Aberdeen FC today announced a new partnership with Fortress GB, the leading provider of venue access control in professional sports. Starting this season, Aberdeen FC will introduce the Fortress One Venue Access Solution, which will ensure that all fans can access the stadium in just minutes through a safe, and secure ticket scanning solution.

Fortress’s innovative technology will allow Aberdeen fans to quickly, easily, and safely enter Pittodrie Stadium so they don’t miss a minute of the action on the field. The latest Fortress system will allow the club to offer access to the stadium through season cards, member cards as well as an option to print tickets at home with a barcode from first day of sale. This cutting-edge technology could also be migrated successfully to the new stadium facility at Kingsford should planning permission be granted.

The installation of the latest version of the Fortress One platform will allow the club to introduce other innovative supporter services during the partnership period, with one key area being the use of mobile devices which is currently being trialed at English Championship side Derby County.

“We are thrilled to partner with such an established club as Aberdeen FC,” said Duncan Martin, Fortress UK Client Services. “We look forward to working with the club to continue to provide innovative solutions to make the matchday experience even better for their fans.”

“Fortress’s technology is leading the way in terms of improving matchday operations across the sports industry.” said Derek Matthews, Customer Services Manager of Aberdeen FC. “We are delighted to welcome Fortress GB as our new partner and alongside the addition of TopTix Sports, our new ticketing software provider, we believe we are making significant steps to positively enhance the match-day experience here at Pittodrie for all of our fans.”

Installation of the Fortress technology is currently underway at Pittodrie and we will provide further updates across the summer to showcase the changes our fans can expect when they visit the stadium next season.

About Fortress GB

Since 2003, Fortress has been first to the field with some of the leading innovations in sports technology – digital ticketing, automated venue access, digital applications for loyalty, rewards, stored value (payments), and customer scoring and analytics.

Today, the Fortress application platform powers the match day and engagement activities of more than 130 sports teams around the globe. With clients representing major national sports leagues (MLB, NHL, NFL, MLS, in addition to 90% of EPL), teams trust Fortress to deliver best-in-class technology and service.

Fortress helps teams transform their gameday experience, deliver value across their wider customer base, and use focused intelligence to drive valuable engagement and participation.

For more information, visit fortressgb.com.