ENTERTAINMENT RIGGING


Electrical hoists, Wrennal continues, are


great for moving lighting boxes and trusses, while ensuring that precise, simultaneous control at multiple lifting points. However, manual chain tackles are still regularly used across many productions with great demand. “Typically 0.5t is adequate but, in more recent years, our longer 15m chain hoists with the one-tonne WLL have become increasingly popular as well. And, of course, on locations


where power could be an issue, the manual hoists are particularly useful.” While it’s hard to say what is lifted the most, according to Wrennal, it all depends on the individual production. “We worked on the TV mini-series Devs. On that, our co-director and founder Darren Flindall was head of department rigger. He organised manoeuvring the very large and delicate glass and gold lift that was an integral element of


the set and the storyline. So much could have gone wrong without the required knowledge and experience using such hoists.” Not, of course, that such knowledge


and experience are seen by or known to the audience. The lifting experience, and the lifting machines, are strictly behind the scenes and out of sight. But they are a key part of the show all the same. Ah well – that’s entertainment.


KUBE provided the hoists and rigging for the TV production Devs. 24 | September 2025 | www.hoistmagazine.com


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