Red Bull UK

Red Bull has built its brand identity around interactive, ground-breaking extreme sports events, with TESS alongside as their safety partner since 2010.

TESS' adventure with Red Bull UK began at the highly publicised X-Fighter bike event at London’s Battersea Power Station in 2010. Simon James was on site for the event, which saw a significant crash on the first lap. His ability to stay calm amidst the panic, and ensure the event continued safely, cemented a relationship that exists to this day.

Photographer Credit: Nathan Hughes / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull UK pushes the envelope when it comes to cultivating spectacular extreme sports events, including cliff diving off remote cliffs in Wales, flying men in wing suits through London's Tower Bridge and hurtling extravagantly outfitted vehicles through courses across the world in their iconic Soapbox races.

Photographer Credit: Will Douglas / Red Bull Content Pool

The unconventional locations of many Red Bull UK events mean they often present unique challenges to the safe realisation of Red Bull’s vision. The Hardline course in North Wales is renowned for being one of the hardest downhill mountain biking tracks in the world. Year on year TESS have worked with Red Bull to assess the suitability of the site and the unique risks it presents to the public and riders.

By briefing stakeholders on the terrain and environmental conditions and ensuring temporary structures are safely sited, TESS support Red Bull in delivering this risky event in the safest manner possible.          

Photographer Credit: Patrik Lundin / Red Bull Content Pool

Remaining attentive to safeguarding the health and well-being of the athletes is at the heart of controlling the risk and making Red Bull’s daringly audacious stunts a reality.

Red Bull UK continue to thrive on adventurous new ideas that challenge TESS to find creative safety solutions. Luckily, we love a challenge.

Red Bull UK continues to come up with new ideas that challenge TESS to find creative safety solutions. Luckily, we love a challenge.