ESS delivered a 20m Orbit stage, called the floating stage as it was positioned in the Thames facing back to the riverbank, as well as producing a 14m wide, four-bay clear-panelled Superstructure building christened the ‘Transparium’ by the organizers, which was used as a covered venue for parts of the Festival’s repertoire.
ESS has seen an increase this year in activity for events demanding its smaller-scale and lighter weight solutions, which complement the stadium-sized projects that the company is well known for. Tim Norman, managing director for ESS, said: "We are delighted to have successfully completed the Henley Festival this year. The project has seen imaginative solutions deployed on land and on the river, with the Superstructure being used in a way that we have not seen since we launched it in early 2001. Clearly we would like to see more of these kinds of projects in the future."
(Lee Baldock)
