Setting the Scene
‘You. Smart. Thing.’ (YST) is excited to announce a new partnership with Halo Solutions, a UK-based technology company founded by former counter-terrorism and policing professionals with national-level incident management expertise. Its award-winning platform, The Halo System, is trusted by some of the world’s leading venues, stadia, universities, transport hubs, festivals, and events to protect people, streamline operations, and create safer environments.
Backed by Future Planet Capital, both ‘You. Smart. Thing.’ and Halo Solutions share a strong commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer-focused technology. Halo’s award-winning platform, The Halo System, unifies incident management, risk planning, communication, and reporting into one intuitive interface. Designed with industry experts, it helps organisations respond faster, work more efficiently, and safeguard the public – delivering smarter, safer, and more sustainable solutions worldwide.
About Halo Solutions
Halo Solutions is a UK-based technology company founded by former counter-terrorism and policing professionals with national-level incident management expertise. Its award-winning platform, The Halo System, is trusted by some of the world’s leading venues, stadia, universities, transport hubs, festivals, and events to protect people, streamline operations, and deliver safer environments.
The Halo System unifies incident management, risk planning, communication, and reporting into a single intuitive platform. Designed in close collaboration with customers and industry experts, it provides complete visibility and accountability across teams, helping organisations respond faster, operate more efficiently, and safeguard the public more effectively.
Driven by a mission to improve safety and operational resilience, Halo Solutions combines deep real-world knowledge with cutting-edge technology to deliver smarter, safer, and more sustainable solutions for its clients worldwide.
Why This Partnership Matters
YST and Halo serve many of the same sectors including stadia, venues, local authorities, transport and major events where large crowds, complex logistics, and public safety are critical. Together, the two companies are bringing complementary strengths to a shared challenge: managing how people arrive, move, and leave safely.
For YST clients, Halo brings world-class incident management and safety planning expertise. By applying travel and crowd flow insights gained from YST, operations teams can anticipate and respond dynamically to changes through The Halo System, deploying staff to the right place, at the right time, and keeping visitors informed when incidents disrupt travel or access.
For Halo clients, YST offers new ways to encourage visitors to plan their travel in advance, shape arrival and departure flows, and avoid unnecessary crowding. Real-time travel insights can be factored into risk planning, ingress and egress management, and resource allocation, supporting safer operations and better visitor experiences.
Both organisations are also closely aligned on sustainability. Halo helps clients reduce reliance on paper and manual processes, while YST empowers travellers to make low-carbon travel choices and supports client ESG reporting.
“We’re proud to partner with Halo Solutions, whose values mirror our own. By combining our expertise in smart travel planning with Halo’s leadership in incident management and safety, we can support clients in achieving operational excellence and raising industry standards.” – Chris Thompson, CEO of ‘You. Smart. Thing.’
“This partnership is about more than technology. Together with ‘You. Smart. Thing.’ we can help venues and events deliver safer, smoother, and more sustainable visitor experiences—something our customers are increasingly aware of.” – Lloyd Major, CEO of Halo Solutions
A Collaborative Approach
This partnership begins with mutual support and introductions between YST and Halo clients, with a view to future opportunities for deeper integration. Both companies see potential in combining their platforms to support real-time crowd movement and wayfinding at large events, enabling venues and organisers to decide not only how people get to their site, but how they navigate it once there.
Looking Ahead
Halo will feature ‘You. Smart. Thing.’ in the upcoming HaloMarketplace launch this October, providing clients with trusted recommendations for technology and products for security and operations managers. Meanwhile, both companies will continue to champion each other in sectors where their combined offering delivers the greatest impact.
This partnership underscores Halo and YST’s shared mission: making travel safer, smarter, and more sustainable for visitors, operators, and the wider community.
Find out more about Halo Solutions and their approach to smarter, safer event management:
