customers, assets, personnel, and loved ones are safe.

We are proud to be working with Plymouth State College, St. Anselm College, Union College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, The University of Vermont, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, The City of Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium, Higher Ground Productions at The Shelburne Museum, Norwich University’s Kreitzburg Arena, Middlebury College, St. Michaels College, Champlain College, Burlington's Waterfront Park, The Colonial Theater in Keene NH, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Hudson Valley Renegades, Lowell Spinners, Jam Productions, and Great Northeast Productions, Inspiration Unlimited LLC, just to name a few.

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