When Prolyte received a request for help from a theatre in Scotland, with some
doubts as to how to build their new truss structure safely, the company organised a
one-day on site training opportunity to make sure that the technical staff of the
company could use their truss safely and efficiently.

“Hi there, this is Adam from Scottish Dance Theatre. We have just bought a batch
of H30V truss. After using it a couple of times, we now want to use it to build a tower
system. I wonder if I could ask some questions…’

The above was part of the request that Prolyte received through its website in late
June this year. Together with distributing partner, A.C. Entertainment Technologies
decided to provide a full training day, as part of their Prolyte Campus initiative.

On July 11th, Eric Laanstra, product manager for Prolyte Structures and Paul Hadfield,
distributor manager for Prolyte, met the Scottish Dance Theatre team to assist them
with a day of training.

Eric Laanstra commented: “We took the team through the whole process of building
their own grid. After a morning session, to understand more of the technical principles
of truss, we provided a hands-on session, which was very useful to explain the
principles of building and loading their structure in a safe way. It made the team more
confident and competent.’

Adam McCall, company technician of Scottish Dance Theatre adds: “Using 66 metres
of truss to make a tower system was quite daunting, none of us had ever worked with
making a structure so large without the aid and ease of utilising hoists, so we reached
out for advice to find out the best way to work with it.

It was quite a surprise that instead of a reply by email, we got a full training day at
our own base, centred around our own gear and set up. We very much appreciate the
support and are grateful that Prolyte came out here to deliver on site training. This
kind of support is invaluable. It is a great opportunity to gain the theoretical and
hands on skills to be able to confidently build the structure properly and safely.’

Matthew Millward, rigging sales manager at A.C. Entertainment Technologies states:
“As a Prolyte distributor, we are always keen to make sure our customers can use the
products we supply in the best and safest way possible, and we are keen to support
industry leading training initiatives like Prolyte Campus. It is always good to assist
customers with direct support from the manufacturer in this way – just one of the
reasons Prolyte is a market leader.’

Paul Hadfield concludes: “After many years of the Prolyte Campus programme
successfully running in the UK and around the world, we understand that by offering
our knowledge to our customers, this increases their overall confidence in our product
range and helps to promote safety within our industry. It was very satisfying for us to
see the confidence and understanding grow within the crew during the day and we
hope that Adam and his team can now enjoy working with their investment for many
years to come.’’