Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Dolls’ House

Making items to scale is all in a day's work for us. It's unusual, however, to be asked to create something quite so small and so detailed. For this project, we worked to a 1:12 scale, traditional for models and miniatures, creating a set that worked within the parameters our client Orillo's...

Paul Bonomini Sculpture

We've worked with multi-disciplinary designer and artist Paul Bonomini on many different projects over the years. This year, he was selected to show a major work at the Venice Biennale, creating 'Deconstructed Cube Form I' specifically for the Time-Space-Existence exhibition and it's location in...

folly! 2018 – The Cloud

It was a pleasure to work with 11yr old Foster Carter to realise his competition-winning design for the National Trust's 'folly!' 2018. The idea of capturing a cloud and tying it down has a universal appeal. Foster's design demonstrated sophistication and a delight in both architecture and the...

Birmingham 2022 Handover

We responded to an extremely tight deadline to create a range of fun, over-sized, sport-themed props for Birmingham's youthful and dynamic Handover segment in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony...

Fruit Cart

We created this fun, multi-tiered cart for use as part of the 'Fruit for Thought' activation, providing a mobile focal point for the distribution of fruit in different London locations. The customised cart used a...

Easter Egg

We created this giant, brightly coloured egg for 'The Chocolate Garden', an Easter activation at Trinity Leeds. Manufactured from GRP, the 1.8m high half-shell was then hand painted by one of our talented scenic artists...

Brit Awards 2018 – Kendrick Lamar

Demonstrating an impressive turnaround, we created a ‘’glass box’’ to display a luxury car and provide a platform for Kendrick Lamar’s controversial performance at the 2018 Brit Awards. Once briefed, the box was cut, fabricated and installed on site within five days...

Leeds Cathedral Donations Box

Designed by Richard Williams, this donations box was manufactured with durability and beauty in mind. Several of our different workshop departments lent their expertise to realise the design and create something in-keeping with the cathedral's Arts & Crafts neo-Gothic architecture...

Android at MWC 2018

Our third year at Barcelona's MWC and our largest build to date. Staff and crew demonstrated astute planning, commitment and attention to detail in delivering both the entire 215m by 6m Android Works activation and the large indoor Meeting Rooms structure. A total of 52,129 hours were dedicated to...

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Ceremonies

Our eighth Olympic Games saw us deliver a catenary based flying system in PyeongChang's purpose-built open-air stadium. These were the coldest Games on record and presented our crew with the unique challenge of installing and operating...

UAE Founder’s Memorial

Housed within a 30m tall pavilion, this monumental artwork is the centrepiece of a permanent memorial to the UAE’s Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Designed by artist Ralph Helmick, the fabrication and installation united the best of our specialist engineering...

Dancing on Ice

We created a brand new set for the latest series of ITV's prime-time weekend show. The dynamic set used lightboxes configured in swirls, arches and as edging to create a range different lighting effects and a sense of fast, flowing movement...

Magnet Kitchens TV Advert

We created the entire set for this TV advert, turning traditional set building and joinery skills to creating an intimate environment seen up-close and in great detail by the camera...

Sports Personality of the Year 2017

This was our sixth year providing the set for the BBC's high-profile flag-ship television event. The live show for 2017 was hosted in Liverpool at the Echo Arena and saw our crew reconfigure Dominic Tolft's striking and versatile set, creating...

Mystery Box

It may have been small compared to many of our projects, but this ingenious Mystery Box shrank even more for members of the public lucky enough to enter while shopping at at Oxford's brand new Westgate Centre...

The Prodigy – Touring Set

Lighting designer Tim Fawkes approach us directly with his concept for the set for The Prodigy's 2017/18 tour. We created a series of four large searchlights and three CCTV towers, lightweight yet sturdy enough for international touring...

Ferrari: Under the Skin

We manufactured and installed this high-spec exhibition, showcasing an astounding £150 million worth of cars and exhibits. Having pre-prepared the gallery space, our crew worked with precision and immaculate attention to detail to create a series of sleek, high quality environments, each...

Brandcast 2017

This high profile live event provides an evening of top-class entertainment for a specially invited audience of key brands, YouTubers, vloggers and influencers. We created a series of different areas, providing items such as registration desks, bars, scenic features and an automation package that...

Nativity! The Musical

We created some large scenic items and props for this touring production, using a mix of traditional skills, engineering and the latest in digital technology. Our large-format MASSIVit 1800 3D printer was used to create the 2m high rotating bronze trophy, each section printed complete with...

Google Engage Pub Set

Recreating a detailed themed environment in all its convivial, worn and beer stained glory gives our scenic team the chance to really show off their skill. Nicotine stained ceiling and walls, a foot-scuffed bar front and upholstery worn by decades of occupancy all featured in this set build of an...

Samsung Infinity Screen

Dealing with unusual shapes is something we do all the time. In fact, projects that ask us to create something square and 'regular' are pretty few and far between. This event, at Berlin's Tempodrom, required a large curved and raked main stage that transitioned seamlessly into an 11m high rear...

World Skills, Abu Dhabi

The combination of Qmotion, a three-wire catenary and a GRP sphere delivered key elements for the opening ceremony of the 44th World Skills Competition in Abu Dhabi’s DU Arena. The event saw a total of 59 countries and regions compete in 51 skills competitions over the course of four days...

Rolls Royce Phantom Reveal

We created a large, multi-tiered chandelier to reveal the new Rolls Royce Phantom at Bonhams in London. Working in collaboration with Blinding Light, the chandelier comprised three nesting automated rings, each hung with multiple drop LEDs, creating a stylish reveal of the car within...

Astana Expo

We produce some visually stunning scenic work. We also undertake some fiendishly clever feats of engineering. A significant portion of our work, however, lies in the manufacture of far less glamorous but by no means less important engineering such as these seven stage lifts for the Astana Expo 2017...

AIMAG, Ashgabat 2017

We provided a flying system, six perimeter stage lifts and a huge scenic centrepiece for the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games. Our crew were on site throughout the summer...

Anatomy of a Suicide

We constructed the entire set for this production of Alice Birch's play at the Royal Court theatre in London's West End. Directed by Katie Mitchell, the play follows the parallel stories of three generations of women from the same family. Told simultaneously, the set is essentially segmented into...

Park Here & Play!

Our projects come in all shapes and sizes. This build is a good example of the kind of work we can turn around quickly and at short notice. Our workshops manufactured three pop-up pavilions for 'Park Here and Play'...

Oakwood Theme Park

The refurbishment and re-theming of these two trains provided a cost-effective way for Oakwood to kit out their brand new ‘Flight of the Giant Peach’ children’s ride...

Pitch Battle

This multi-leveled set filled the entire 550sqm area of the Dock 10 television studio. The main performance area was on three levels, with two 8m long runways passing either side of the judges' desk, leading to the large main stage area...

Serpentine Pavilion 2017

Inspired by the large canopy of a tree, Kéré's pavilion rests on fourteen legs, an oval canopy of cantilevered steel rising and spreading outwards. Roof panels of slatted wood cast shade and a series of curved wall sections provide shelter but offer glimpses of sky and the park beyond...

Twitter Beach – Cannes Lions 2017

We manufactured and installed three cantilevered ‘wave’ pavilions to provide shaded spaces for meetings, talks and partying at this international festival of creativity. Each unit narrowed towards a central hub area which included a 4m circular stage...

YouTube Beach – Cannes Lions 2017

We manufactured and installed the entire multi-zoned YouTube Beach at the busy Cannes Lions Festival, constructing the sub-floor, decking and over a dozen individual structures. This year’s build was the most extensive...

Baku 2017 – 4th Islamic Solidarity Games Ceremonies

Our crew were on site for two months installing a huge 90m by 65m bespoke stage that included two ponds and a series of long, interlocking walkways. Large reinforced sections and a 20m by 4m purpose-built ramp allowed for the dramatic entrance...

RSC Rome Season

We provided a quick-turnaround package of stage engineering and sculpting for the RSC Rome Season, manufacturing a 7.5m platform lift and six statues...

Android Global Village

This project saw us deliver an extensive and varied scenic package, creating eight individually themed areas that drew inspiration from different parts of the globe...

City of Glass

We constructed the entire set for this adaptation of Paul Auster's novel, a metaphysical thriller previously considered impossible to stage. Video mapping and a volumetric lighting effect played a vital role in creating the 'disembodied' reality, crucial to the adaptation...

Die Meistersinger – Stage Engineering

We manufactured two vertical revolves for this production of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. The two pinch-driven revolves were fabricated in our metal and engineering workshops before being test built and trialed in one of our...

Range Rover Velar Reveal

We provided a large, rectangular floating plinth and suspended lightbox for this element of the new Range Rover Velar reveal. With a lead time of just three weeks, we manufactured the 12.5m by 4m plinth from MDF and ply, providing an over-hang to accommodate and conceal the white LED lighting that...

Brandcast 2016

We created a series of different zones and stages for this exciting and high-profile event that brings together YouTube innovators, creatives, specially invited guests and star-turn performers that this year included James Corden and Rick...

The Voice

This large, high-spec set for the Saturday night prime-time TV show comprised a circular main stage flanked by four 10m high 'V' units and a central feature 'V'...

Sports Personality of the Year 2016

This was our fifth year providing the set for this flag-ship television event. This time, the live show was held in Birmingham and saw last year's striking set developed into a new format with the addition of various dynamic...

Bear Grylls – Endeavour Touring Show

We constructed the set and a series of props for this live action show, devised and hosted by Bear Grylls. The show involved a theatrical expedition across the globe using video mapping technology and special...

Fear & Love

We worked with Sam Jacobs Studio and the Design Museum on this inaugural exhibition, developing a method to divide the gallery space, provide graphic information and also to help realise several of the commissions...

InterSection Light Sculpture

This 25 metre high light installation creates an animated focal point in the atrium of a brand new development, responding to the architecture and also weaving in a variety of responses specific to the site and its...

BP – Our Fuel Story

We created a series of immersive and interactive environments around the theme of ‘Our Fuel Story: Problem, Solution and Benefit' for this global launch event of BP’s new anti-dirt fuels. The event welcomed specially invited guests from 15 different countries over five...

Sculpted Figure

Sometimes it's the talent of our staff that brings in specific projects, sometimes it's the technology. In this case, it was our large volume 5 axis CNC machine that stepped in at the last minute to help with a sculpture for Chelsea Flower Show...

3 Live – Music Festivals

We created this modular, demountable structure for the Irish summer festival circuit. The structure provided a range of music related facilities and could be scaled up or down depending on the venue. A key aspect of the client’s concept was to raise the bar of festival activations, providing a...

Mountain Hardwear Retail Show

This rugged-looking exhibition stand showcased the latest outdoor performance products from Mountain Hardwear at OutDoor 2016, the premier event for the industry and one that attracts visitors from over 40 countries...

National Day Parade 2016 Singapore

We provided the flying system and some large scenic elements for this high profile event. For the first time, the National Day Parade took place in Singapore's National Stadium, the largest domed structure in the...

Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Ceremonies

We provided a flying system and technical support for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies. Our crew installed a steel wire catenary above the field of play in the Maracana stadium, enabling the aerial choreography of performers and scenery during the...

The Hive at Kew Gardens

We recently completed moving this extraordinary, multi-award-winning structure from the Expo site in Milan, to The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. The move involved a systematic de-rig, site specific modifications and...

YouTube Beach – Cannes Lions 2016

This was our third year working for SET Live at Cannes Lions and the largest build to date, seeing us provide the entire multi-zoned YouTube structure and decking that spanned two beaches, attracting 11,500...

Serpentine Pavilion 2016

The 2016 Serpentine Pavilion from BIG takes the most fundamental element of architecture and unzips it. The 14m high wall of interlocking hollow bricks peels open into a cavernous, 'shape-shifting' cathedral-like space, appearing solid or barely there, depending on your viewpoint...

Serpentine Summer House: Asif Khan

An elegant curved arrangement of 96 white ribs forms the main structure of Asif Khan's summer house, one of the four structures commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery as part of their extended architectural programme for...

Serpentine Summer House: Barkow Leibinger

This summer house by Barkow Leibinger is created from a mass of plywood folds, curves and ripples, mimicking the original concept design of stacked loops of paper. It forms a structure with multiple orientations and seating that allows for different views over the...

Serpentine Summer House: Kunlé Adeyemi

This year’s expanded architectural programme at the Serpentine Gallery includes four Summer Houses, each designed by a different architect taking inspiration from the nearby Queen Caroline’s Temple. Kunlé Adeyemi's summer house provides the most literal interpretation of the...

Serpentine Summer House: Yona Friedman

Yona Friedman's summer house is one of four additional structures commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery as part of their extended architectural programme for 2016. It comprises a total of 198 hoops making up thirty-three ‘cubes’ arranged in five layers....

The Government Inspector

We worked from the client's model to design and fabricate the framework for this unusual modular steel set. Produced in association with Ramps on the Moon...

Cadbury Bubble Letters

The Cadbury 'tastes like this feels' experiential brand activation took place in Westfield, White City and saw members of the public delighting in the opportunity to pop as many bubble-wrap bubbles as they liked on the giant purple set...

Grease props

We were asked by Royal Caribbean to provide a series of flown props for their production of...

UKTI Modular Touring Set

This modular set for UK Trade & Industry has been touring since 2014, being seen in various configurations at over 40 different events throughout Europe...

People, Places & Things

We provided a scenic and easy-to-use automation package for this production. The set cleverly recreates the closed-in environment of an institutional rehab clinic, bringing the audience up close to the performance and even on to the stage...

Android Experiments

We transformed two shipping containers into bespoke spaces for this event, creating a space for Android™ Experiments and a Google Play Music Studio...

Samsung Launch Event Set Construction

The set construction for this event saw us lay a vast area of floor, provide a central stage and Qmotion automation for four large suspended screens...

‘Nothing’ – Opera set construction

This revolving opera set construction featured three different scenes, all based around one multi-purpose building. Incorporating a sawmill, school and an orchard, the structure consisted of a steel frame, treads and walkways with...

Cats – Stage Engineering

Taking an established production out of a permanent venue and on tour usually requires a different approach to a variety of show features from scenery to stage technology. Size, weight and speed of installation are of increasing importance...

Fearne and Gok – TV Set

Designed to provide a glamorous backdrop for a fashion focused TV show, this set incorporated many display features such as angled shoe racks, hanging rails and shelves, back-lit through panels of polycarbonate...

Sports Personality of the Year 2015

The set for this high-profile television event was designed by Dominic Tolfts and created a striking impact through the use of LED wands. We manufactured a bespoke truss and tracking unit...

Skanska Reception Desk

The manufacture of this high-spec six metre long reception desk combined traditional cabinet making skills and some of our most advanced machine kit. The sculptural form was created from an engineered sub-frame clad with mirror polished stainless...

The Necropolitan Line – Katrina Palmer

Working in collaboration with the artist and gallery, we constructed a scenic railway platform that runs right through the gallery space, in what was described as their 'most radical architectural intervention to date'...

YouTube Brandcast 2015

We provided a complete scenic package for this exciting Brandcast event that celebrated 10 years of YouTube, creating a series of different areas including reception, tunnel, main stage, dining, bar and demonstration areas...

Jaguar Experiential Pods

We manufactured three of these experiential GRP pods for Jaguar to tour around motor shows across the world...

Dreamland Scenic Railway

This was a significant and interesting project on many levels. The repair and rebuild of Britain's oldest roller coaster and a much loved local landmark saw us overcome the potential conflict of faithfully recreating the look and feel of an original 1920's rollercoaster, whilst adhering to current...

Mobile Therapeutic Pod Prototyping

This prototype portable pod aims to improve prisoner access to healthcare by providing a safe and private place for staff and inmates to meet...

Clare Twomey – Manifest 10,000 Hours

We manufactured the multi-layered grid-like structure for Clare Twomey's ceramic centrepiece for York's new Centre of Ceramic Art...

Google Creative Beach 2015

Summer 2015 saw us back on the beach constructing the 'Google on the Beach' event at Cannes Lions. The build comprised a variety of structures creating different zones...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2015

This year's pavilion takes the form of a polygonal structure comprising a modular skeleton of white steel arches, laced with panels and ribbons of EFTE, a translucent fluorine based polymer...

Prouvé House Pods

We were asked by RSH+P to manufacture various additions to a 1940's demountable Jean Prouvé house. Combining renovation, high-spec detailing and modern technology, the additions include the creation of two bespoke pods containing kitchen and bathroom facilities...

Baku 2015 European Games Opening Ceremony

A complex integration of staging, technology, scenic treatments and finishes saw us deliver a package including a 'cracked earth' stage concealing 20 lifts that dramatically transformed the stage during the show...

28th South East Asian Games Ceremonies

We installed a bespoke track system in the roof of the largest single span dome structure in the world for these ceremonies...

‘Hive’ UK Pavilion, Milan 2015 Expo

Taking this complex structure from artist's visualisation to reality in under a year drew on the best of our experience...

Ziggurat – Qatar

Having manufactured the elegant twisting ziggurat for the 2011 Pan Arab Games, we were asked to produce another to the same DAE design...

Neville’s Island

With a tight budget and not much time, the producers approached us to help with the important infrastructure required for the staging of this show...

Veracruz 2014

The vertiginous, upside-down Danza de los Voladores added a unique dimension to this opening ceremony as, for the first time...

Sports Personality of the Year 2014

This is the third year we've built the set for this high-profile show. Working in collaboration with Rudi Thackray, we built the 50m...

Every Man Remembered

This sculpture depicted a soldier of the First World War standing within a clear acrylic obelisk...

YouTube Brandcast 2014

We provided a complete scenic and staging package for this high-profile brand event...

Bertrand Lavier Fountain

Formed from numerous brightly coloured hosepipes, Bertrand Lavier's water sculpture is a playful take on the formal fountain...

Jaguar XE Word Cloud Sculptures

We manufactured these specially designed aluminium word cloud sculptures for the global launch of the new Jaguar XE sports saloon...

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

For a few months, our workshops produced an endless array of all things Scottish - from Callanish standing stones made of 'shortbread' to a...

Museum of London – Olympic Cauldron

Effectively displaying such a large and complex item as the London 2012 Olympic cauldron is quite an achievement...

Tour de France – Team Presentation

Le Grand Depart for the 2014 Tour de France turned the world's gaze to the North of England...

Yorkshire Tea Trucks

These two 24ft trucks were the largest in the Tour de France publicity caravan. Both had to be fully road legal...

BikeBay

This BikeBay bike rack was designed by 10 year-old competition winner, Will Hunt. Manufactured from galvanised steel...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2014

Smiljan Radic's pavilion comes with a deliberate sense of strangeness. With a hand-made papier-maché appearance...

Google Creative Sandbox

This international festival gathers creative communications professionals from across the globe...

McBusted UK Tour – UFO

As part of the sell-out McBusted UK tour, we provided an 8m diameter UFO to 'fly' the band to the stage in a suitably dramatic manner...

Elbow UK Tour Props

We created 26 industrial style light fittings for the 2014 UK Elbow tour across eight arenas...

Edmund de Waal – ‘Atmosphere’

We were contacted by Rastislav Bartek of Buro Happold to facilitate the display of a new work by the artist Edmund de Waal...

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Ceremonies – Aerial Track System

Our brief was to develop a comprehensive aerial track system for Sochi's Fisht Stadium...

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Ice Breaker

This stunningly realistic and vast scenic ship was the largest single item of scenery we have ever built and the largest object we have ever flown...

Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Ceremonies

Our ground-breaking track system delivered all four Sochi ceremonies, ensuring that the enormous 3D space of the stadium could be fully utilised in an astonishingly creative way...

Jaguar Land Rover

Our kit and technical know-how were used to great effect to present this top of the range Jaguar coupe and limited edition Land Rover...

Sports Personality of the Year 2013

The 60th Anniversary of SPOTY was broadcast from a packed Leeds Arena with a capacity audience of over 13,000...

The Sign of the Don Fit Out – Restaurant

Portuguese cork and the aged wood from up-cycled Sandeman port vats were used for this restaurant fit-out...

YouTube Brandcast 2013

We helped create a dynamic, multi-functional environment for this VIP event...

Trinity Kitchen – Leeds

Manoeuvrability within a tight space was a key principle of this bespoke yet mobile scissor lift...

Sackler Gallery Magazine Restaurant

Realising the ZHA designs for this show kitchen and bar located within the social space of the new extension of London's Sackler Gallery...

Goodwood Festival of Speed

Working alongside Unusual Rigging, we provided a variety of services for this multi-level truss structure...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013

Sou Fujimoto's cloud-like pavilion rests lightly on the lawn outside the Gallery, a steel tube construction...

Eurovision Song Contest 2013

We were asked to provide a last minute flying package for Eurovision 2013...

RBC Blue Water Roof Garden

We were delighted to be asked to help with this show garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

MSD Animal Health Stand

We sculpted a set of four giant cow legs for this stand at Malvern...

Sports Personality of The Year 2012

This high profile event required a top quality finish...

University Challenge Set Refurbishment

Having built the original Nick King designed set almost a decade ago, we undertook the complete set refurbishment for this long running, flagship quiz show...

EE Live Launch

This Live Launch saw us providing scenery and staging for a 490-seat auditorium along with various elements for a free-flow exhibition area...

London 2012 Paralympic Ceremonies

Our cablenet system delivered an aerial ballet with brollies, flew the actress playing Shakespeare's Miranda and also coordinated the flight of the huge 33m 'umbrella'...

London 2012 Olympic Cauldron

Code named 'Betty', the Olympic Cauldron was one of the most unusual automated devices we have ever built...

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony

If it moved over the stadium, we flew it. If it emerged from under the stage, we lifted...

London 2012 Olympic Cauldron: Petals

The cauldron petals were the perfect synthesis of the artistic and the...

London 2012 Opening Ceremony, Cauldron Lift

Compact, strong and reliable, without Frank, there would have been considerably less magic to the Olympic Cauldron...

London 2012 Beach Volleyball

Building a temporary structure of this scale and specification had never been attempted in central London...

British Business Embassy

Running in parallel with the London 2012 sporting events, this international gathering was the biggest business summit any British government had ever...

Channel 9 Olympic TV Broadcast Set

For this Australian TV set, located in the Olympic Park's International Broadcast Centre, we constructed multi-faceted walls concealing RGB LED's within each of the pyramid-like raised...

Foxtel Olympic Broadcast Set

For the Foxtel Olympic broadcast TV sets, we created two studios in one space...

London 2012 Tower Bridge Olympic Rings

It's a rare occasion that the bascules of Tower Bridge are fully opened to their 86º degree...

CCTV Chinese Olympic Broadcast Sets

We manufactured four high-spec sets for the Chinese sport channel...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012

This year, our experienced team dug deep to install this cork structure that takes visitors beneath the Serpentine lawn on a subterranean encounter with pavilions...

Airbus A350 XWB Wing Factory Opening

Even with some of the best-equipped workshops in the business, technology can still have its...

UEFA Champions’ League Final 2012

This inflatable trophy was constructed in curved segments and assembled on the pitch during the ceremony...

The Norwegian National Lottery

This versatile set is used for three Norwegian Lotto TV programmes, giving each a separate identity yet retaining an overall 'family...

Cadbury Giant Party Popper Olympic Giveaway

This 5.5m high, 3m diameter working party popper showered the waiting public at the Stratford shopping centre with confetti, streamers and 100 opportunities to grab Olympic tickets...

Alcon Pan European Launch Event

Our capacity and broad capabilities enabled us to approach this project with a clarity of...

A Cracking Creme Egg

We installed this 2m high Creme Egg overnight, taking the early morning flow of commuters and visitors by surprise as they stumbled across the cordoned off 'Grime Scene'...

20th World Petroleum Congress Event

We have a large stock of staging held permanently in Qatar and drew on this to construct an orchestra stage for the Qatari Philharmonic at the 6,000 seat Opening Ceremony...

Coca Cola Velodrome Event

This event was the first to be held in the brand new London 2012 Velodrome and extreme care was required with the whole venue, but especially in providing adequate protection for the...

How to Train Your Dragon, Arena Spectacular

We manufactured bespoke track, trolleys, hoists and winches to enable realistic multi-axis flight of the life sized 'dragons' down the full 55m of the performance area...

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

We took great satisfaction from the comment that we'd used "shabby second hand caravans from e-bay"...

Shipyard Ride – Titanic Belfast

The Shipyard Ride at Titanic Belfast further developed the engineering technology originally used at Jorvik in 2001 by adding significant gradients to the ride...

Special Olympics World Summer Games Ceremonies 2011

Along with providing a 310m long catenary flying system - the longest we have ever installed - we also produced two double-sided, stylised 'figures' of Poseidon and Polyphemus...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011

Working with influential garden designer Piet Oudolf, Zumthor created a lightweight timber pavilion...

Puss in Boots

Not only did these 6m high boots have to be as accurate a representation of the animated pair as possible, but they also had to provide access for the film's...

Land Rover Evoque Media Briefing Event

The seamless fitting of 3m high digital graphic wraps, along with providing a variety of scenic fixtures for the display of innovative car features helped define the different zones for this...

Jaguar XF, XK and XKR-S Media Briefing Event

We divided the space and provided all scenery for this top-quality media-briefing event focusing on the most recent technological advances to be found in Jaguar's latest XF, XK and XKR-S models...

HSBC UK Bank Annual Conference

We provided a variety of scenic and staging elements for this two-day event at the NEC, including a 20m by 20m stage in the...

Nissan Wind Tunnel

With an appropriately fast turnaround, we manufactured and installed this 'wind tunnel' and 3m high platform to display a valuable Nissan concept car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed...

R.O.T.A. (Reach Out To Asia) Charity Auction

With just two days on site, we constructed staging and scenery indoors and out for this charity auction...

Alfa Bank Video Mapping, Moscow

The façade of Moscow University became a 25,500 square metre canvas for this record-breaking 3D video-mapping project...

Zarkana, Cirque Du Soleil

Involved from the start in the technological evolution of this huge show, we provided a complete turnkey solution for Zarkana, engineering the show infrastructure and...

Damon Albarn’s Dr Dee

Created for the Manchester Festival, this new Opera by Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris featured a set by designer Paul...

Pan Arab Games 2011 Opening Ceremony

This project allowed our workshops just three weeks to manufacture the various stage and scenic elements before they were shipped in kit...

The Dragon, Selfridges

This one-off FRP piece was a complex form to manufacture and drew on our experience working on projects that combine a complex artistic aesthetic with practical public...

ZHA Table for Seoul Design Olympiad

Achieving the required shape, finish and balance for this cutting-edge table design made excellent use of our FRP manufacturing...

Top Gear Live 2009/2010 Tour

The main set for this brand new tour consisted of a huge, 25m wide flown spider frame, made from 90 individual steel mesh, polycarbonate or aluminium sheet panels...

Thomson Reuters – Eikon

We worked on three separate elements for the London and New York Eikon marketing campaign...

Shanghai World Expo 2010 – Australian Pavilion

Our innovative Spin harness allowed performers in this 'underwater' aerial ballet an unparalleled freedom of...

P&O Azura Naming Ceremony

With the ceremony taking place the equivalent of 16 stories up, we had the time consuming job of craning in all our kit directly from the quayside before work could start on building the 130m2 dance...

Nakilat Shipyard Inauguration Ceremony

Taking place in the vast industrial interior of a ship repair yard facility in the port of Ras Laffan, we provided a scenic, staging and flying package for this significant inauguration event...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010

The 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, designed by French architect, Jean Nouvel, consisted of bold geometric forms including a 12m high gravity-defying free-standing wall...

Sony Freestyle Event Cube

This stylish acrylic and MDF cube provided a controlled environment for the world record attempt at 'the longest time controlling a...

Papal Visit – Cofton Park, Birmingham

Our scenic package for this huge event ranged in scale from cladding the whole stage and roof truss area...

Nike Innovation Summit

This high profile fit-out in the iconic Battersea Power Station married the look and feel of traditional football terraces with stunning contemporary...

Queen Elizabeth Naming Ceremony

We clad and dressed a number of structures for this prestigious event, with swagging in velvets and velours of different colours and textures to fit in with the sumptuous yet traditional theme...

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Steelwork

We fabricated over 90% of the steelwork for the largest of three bespoke venues, including all trusses and purlins...

Corrie! The Lowry Theatre, Salford

This cleverly designed set incorporated a diverse selection of beloved details and landmarks from 50 years of Coronation Street...

Inauguration of Qatargas 2

Having considerable previous experience of the Qatari climate, we coped well with the searing heat in creating a 2,260m2 ornamental pool with 'marble' surround, flanking a dramatic ESS dome...

Range Rover – Portugal

We produced a number of elements for this press event that celebrated 40 years of Range Rover...

Inauguration of Qatalum

This event began with a Gala Dinner that saw us constructing a large stage and proscenium arch for the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and choir in the 9th floor ballroom of the hotel...

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

Located on the shores of the Red Sea, the automation and set building package we provided for this project included the largest tracking projection surface we have ever...

Iceland Party

Helping to create a street party inside Birmingham's NIA saw us provide a number of scenic...

Macallan Lalique Global Fundraising Tour

This unique decanter of The Macallan Distillery's oldest and rarest whisky was auctioned for...

Lenny Henry – Cradle to Rave

Modular and lightweight, the set was easy to transport and install in all venues on this nationwide...

Commonwealth Games Ceremonies – Delhi 2010

The awe-inspiring centrepiece of the Ceremonies in Delhi was the huge, tethered aerostat...

‘Entfuhrung’ Jeep

Having bought a real jeep from a scrapyard, we set about removing as much weight as possible in order to create this silent, automated prop...

Butlins’ Billy’s Magic Show

This series of three identical sets had to be lightweight, durable and of the highest possible quality in order to withstand repeated installations in accordance with Butlins's busy entertainment...

Volvo S60 Launch

This beautiful location provided a stunning backdrop for a series of three very different car...

Vivid Sydney – Fire Water

Vivid Sydney, the largest music and light festival in the Southern Hemisphere, saw us help recreate the dramatic sinking of the Three Bees convict ship – nine times...

Winter Olympics – Vancouver 2010

Working for David Atkins Enterprises, we provided innovative technical solutions to the problems posed by the unusual and unstable characteristics of the venue’s air-pressure supported...

Zurich’s Radisson Hotel Wine Tower

Like a vast, 'living' wine list, Zurich's Radisson Hotel Wine Tower turns ordering a bottle of your favourite wine into a theatrical...

Westfield London VIP Opening Ceremony

The opening of this prestigious, new and vast shopping experience certainly lived up to the...

The Scotch Whisky Experience

In helping create this experiential dark ride, we provided an integrated package of detailed interpretation, scenic construction and specialist lighting installation...

Scotch Whisky Experience – Dark Ride

Designed to immerse visitors in the whisky making process via an automated tour, this dark ride at Edinburgh’s The Scotch Whisky Experience features passenger cars...

The Phantom of the Opera

Our portable flying grid provided a fully commissioned power fly system ready to hang production scenery, in just under 24...

The Macallan Masters of Spirit

This high-spec fit-out involved creating a series of sculptural yet functioning plinths using authentic materials that reflected the local landscape and the whisky making...

77 Mta Celebration Event – Qatar

We provided construction and flying for this celebratory event in Qatar...

Cunard Ship Launch

The transformation of the purpose built dockside space into a themed Victorian Theatre drew on a combination of our workshop capabilities and artistic and interpretative skills...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009

This Matisse-like, undulating and reflective structure required an innovative approach to engineering and...

Honey Monster Truck

This eye-catching ex-army Land Rover 101 generated excitement and interest in every location during its tour of the UK...

MTV 2009

Having such comprehensive skills and facilities in-house enabled us to manufacture a series of last-minute band extras within the extremely tight four-day time...

Macallan Whisky Distillery

We constructed all the internal elements of this interactive experience, transforming the former whisky warehouse to tell the story of the role played by oak in whisky...

Manchester Airport ‘River of Light’ Sculpture

Milligan came to us after a fruitless search for an electrical contractor who would take on this unconventional lighting...

Marines: Portraits by Alastair Thain Client

These six, 5m-high large-scale portraits create a level of intimacy not usually experienced between viewer and...

Qatargas Laffan Refinery Inauguration

This gas train inauguration ceremony took place in a familiar location for our experienced crew of 12 who fitted-up the same location just a year...

Samson and Delilah

Besides constructing a large hinged stage platform, we also manufactured a highly distinctive prop for this...

Porto Arabia

With 420 individual components, this series of over-sized Christmas presents and decorations were manufactured in just three...

G20: The London Summit 09

Our extensive in-house facilities easily coped with the demands of this globally high profile...

Chanel’s Mobile Art Container

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, this complex, organic structure housed a world-touring multi-sensory art...

Gamescom Exhibition

Our client wanted the launch of their brand new role-playing game to make a big impact and this was certainly...

Eurovision ’09 – Greek Song Entry

This self-contained trucking unit provided a neat array of tricks and effects...

As You Like It

Working to the designs of Anna Fleischle, this project saw us constructing a raked stage, then, unusually, covering it with 14 tonnes of soil and...

ACE Army Careers Exhibition – Roadshow

Having a broad range of skills under the one roof made short work of transforming six sea containers into a series of interactive and virtual reality...

‘Learning from Nature’ Pavilion

This award winning sculptural pavilion, shaped like a Moebius band, used sustainable and intelligent materials, substituting well-known synthetic products with those that are biological and...

LG Arena Head

Commissioned to commemorate the opening of the LG Arena in 2009, this 80kg fully recycleable sculpture took six weeks to make before being installed, suspended 3m above the...

Clothes Show Live 2009

We provided a total of four Qmotion controlled revolves as part of a package that included automation, staging and scenery for this hugely popular event...

Zee Cine Awards 2008

We helped bring a burst of glamour to Docklands for this key event in the Bollywood calendar, contributing both scenic and automation elements...

Vauxhall Insignia Launch: The Orb

Our interpretation team are pretty familiar with installing unusual items in London riverside...

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

We supplied specialist ties for the 70m by 30m temporary structure hosting the Victoria's Secret fashion Show...

Walking with Dinosaurs, European Tour

We provided an integrated scenic and automation package for this touring production...

Z Stream Slide Sculpture

The 'Z Stream' sculpture was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for an annual outdoor exhibition at Sudeley Castle...

The Visa London 2012 Party

As our Stage One team in Beijing passed the baton to the Stage One team in London, the successful delivery of the Visa Handover Party involved us constructing the entire runway...

Top Gear Live 2008

At 8m tall, with a steel skeleton, sculpted head, 4m long arms and oversized hands of sculpted latex, it took four hydraulically operated rams to control...

Myer 2008 Spring/Summer Collection

2008 saw us working once again with designer Amanda Henderson for another year of fashion shows at the top Australian store...

Simply Cinderella

We supplied various scenic elements for this inaugural production at Leicester's new Curve...

London Production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Developing such a highly concentrated package of automation for this award winning and technically challenging production required our team to boldly tread new ground...

Lexus Live

Transforming an empty canvass – or venue – into a complete branded environment brings out the best in our diversely skilled team...

MTV EMA 2008

This was our 8th year helping to deliver this highly successful live...

Beijing Closing Ceremonies Handover

Not every bus is capable of delivering Jimmy Page, Leona Lewis and David Beckham through its...

Magna – The Big Melt

Using lights, sound and special effects, a giant blast furnace is brought back to life in The Big Melt...

Land Rover ‘Portraits of Adventure’ Exhibition

We constructed a number of different items for this photographic exhibition at the Royal Geographic...

Iceland Awards and Gala Night

The atmosphere was anything but frosty as Girls Aloud took to the stage during an 'X factor feel' evening for over 900 Iceland...

RBS – Retail Conference

Working to Mike Woodage's design for the Royal Bank of Scotland, we constructed a steel and ply armature sculpted polystyrene figure, complete with metallic gold paint...

Hitachi Inspire Life Event

Time and access were the major challenges presented by this scenic build project...

Adidas Predator PowerSwerve

We utilised the very best of our skills and abilities to turn around this project in just three weeks...

Countdown

With a clutch of new presenters awaiting their inauguration, our task was to construct new set elements and refurbish old ones in fitting with the stylish new set design by Nick...

Adidas Touring Pod

The installation of this high spec touring set required shop-fitting quality complete with a high gloss finish...

Channel 4 – T4 On the Pitch

Our set building expertise was brought into play for a special Channel 4...

British International Motor Show

Attention to detail and standard of finish were top priority for this project with high-gloss, high-spec finishes being applied throughout...

Eurovision Song Contest 08

Involved for the third year running, we were asked to build all the stage and scenic elements for the 2008 contest...

Scoop Sofa

Working to a timescale of just two weeks, we provided a solution for the construction of the 'Scoop'...

Royal Dublin Showground

We provided the steelwork for this 120m long, 17m high demountable grandstand canopy, installed in 2008...

Olympic Torch Relay

For this striking reveal on the roof of the O2, we unfurled a series of ten 126m long banners in the five colours of the Olympic...

Clothes Show 2008

We provided a large stage and catwalk for the 6,500 seat fashion theatre at this NEC event, the largest fashion and beauty event in the...

The O2

We constructed two zones inside The O2. Firstly, the 'Create Zone', consisting of three interactive Chroma-Key film...

Seven Wonders of the World

This Ceremony required Qmotion to deliver a total of 35 axes of aerial automation, delivering precise control to various elements of the...

Fiat Bravo Press and Dealer Launch

Our Scenic Solution for this project incorporated a circular stage with a neat two part revolve that extended the wintry theme of our interpretive...

MTV Europe Music Awards

Our creative skills were in demand for the MTV Awards once again, with our main involvement being the production of a 3m X 2m bespoke 'dog' lectern from which Snoop Dog hosted the show...

Myer 2007 Spring/Summer Collection

Working with the designer Amanda Henderson and Myer, Australia's premier department store, we installed and operated 16 automated lightbox...

Indesit Moonbase

Producing this sleek structure utilised just some of our many in-house capabilities, notably CNC machining and GRP manufacturing...

Innsbruck Models

International architects, Zaha Hadid, asked us to produce 1:20 scale models of the roof structures for each of the four stations on the new Nordpark Cable Railway in Innsbruck...

Vectus – PRT

We were instructed by multi-national South Korean steel giant POSCO to build a working test track to develop the concept and mechanical engineering design for personal rapid transport (PRT)...

Nokia Pods

These steel framed mobile pods were clad in laminated MDF and fitted with large acrylic panels to three...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Australia

We provided this iconic Australian production with an array of automation and lifting technologies, using our versatile nextQ system to provide the coordination and control...

Sapphire Post Event Party

Drawing on the expertise of our Scenic Solutions team, this Paul Bonomini design involved creating a detailed and highly structured build that took inspiration from the urban landscape...

Saab Promotional Pod

Having been presented with an outline 'look', build spec and visuals, it was our job to work out how best to meet the design challenges of this project...

Liverpool Football Club TV

LFC have kicked off with a brand new, dedicated TV station. Flexibility and durability were key factors as we built the entire set to enable each programme to have a distinctive...

Land Rover

Our combined motion control and scenic build experience was a key factor when helping with the launch of a new Land...

Clothes Show 2007

We have worked with Production Manager Paul Devine and the team producing the annual Clothes Show at the NEC in Birmingham for around ten...

Eurovision Song Contest 07

Working closely with the technical team, one of the key challenges we faced involved incorporating 83m² of O-Lite LED's into the stage and catwalk structures...

Big Lottery Pound Coin

Having such a comprehensive range of skills and facilities under our admittedly rather large roof meant that we were well placed to produce this three tonne, 7.5 metre pound coin replica in just two and a half...

BEE Movie – Cannes Film Festival

Working collectively with Summit Steel, Andy Peat associates and Me3 Productions to manage the event on behalf of the...

Vauxhall Motor Show

The launch of the Vauxhall Corsa at Birmingham's NEC involved Qmotion in a successful execution of a 'Hot Wheels' type stunt with cars 'looping the loop' along coils of giant filmstrip...

Winter Olympics – Turin 2006

We supplied two completely separate motion control systems for the Opening...

Metquarter – Christmas Grotto

Delivering a grotto with a difference at Liverpool's prestigious Metquarter shopping centre called on our experience in design and construction...

Promised Land

For this production at the Marlowe Theatre, we provided three large steel portals and a tracking wall...

Opel – Vauxhall Corsa

This project showed off the ability of Qmotion to reliably replicate and repeat a pre-planned sequence of movements...

MTV Europe Music Awards 2006

The set consisted of a 40m diameter horseshoe shaped stage, a further central performance area, several presenter...

The Magic of Merlin

The theatre set was double-sided with both sides depicting castle stonework and containing a series of arches, steps, a central tower and on one side an upper level...

HSBC

Installed on the 42nd floor of Canary Wharf, this set consisted of a 4.5m high, 1.5m wide central column with graphics...

Marks & Spencer AGM

Our extensive experience, quality of product and value for money must have had something to do with the fact that this was the 13th year running...

Mercedes-Benz World

For this major installation, we worked through conception and design as part of the core team before constructing the four distinct visitor areas...

Gulf Cup – Abu Dhabi 06

We supplied and installed all the aerial engineering and automation for the Opening Ceremony of the 18th Gulf Cup in Abu Dhabi - in just 43 days...

Asian Games – Doha 2006

Our highly skilled Qmotion team designed, supplied, rigged and commissioned the aerial automation for the Opening and Closing...

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

We've earned our reputation as the 'high flyers' of aerial automation: our technical and engineering capabilities have been finely tuned over the...

Flushed Away

Taking our references directly from the approved files, we accurately translated 2D images into a 3D...

Fashion Shows – Metquarter

We built the set for a series of fashion shows at the fashionable Metquarter shopping...

Commonwealth Games – Melbourne 2006

Qmotion was the system chosen to manage all the flying sequences for both the Opening and Closing...

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

The Inauguration Ceremony of this vast sports academy included a set themed around the history of the region, namely shipping and pearl diving...

Shell – Brent Field’s 30th Anniversary

This set included graphics areas consisting of semi-circular towers made of steel tubing, abstract sculptures built to represent oil pipes and a stage large enough to seat 1100 people for...

Hewlett Packard

This series of sales events made good use of our well-practiced logistics and flexible approach...

The Magic Tree

This colourful Christmas production involved the construction of a series of visually impressive scenes based around the themes of a recycling yard and a traditional circus...

Renault Dealership

We constructed four adjacent oval stages, along with a series of white filled cloth flats - providing a backing for two rear projection screens and a central logo panel...

G8 World Leaders’ Summit 2005

For the world leaders' summit, we dressed the main meeting room, raising the floor level, cladding the walls and pillars with a vinyl finish and installing a suspended ceiling with downlighters...

IBM’s annual Customer Executive Conference

We have worked on this conference for many years and this time our brief included branding the registration area along with building the main...

Panasonic IFA Berlin Opening Keynote Event

Building a modern, innovative set for the event included a huge front projection screen, back façade and several different sections of...

Lumley Castle

You would think that blending the past and present seamlessly together would prove quite...

BMW Viewpod

With just five weeks from brief to installation, we faced this major construction challenge by producing a visually stunning...

The WEEE Man

The WEEE Man began life here in Yorkshire where he cut a striking figure, rising from the trees around our site, flashing his computer mouse teeth...

Tomb Raider 1 & 2

Our super-fast winches enabled the safe implementation of various stunts on the Lara Croft films whilst our Qmotion control system also operated and controlled several special effects...

University Challenge

The set included four columns with back-lit details and two headers to create backdrops to the contestants' desks...

ITV News Sets

We helped give nine ITV Regional News programmes a fresh look with a series of brand new studio sets...

ODPM Urban Summit

Tim Wilding's design was housed in Manchester's G-Mex for this prestigious...

Athens 2004 Olympic Ceremonies

Live, in front of a global TV audience of a billion, we brought numerous technological 'firsts' to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as we designed, built, rigged and operated all the complex flying sequences for both...

Mini – Motor Show

The launch of the MINI convertible at the NEC was a spectacular event conjured up by designer Nick...

Vauxhall – Festival of Speed

For the fifth year running we were employed to build the set for Vauxhall's presence at the Goodwood Festival of...

Reuters – Brightspot Roadshow

Every one of the 16 C-shaped pods that we constructed had to be durable enough to withstand a tour of...

Marks & Spencer – Saatchi Gallery

The contemporary Saatchi Art Gallery provided the blank canvass for the creation of a series of separate environments to showcase the latest M&S clothing...

BT – Connecting Our World

We created a complete auditorium edged with frosted and clear perspex panels and curved...

Star Trek – The Adventure

This exhibition celebrated nearly five decades of the popular sci-fi series...

Smart Car – Info Point

We came up with a cheap yet highly effective way of producing this one-off prototype of a customer information and feedback...

Saab 9-3

This launch involved constructing three very different environments. A 200 seat auditorium staged the car reveal, using a revolve and a tracking video wall controlled by our Qmotion system...

Die Another Day

We provided various stage engineering items and Qmotion control set-ups for this film, including the scene where Bond arrives at the railway platform to accept his new Aston...

World of Glass – St. Helens

We created the interior scenery and mechanics for all auditoria, using Qmotion® to coordinate screens, scenery and...

Jorvik Viking Centre – Dark Ride

In 2001 we designed and supplied a revolutionary centrepiece for the Jorvik Viking Centre in York to go at the heart of its scenic ‘time machine’ tour full of special effects and reconstructions...

Swisscom – Pavilion at expo

Winner of Best Live Event at the AV awards, Steve Austen-Brown's 'Empire of Silence' attraction at the Expo in Switzerland was a simple experience but a complex...

British Airways Conference

Our Qmotion technology synchronised a light, sound and smoke display as BA staff used a crystal key to pass through three giant airlock...

BP – Offshore Europe

An impressive, asymmetrical two-storey stand was brought to life at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre....

London Eye

We were called upon during the inception of the London Eye to solve an engineering conundrum. When the 135m high wheel was manufactured, it was envisaged that the combination of manufacturing tolerances and wind could cause the gondolas to move by up to 800mm in relation to the loading platform...

The Millennium Dome

A gently elevated walkway took visitors on a journey through the rotating 'landscape' gallery of images to a central exhibition space...

Jaguar Visitor Centre

Designed by Mike Desmond, the Visitor Centre at the Browns Lane factory covers two floors and depicts the history of the...

Royal Military Tattoo

Fulfilling the designer's vision involved shipping equipment in thirty-five 12m trailers and providing an average of 40 on site staff every day for the three week...

Four Rides – Legoland Windsor

We conceived and constructed four major rides for the theme park, each requiring equal parts manufacturing and design innovation...