Although the deadlines for this segment of the industrial rigging industry are usually measured in days, not hours like in the Live Event / Touring industry we know, the sizes and weights of handled structures dwarf those considered by us. (Then again, these structures are not moved between venues on a daily basis either!)
The heaviest structure ever handled by Harold was the main steel dome roof part of a nuclear reactor building weighing roughly 800 Metric Tonnes.
Harold moved into Live Event rigging for unknown reasons. It may have been the different work schedule, perhaps the (better ?) pay, or other fringe benefits, or it may have been the simple fact that our industry has always had a shortage of qualified structural engineers with a hands on approach.
Engineers that are not afraid to climb the structures actually knowing what they are doing with regards to engineering and safety.
Harold toured all over the world with acts like AC/DC, Madonna, Pink Floyd, and countless other productions.
Harold Founded ICRC based in France and AsiaRig based in Bangkok. Besides supplying event rigging services for productions and tours all over the planet, rigging system design and implementation for installation and touring contributes a big chunk to Harold’s gigantic experience bucket.
Whether it concerns…
- 600 rigpoints for an event in an exposition venue.
- 80 hoist points before any sound, light, effects or video equipment can fly on the morning of a daily moving show.
- Outdoor stadium overhead high speed moving systems 75 meter high with 260 meter travel.
- A sophisticated variable speed system designed for touring or in theatre.
- Pre-production study, design, implementation and training for a world tour rigging system.