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17.11.2009
Stagehands.de in Las Vegas
During the course of these days we were also in a position to be able to look after the needs of a wonderful production in Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas - including a camera team who flew in as well as one of our own technical foremen. A crew on tour is always a general logistical challenge with visas, entry requirements, flights etc. - and at this point a sincere thank you to the young man from Hotels-in.com, who managed to book for us an original Las Vegas hotel in the Casino style on extremely agreeable terms(there wasn't too much of the pay packet left over after that). Rock 'n' Roll in the hotel and a holiday in Las Vegas - that's the way it should be. more
03.07.2009
Stagehands.de - We Rock!
…and not only at festivals like Roskilde and Fusion but all across Europe - and private as well. And that's what we were up to in the last weeks - where Murphy's Rule was once again seen to apply:
It always starts to rain when a trailer with rig is opened up - when it's in service at an event.
Alongside Prague, Rotterdam and Paris, we were also getting down to it in Germany - event technicians in Cologne, riggers in Frankfurt, stagehands in Hamburg and in many other German cities there were plenty of other things on the program.
And by the way: Our crews are as rainproof as Martin's Agua Domes, only the washlight function doesn't work quite so well.
Stagehands.de - we make Rock possible with local crews internationally on site. more
26.05.2009
Stagehands proviedes accredited personnel leasing
We hereby announce to the event technology branch that we, Stagehands.de, have since the beginning of this year according to the AÜG been officially accredited as a provider of personnel (who doesn't fondly remember Jupiter, Pete and Bob - three investigators, three stagehands, three event technicians).
Our legal standpoint is as before the providing of services on a self-employed basis in the event and trade fair sector, as applies also to the film production industry - a sector where we are much active.
We see this step as an extending of our range of services already on offer, which among other things will enable us to cover touring and the provision of long-term personnel and crew needs. It also enables us to provide further legal safeguards for our clients, as we are combining the offering of crew services with our new role as provider of personnel and not separating the two services, as is usually the case.
Stagehands.de: Jupiter, Pete and Bob available as stagehands, helpers, riggers and event technicians as required, now also in the provider of personnel.
The appropriate federal stagehand provider of personnel eagle comes, as usual, from Eymajoh. more
16.04.2009
Stagehands rocks the Easter bunnies or rather with them...in Paris and around the world
And this among others with our crews, helpers and stagehands in Berlin, Cologne, Hannover, Casablanca (here's looking at you kid) and Helsinki.
Alongside numerous trade fair building up and dismantling, we also supported our own industry's trade fair, the Prolight & Sound, and in the Classics and Culture branch as well as on our own Roadshows we've also been kept busy.
And our booth builders were also hard at work on the Auto-Rai in Amsterdam.
And it's going on internationally in the coming months:
Light technicians in Birmingham, helpers in Paris, stagehands in Frankfurt am Main (that's also pretty international) are on the job for us. more
06.04.2009
Stagehands in Frankfurt at Prolight & Sound
The Prolight & Sound in Frankfurt, the international trade fair for event and communication technology, is one of the event industry's biggest events. Once a year the giants of the event scene meet here to present products and services. The Stagehands from Stagehands.de were there in Frankfurt and, under assignment to various national and international clients, took the professional building up and dismantling of event equipment in hand. With stamina, power and technical know-how the booth builders and event technicians applied themselves to the fast and smooth setting up of trade fair stands. With over 800 exhibitors and tens of thousands of trade visitors, the Prolight & Sound is the leading trade fair for the event and event technology sectors - so it goes without saying that the hands and helpers from Stagehands.de just had to be there.
From the banking metropolis to the nation's capital, from trade fair to theatre - it just keeps going with stage technology for event technicians in Berlin. Stagehands in Essen, Dusseldorf and Fankfurt - Handling, Rigging and Loading - there have been and continue to be plenty of assignments. What else is there to report? In the last week a... more
30.03.2009
The ultimate Stagehand...
...is without doubt here at Stagehands.de - and now not only in production cinema but also as a very shapely A1 placard. With all important features such as "Grab hold of it", the disintegration button, GPS direction finding...and many other useful features for your stagehand.
"The ultimate Stagehand - and the optimal equipment" now in virtually (un)limited numbers and free for everyone who got our teaser by post. For all other rentals, event agencies and clients on request.
And soon for our stagehands there will also be a new corresponding and attractive poster, so word has it. more
12.03.2009
Stagehands.de supports the ECHO awards ceremony
Once a year with the ECHO the most highly sought after music prize in Europe is presented. But to make this possible there's a number of things that need to be taken care of first. The stagehands and helpers from Stagehands.de played their part in this as usual on top form and supported the presenting of the ECHO Awards 2009 with the building up of the event equipment. No, the stagehands and helpers in Berlin didn't have to prove their singing talents, but managed both day and night to put on a strong performance through their skill and technical know-how. The helpers were in Berlin exhibiting their usual joy in their work, and got to take the stage at least while building up the technical equipment on the big stage.
As always the stagehands from Stagehands.de are also hard at work in other places. For example the experienced team of riggers and hands who were there building up and dismantling the event equipment in Olympiapark in Munich. The hands and helpers are sought after throughout Germany and always leave people impressed with their professionalism. Thanks to the worldwide Local Crew Network the Stagehands are at work in Germany, Europe and throughout the world, be it... more
25.02.2009
Stagehands on European assignment
Be it from the North to the South, from the East to the West, thanks to the local crews there's no distance too great for the hands and helpers from Stagehands.de. After the expert Stagehands team organised helpers for a roadshow through Switzerland, there followed an assignment for the event technicians in Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. The techies ensured trouble-free technical support for a business meeting in a renowned hotel. The event equipment was set up with the usual competence by the helpers from Stagehands.de.
On short notice the Stagehands received an assignment in Holland. With skill and precise planning the stand builders from Stagehands.de fulfilled their contract and built up the stands as required with their usual joy in their work. Next the far North required the presence of the Hands and Helpers from Stagehands.de - a contract in Finland. A warm welcome: Stagehands in Helsinki.
It's been a long, long time since the event technicians from Stagehands.de thought about taking a holiday. Contracts for helpers in Hamburg and Berlin are already signed. Be it stagehands in Munich, helpers in Berlin or helpers in Switzerland, a great number of assignments await in... more
10.02.2009
Stagehands.de / The sport goes on
And it doesn't stop there with the sportiness for the stagehands from Stagehands.de. At the moment the Stagehands team is in Neumunster on assignment with the VR Classics 2009. The international horse riding tournament offers a diverse program, with prize money of 200,000 Euros being given for the best jump. Whether this incentive is big enough for the Stagehands to climb onto a horse themselves is questionable, but the professional support provided by our team is a much better bet.
Preparations are cracking ahead and even the upcoming snow presents no great hurdle for the Stagehands. The "hotel room" for the horses stands ready and at the Holstenhalle Neumunster the event technicians are assiduously at work preparing an unforgettable atmosphere for the audience, the horses and the riders. For the helpers and stagehands of Stagehands.de it's definitely an experience. And the Stagehands were also diligently at work even further south. The helpers and event technicians were present at the congress of a well-known telecommunications concern in Düsseldorf building and dismantling the technical event equipment. And as usual there's also a whole lot more going on, with the Stagehands... more
10.02.2009
Berlin is great
Dear colleagues, once more out and about in Berlin or searching for a hotel Berlin, Berliner hostel, restaurant in Berlin or a club for the end-of-rigging party?
Then we'd like to recommend the platform from our colleagues at Eventelligence:
Berlin is great - Hotel Berlin, restaurants in Berlin and much more on Berlin-ist-toll.de! more
02.02.2009
Stagehands / Sporty, fit and full of energy
A race like no other. In keeping with tradition, the Six Day Race is being held at the moment in Berlin. Already in 1909 the mega endurance event was pulling national and international cycling pros in. The stagehands from Stagehands.de were there sportily building up and dismantling the equipment in the event hall, displaying an impressive level of fitness and loads of energy, and cutting a good figure even if they weren't in a saddle. For the Hands there weren't any places on the podium but they could still take pleasure in their work and a successful event.
And the fitness and sportiness don't stop there. The hands and helpers from Stagehands.de were also there to help prepare the UEFA National Trainer Conference 2009 in Paris. A definite plus for the Stagehands team: A crew leader who could speak just as good German as French. In other words, very good communication and coordination on site brought the Stagehands well up to speed.
And it wasn't just sporting actions that dictated the work schedule of the Stagehands in the last week. There's also the support of the roadshow which has just begun in Cologne, and which is also to be presented in Heilbronn and Nuremberg, the... more
23.01.2009
Stagehands rocking in Duisberg
Although summer is more the time for big concerts and music festivals, there are still plenty of music events going on in Germany at the moment. Every good event depends of course on technical know-how and organisation. Thus the guys from Stagehands.de are once more hard at work across the entire country, building and dismantling event equipment.
The event technicians were busy this week in the Duisberg landscape park supporting a concert and were also there to lend their professionalism to the cause in the Rhein-Main-Hallen Wiesbaden. South and West Germany is a favourite workplace for the Stagehands team. The entire week our loaders and riggers were building and dismantling at a trade fair in Munich. The stagehands and techies always show their best side, and they were doing this once more at a concert in Munich and in service of another trade fair in Frankfurt am Main.
For a crew of stagehands and loaders from Stagehands January brought to an end to a successful roadshow that had travelled all across Germany, in which the future highlights of a big cosmetics label were presented. The tour stopped in Hamburg, Stuttgart and Munich, among others. And we're already looking... more
16.01.2009
Stagehands in carnival stronghold Mainz
With the fourth part of the year still very much under way, already the fifth, the 2009 carnival season, is already being heralded. And so on the occasion of a carnival event in a Mainz arena the stagehands from Stagehands.de were hard at work lending their help to the building up and dismantling of event equipment and so giving energetic support to the first Shrove Tuesday events of the year.
And it was not only in Mainz that the hands and their helpers had plenty to do. On assignment to a client of many years' standing the stagehands were once more at work together with the regular Munich crew at the Munich trade fair. Building up of trade fairs and more, for the competent stagehands and event technicians it's long been routine. At the moment on the trade fair grounds in Leipzig an international congress is taking place which the hands from Stagehands.de helped to build up with their usual professionalism. Further assignments for our stagehands were also going on in the last weeks in Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg, among others.
From East to West, from North to South, the Stagehands are active in just about every large German city. Stagehands in Mainz for Shrove Tuesday,... more
06.01.2009
Stagehands at the London Car Show
The Christmas season, time of reflection, is over. Revival and a renewed zest for life is in the air - Welcome to 2009! The Stagehands and Event technicians are feeling it too, and are once more hard at work at events in Germany, Europe and around the world.
Shortly before the ringing in of the New Year an impressive car show in London was pulling the people in. The Stagehands were on the scene and helped to build up and dismantle the show with their usual professionalism. A little further east in a Berlin theatre a famous poet's masterpieces were being performed. The lighting technicians and stagehands from Stagehands.de took care of the technical preparation and wrapping up of the event, leaving behind a happy audience.
The New Year is kicking smartly into gear for the stagehands and helpers from Stagehands.de. Already assignments are being planned for the stagehands and event technicians across the whole of Europe. Stagehands in London, lighting technicians in Berlin, event technicians in Paris and loaders and riggers on tour across Europe. Every event - no matter whether theatre, car show, trade fair or concert - is once again in 2009 in the best of hands with our... more
23.12.2008
Stagehands in Disneyland Paris
After last week's look back over the year's assignment highlights for our stagehands, riggers, technicians and Co for 2008, here for the end of the year is a look at the most current events where the bold Stagehands were, are and will be at work.
Especially exciting was the assignment for the event technicians from Stagehands.de in Disneyland Paris, where they provided reliable support for an event organised by a well-known music label. From West to East: The stagehands and stand builders were kept busy for a whole week in the O2 Arena in Prague, which was finished in March 2004 and is mainly used for ice sport and ice figure skating events. In order that the upcoming athletic events may take place in the O2 Arena the stagehands were put to work constructing huge platforms. The hands and stagehands are also happy to represent us at media productions, and in this respect light and sound technicians were at work in the last weeks on the film set in the Berlin-Adlershof Media Park. In Goch the stagehands will also soon be at work at a New Year's Eve Run, where jogging enthusiasts can jog into a healthy New Year. At the beginning of January things continue in a reliable fashion: At... more
19.12.2008
Stagehands 208 - The Highlights!
The year is just about over - a good time for a look back over the Stagehands year 2008, and the world of stagehands, loaders, riggers, techies and co! We were at work in many countries and on many continents, Stagehands 2008 in Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
Already at the beginning of the year we won a big contract, with a 50 person team of stagehands and forklift operators working for 3 weeks for an American automobile manufacturer at the Cologne trade fair. At the same time two large international sporting events were happy to have us there. One of these was the UEFA EM'08, where the Stagehands lent an energetic hand in all the major cities of Switzerland and Austria, and the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing 2008, where our event technicians and hands were assiduously at work. And our stagehands were there helping out at the Formula One race on the Hockenheimring.
The Comedy King Mario Barth set a world record in the summer of 2008 when he filled the entire Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Our stagehands and event technicians were there to give their professional support. Also not forgetting the Kurt Krömer Roadshow that we were permitted to accompany for some months. Across... more
09.12.2008
Stagehands with Greece-on-Tour in Dusseldorf, Stuttgart and Frankfurt
The team from Stagehands.de supported Greece-on-Tour. Last weekend the popular Greek singer Nikos Vertis toured Germany together with his musical compatriots Grigoris Petrakos, Maria Ioannidou and Savvina Lois & Bands and stopped in Dusseldorf, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. In a show of over three hours a total of 25 musicians gave a top rank performance of Greek music. Because such a large event can't take place without technical support the hard-working stagehands from Stagehands.de were there with a big team at each and every event. By the way, we got the contract one day before the first event. Accepted on the spur of the moment, professional stagehands in Dusseldorf, loaders in Stuttgart and event technicians in Frankfurt were immediately organised so that the shows could go ahead under A1 conditions!
On St. Nicholas Day the Stagehands didn't put their feet up but were instead diligently at work. Thus the Hands were there to support a film set in the Berliner Ullstein Hall and - suitably - event technicians were taking care of the building up and dismantling of the technical equipment at a Christmas concert in Grimma. To get a perspective on 2009 it's worth mentioning here the... more
05.12.2008
Stagehands in Cologne make children's eyes light up!
Punctually at the pre-Christmastime our industrious stagehands, techies and co. are busy helping in the building up and dismantling of the event technical equipment for a children's concert in the Cologne theatre. The little guests most definitely had a good time. And in regards to Cologne, it seems that there's been a great demand for Hands just recently.
Also exciting was the contract for our stagehands and event technicians in the Berliner Admiralpalast. Here a camera crane needed to be mounted and correctly positioned so as to provide the ideal perspective for a concert of Klaus Hoffmann & Band.
A further highlight of the last week was the work undertaken by our stagehands on the Porto Airport, where the Stagehands helped in the building and dismantling of a car showcase. In regards to this things are also looking exciting for the future, as at the event there were requests regarding our Hands in the UK and Australia, event technicians in Dubai and Morocco, loaders in Bulgaria, Turkey and in Russia. Info about this and relevant points are as always to be found on Stagehands.de!
In the coming days our stagehands, loaders and event technicians will be permitted to return... more
28.11.2008
Viva Italia! Stagehands at the trade fair in Bologna
"Hallo boys" - or something like that - is what the extremely spirited Italian women thought when the industrious stagehands from Stagehands.de turned up last week at the international Motorshow 2008 in Italian Bologna. Here the stagehands were energetically at work, responsible as they were for the building up and dismantling of the trade fair equipment.
The deployment of our techies in Bologna was only one highlight of the week, as there was also a lot going in our equally beautiful - if slightly colder - Germany. Winter is not only Christmastime, it's also trade fair time. Thus there was the Medica in Düsseldorf, where the stagehands, loaders and construction helpers from Stagehands.de were to be found in action.
The Medica is the world forum for medicine and technology. So, thankfully our stagehands didn't need to test any fever thermometers. Also in South Germany our Stagehands team was hard at it. A contract in the German Museum in Munich brought our stagehands one step closer to Germany history - working and simultaneously learning something, a great thing.
The next jobs for our Stagehands team are also already fixed. Loaders in Stuttgart, riggers in Ulm, standhands... more
21.11.2008
Kölle Alaf! Stagehands feel at home in Cologne
Last week in the Jecken-Hochburg am Rhein the carnival season was welcomed in with much hoopla. But don't worry, our stagehands don't have to come to work in colourful costumes. Indeed our event technicians and helpers were on the job a lot during the last week at the Cologne trade fair. Here there was to be found the eat'n STYLE (good catering?) and the baby trade fair (pink and light blue furry teddy bears?), where our stagehands, techies and hands all had a lot to do.
However also in other corners of Germany there was much screwing, loading and cabling. For example our loaders in Munich, stagehands in Hannover, event technicians at the trade fair in Düsseldorf and helpers in the Kanzler Quarter in Berlin were out and about.
As a special highlight our stagehands are at work in beautiful, Italian Bologna, where according to the weather report the sun is shining now and then at the moment. And regarding the food down there, there are definitely reasons to be jealous! We'll let you know of course how it all went…
Without a doubt there's a whole lot of technical event work again going on again in Germany, Europe and the whole world. The industrious hands of our stagehands,... more
14.11.2008
Stage hands in Cologne at the World Cyber Games - Set bulding instead of gaming
Last weekend the finale of the biggest e-sport tournament of the world was held in the Cologne trade fair hall: the World Cyber Games (WCG) - a Cyber Game Festival, which sets the standard worldwide for bringing gamers together. Our stagehands, sound technicians, riggers and techies were also there among the gaming crowd. They were not however there for gaming, but for the building and dismantling of the stages, trade stands, LAN etc. for national and international clients.
As well as Cologne we are currently on the job in Babelsberg (film production = good catering, "extremely awake" directors and the best rigging parties ever), as well as elsewhere.
And as one could say that Babelsberg belongs to the greater Berlin area, we'd like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to our stand builders in Berlin, who gave us such excellent support with this production: stand builders and set builders - we got the best feedback. Many thanks!
Also the local and international crews, event technicians and stagehands in Frankfurt am Main (I award the aiport international territory status, since the security checks here are stricter than when entering the USA), riggers in... more
02.11.2008
Public Relations + Stagehands.de = PR Agency Berlin
Public Relations and Stagehands.de – do these two really go together? You bet they do! And as of now our publicity will be professionally handled by PR Agency Berlin which will take care of all aspects of our public relations, press relations and strategic communication.
For the publicity-conscious among you: The PR services offered by PR Agency Berlin are specialized for small to mid-size companies and above all the field of event technical support. After two years of project-specific cooperation with the PR Agency Berlin, we have turned over our entire PR campaign to the agency for the next two years. All of our online PR, press releases and general public relations will be done by PR Agency Berlin and we can rest assured knowing that these responsibilities are in good hands. more
25.10.2008
Stagehands.de is growing in Berlin
Since 15.10.2008, there has been a new place at the lunch table in our headquarters in Berlin: Stefanie Witt, “figure-skating” co-ordinator and event salesperson from Berlin is now supporting us in all aspects of production planning.
We are glad to have you on board Stefanie, with our without figure skates! more
10.10.2008
Event technicians are from Mars – Stagehands are from Venus
…meaning that our crews with exhibition builders, forklift operators and lighting technicians were also there at Germany’s largest and most “interesting” exhibition in Berlin.
A few other things were going on outside the exhibition grounds too. Stagehands in Barcelona, event technicians in Rome, riggers in Frankfurt Main (Frankfurt Exhibition Centre of course) plus hands in Amsterdam and Zürich all in full out action.
There will also soon be some revolutionary changes to the administration here: We are fundamentally revising our web presence and by 01.01.2009 at the latest there will be additional interesting functions that are sure to be of interest to rental companies, stagehands and techies. But we aren’t giving it all away just yet.
So, in keeping with the theme – Revolutionary Greetings from Berlin! more
16.09.2008
Congratulations on the election victory!
The time has come. Our new chairman of the worker's council is Mischa Lange. In addition to his main duties as one of the co-ordinators on our Stagehands.de team, he will now be responsible for representing the interests of our employees. We wish him all the best in his new position. more
10.09.2008
"Everythings good on the inside": Stagehands at the SPOGA-Horse in Cologne
„Draußen ist alles drin“ („Everything for outside is inside“) – this was the slogan for the SPOGA-Horse which took place in Cologne at the end of August. Our highly qualified stagehands were there to support the event. As a part of the SPOGA – the largest industry exhibition for sporting goods, camping supplies and garden furniture – the SPOGA-Horse presented the latest from the world of equestrian sports and a professional Stagehands.de crew was there to assist. Our stagehands worked under the motto “Everything is good inside” and with their expertise in set-up, dismantling, lighting, sound and security made sure that exhibitors, visitors and enthusiast alike experienced a perfect performance. Some of the more important jobs were laying professional flooring, calibrating the sound system and general set-up and dismantling of the various stands and displays. Together with our client, a company specialized in exhibition and presentation systems, we were able to assist the production through to successful completion thanks to first-class teamwork and... more
02.09.2008
Stagehands.de votes for worker's council
Dear clients and crews,
on 09.09.2008 there will be a vote to decide whether Stagehands.de will establish a worker's council. The vote will take place outside the office from 12.30 until about 16.00 meaning we will not be there to take your calls and enquiries during that time. However, before that and immediately afterwards we will be pleased to hear from you. We apologize for any inconvenience. more
11.08.2008
Stagehands.de in Berlin’s Olympic stadium
The professional stagehands.de team presented themselves in a record-breaking fashion whilst working in Berlin’s Olympic stadium on 12th July 2008 by creating the perfect platform in advance. A week before the actual event nine trucks loaded with 110 flooring tiles in total moved into the Olympic stadium where 8200 square metres of football pitch was to be transformed into a concert hall. The occasion: the biggest comedy show on earth with an extraordinary premiere. Mario Barth, the jokster and bard presented “Men are primitive, but happy!“, a set which had already filled the biggest halls in the country, and reached its highest point up to date in Berlin in front of a sold out house of 70.000.
10 to 24 PAXs were needed every day to manage this gigantic task and to build strong flooring. This was real blood, sweat and tears work for the professional stagehands. They were on site and in action every day for a whole week and the results show it was worth all the effort. The work was completed on time and to the great satisfaction of all involved.. Mario Barth was... more
11.08.2008
Gaffa Fixes Everything
Us techies have always known it: No Gaffa, no life.
On this note: the new comic by Eymajoh Rotweiß – and a “hello“ to all colleagues and crew who are in Peking at the moment trying to get hold of some „Pommes Rotweiß“ (chips with tomato sauce and mayonnaise) : - ) Stagehands.de - stay olympic! (at least in terms of coffee consumption), also in China.
PS You can find the Gaffa Comic in its full size in our comic section! more
12.07.2008
Stagehands.de and Football - A Summer Fairy Tale
It was a second „Summer Fairy Tale“ and a very special highlight for us and our crews. The European Football Championships (Euro 08). Our team managed a close second place and brought home the silver to hundreds of thousands of adoring fans who greeted them at the Brandenburg Gate. And it was a success for us as well. With a local crew on location to set up and dismantle the lighting and sound, we were able to experience the Euro 08 up close. Special stage constructors also made sure that “public viewing” was a unique experience and that the floor remained under the feet of the many fans.
Professional stagehands – also provided by us – took care of the set-up and dismantling of the lighting, sound and video equipment in and around Vienna and Basel. But the broadcast professionals were not the ones responsible for the interruption during the semi-final game between Germany and Turkey that left the world holding its breath. A heavy storm with strong winds was the actual cause of the blackout which left the broadcast centre in Vienna without power for a while. This was the central broadcast centre for all of the other stations showing the game – or not, in this case ;-) But... more
10.07.2008
Yoursharemakesadifference
Here is some news about something very important – Stagehands.de tries hard to keep all of its productions as environmentally-friendly as possible: local crew = no travel = no emissions. “Your share makes a difference” is also the motto of our companion nature protection program in the USA.
Every small effort to protect the environment counts, according to the makers of the website Ysmad.com. This stands for “Your Share Makes A Difference”. And the name says it all – the website attempts to dispel the myth that individual consumers can do little to help protect the environment. The site offers lots of practical tips on how to be more environmentally friendly in your everyday life. It also includes a blog which comments on environmental and climate politics and has additional information on extinction rates, greenhouse effects and much more. Why not surf on over and check it out at http://ysmad.com more
03.06.2008
Stagehands in Athens, Techies in Berlin, Riggers in Peking
Athens, we are coming! And as often as possible if we have it our way. Our stagehands in Greece, consisting of crew captains flown in from Germany and the rest of the team assembled locally, are more than happy to oblige when the offers keep coming in for projects there - now that we have found some decent hotels ;-).
Our stagehands and event technicians were also busy in Berlin at some large productions and at the exhibition centres in Cologne, Munich and Hannover.
Somewhat new – and very welcome - is the growing demand for crew for roadshows and tours. Other countries, other lobbies….
Last but not least, our new Veranstaltungstechniker.de website is seeing rapidly increased activity, thanks to those of you who have visited and given us feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Brand new in our store: The “God of Rigging” T-Shirt…
…and before we finish, a lasting impression of the ceiling of the exhibition hall in Peking (including a Chineses rigger provided by Stagehands.de). more
06.05.2008
Event Technicians in Shanghai and Riggers in Peking
So, it’s been a while since the last news entry. Daily business is rockin’ (and so does Veranstaltungstechiker.de – our new Web 2.0 puppy…ok, more like a junk-yard dog in the making).
Now on to the “really important” things: Our newsletter system is up and running and anyone who likes can register to be kept up to speed on the latest happenings in our little Stagehands.de world.
As far as daily business goes, we had lots of action in the Far East with event technicians in Shanghai and Riggers in Peking (as usual, all locals) and the Olympics are just around the corner. We were also busy with some other foreign productions a bit closer to home in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana (try saying that one quickly after 3 pints of Guiness), in London (at the Excel that we know and love) and in Moscow.
Back at home we had a lot going on in Berlin, Frankfurt Main (no, not just the exhibition!), Cologne (more or less around the clock), Munich, Stuttgart, and of course Hamburg (and every other city it seems).
Summary: High season has begun and we are looking forward to the next events (both big and small) with you.
16.03.2008
Veranstaltunstechniker.de Online
We're back from the Prolight & Sound 2008 and it was great! Thanks to all of you who came to visit our stand, enjoy the teeshirts and card games!
08.03.2008
Stagehands in Frankfurt Main
Stagehands.de at the Prolight and Sound (Frankfurt Main)
…and no, we didn’t just set up some stands (and stages), we had our own astronomically large stand as well (even a 27 cubic metre meteor can do damage!).
While there we introduced our brand-new lovingly illustrated Techie Card Game (now playing at a cinema near you! And also available in our online shop) and our new promo teeshirt for 2008, the “Rampensau”.
To all of you who paid us a visit: Thank you! We hope to see you again at our Summer Festival 2008 in Berlin.
And what is going on back at the office? Quite a bit – we had crew on assignment at the Geneva Motor Salon, at several productions in Shanghai and Peking, and were kept busy with the usual production business in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
One project, however, deserves special recognition and that would be the beach promenade (including beach!) that our stage-hands in Mannheim created. more
08.02.2008
Stagehands.de | Fast on their feet
Drums, fiddles, penny whistles, and a lot of feet - that isRiverdance. Scaffolding, cables, forklifts, and a lot of hands - that is Stagehands.de. Whoever thinks that combining these two could only lead to a whole lot of confusion is sadly mistaken and our production in Freiburg at the end of January is perfect evidence.
In the most southerly city in Germany we supported the entire show with stage-hands, catering, wardrobe assistants, hostesses, and ushers as well as forklift operators, runners, and cooks. Stagehands.de was in full force.
Location: Rothaus Arena. The 4800m2 arena in Freiburg was the place where it all happened during three days in January. One of the three Riverdance troupes enchanted audiences with a lively program consisting of Irish step-dancing, where the upper body is kept rigid and motionless while the feet move at a furious pace.
But before the festivities could begin there was a lot to prepare. Working closely with the tour management and the staff at the Rothaus Arena, we took on the planning and organization for all backstage personnel. In addition to that we were responsible for... more
07.02.2008
Stagehands.de | She's leaving home...to load out some trussing!
It's never easy when the little ones learn to fly and take off on their own adventures. So even though it was only for a few days, it was still hard for us to say goodbye to Susan, the youngest member of our office team. But everyone must learn to let go at some point.
Our new event technician went to Brussels, where the EU has its headquarters, where NATO has its headquarters and where you can find french fries (or "chips" for our friends in the UK) and waffles everywhere. The Motor Show took place for the 86th time in the Belgian capital city. Along with the latest offerings from the automobile industry, the focal point of this year's Autosalon was the environmentally-friendly technology.
Susan traded in her pen for a ratchet and supported the rest of the team on assignment for the load out of one of the stands at the Expo grounds. Like the rest of the stagehands, she dismantled the lighting and sound equipment, pulled cable and loaded the trussing.
After all of the lighting fixtures, monitors and speakers were in the trucks, Susan hit the road home and arrived back at our offices in Berlin safe and sound. But it seems that she has developed a bit of wanderlust so she's... more
04.02.2008
Stagehands.de | Let’s swim to Belgium
In the world famous city of Gent (as we all know, the capital of the Belgian province East Flanders ;-) the “Polyclose” took place for the 13th time. The exhibition is for doors, windows and facades.
The largest exhibition of its kind in the Benelux states, it took place in the middle of January and provided lots of fantastic offerings from the world of architecture and façade construction. Our helpers were there on assignment to support one of the exhibitors. Whether lighting, cables or trussing, our Stagehands handled every challenge.
On the night of the load out a burst water pipe flooded the exhibition area but our helpers were lucky – the stand they were working on was about 10cm higher than the water level. Stagehands.de: high and dry!
The Belgian exhibition which draws visitors mostly from the Benelux states takes place every two years. It has grown each time with more visitors and more exhibitors. more
24.01.2008
Stagehands.de in training - Event Technician
As of 01.08.2008 we will be offering a trainee position for an Event Technician. The training will take place on site at various events, exhibitions and concerts as well as in our offices in Berlin, Friedrichshain.
Our ideal applicant is man or woman who is willing to take on responsibilites, take charge of situations and can think clearly even in stressful situations.
Applications will be received until 01.03.2008. A 3 month paid internship is necessary for the successful completion of the training. Equally important is an application which includes a PDF Document with a CV, photo and contact information (email address). Please send to our contact person Susan Voigt sv@stagehands.de
We look forward to receiving your application. more
16.01.2008
Stagehands.de | On the rocks
High temperatures of 0°C, ice and snow and on top of all that, ice hockey. It doesn’t get any colder than that. The Sprengler Cup took place for the 81st time between Christmas and New Year’s in Davos, the highest-altitude city in Europe.
While Russia’s defence man Oleg Twerdowski got several teeth knocked out and Canada wrapped up the final in four minutes, our stagehands were there to help with the set up and load out for the interior of the “Eisdom” (Ice Dome), a two-storey tent which offered seating for 1000 VIP guests. Our helpers were responsible for laying the carpet and arranging the tables and chairs.
Under sunny skies but with harsh temperatures of -10°C, our crew – for fear of becoming like the famous ice man “Ötzie”- gave up on the idea of environmental-friendliness and enjoyed their breaks and meals in the crew buses with running motors for heating.
With a budget of approximately 8.5 million Swiss francs, the international ice hockey tournament is the second largest sporting event in Switzerland and reaches more than 80,000 viewers in five countries during the six days.
Little wonder that the cold didn’t affect Team Canada which walked away with the cup... more
03.01.2008
Rock 'n Roll in Geneva
Happy New Year! As usual, even on New Year’s Eve we were in action at numerous productions, among others at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, in Munich, London, Zurich, and at the top of the “Zugspitze” – frozen truss seems to hold longer. The Auto & Motor Show 2008 is also in the works and our crews will soon be on their way to Geneva (or, for some of them, are already there – Aloa Switzerländli).
2008 – Rock n’ Roll! more
22.12.2007
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Dear colleagues, business partners and friends,
Thank you for your support and cooperation even during some stressful and turbulent times and productions.
We wish all of you a happy and peaceful holiday season and a good start in the coming year 2008 – we are looking forward to lots of new projects, ideas and continuous feedback (from which we learn and grow) in the new year.
From Berlin: Stagehands.de
P.S. Here is a picture of our Christmas party – last year in MIR, this year in Bar-Celona (tasty cuisine – highly recommended). Due to numerous requests from the restaurant owners, we seldom celebrate in the same place twice ;-) more
17.12.2007
Vrolijk kerstfeest!
…whatever that’s supposed to mean?! As usual, our Stagehands were on assignment during Advent for rental companies, event agencies and exhibition builders. Amsterdam – a very nice production (we say THANKS!) – Brussels and Paris (with local crew on location for each) to name only a few. In December we were kept busy with the Detroit Motor Show (set-up), numerous productions in Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hannover.
New in 2008: Our intern Vicky will stay on full-time as part of our office team. more
06.12.2007
Stagehands.de loves John
Today we would like to introduce a very special man - without him we would have much less fun and a lot more work for our planning and production management.
Stagehands.de very proudly presents:
JOHN.
Since the founding of the company, John has been there to program useful tools, to automate various procedures and has developed numerous web platforms (e.g. Productionnews.com) and has kept our LAN running.
John, we love you!
P.S. John is officially managed by Xena – Master of Fire and can be reached at the email address of the same name and the extension number 27 (to answer all of our questions). more
03.12.2007
Stagehands.de - At the Prolight + Sound 2008
Again in 2008 we will be at the Prolight and Sound in Frankfurt with a magical, gigantic 9m2 to show off our wares. From March 12, 2007 to March 15, 2007 we will be handing out merchandise to a select few ;-) and will be available for a chat with anyone who wants to come by! Stagehands.de – Hall 8.0 Stand C80. We look forward to seeing you! more
30.11.2007
Stagehands Exhibiton Builders in Bologna, Italy
Stagehands.de | And where's the pasta!?
n.b. – to write about Bologna without thinking about „Bolognese“ or the famous sandwich meat and creating some kind of wordplay in the headline is difficult…but we’ll try our best!
Our Stagehands and Lighting Technicians were too busy working at the Bologna Motor Show to think about pasta. On assignment for several companies, they were there to help set up and tear down the stages used for the event. The 32nd annual auto exhibition offered excellent presentation designs and lighting as well as the innovations from the auto industry. 92 new products were displayed, including the brand new Hummer which made its debut performance in Bologna.
Italian sunshine, beautiful women and mortadella – hopefully our Stagehands won’t stay in the picturesque university town too long. After all, there is a lot more work waiting for them here!
Our opinion: Home is the best place to be! (We have mortadella here too!) more
19.11.2007
Stagehands on Tour - Helpers in Berlin and Athens - Exhibition Builders in Bologna
We have been pretty busy for the past 8 weeks – therefore the temporary neglect of our internet presence. To make up for it, we have a lengthy report summarizing our recent activities.
Whether national or international, two-day trade fairs or two-week road shows, our stagehands were on assignment over the past two months with their individual skills and abilities to help our clients toward success.
In October we had local crews at exhibitions in London, Paris, Madrid, Zurich, Nitra (Slovakia), Amsterdam and Bucharest which included stagehands, stand builders and riggers. Local and travelling stagehands successfully cooperated with our German, English, American and Chinese partners on industry events in Athens, Sintra (Portugal) and Rome.
Our stagehands were also there for the SPD Party Day. In Hamburg they helped with the setup and dismantling of the stage on which the politicians shared their ideas for a more peaceful world – and the results are clear to see…
Other highlights were the two road-shows which took our hard-working crew through Germany. In one month they were on assignment each weekend in a different city for the “VW Tiguan Night Race”. At exclusive... more
05.09.2007
Stagehands.de on a Mission
Until Sept. 16th our Stagehands - accompanied by our charming Hostesses - are underway in eleven German cities. We have been contracted to support the German Tour of “Menschen für Menschen”(People for People), an aid organization founded by the actor Karlheinz Böhm. If you automatically just thought of Kaiser Franz in the “Sissi” films with Romy Schneider you are exactly right and can admit it (we promise we won’t tell anyone!). Karlheinz Böhm and his organization have been actively campaigning for Ethiopia for years now and this year's tour should generate enough donations to build a new secondary school in central Ethiopia.
“For Ethiopia” was made visible by the work of Austrian photographer Peter Rigaud and audible by unusual musical guests. Here are the tour dates in case you are in the area:
5. September 2007: Stagehands in Mannheim, Marktplatz, Musik: Siyou
7. September 2007: Stagehands in Wiesbaden, Dernsches Gelände, Musik: Siyou
11. September 2007: Stagehands in Nürnberg, Jakobsplatz, Musik: Fiva & Radrum
12. September 2007: Stagehands in Augsburg, Willy-Brandt-Platz, Musik: Fiva & Radrum
14. September 2007: Stagehands in Karlsruhe, Rathausplatz, Musik: Wally... more
01.09.2007
The Force of the Stagehand
Stagehands.de proudly presents our new Comic Area which will be increased bit by bit.
Here is the first one: “The force of the Stagehand” by Mario. more
19.08.2007
28 days later...
…or something like that. As Berliners we would like to call for a minute of silence for the poor, lost souls who create the content for the following links:
This is obviously not a satire, this is meant seriously ;-) – so we figured we would cage a Stagehand in our cellar and provide regular reports about him.
The T-Shirt will soon be available in our Shop (see image right). more
13.08.2007
Stagehands.de on Sylt
Stagehands.de – „Island Feeling“ with five stars
Yes, it was almost like a holiday. The Stagehands.de crew were on assignment on the North Sea island. On the first weekend in August they supported the setup of the Entertainment Areas for the German Polo Masters 2007. A 600sqm VIP Tent in which the guests could enjoy watching the polo on big screens while enjoying exclusive catering was part of this setup. During the German Polo Masters, eight teams compete for the Gold Cup provided by the main sponsor Sal. Oppenheim. Even here it is like real life…only one can win.
The Stagehands didn’t need to worry about the dress code. Even the guests were care-free when it came to the attire: from leather boots to flip flops and Gucci to jeans, according to the event organizer everything is allowed.
Flying chunks of turf, snorting horses, sun, sand and sea; luckily all of the Stagehands came back! Which is a good thing considering all of the assignments waiting for them here… more
01.08.2007
Stagehands.de stays (auto) mobile!
After the "Lexusluxuryversion" in Berlin our crews now worked energetically at the IAA (International Automobile Exhibition) in Frankfurt am Main. The newest models will be perfectly lit at the opening on the 13th of September on the floor space of Mercedes-Benz, Citroen and Renault. Our crew captain Mischa was there live and has "(Ge)sehen, was morgen bewegt" ("see(n) what moves tomorrow", this years' slogan of the biggest automobile exhibition in the world).
Also the motto "nachhaltige Mobilität" (sustainable mobility) applies unlimitedly to the crews of Stagehands.de: simultaneously, plans for the Autosalon 2008 in Geneva are already getting into top gear. The wheel is turning, it's summer, everything is great... more
16.07.2007
Walkie-talkie Rental Online at Funkgeraete-Vermietung.de
Due to steadily increasing inquiries we are moving our walkie-talkies to a new virtual home – with which we are very pleased! :) Starting now, at www.Funkgeraete-Vermietung.de (optional also with the umlaut) you can find an independent, established website. more
13.07.2007
Stage hands in Munich
Our hardened Stagehands also have a taste for luxury!...As was recently proven at a rental job for Lexus, who were sending their new Lexus LS- 600h from the automobile show in Leipzig to Berlin. Our Stagehands prepared the Lexus at three different locations: the Tegel Airport, the Hotel de Rome, and the Roman Courts; a fitting reception! Even if the boys were chiefly responsible for the tough work, there was no lack of intense personal employment (see photo), and nonetheless a little luxury was still in the air. In addition to our multiple current jobs around the world, and the GQ Style Night in Munich (no our Stagehands did not strip :), we are happy to be back at the start in the capitol city (Berlin you are so wonderful!!). Oh and the preparations for the IAA (International Automobile Exhibition) are moving at light speed; more to follow soon here… more
02.07.2007
Stagehands in Vienna
After experiencing storm and hail at the Donau Festival, we now have a somewhat ‘dry’ production in the alpine country, and specifically in Vienna (not that our Austrian Stagehands don’t like disassembling stage roofs with wind strength 8 ;-). Stagehands in Vienna – an occurrence we're always happy to repeat - are now working at the start on a rental job for Epson Production. Simultaneously, we’ve had a lot to do in Germany/Europe and in China, and from that our Stagehands have been especially active in Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Hamburg, Madrid, and Shanghai. more
14.06.2007
Stagehands in St. Peterburg
This is the Russian way of crewing! :-) In Petersburg, our local crew established the following:
1. St. Petersburg has at its disposal a wonderful Philharmonic Orchestra.
2. St. Petersburg has at its disposal a wonderful Philharmonic Orchestra – without loading paths: But our Russian Stagehands were really warmed up after three stage trailers, and with great enjoyment assembled the last heartfelt 12,000 sqm.
Our helpers had done well further east in Beijing, as well as our event technicians in Moscow, and further west in London, Barcelona, Berlin, Munich, and Cologne. Stagehands.de says “Thank You!” and is excited about the upcoming open air season. more
08.06.2007
Stagehands Switzerland
Based loosely on the motto “Hairless but not Helmetless”, Mischa came out from the dispo to work as crew captain on location in Switzerland – whether for his partiality to the final client, Schwarzkopf, or for the handy beautiful landscape. The mission for the Stagehands in Switzerland included Zurich, Geneva, and Interlaken, and our techies and hands in Detroit, Hannover, Berlin, Prague, Paris, Rome, and Milan were also just as busy. Hands Up! There's lots of work to do! more
29.05.2007
We reveal our new homepage!
At last, the wait is at an end and we can present our new, hard-earned (Thank you Tina, Thank you John) website, ta-da!
As you can see, it’s now much more straightforward and also even more chic than before. In addition to enriching the all-popular, important and interesting features like the practical online application and the online shop we added a few very interesting details.
On the one hand there is our own company news and on the other an industry news section where everything worth knowing in the event industry is reported upon. And because Dutch is such a beautiful language, there is a page to read the news in Dutch.
Everything is beautifully new... as you can see. more
24.05.2007
Stagehands in Paris
Stagehands.de and the opening of the Monumenta in the Parisian "Grand Palais".
The opening of the Monumenta in the Parisian "Grand Palais" on May 31st 2007 signals a new major event for contemporary art. This is a world class premiere with the Stagehands.de team in Berlin guiding our team of exceptionally motivated and highly qualified helpers in Paris. Through this exhibition individual artists are given the opportunity to take advantage of the monumental scale of the Grand Palais, which was originally built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, and put their creativity to the test. Our sixteen man crew was similarly challenged and stimulated in their preparations of the gigantic space.
The internationally known German artist Anselm Kiefer will open the exhibition and our stagehands created the optimal foundation for his opening.
A week of priming, painting and decorating created the ideal setting for Anselm’s site specific works in the palace.
The exhibition is a confrontation between plastic and architecture, and the helpers of Stagehands.de sought to honour this principle in their prep work as well. The Monumenta represents the collaboration between an important artist and... more
15.05.2007
New on board
We are expanding our international office and would like to welcome on board:
Lizette Pater from Alkmaar in northern Holland. She is supporting us immediatley in public relations and translation, specifically for the Dutch market. The Netherlander, who currently studies law and philosophy, speaks German, English and French in addition to her native language.
We are very happy to have Lizette on board. more
04.05.2007
World Travelling Work Gloves and New News from the Near East
May is the month with the most celebrations and holidays; we are in the midst of it all right now.
First, we are excited that our office in Peking has a new addition. Li Xiuming is our Supervisor in China, Shu Zhang's new assistant and will be supporting us with the Asian market full-time beginning May 4th.
It is surely very helpful that she communicates in Japanese, Chinese, French and of course English.
Li is available immediately as a contact person for all project management in China.
We are very busy right now in Europe sorting through and researching ways to send our work gloves to you all at hundreds of international addresses.
We're sending our "technical gloves" to Malaysia and South Africa, so keep your eyes open on your next world trip...you might catch a pair of our Stagehands.de gloves somewhere. more
16.04.2007
Stage-Hands in China Shanghai und Peking
"xie xie" - in other words: Many thanks to our clients in Shanghai, whom we supported at this year's motor show. The production was completely steered by our branch in Peking this year, that is also officially "ready to serve". So, Stagehands in China (as usual) and newly available project coordinating and on-site staffing.
There's also new things happening in our office and in Europe: Our Productionnews.com portal is growing, our Stagehands are happy about the good weather in Sevillia, Bratislava, London (more technicians than hands), Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich and other places.
Our business in the US is also slowly coming into play. Last month we were active in the Washington, D.C. area. more
04.04.2007
Relaunch Information for our Website
We, the Stagehands Team, are proud of our soon to be relaunched homepage.
Our graphic artists have been working hard so that we can present our new and improved version of Stagehands.de. Our Website will be, as always, user friendly and easily understood, however we are making it more visibly appealing in order to impress you all.
In about 14 days Stagehands.de will be shining bright...get ready!
In other news, our hardworking crew will be at the AMI Autoshow, the biggest auto-trade fair experience, that will take place from 14. - 22.04.07 in Leipzig. Stagehands will also be at the AutovakRAI taking place this month in Amsterdam. more
01.04.2007
Stagehands.de at the ProLight & Sound
Stagehands.de on display (something different for a change :-): We will be at the ProLight and Sound Fair in Frankfurt from 28.03.2007 - 31.03.2007, presenting Productionnews.com (our new news portal) and of course Stagehands.de. With us will be: a lot of coffee, free merchandise and of course members of our team. We will be happy to greet you at our gigantic, 9sqm stand in Hall 8.0, booth A71. more
15.03.2007
Dismantling of the Autosalon Genf by our Stagehands and Event Technicians
It is time for the teardown at the auto show in Geneva soon, so here's a short report on the buildup:
183 tons of material built across 12 different stands, 623 liters of coffee, 3 hotels fully booked or as the Hobbit says: to Geneva and back. That was our setup of the international auto show in Swiss Geneva. Of course our inclination toward structures does not only apply for automobile fairs, we were also at the Cebit, in the museums of the capital city, at the London Excel & NEC, and in Valencia our crews have been more than active. And because our partners, customers, friends, Hands & crew know how to rock properly, for those interested we have merchandise (teeshirts, Stagehands.de gloves & scaffold construction ratchets including holster). Keep on Staging! more
22.02.2007
Stagehands in Hamburg
"Butter bei de Fisch" (Let's do it!) - as our Stagehands in Hamburg say...and they've completed quite a few assignments at concerts and event productions this month. As always our riggers are in Switzerland, hands are at all local trade fairs in Germany. Our stagehands in Athens are excited about an event at one of the local TV-studios there, at which we offered our support on behalf of one of the leading German light and sound rentals.
Εμπρός! (Let's go! Greece) more
24.01.2007
Stagehands Branch Opening in Beijing, China
Stagehands.cn - Finally in the capital city (i.e. Beijing). After a number of Peking ducks and long lingering jetlag we've found a new associate.
Stagehands.de proudly presents:
Shu Zhang (pictured left) our supervisor in China.
Welcome Aboard!
Shu (BA in Management), communicates in English as well as Chinese and is available immediately as the contact person for all production types in China.
Simultaneously, we will be installing a blog, "China", on our website beginning 01.02.2007 in order to explain some of the advantages about the Empire of China. more
02.01.2007
Stagehands wishes you a Happy New Year
...and a happy new year 2007 to everyone!
There are a few additions to our website, including our shop, momentarily in the test phase; the debut is planned for 10.01.2007 ;-).
At the moment we are re-launching our site and this should be completed by the end of the week. Until then, please excuse any flaws. more
22.12.2006
Stagehands in Madrid Spain
It's been a long year, soccer world championships (You're a Stagehand!); EXPOs Germany-wide - Madrid, Lisbon, Beijing, London, Detroit, Zurich, Geneva and many other cities; new collaborations, new employees and bigger teams - and Paris (motor show) - go where it hurts.
We've had a lot, a whole lot, to do; often were stressed but nonetheless performed well and for that we'd like to thank our partners, friends and employees.
You guys are great!!! It's been a lot of fun and we are already excited about 2007.
Stagehands would like to wish every one a Merry Christmas, a very Happy New Year and best wishes for starting the coming year.
Your Stagehands.de Team
P.S. Picture to the right: Our Christmas party in Berlin. more
02.12.2006
Stagehands in South America and the End of a Business Year
Advent, Advent stagehand...now who would think badly of that? Of course we have grade A pyro-technicians to take care of the special effects etc. At this year's Pyronale 2006 for instance. More about the most recent projects will be included in the next news update. Here, however, are a few infrastructural announcements:
1. We are growing - and as a result need more room, which we've found in 120 sq. meters on the other side of the street. Unfortunately, the space had been empty for a while and we are now busy renovating. Here's a picture of Asbesto-Mike.
2. Good bye Delia - our year-long booking agent has left us for South America for one year to protect animals and ceramic stove tops (from herself regarding the latter - inside joke).
3. We are closing our fiscal year on 18.12.2006 - please have all invoices in by then!!!
4. Our phone numbers have finally been activated. Mobile numbers are now 0163.20988-extension.
In the next news update: 2 new business additions, latest jobs & a couple of Christmas photos. more
17.11.2006
Stagehands in London England and Istanbul Turkey
Contrary to predictions at the beginning of the month: Although unusual for this time of the year, there is actually a lot to do. Note: what's built up, must come down. Or as Riggers say: down with everything ;-)
Hence: Large fair assemblies in Istanbul and London. Internationally our locals could be seen in the last two weeks in Bologna, Milan, Rome (Italy is very nice this time of the year), Zurich, Vienna, Amsterdam und Beijing.
In Germany bigger crews were active at numerous productions in Frankfurt (120 Hands and technicians), Berlin (100 PAXs) and Munich (even if only 32).
In addition, we'd like to announce our additional office and supply rooms, one house down, on the other side of the street (Corinthstraße 54). Photos will be provided as soon as renovations are finished. more
01.11.2006
Stagehands in Athens Greece and Detroit USA
Yep, we've survived Halloween - and although Turkey is not yet a part of the EU: Stagehands.de proudly presents: our new local crew in Istanbul, with us for the first time at the International Car Fair in Istanbul. And of course, ready to be booked by us at any time.
As usual, November and December will be a bit calmer- which will give us the opportunity to complete our new branch of business facility management (with the help of German house cleaning services) and also to settle into our new online home.
We are/were busy this month with our stage hands, helpers and event technicians in Berlin, FFM (constructing tents and cleaning), Dusseldorf, Cologne...so in every big city in Germany...internationally in London (Excel), Paris (Car Salon 2007), Athens (Hilton and Stadium), Detroit (trade fair 2007), Shanghai (sporting event) and many more. more
05.10.2006
Stagehands in Paris, France (and Event Technicians)
High season as always - and as always lots to do ;-). Here's a summary of the most important stuff:
1. Stagehands.de proudly presents Olly on board. Light technician and event businessman, Oliver Kuzior will be supporting the disposition immediately, and has supposedly already been seen in the field (Autosalon Paris etc.)
2. Daniel, our TL, discovered the Acropolis and his addiction to crowds during the recent production in Athens (late September for a large Sporting brand and a premium rental in Berlin) and therefore, beginning mid-October until further notice, will be busy with the establishment of our office in Beijing... yeah, you have to think back a bit and even then the connection is still a bit fuzzy - just call us.
3. Our Stagehands have been active for agency and rental projects in Warsaw, Athens, London, Zurich, Barcelona, Istanbul, Berlin, Hannover (IAA), Cologne, Munich (and many other European venues) for trade fairs, events and circuses over the past four weeks - more information coming soon.
P.S. To kill two birds with one picture: Oliver Kuzior (our newest addition) during the assembly in Paris. more
10.09.2006
Janos Gülker new on board
We are ahead of our time - I’m telling you, good ole Shanghai... I mean of course that human resources are coming back into style.
After one or two bottles of wine, this Cologne native gave in as well and is supporting us immediately (by now with a clear head) in the Disposition. Janos Gülker- welcome on board! more
07.09.2006
Stagehands at the IFA and in Warsaw Poland
Hello, hello news - as if I need to tell you, there are some new things on our website (see „stuff“, the complete English translation is finally online - and due to the error-prone PHPs, the forum is temporarily on ice).
However, we’ve also been active offline with the IFA trade fair assemblies and Side events, a very nice trade fair in Warsaw (see picture), the IAA Commercial Auto fair 2006 and preparations for the upcoming Automobile Salon in Paris is in the works. more
18.08.2006
Building Cleaning and Cleaning Equipment in Berlin
So new, so yellow - we have invested in professional cleaning equipment from Kärcher (pictured is a selection in front of our storage office entrance and a rather swift neighborhood kid).
Because of an increasing number of contracts in the event housekeeping area, we now have a special department for this (see also Platzreinigung.de), great equipment and a full-time housekeeping team that is excited about every new opportunity. more
11.08.2006
Construction Help and Stagehands at the Hockenheimring and at IAA in Frankfurt am Main
Ride with me dear Michael Schuhmacher ;-) - Events on the Hockenheimring and the Eurospeedway Lausitz (see picture) - as well as the IAA Nutzfahrzeuge (commercial autos) 2006 in Hannover, like every year is making August full of automobiles, too. In addtion to numerous industry events we are also especially happy about supporting acts such as Robbie Williams, the Spreefestival or Take da Beat.
P.S. We also have two new colleagues and a new crew combination. More on that including a picture in the news to come. more
18.07.2006
Stagehands Rolling Stones
ANGIE. AAANGIE! After the disassembly of Public Viewing and Side-Events, after the end of our support services for Adidas, Nokia, Sony and Belveder- and last but not least, after our support to the Loveparade (yes, we can even decorate wagons;-) ) - Stagehands.de is now beginning our OpenAir and Festival Season. We are excited about a very sun-filled summer with the Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams and many more. Stagehands.de - we make it possible! more
03.07.2006
Stagehands in Berlin (at Afrika Afrika) as Helpers for Tent Building
Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa), but for all that somewhere in Berlin - to be more exact next to the new central train station - we supported Afrika Afrika with assembly and maintenance of their show.
At the moment, in addition to the WM2006, we are very active in London, Barcelona and Rome and are assembling as well as disassembling various stands. more
19.06.2006
Stagehands.de makes the Eagles concert possible and the Autosalon in Madrid, Spain
It's been a loooong time since our last entry - the whole thing in a nutshell:
So far well over 20,000 work hours for FIFA, Adidas, Nike and Co., "zu Gast bei Freunden" (enjoying the hospitality of friends) - Stagehands.de the cooks in the kitchen.
Together with Hostesses.de, we were able to take part in some VIP-Shuttling. Attached, a picture of Mickey.
Mickey ist our newest purchase (in keeping with the soccer jargon) and will be supporting Christophe as crew captain.
Additional productions in the last three weeks:
PublicViewing buildup and takedown in all WM cities, Optatec FFM, BimaTec, Chinese National Circus, Eagles (yeah Rock'n Roll), Auto salon Madrid, ICT Bangkok - just to name the big ones - etc.
P.S. we should also mention our continuosly overstressed Radio-planning Manager, Oliver- we've expanded our rental park and after the WM can definitely cover every type of large and super-large event. more
10.05.2006
Stage Assembly in Berlin
The Ball is round - the FIFA WM 2006 inches closer in big steps and we are joining in by building up a few stages in front of the Berlin Oylmpic Stadium...:-) and it was a beautiful day. more
08.05.2006
Stagehands in Stuttgart (Bravo Super Show)
May is all about newness. April brought us many new jobs such as the Bravo Super Show, numerous FIFA Pre-Events, Autosalon Lisbon etc.
So, the new things:
1. New to the crew is Sarah with the rather-hard-to-pronounce last name Piorkowsky. Sarah, in the meantime full-blooded VA-sales woman, in her former life was among other things a violinist with the Philharmonic and diving instructor in Egypt. Back above water, welcome on board!
P.S: The first visual teaser, pictured here - in the middle, Sarah at the team grill party last Sunday. The rest were more than actively playing Volleyball, after the first round of Alsters;-)
2. After a good talking to, six months later Telekom has decided to install our connection - we are immediately available at the following numbers:
Main office number: +49.(0)30.200.8928-0
Main fax number: +49.(0)30.200.89.28-29
Daniel (Director & Chief Admin.) +49.(0)30.200.89.28-10
Oliver (Admin & Radio Tech.) +49.(0)30.200.89.28-11
Delia (Disposition) +49.(0)30.200.89.28-12
Gabi (Disposition) +49.(0)30.200.89.28-13
Sarah (Disposition) +49.(0)30.200.89.28-14
Rene (Accounting) +49.(0)30.200.89.28-15
Ronit (Public Relations)... more
04.04.2006
We have a new Accountant
Of course we don't want to keep one of our most important developments from anyone. Stagehands.de proudly presents: Rene Fritze our new accountant and thus the economic soul of our company. Rene is on board full-time (which we are very happy about) and can be reached at: +49.(0)30.257.68.027 (09:00 - 18:00) more
23.03.2006
Stagehands in Switzerland: In Genf at the Autosalon
So because it was so pretty, another photo from the disassembly in Geneva.
We did an estimate and have come to the following amazing results:
- 16.700m load multi-core pulled,
- over 20.000m protected plug cable blocked,
- 6000 MACs/PARs/ARRIs/FLOODLIGHTs etc. assembled and disassembled,
- 8000m cross-beam supplied,
- über 100 LKWs loaded and unloaded,
- über 1000l coffees consumed,
- über 100.000km covered.
13.03.2006
Stagehands in Genf and in Munich
During the last 3 weeks, our Stagehands have mostly been in Geneva (Autosalon), Hannover (Cebit) and Turin (disassembling various Olympia-Events...all without doping- except for the "MännerKaffee").
Additionally on the project list (just to name a few more well-known ones): Echo-Verleihung Berlin (Danke Thorsten!), Liza Minelli (Danke Franky!!) Roadshows for Insurance and Pay TV, Paris Exhibition, Amsterdam Exhibition, Vienna Exhibition, African and Canadian national circus, - and naturally the WOK WM (second year). We are still in high season, therefore only a very short news entry. More detailed entries beginning mid-April.
;-) but nevertheless another beautiful photograph from Switzerland. It'll take time for the double steady-shot protection to come out, but it really was cold. more
22.02.2006
Walkie-talkies for Rent
O.K. what's going on - at the moment we are in high season and going new distances in order to properly arrange and realize everything.
We are currently very active in Geneva and Cologne, Alice Cooper can be found rocking, or rather being rocked by us, Tschibo (coffee can rock too) and the brand-spanning Swiss auto salon. Stagehands in Geneva are always a delight to see, ever since we became friends with the hotel establishments there.
Now, on to the topic of being highly intellectual ;) Naturally, we support enterprises such as the Berlin Debatierwettbewerb (debate competition) with our radio equipment. An area that thanks to our agent Oliver Hertkorn, is continually growing and will shortly be developed into an independent project - powered of course by Stagehands.de.
Of course we don't want to forget NIKE Berlin and to wish "Goed dat juj er bent"
once again to the Amsterdam agency - and thank ourselves for the contract, the nice atmosphere and delicious catering. more
13.02.2006
Stagehands in Turin Italy
Turin is aglow? (see headline article in the Berliner Zeitung) - we're saying to ourselves: at least it's not burning, because we were there with several local crews and our regular crew members. Stagehands in Turin. Let the Hands begin - Viva Italia!
Our Italian locals are very noteworthy by the way; they can attach the cross-beam sprinkler net at a high work level with no problem (which also can be of advantage) and are just simply smart. more
02.02.2006
Stagehands in Brussels, Vilamoura, Portugal, and Düsseldorf, Germany
Recently, there hasn’t been enough time to update this section – partly due to the season’s demands.
During the last four weeks our stagehands were busy in the following places – among many others:
- Brussels (car fair)
- Vilamoura / Portugal (Well i thought i’d be relaxing in the sun for 10 days. The sun was there but then the trucks started arriving…)
A big thumbs up for the local crew!
- Several trade fairs in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Munich and Berlin
- Turin (rich in snow and ice)
- Geneva (another car fair)
Which reminds me of Detroit and our new friends from the local union = stagehands.de FREE TO WORK
Pictures especially from Vilamoura - where it was really enjoyable to work – will be put online in a couple of days.
Live on stage
Daniel
P.S.
Ok one pic already here as a little tease.
Please click on it to enlarge and pay attention to the sea in the background!
For all of you that would like to see our CrewCapitana Sue enjoy beach life : Send me an email and I’ll forward the pic ;) more
31.12.2005
We wish you a Happy New Year (again)
Dear stagehands, clients and friends,
2005 was filled with events and productions.
From the idea in 1998 to support events of all kinds we emerged to be one of the leading companies in the field of manpower support. From a database consisting of 500 people our company grew into an international network of 10,000.
We would like to thank you for your support and the good work throughout the last year and are looking forward to new projects in 2006 with you.
A Happy New Year!
The Stagehands.de Team
P.S.
The picture was taken at the current car fair in Brussels. more
22.12.2005
Internships for Event Business Woman, Event Business Man, and Skilled Employee Event Technicians in Berlin
Internship space with apprenticeship option available.
Available immediately - we have, starting in January, a plethora of jobs available in Germany and internationally, and would therefore be very happy with the addition of a capable intern. Job function: Support for the disposition in the office and for assembly and disassembly at the location. We will also make available two job spots in 2006 (for a skilled VA-technician employee and event business woman), and would be glad if these two requests went hand in hand.
21.12.2005
New On Board: Delia Fuhrmann
After surviving our Christmas, we don’t want to keep Delia away from our friends, clients and colleagues any longer. Currently a lightweight, she’ll be taking over more and more tasks soon and will help us optimize our work with her know-how as a holder of a bachelor's in communication and media management. more
19.12.2005
Helpers in Bologna, Italy
Not to be forgotten: Our teams for trade fairs – specialized in custom-made constructions.
With our own tool pool we are very flexible and have been very active in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bologna, Madrid and Stuttgart more
12.12.2005
Event Technicians in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart, Berlin and Munich
We were - as usual - very active in the last week, for example with our conference technicians in the convention hotel, with the assembly and disassembly from the TV-show "Wetten Dass," by the ministerial conference, and the bambi-rental... and much more... more
28.11.2005
Stagehands Highdiving Stefan Raab
It wasn’t really that wet, but with all that humidity we still got the proper rain forest feel.
Stagehands.de would like to say thank you to Stefan Raab for being able to support this high diving event for the second time. more
18.11.2005
Local Crew in Bologna, Italy (Stagehands, Event Technicians, and Rigging)
Bologna Stagehands: After assembling the car fair in Bologna we’d like to welcome our new local crew in our Stagehands.de family. So, from now on we won’t have to travel ourselves - a pity because the snow in Brenner and long talks during traffic will be sadly missed. more
14.11.2005
Gabi Waldera New On Board
Stagehands.de constantly expanding: To this end, we have enlarged our office team by one woman.
We proudly present Gabi Waldera – the latest full-time member of our gang. She has a wealth of experience in clerical backup of all sorts of events. more
08.11.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Zurich, Switzerland, at Cirque du Soleil
Spot on Zurich – Stagehands.de in Switzerland: Cirque du Soleil take-down with the assistance of Stagehands.de. Pitching and striking tents is part of standard work by now and complements our otherwise industry and film focused program. more
02.11.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in London, England
A long time has passed since the last news entry – first the most important thing: We finally managed to suply all our office staff with desks and have moved to a bigger office...Our new address is as follows:
The phone and fax numbers remain the same.
Our stagehands, technicians and riggers have been busy in Munich (Landeswappenhalle and Allianz Stadium ), Düsseldorf (Reha Care ), Berlin (various trade fairs ), Frankfurt am Main, Barcelona (Arts Hotel Industry Event ), London ( Crystal Centre ), Dortmund ( Westfalenhalle ).
Still to come: The stagehands.de news system with pics and all. more
12.09.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Leipzig
Do you want more?
We are expanding our rental pool with walkie talkies!
Freshly caught in local woodland, we have a large number of Motorola CP140 walkie talkies in stock. Which leaves us well equipped for any big events.
More information, photographs and prices can be found under Mietequipment – Betriebsfunk in the German section of this site (soon to be translated into English). more
10.09.2005
Motorola Walkie-Talkies Available for Rent more
19.08.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Cologne, Germany
"World Youth Day Pilgrims flood towards Marienfeld" - Stagehands.de, at World Youth Day in Cologne, arrived there first, and assembled VA-Technique, tents, and the infrastructure. more
30.07.2005
Stagehands and Helpers at the IAA Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
The IAA is coming and we will be on hand - Stagehands.de will be there in Frankfurt am Main at the IAA, you'll see us carrying out the assembly and disassembly. more
04.07.2005
Stagehands and Tent Assembly for the Chinese National Circus, Roadshow Europe
And again, another tour comes to a close.
Stagehands.de would like to thank the Chinese National Circus and the executive production companies, who we were allowed to support in the last five months with manpower and machinery (fork lifts and power sets). more
15.06.2005
Oliver Hertkorn Fresh On Board
We are happy that we could snag Oliver Hertkorn (sound technician, sound designer, and lecturer at L-4 Berlin) as a personal instructor and contact person for matters concerning sound. ;-) As we've said before, a lot of good things come out of the south of our country (but also of course from the east, north, and west too). more
07.06.2005
Stagehands and Helpers at Rock on the Ring
Whether at Rock on the Ring, in the park, or at Udo Jürgens, Stagehands.de has been efficiently rocking out in the last couple of days. Of course, everytime we started to work, it started to rain. more
28.05.2005
New On Board: Kathrina Haase
And another addition to our team - with the increase in demand, we were forced to increase our team size with the addition of Katharina Haase. The Berlin-born Katharina (which is in itself a rare occurance) is a whiz in office organization and MS Office, and will be supporting us with such things.
Stagehands.de - proudly presents: Katharina Haase more
21.05.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Berlin, Germany at the Turn Festival
The international German Turn Festival is working - Berlin and Stagehands.de say THANK YOU! more
20.05.2005
Motorola Walkie-Talkies for Rent
Walkie-talkies are available immediately for rental - CP040, the simple walkie-talkie: small, light, functional, everything included that is needed. Available from us! more
14.05.2005
New Server in Berlin
Restructuring complete - all systems go. Please excuse us for the delays in the last few days:
In order to handle and quickly react to the ever-increasing volume, we have expanded our infrastructure. A second server, BackUp-Email server, including A0 plotter and new network wiring. SNAFU = Situation Normal All Systems Fucked Up ;-) more
29.04.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Hamburg, Germany and Nurenberg
Stagehands.de on tour - Just like in previous years, we are this year again employed at numerous roadshows and tours.
The pre-fall convention season has pulled us in, and we have stocked up on our Makita equipment. Stagehands can be seen as assembly help and exhibition building in Hamburg, Munich, Berlin, and Nurenberg - and in two weeks, again in Detroit. more
12.04.2005
Stagehands and Helpers for Film Production
Stagehands.de on TV (and in the movies). Those in well-educated circles will be seeing these days more Stagehands.de and Tekkies.de pullovers on the streets of Germany. This could be because we are again well-represented in this years movie-season... well then... everything is in the early stages. more
01.04.2005
Event Technicians in Germany and Worldwide
Tekkies.de is going online - our event technicians are now available immediately at www.tekkies.de. Tekkies.de, event technicians, light technicians, sound technicians, and much more, familiar service with super conditions more
07.03.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Vienna, Austria
Stagehands in Berlin, Hamburg, Kiel, Hannover, in Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands (Amsterdam) are on tour - we are rocking not only the house, but also the Christian Andersen days, the assembly of Autosalon, and many more events.
Starting March 1, 2005, Arne Binnewies, known as our main crew captain in Germany (ab@stagehands.de), will be supporting disposition. more
14.02.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Oberhausen, Germany
Short Newsupdate:
We've been everywhere in the last few weeks: Autosalon Genf, Bundesvision Song Contest, diverse Roadshows. Thanks so much to our clients and crew members.
P.S. And we are celebrating the arrival of our tenth 12l Coffee-brewer "Regina" ;-) more
28.01.2005
Event Technician Forum
Our forum is now going online in combination with Tekkies.de - the supporter that concerns itself with info and event technicians - and we opened the forum today. It is, of course, visited by our managing clerks and technicians, and we will work to find an answer to every question.
Stagehands.de | Disposition
P.S. Thanks so much to John Lassen - our always available, but seldomly praised, PHP-programmer. more
18.01.2005
Stagehands in Detroit, USA, and Helpers in London, England
Stagehands.de proudly presents:... LUCY
Starting today, Lucy is beginning her work here in our Berlin headquarters. London-born Lucy will be helping us, starting immediately, with support for the UK market, and also for the expansion or our personal network in the UK and in the USA (shout-out to Detroit).
With our new acquisitions from England and from Italy (see 03.01.05), our crew comprises eight people. more
11.01.2005
Stagehands and Helpers from Tenerifa, Spain
Stagehands in Tenerifa. For our current production, we have expanded our network. A 30 man crew and a German/Spanish project manager are available on the island for every type of event. more
04.01.2005
Stagehands and Helpers in Asia - Donations for the Tsunami Victims
We have asked our European Network for donations towards the relief effort for the victims of the Tsunami. Stagehands.de proposed to add another 30% on top of their donation. We would like to thank them for their generous donation of 4.000 Euros, on top of which we donated 1.800 Euros, bringing the total donation to 5,800 Euros, all of which has been given to Unicef for victims of the Tsunami in South Asia. A copy of the bank transfer will be sent to all those who participated. more
03.01.2005
Helpers and Researching in Italy
We are very happy to welcome Gabi as our project manager for Italy, supporting us in the organisation of international events there. Her first undertaking was to translate our Website into Italian, and this is now available for use. more
23.12.2004
Stagehands in Munich, Germany
Shortly before Christmas we opened our subsidiary office in South Germany, which will be run from Kaufering near Münich. The exact information can be found through our contact address: www.stagehands.de.
P.S. In the last 20 days we supported many TV productions including Stefan Raab and A Heart for Children. Thank you to our crew and clients. more
14.10.2004
Stagehands and Convention Assembly in Germany
A short update:
We have supported the following trade shows in the last week: IAA, Automechanica, Buchmesse FFM, Photokina. In addition we have supported VOK DAMS GRUPPE, Scholz and Friends, DaimlerChrysler, Nike, Schering and many more.
Many thanks.
P.S. For our Asian friends, we have finally managed to write with Chinese characters on our website. Thank you to Ferit. We would like to announce that www.stagehands.cn is now up and running. more
04.10.2004
Julia Schluefter New On Board
We welcome Julia Schlüfter on board to stagehands.de. Julia has an M.A. in American film and is a fílm expert. She is a full time member of our staff and will be supporting us on National business and will also be responsible for our international business, bringing our team total now to 7 people. more
14.09.2004
Stagehands.de Office in Munich
From now on Robin Wodtke will be supporting Stagehands.de. Robin built up our office in Munich and will be co-ordinating all activities in Southern Germany. more
07.09.2004
New Address in Berlin
Everything is finally ready for us to move in! The walls are up and the floor is laid! Our new office address is Weser Strasse 29, 10247 Berlin Friedrichshain, Germany.
From now on you can contact us Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm.
The contact number for our 24hour support remains the same at: 0800 44 22 880. more
04.08.2004
New Walkie-Talkies Available for Rent - Motorola CP040
We have invested in a new intercom system (Motorola CP040) for our crew. After 4 years of rock and roll the old ones were pretty worn out! We will be exchanging them gradually. Thank you to Riedel Intercomtechnik. more
08.07.2004
Stagehands and Helpers in Beijing, China
We have just increased our network in China.
Stagehands.de in the Far East: You can now contact us through www.stagehands.cn and we offer consolidated support in Beijing. more
20.06.2004
Crew-catering Roadshow
The new BMW is being presented, with manpower and crew catering by stagehands.de. more
25.05.2004
Stagehands.de - Our Website Begins
The beginning of the relaunch phase of our website - from August 01 we are completely online. Thus, dear colleagues, business partners and friends: Hands Up! Stagehands.de is coming - now much improved also in the virtual world. more
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