Cover It Up has worked in the venue on numerous occasions. They decked out the perimeter walls of the famous historic site in black wool serge, in a design that included careful back-filling of the arches in an operation that diligently and subtly maintained the integrity and shape of the architecture.
The brief also included the creation of a complete infrastructure of cloakrooms, a reception area, catering and washing up facility rooms, waiting staff holding areas, a green room and production office - all utilising drapes hung on catenaries.
The central columns of the main hall were clad by the Cover It Up team of eight in a vibrant sky blue material to match the sponsors flags, and they also flew the 45 Paulaner flags in the roof beams, all of which gave the hall a special and very striking appearance.
Says Cover It Up's Rhys Sion, "We have a tried-and-tested formula for working in Old Billingsgate, and this allows us to approach each project there very efficiently in terms of the rigging and the time required".
Other recent events for which Cover It Up has worked at Old Billingsgate include The Professional Cricket Awards, BMBL, a Princes Trust fundraiser and a Marks & Spencer management training symposium.
They will be working alongside IMG again on the upcoming Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall in December.
(Jim Evans)
