Teams from three different
European offices of Area Four industries recently joined forces to work on an
exciting project for Lollapalooza Music Festival in Berlin and clearly
displayed the value of their Technical Sales service.
Area Four Industries (A4I) is the
world’s largest manufacturer of modular aluminium truss and staging systems,
with major brand production facilities (MILOS, LITEC, TOMCAT & JTE) located
strategically around the globe working in close partnership with specialist
design & distribution centres worldwide.
An extremely challenging deadline
was presented to A4I UK to design and build a custom, high-capacity roof system
for the Perry Stage at the music festival via their London based client Colour
Sound Experiment.
As an existing long term user of
LITEC, the brief from Colour Sound Experiment was to design the structure
around truss products that would dovetail into their existing LITEC stock, thus
ensuring an easy to manage inventory and a good return on investment
The resulting 12m x 10m stage
roof incorporated a modular Kader profile canopy configuration with 6m PA
wings, the grid was constructed from LITEC QL52 high load truss and was
supported on eleven LITEC QH40SA 10m high towers; bespoke side walls were
designed and manufactured in the UK and full structural analysis and TUV
approval coordination was provided by Norbert Tripp, Technical Director of Area
Four Industries Germany.
The roof was lifted using Colour
Sound’s own stock of EXE-Rise 1000kg 8:1 electric chain hoists, providing an
impressive 10,000kg production payload load capacity which was perfect for the
extensive lighting, video and effects package also supplied by Colour Sound.
Hard work and co-ordination between
the regional A4I design offices and the LITEC engineering department ensured
the structure was designed, manufactured and delivered on time for the event.
Adam Beaumont (A4I U.K. LITEC and EXE Brand Manager) and Andrea Sentello (LITEC
R&D Manager) were on hand in Berlin to assist the Colour Sound crew with
the inaugural build.
The Perry stage show is a perfect
example of how Area Four Industries Technical Sales service delivers extra
value for its customers and Colour Sound Experiment managed yet another stellar
installation during an extremely busy European festival season.
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