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Marquee Safety Regulations and Emergency Planning

Marquee Safety Regulations and Emergency Planning

Preparing for the Day You Hope Never Comes Fire safety is one of those subjects that never feels theoretical when you work in outdoor events. It’s not an abstract risk, not a line in a document, not something you skim past on page forty-seven of an event management...
Ground Conditions and Build Strategy

Ground Conditions and Build Strategy

Avoiding Soft-Ground Nightmares There’s a moment, usually early in a build, when you know the ground is going to be a problem. It’s not dramatic. It doesn’t announce itself with a flood or a landslide. It’s more subtle than that. It’s the sound your boot makes when...
Crew Welfare and Site Culture

Crew Welfare and Site Culture

The Backbone of Successful Builds I’ve always believed you can feel the quality of an event build long before the structures take shape. Not by looking at the ground, or the plan, or the equipment, but by watching the crew as they arrive on-site. You can see it...
The Sustainability Shift For Temporary Event Infrastructure

The Sustainability Shift For Temporary Event Infrastructure

Greener Approaches to Temporary Event Infrastructure You can always tell when someone new to outdoor events asks about sustainability, because they usually start with the same question: “Isn’t it hard to make temporary structures sustainable?” And for years, we...
Working With Local Authorities and Safety Advisory Groups

Working With Local Authorities and Safety Advisory Groups

Why Collaboration is the Strongest Tool You Have There’s a moment in every outdoor event where you realise the build itself is only half the story. The other half happens long before you ever step on-site, in meetings that feel miles away from grass, rigging, ballast...