Nippy Rigging’s Wild Weekend

In late July, Kew Gardens held its Summer Swing Festival, a five-day music event, in the midst of some of the worst mid-summer weather for 30 years. After the success of last year's event, production rigging company Nippy Industries has been awarded a three-year contract to provide the outdoor roof, staging, and all platforms for sound and light control. "For this years' event we installed a steel deck stage 15 metres wide by 9 metres deep over difficult terrain including steps and drop levels," said Nippy's Steven Williams. "The stage was then protected from the elements by our newly-purchased roofing system from Total Fabrications Limited (TFL)."

Jools Holland and his Big Band opened and closed the festival, in between artists such as The Bootleg Beetles, Bjorn Again and Kid Creole and the Coconuts who entertained some rather soggy audiences. "Considering the appalling weather conditions, the quality of our planning and attention to detail meant that the bad weather wasn't an issue for us. The roof proved simple and safe to erect," said Williams.

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