Wilson explained: "The two towers are installed over two days and struck in one day. Approximately 60 tonnes of ballast secure the base plates to the ground and allow for the wire to be held under tension for distances up to 800 metres. ESS’ standard tower design is well specified to meet this type of application and we expect to see this solution applied elsewhere in the UK this year. ESS has used similar solutions at 12 UK events over the past two years and our colleagues at ESS USA and ESS Australia have also replicated this success in numerous sport and film production applications."
A platform is positioned at the top of each tower to allow for the camera equipment to be accessed by the production team for lens changes and servicing. Tim Norman, ESS managing director, said: "Our various engineered systems are being used in increasingly diverse ways and not only for outdoor staging applications. In this case we can save valuable time during the installation and reduce complications on site by deploying our standard tower. More work of this nature is appearing on our radar for the year ahead to complement our staging wins and innovative building projects, which of course is what we like to see."
(Lee Baldock)
