March/April 2022

EVENTS
PRODUCT IN FOCUS
Event Structures
National Strategy
for Economic
Development,
Dundee
Product: Staging, backdrops
and visitor seating
Supplier: QUICKBLOCK, 0141
478 0365, info@quickblock.uk,
www.quickblock.uk
Details: The Scottish
government was launching
its National Strategy for
Economic Development and
QUICKBLOCK was chosen to
provide some of the event
infrastructure.
Businesses are being
challenged to be more
sustainable and are
tasked with looking at the
environmental impact of
events and how to reduce
it. The fact QUICKBLOCK is
made from 100% recycled
plastic, which otherwise would
contribute to landfill or ocean
waste, was a major factor in
the procurement process and
final decision.
The versatility and speed
in which you can assemble,
reconfigure and disassemble
QUICKBLOCK allowed the
contractors to spend more
time on problem areas and
less time on erecting the event
infrastructure as there was no
requirement for special tools
or construction skills.
Due to it’s innovative,
modular design, the solutions
available are endless. For
this event, QUICKBLOCK’s
Main Stage, Visitor Seating
and Location Backdrops were
chosen, all of which were
assembled in less than one
and a half hours.
The 4.8m x 2m stage with
wooden platform was built in
20 minutes. The platform was
then carpeted to provide a
clean, professional finish.
The event required enough
seating for a minimum of 50
visitors. 10 corner sofas and
10 benches, which included
all-weather seat pads, were
assembled in 45 minutes.
Backdrops were used to
create areas for people to
meet, as part of the shell
scheme infrastructure and as
cordons to stop people from
entering restricted areas. Two
contractors erected these
backdrops in 25 minutes
having had no previous
experience using the product.
Customer feedback:
Marketing and
communications director Gill
Simpson said: “We absolutely
love the QUICKBLOCK
product and it reflects our
business values perfectly. Its
flexibility means we can use
it at our varying events, and
it is always a huge talking
point that makes our space
stand out from the crowd.
The QUICKBLOCK team are
the friendliest and most hard
working we have come across,
and whenever we work with
them it simply feels like they
are an extension of our own
team. I couldn’t recommend
QUICKBLOCK more!”
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