Open Air Business January 2018

EVENTS
Company: Celina Tent
Website: www.gettent.co.uk
Telephone: 01157 940041
Name of event: 2017 Paintball
World Cup, Kissimmee, Florida.
Description of event: The world’s
largest professional paintball
event where 400 teams compete.
We (Celina Tent) supplied tents
to Virtue Paintball that was at the
event supporting the athletes it
sponsors with tech support and
hospitality.
Structure(s): Virtue used a
60x20 ft Master Series Frame with
a printed canopy as the primary
sales and show room. It built a
hospitality courtyard around the
tent using custom printed 10x10ft
pop-ups. The pop-ups combined
with the larger frame tent gives
the flexibility to design a different
layout for other events, dependent
on space constraints. Everything
breaks down pretty efficiently and
is stored in a 36ft gooseneck trailer.
Hired/purchased: Custom printed
by Celina Tent and sold to Virtue.
Additional extras: Inside the tent,
Virtue had a full retail display using
custom signage, 8ft tall plastic
slatwalls lined with products and
LED lighting.
Further details: In the words
of the client: “Running outdoor
events, the biggest problems
are usually related to setup or
weather. Once, as we setup for a
large paintball event at the Texas
Motor Speedway, the weather
report called for a tornado to come
through the north side of Dallas
later that night. We had a timeline
for our setup before the show
started and couldn’t wait another
day before getting our main frame
tent up. So we anchored every pole
down on our tent with multiple
stakes at opposing angles and
heavy duty ratchet straps.
“Fortunately, the tornado didn’t
hit the site directly, but after the
storm passed by the site organisers
sent some staff out to do a late
night inspection and assess the
damage. Their report was pretty
simple: ‘Everything is knocked
down and blown away - except
Virtue is still standing!’ Always keep
an eye on the weather forecast
and plan accordingly. We’ve been
at events with freezing snow, or
pouring rain and deep mud. But
inside our tent we prepare to
keep it as warm, dry and clean as
possible.”
Company: Tentickle Stretch Tents UK
Website: www.tentickle-stretchtents.co.uk
Telephone: 01217 401385
Name of event: BBC Proms, Hull.
Description of event: In the Spring of 2017,
Tentickle Stretch Tents was asked to provide
a stage cover for the BBC Proms in Hull. This
would be the first time in history that the BBC
Proms had performed outside of London and its
chosen city was Hull, the 2017 Capital of Culture.
Structure: 15x20m stretch tent.
Hired/purchased: Hired.
Further details: The BBC has very strict
compliance needs that must be met sufficiently.
Tentickle Stretch Tents provided all health
and safety documents, risk assessments and
weather monitoring. The wind is an extremely
important factor for any type of temporary
structure. We use a combination of wind
forecasting services and on-site wind meters to
determine the suitability of installing a stretch
tent; safety is paramount and overrides any
client wishes.
With everything in place for a safe installation
the Tentickle Stretch Tent could be installed
ready for the Proms. The professional crew
installed the 15x20m stretch tent stage cover
in four hours. Once fully installed the orchestra
was allowed to enter the tent and set up ready
for the Proms. The event was a huge success and
was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
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