The company worked with show producers MJK Productions to build three separate projects, turning the blank canvas of the empty Earls Court floor into a world-class venue.
Although this is the 12th year Stageco and MJK have worked together on the Brits, the event always presents new challenges. In 2008 the venue had a split tenancy with another event, offering late access to parts of the hall, meaning much of the work had to be organised into two highly intensive shifts of 25 hours each. "We had to get this right first time," says Stageco's project manager Dirk de Decker. "The logistics of the schedule were planned well in advance, with technical drawings, structural calculations and certification presented before Christmas. In spite of the long shifts, we insisted on the most professional working practices and attention to health and safety was second to none."
"Stageco are the best at what they do and I couldn't imagine working with anyone else on the Brits," says Mick Kluczynski of MJK Productions. "This ceremonies always present bands at a very special level and, as ever, Stageco has played its part in one of the world's best pop awards shows."
Stageco scooped an award earlier in the week when they were voted Favourite Staging Company by readers of TPi magazine.
(Jim Evans)
