He continues. "It's been brilliant having The Voice based here at Elstree as we've been able to instantly provide LD Mark Kenyon and his head rigger Dave Morrell with all the gear they need right from our Elstree office. We worked closely with them on-site throughout the whole process, from crea
Throughout the last year, the Association has continued to develop and promote its Technical Access Pa
'The Rig' is a charitable organisation currently managed by Jason Robbins. It was originally set up in 2000 by parents of a local scout involved in the lighting and sound industry to help his group weather financial difficulties, and started off running local discos with some scouts on the crew.
Since then things have grown considerably. A team of 10 regular volunteers and others enable Th
Triple E says it believes that its latest version offers significant advantages over the original design. Simpler mechanics and an improved slat design have reduced weight, and enabled a much smaller stacking distance. The new design incorporates an enclosure for both the lifting system and the stacked fabric with the bottom tray forming a closing panel.
"Our new variable acoustic system, Varibanner is the result of 15 years of ex
The next two General Technical & Vector Control training courses will take place on 13 & 14 June and 11 & 12 July respectively. For full details, please visit the Kinesys website: www.kinesys.co.uk
The training provides both theoretical and practical tuition covering the fundamentals of Kinesys' innovative motion control systems under the banner Technical and Vector control.
It will be held at Kinesys' n
Confirming that the PLASA Rigging Conference maintains a truly international profile, this year's key-note speaker, Roy Bickel, one of the original 'Disney Riggers' from the USA is followed by speakers from both sides of the globe.
Looking at Ground Supported Structures will be Malcolm Richards, a chartered structural engineer with extensive experience in all forms of entertainment industry structures. Supported by a panel
Since Rick Wilson, Harold Berlinski and Karen Haddon set up Le Maitre back in the '70s, the company has gone from strength to strength to become a global leader in its field of pyrotechnics and special effects.
"We've over 500 state-of-the-art products including the renowned PyroFlash and ProStageII ranges and we continue to bring out cutting-edge products. This year will be no exception with
During the finale of the pageant, HMS Belfast fired two volleys from the turret guns to close the pageant.
(Jim Evans)
The Acoustic Baffle from ShowTex proves ecology and noise level control can go hand in hand, says the company. The new acoustic fabric panels are made from 100% recycled material compressed together to optimize sound conditions. The flame retardant Acoustic Baffle comes in two sizes (2m long and 3 m long) and can be installed modularly for extra flexibility.
By combining the two standard formats, nearly any height or area can be covered. The
A high performance dance and stage floor with the advantage of a 'print receptive' surface. CODA's construction allows for high resolution custom designs to be overprinted to meet a set designer's specification.
Durability in manufacture has been key, CODA is designed to tour as well as fixed for installations. This performance stage floor can be rolled out, used re-rolled, shipped, stored and still
ShowTex is a corp
The assignment has seen a 240m length of wall, extending to a height of more than seven metres, clad in black wool serge. It means the highly popular exhibition venue is able to mask the original brickwork, which was in a variety of colours, in addition to assorted electrical trunking, cables and piping.
As well as tackling the work in the venue's 3,100sq.m Hall 1, Thorns' team is also due to clean and repair s
Kris Sparrow, a young entrepreneur from Manchester, is one of 500 finalists in a BBC competition and decided to stage a festival as part of the next challenge. He turned to LS-Live Backstage Academy and STS Touring Productions to provide advice, training and production support for the event, which showcased the city's finest unsigned artists and talent.
Said Sparrow, "I love music but I had never organised a festival before and I
Just weeks before, Bucharest based Standard Vision SRL, decided that the solution for a series of concerts they are organising, would be a Prolyte LT Roof system.
Standard Vion is a communication agency that covers a complete spectrum, supporting their customers from concept to creation with promotional material to organising live events, like outdoor concerts.
Once they had decided to buy a Prolyte Roof system, the appointed head rigger flew
Debuting at ABTT (stand 35) is Doughty's 35mm Atom clamp, a "perfect fit for 35mm speaker stands". The smallest of Doughty's clamp range, Atom clamps are slotted to hold captive a nut or bolt head, have a SWL of 100kg and are suitable for lightweight truss as well as the majority of stands.
New additions to the Doughty catalogue are Reutlinger Cable Holders. Available in two different sizes to suspend loads of up to 130kg and up to 33
Triple E - respected for the kind of engineering expertise that enables inspired and dynamic scenic design - has released its upgraded TRA06, which works seamlessly with older versions of the product and with the company's industry standard Unibeam and Unitrack systems. It comes in two or four-wheeled (for curved tracks) versions and is built to carry a curtain or scenic cloth to a safe working load of 25Kg.
The latest version of the TRA06 features flanged ball-raced wh
High density knuckle padding and finger guards to protect against impact, combined with micro perforated inner fingers to help keep your hands cool even in the toughest of environments.
The SRT is a result of collaboration between Dirty Rigger and nationally recognised crew service suppliers Crewsaders.
Designed to withstand vigorous manual labour in all weather conditions, be com
Submissions can range from the simplest problem-solving product to unusual or complex uses of technology to projects that highlight the collaborative nature of o
The first line of Trusst is 12" (290mm) square truss that utilizes a conical connector system, that easily mates with other major brands of truss of the same size and connector style. Trusst offers mod
The stage, which was being set up for the final show on the North American leg of Radiohead's world tour, collapsed at 4.00pm local time, around one hour before the gates were due to open, killing 33-year-old Scott Johnson, a British drum tech who was working on the stage at the time.
Of the three people injured, a 45-year-old male suffered head injuries, but these were r
Yann KOZIOL, ESL's purchasing manager, says: "This is a great opportunity for ESL to extend our range with the addition of high quality VMB products. The value for money is also very interesting with the VMB range and the product is already very well received in the market."
ESL president Alain Cornevaux adds: "The partnership between VMB and ES
With judging taking place throughout the day and final decisions made late in the afternoon, winners were presented with their hook-clamp trophies in the Truman Brewery's Corbet Place Bar, in front of exhibitors, guests and ABTT members. The winners are as follows:
ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Engineering Product of the Year: Metool
Of particular interest was Doughty's new Follow Spot Mount, specifically designed to enable a follow spot to be firmly positioned on a rail and give an exceptionally smooth movement. With rotation of a full 360 degrees, the Follow Spot Mount, which has a low friction plate to ensure an easy, smooth mo
