October 3, 2022

Gruner supports ESAF 2022 Pratteln in the Baselbiet in the field of event security

The Eidgenössische Schwing- und Älplerfest (ESAF) Pratteln in the Baselbiet is already over a month ago. 400,000 visitors made the pilgrimage to Pratteln at the end of August 2022 to experience the important Swiss sporting event at first hand. As a wreath partner, Gruner accompanied the festival with consulting and planning services in the areas of risk management, crowd management and evacuation.

The Eidgenössische Schwing- und Älplerfest (ESAF) 2022 Pratteln in the Baselbiet is already more than a month ago. The mega-event took place for the first time on Basel-Landschaft soil from August 26-28, 2022. 400,000 visitors made the pilgrimage to Pratteln to experience one of the most important Swiss sporting events up close. As a wreath partner, Gruner accompanied the festival with consulting and planning services in the areas of risk management, crowd management and evacuation. Learn more about our services in detail in the event security section.

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Photo: swiss-image.ch/Philipp Schmidli

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