Charlotte Football Club brings Evolv Express to training facility
Evolv Technology today announced the evolution of its relationship with Major League Soccer’s Charlotte Football Club. The team is now using Evolv Express systems for threat detection at its training facility, Atrium Health Performance Park.
Evolv Express is installed at Bank of America Stadium, which is owned and operated by Tepper Sports & Entertainment, and home to Charlotte FC and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). To achieve a consistent experience across all its venues, Evolv Express systems were recently installed at Charlotte FC’s training facility in East Charlotte.
“When you open a building, you have the opportunity to outfit it with great technology. This made choosing Express as our safety detection solution a no brainer,” said Joe LaBue, president of Charlotte FC. “Given the smooth fan-experience Express helps provide at Bank of America Stadium, we’re excited to expand these capabilities at Atrium Health Performance Park.”
Evolv Express uses advanced sensor technology combined with artificial intelligence to tell the difference between weapons and many kinds of metal objects people commonly carry. Tepper Sports & Entertainment introduced Evolv to local Queen City customer Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, one of the top three largest school districts in the state. Evolv has a significant and continuously expanding presence in the Southeastern U.S., inclusive of partnerships with a number of school districts in North and South Carolina.
“Our partnership with Charlotte Football Club is significant for several reasons and demonstrates our continued category dominance,” said Jay Muelhoefer, chief commercial officer for Evolv Technology. “Our footprint in MLS and in the Carolinas keeps expanding, and when you zoom out, you realize how deeply rooted we are in this region and in professional sports nationwide.”
Ten MLS teams opened the 2024 season using Evolv for security screening at home matches, including St. Louis CITY SC, the New England Revolution, and the Columbus Crew. In addition to stadiums and arenas, Evolv’s technology helps secure leading theme parks, casinos, schools, hospitals and places of worship and has screened over one billion visitors to date.
