Hoist and Rigging Workshop

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TOMCAT In the News, April 2000
Around The World: Hoist School UK On the heals of a very successful Hoist and Rigging Workshop downunder to Sydney, Australia, TOMCAT UK is proud to host the third workshop of the year at our premises in Bromborough England. Recognized worldwide as the most comprehensive training course of its kind, the workshop is a unique learning opportunity for both those new to the entertainment industry - as well as veterans of the business. Through two days of hands-on workshops and lectures by industry professionals, workshop participants will receive instruction on truss design and use, safe rigging practices and principles, and chain hoist design, use and troubleshooting. With over 25 years of experience conducting industrial and theatrical product maintenance and sales training in the United States and abroad, Wally Blount, Manager of the entertainment Products Division of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, will discuss the proper use of CM Lodestar products on Thursday, May 4, 2000. Wally will also lead participants in hands-on disassembly and re-assembly of a one ton CM Lodestar chain hoist to demonstrate troubleshooting techniques. This workshop entails hands-on work with CM Lodestar hoists. On Friday, May 5, 2000, recognized experts in the entertainment industry Nick Brown and Pete Smith of the UK's Unusual Rigging, Ltd. who have lead the way in promoting safety and safe rigging practices for many years will provide rigging instruction. Their session regarding rigging practices and principles will cover the range of rigging hardware and basic rigging formulas and techniques. Included will be tuition on practical rigging applications and methods. TOMCAT UK's own Adrian Black will lead participants in truss design, use, safety and inspection on the last day of the workshop, Saturday, May 6. Space is limited. For more information on TOMCAT's UK Hoist and Rigging Workshop, please contact us at info(snabel A)tomcatuk.com.		Been There, Dome That! New Year's Eve at the Millennium Dome was the culmination of months of activity for TOMCAT and our sister company Brilliant Stages. Much of the hardware that the Dome's estimated 10 million visitors will admire this year as they gaze upward at the Central Arena show, was developed and manufactured at TOMCAT's UK and US facilities. Including the shows trussing and gantry system and a series of 60 foot dynamic mobiles. Brilliant Stages were instrumental in realizing Mark Fisher's breathtaking design. Turning out the 80ft automated stage and the 35 ft telescopic PA tower was as symbolically significant as it was technically sophisticated. Mirroring the theme of the Central Show, TOMCAT and Brilliant Stages defined their own unique working relationship throughout the development of this project. It truly is a global economy!

TODD Joins TOMCAT USA TOMCAT announces an addition to the US sales team this past month. Will Todd joined our sales team in May and will be moving into our design department in September. Todd, 23, attended the University of Arizona majoring in Theater Production. He served as Head Electrician for Feld Entertainment for 4 years. Todd traveled with Pocahontas and The Little Mermaid throughout the US, Canada, Mexico City and Puerto Rico. "It will be a welcome change to actually be off the road, especially since I just got married," said Todd. He recently married Olga Jiltsova, a Russian ice skater, who also toured with Feld Entertainment. TOMCAT UK's Uplifting News On the heals of a very successful Hoist and Rigging Workshop downunder to Sydney, Australia, TOMCAT UK successfully hosted TOMCAT's the third workshop of the year at our premises in Bromborough England. Joined by industry professionals from all over the world, TOMCAT UK successfully hosted it's 3rd Hoist and Rigging Workshop. Participants to this year's event traveled from lands as far away as Turkey and as close to home as Manchester England. This year's workshop was held in the Glenda Jackson Theatre at the Wirral Metropolitan College. The venue served well the truss and rigging tuition. With over 25 years of experience conducting industrial and theatrical product maintenance and sales training in the United States and abroad, Wally Blount, Manager of the entertainment Products Division of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, discussed the proper use of CM Lodestar products on Thursday, May 4, 2000. Wally also lead participants in hands-on disassembly and re-assembly of a one ton CM Lodestar chain hoist to demonstrate troubleshooting techniques. On Friday, May 5, 2000, recognized experts in the entertainment industry Nick Brown and Pete Smith of the UK's Unusual Rigging, Ltd. who have lead the way in promoting safety and safe rigging practices for many yearsl provided rigging instruction. Their session regarding rigging practices and principles covered the range of rigging hardware and basic rigging formulas and techniques. Included was tuition on practical rigging applications and methods. The Workshop ended with a comprehensive disccussion on		Been There, Dome That! New Year's Eve at the Millennium Dome was the culmination of months of activity for TOMCAT and our sister company Brilliant Stages. Much of the hardware that the Dome's estimated 10 million visitors will admire this year as they gaze upward at the Central Arena show, was developed and manufactured at TOMCAT's UK and US facilities. Including the shows trussing and gantry system and a series of 60 foot dynamic mobiles. Brilliant Stages were instrumental in realizing Mark Fisher's breathtaking design. Turning out the 80ft automated stage and the 35 ft telescopic PA tower was as symbolically significant as it was technically sophisticated. Mirroring the theme of the Central Show, TOMCAT and Brilliant Stages defined their own unique working relationship throughout the development of this project. It truly is a global economy! More Photos from the TOMCAT UK Hoist and Rigging Workshop Truss Use and Design on Saturday. Mike Wells of TOMCAT's engineering firm Parkhill, Smith and Cooper helped participants understand truss design and theory and set up a TOMCAT ground support system to demonstrate proper use and inspection of truss. Recognized worldwide as the most comprehensive training course of its kind, the TOMCAT Hoist and Rigging Workshop is a unique learning opportunity for both those new to the entertainment industry - as well as veterans of the business. The company's next workshop will be held in Midland, Texas, January 31 - February 3. For more information on TOMCAT's Hoist and Rigging Workshop, please contact us at mailto:info(snabel A)tomcatuk.com.