Pilot opens July 2026. Interested venues can join the priority rollout — get on the list →
The pilot programme

Be part of the first rollout.

VENGUARD's structured pilot launches in July 2026 at established Grimsby and Cleethorpes venues — a real-world, four-week trial across live events and everyday operation. Registering now puts your venue in the priority group.

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What the pilot is

Four weeks. Two venues. Real operations.

The pilot is a structured live trial, not a marketing demo. It runs across real events and everyday opening hours, so we see how the platform behaves under pressure — and the venue teams have a genuine voice in how it matures.

Once feedback is in and any issues are ironed out, we begin a structured rollout to priority venues across North-East Lincolnshire.

Registering your interest now puts your venue in the priority group — with early-adopter onboarding support and preferential terms.

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4 weeks
Structured live pilot
2 venues
Flagship Grimsby & Cleethorpes sites
What being a pilot venue involves

Light-touch on you. Heavy-touch from us.

Pilot venues are partners, not test subjects. The expectation is real-world use, honest feedback and a willingness to shape what the platform becomes.

From us

Onboarding & setup support

Walk-through of the controller dashboard, plate placement, role definitions, staff briefings and a first dry run before go-live.

From us

Direct line to the team

A dedicated point of contact across the four weeks for setup tweaks, feedback and the inevitable real-world questions.

From you

Genuine, day-to-day use

Use the platform across real opening hours and at least one live event. We want to see what works — and what doesn't — under pressure.

From you

Honest feedback

Short weekly check-ins and a debrief at the end of week four. We'd rather hear "this doesn't work" than nice words.

Timeline

From pilot to structured rollout

July 2026

Pilot launch

Four-week live trial at two flagship North-East Lincolnshire venues across events and everyday operation.

August 2026

Refinement

Pilot feedback acted on, workflows tightened and the platform hardened for wider use.

From Autumn 2026

Structured rollout

Priority and registered venues onboarded in planned waves, starting in North-East Lincolnshire.

Who we're looking for

A good pilot venue looks like…

We're not looking for perfection — just venues that take preparedness seriously and have the operational capacity to give it an honest run.

  • Publicly accessible with at least one regular event or busy trading pattern.
  • A nominated competent person able to act as duty controller during the trial.
  • Reasonable Wi-Fi coverage across the public and back-of-house areas.
  • A team willing to try a phone-based workflow on shift.
  • Located in North-East Lincolnshire or able to host us for setup days.
  • Open to honest feedback — including telling us what's broken.

Put your venue on the priority list.

Registering interest is the start of a conversation, not a commitment. We'll work out together whether the pilot or the structured rollout is the right fit.

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