FEBRUARY | SECTOR FOCUS
buildings for film studios or
temporary venues. They are
modular in nature and can go
from 10,000sqft to 100,000 and
are engineering to a level more
akin to a permanent building
than a stage, so we were very
proud erecting the first of them
last year. 2019 was a great year
for Serious Stages. Celebrating
35 providing stages to outdoor
events in the spring lead into
starting the summer with
working with two clients in
the BBC at their Big Weekend
and onto the Glastonbury for a
glorious weekend. From there-
on-in we were flat out working
on an incredible range of
festivals across the UK & Ireland
until the end of September.
What demands are clients
placing on you?
Our clients have strong visions
for their events – which is
why a lot of them have been
so successful so long. They
guide our direction when it
comes to new products, geared
around their ideas. It’s up to
us to design, manufacture and
then deliver the stages and
structures on site. It’s up to us
to help organisers improve the
experience for their audiences
and artists and deliver stages
that can accommodate the ever
increasing technical and scenic
elements artists want to bring to
festivals or on the road. We are
particularly proactive in looking
at our approach to sustainability.
Last year staff had steel reusable
water bottles and drinking
points were installed at the
stage build phase. We also
instigated our own tree planting
scheme.
What new innovations are
improving your offering?
Last year we introduced a new
front-of-house tower design.
This was a steel frame four
storey structure designed and
manufactured by us in response
to a specific request by Festival
Republic and was used at several
of their festivals. They wanted
a F.O.H. tower that could carry
a large curved video screen to
relay the live camera footage to
the extended audience in a large
festival arena. It also had a VIP
top floor platform, so access had
to be easier than for working
professionals.
More from Kultour, Serious, and
Skepta online: accessaa.co.uk
Photo Credit: Ryan Buchanan
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