Venue Rigging
UK Rigging understand the importance of providing a professional, friendly, yet affordable service and work hard to ensure venue staff are happy with the service they receive.
Venue rigging supervisors provided by UK Rigging work in a way to assist visiting productions, whilst protecting the health and safety of persons affected by rigging activities and maintaining the condition of the building.
The Venue Rigging Service UK Rigging Provide
In most cases, an initial setup takes place which includes:
- Liaising with venue staff and venue structural engineers to establish loads and limitations for the building
- Designing a safe system of work and rescue plan for rigging personnel in the venue
- Selecting and training potential venue rigging supervisors and venue staff
For every event, UK Rigging overlay, adjust and approve the rigging to be suspended in the venue, checking loads against structural requirements. UK Rigging liaise with venue staff, incoming productions and structural engineers as and when required. Venue rigging supervisors are supplied to oversee and assist with the build and de-rig of the event and to sign off upon completion.
As part of the venue rigging service, UK Rigging also ensure exceptional housekeeping of any rigging related areas. In many venues, UK Rigging provide advice about existing rigging installations, and inspection of lifting equipment and PPE such as hoists and rescue equipment.
The venue rigging process is tailored specifically to suit the varying ways that different venues operate.
UK Rigging currently supply the venue rigging services to:
First Direct Arena, Leeds
When a production is taken into first direct Arena, your rigging representative will be met by one of the two Venue Rigging Supervisors. The first Venue Rigging Supervisor will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height
Simultaneously, the second Venue Rigging Supervisor will look after the rigging in the roof, inducting and supervising production riggers.
Additional Services: UK Rigging installed the drapes and drape tracking system into first direct Arena.
ACC Liverpool
Including M&S Bank Arena and Exhibition Centre Liverpool
When a production is taken into any of the spaces within ACC Liverpool, your rigging representative will be met by the Venue Rigging Supervisor. The Venue Rigging Supervisor will oversee the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height
The Venue Rigging Supervisor will oversee the rigging work carried out and ensure it is done safely according to plan, liaising with the incoming rigging representative to ensure the client is satisfied.
Cardiff International Arena
When a production is taken into Cardiff International Arena, your rigging representative will be met by the Venue Rigging Supervisor who will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height.
AO Arena, Manchester
When a production is taken into AP Arena, Manchester, your rigging representative will be met by one of the two Venue Rigging Supervisors. The first Venue Rigging Supervisor will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height
Simultaneously, the second Venue Rigging Supervisor will look after the rigging in the roof, inducting and supervising production riggers.
Additional Services:
UK Rigging installed the bespoke tracking, rising drape system into AO Arena, Manchester.
Braehead Arena
When a production is taken into Braehead Arena, your rigging representative will be met by the two Venue Rigging Supervisors. The Venue Rigging Supervisors will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the grid and structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height
Additional Services:
UK Rigging designed, built and installed the motorised rising and lowering ice hockey nets in Braehead Arena.
Utilita Arena, Newcastle
When a production is taken into Utilita Arena, Newcastle, your rigging representative will be met by one of the two Venue Rigging Supervisors. The first Venue Rigging Supervisor will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height
Simultaneously, the second Venue Rigging Supervisor will look after the rigging in the roof, inducting and supervising production riggers.
Additional Services:
UK Rigging installed the drapes and drape tracking system into Utilita Arena, Newcastle.
UK Rigging carry out the inspections of the rescue equipment.
The Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
When a production is taken into The Motorpoint Arena, your rigging representative will be met by the Venue Rigging Supervisor who will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height
Additional Services:
UK Rigging has designed, built and installed the motorised rising and lowering ice hockey nets, drape tracking system and scoreboard lifting system in the main arena at The Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham. UK Rigging has also installed lighting trusses and a hockey net into the leisure rink.
UK Rigging carry out the annual inspection of installed lifting equipment and rescue equipment in The Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.
Utilita Arena, Sheffield
When a production is taken into Utilita Arena, Sheffield, your rigging representative will be met by the Venue Rigging Supervisor who will assist with the mark out and rigging the show in the following ways:
- Relay relevant information from UK Rigging
- Decide how the points will be attached to the structure
- Provide information about any secondary suspensions required
- Sign off the event once the show is at trim height.
Additional Services:
UK Rigging has designed, built and installed motorised rising ice hockey nets, drape tracking system, catwalk sections, horizontal safety line system and scoreboard lifting system into Utilita Arena, Sheffield. UK Rigging has also installed items such as display banners.
