Here's a taste of one (of the many) projects our fabrication department was working on all winter.

#behindthescenes #eventproduction

Go look for your water bottle. Then look in the fridge. Then look in the front door and in your car. Then behind whatever thing is next to your front door. Then in your backpack.

Just saying places we've found our stuff.

Guess where we're going to be this week?

Workers building a ring-scaff structure around a tree.

Worker in black clothes and yellow hard hat placing screw jacks on the ground in front of a scaffold structure.

Two workers in a scissor lift in the air connect a large piece of truss to a truss tower.

We build scaff structures. Scaff + truss is a great way to get custom structures for special events. These photos are a throwback to this past winter when we built structures for the Hallmark Christmas event in Kansas City.

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Gigception. (noun). When you take a photo of a video of a gig being video'd.

Rigging is literally in our name. 😁

unitedstaging.com/rentals/

Hi everyone. A little about us: We build stages for concerts and festivals, structures for live and filmed events (like the Boston Marathon), and we work on movies/films. This is a small example of some we've done that we can show.

#film #tv #production #onset #behindthescenes

Our drivers have been sending us images from the road and it's awesome.

Also, if you're based in New England, we're hiring drivers. FT, PT, Overhire. CDL & non-CDL. Must be comfortable driving trucks in major cities like Boston & NYC. (Info on website)

#truckerlife #driver #POV

Looking at the back end of a United Staging box truck that's backed in to a loading dock. The lift gate is up and the driver waves bye as her is getting in to his truck to leave

Here we see the elusive truck driver.
As you can make out from the smile & wave, drivers are friendly, yet highly elusive. They prefer their natural habitat - their cabs- where they can avoid things like "the outside world" & "talking to people". But with patience & luck, you may catch a glimpse.

A light blue ammo can on a stage with some silver truss behind it. ON the can in black spray paint is a "u" logo and the words "United staging & rigging". A stick of truss is horizontal and a few more are vertical behind the can but blurred as the focus is on the can in the foreground.

When all eyes point to the stage, make sure it's United.

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#united #staging #rigging #eventproduction

Photo of a large scaffold structure being built over a main road in the streets of Boston. A sponsorship banner is hung on the right. A scissor life is driving on the left.

It's almost that time of year again when you all get to hate us during your morning and evening commutes!
If you pass by/under us when we're building, make sure to beep and give us a proper "Boston wave". 👋 🖕😜

#marathonmonday #eventproduction #bostonmarathon

Always listen to the Fire Marshal!

Immed upon finishing setting up this barricade, the fire marshal asked (told) us to move it back 2 ft. Why? Because changes in the seating area meant the venue needed 2 more feet of audience room to comply with fire code.

This is event production life!

Person in harness on the top of a truss tower with arms wrapped around tower setting some gear in place. Around him, against a blue sky, is a fall tree against that's mostly barren save for a few yellow and orange leaves still hanging on.

We're hiring for both our CT and MA shops. We offer benefits (for FT), training, and growth opportunities. Check out our Careers page: unitedstaging.com/careers/

With summer coming we're looking for FT, PT, and overhire peeps. Skilled and entry-level positions avail.

#newengland #jobs

A piece of UNI-KEDER getting underhung on an outdoor stage roof that's set about 6 feet high for the moment. Your looking at the end of a UNI-Keder so you can see the round keder channels on each corner and the rectangular strut channels on the top and bottom.Focus blurs as you get further away but you an make out the safety yellow vests of people holding up the uni-keder while a couple other people attach it to the stage roof before the roof gets raised.

This is UNI-KEDER. It's a combo of keder and standard strut channels that lets you combine stage elements in some pretty awesome ways.

More details on our website: unitedstaging.com/rentals/uni-...

#eventpros #stagedesign #eventproduction

Which local?

No matter the venue or event - the crew always appreciates the acknowledgement. Even if they don't show it.

One half of a beam trolley. Silver triangle with rounded edges with three blue wheels in a pyramid formation inside. These are not put together yet. Small piles of pieces are on a table in the warehouse.

Stacks of silverbeam trolley outer pieces sit on a table waiting to be assembled.

Left: A completed beam trolley, silver flat side facing camera, in a rounded triangle shape. Middle: stacks of silver colored pieces that make up the outsides of a beam trolley. Right. Partially assembled beam trolleys - silver side down with blue wheels attached on top.

Stacks of silver beam trolley exterior pieces on a table in a warehouse. A completed beam trolley, silver face facing the camera, sits on top of the foremost stack.

If you've ever wanted to see the inside of a beam trolley - now's your chance!

#liveevents #eventrigging #eventproduction #behindthescenes #backstage

POV: You're driving a semi over Lake Charles Bridge in Louisana, bringing gear to Texas for a load-in.

If you live near Haverhill, MA or Bridgeport, CT, and drive trucks (CDL or non) - we have openings for drivers (FT and overhire). unitedstaging.com/careers/#dri...

#trucks #driver #jobs #semi

We made some new and improved products specifically for the entertainment and live events industry. You can read more about them here: unitedstaging.com/wp-content/u...

#eventtech #eventpros #eventproduction #backsatge #behindthescenes

"Fuck land, I'm on a boat, m*therf*cker"

#truck
#boat

We have a list of books on our website people (stagehands and riggers) should read.

Reading = Easiest way to learn and be safe on the job.

If you get photos of the start or finish line structures, tag us in them. We build those!

Anything with a beat to help us keep pace. Hardcore and numetal music is great. So is hip-hop.

Three semi trucks in a row in a parking lot with a blue sky with fluffy clouds.

A white semi truck backed diagonally into a loading dock. The cab and trailer have the United STaging logo on it. A man stands near the truck looking down at his phone.

We love when our drivers send us photos from the road!

(These are from their trip out to Houston a couple week ago.)

#trucks #staging #rigging #eventporoduction #eventpros #liveevents

Two men sitting inside a restaurant smiling for the camera. The man on the left holds up surfer hand with the thumb and pinky finger extended

Groups of men in tshirts and jeans and other clean laborer clothes sitting around a wooden table inside a restaurant. There are blue plates and napkins on the table and some drinks, but no food yet.

Where do you go when the gig is done? You go stuff your face at La Fisheria in Houston, TX of course!

You guys deserve this. Your meal is on el jefe. 😆

#giglife #eventpros #loadout #fishies
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We've also found coconut oil works surprisingly well and doesn't make your hands raw like orange cleaner. (It actually makes them rather soft and nice smelling!)

And that's after washing our hands 5x! 😆

a man in a suit and tie is dancing . Alt: a man in a suit and tie is doing mind blown hand move

Hold on: Stage workers are known for their "Cups O'Bacon".

Now, if we combine Cup O'Bacon with Canister O'Eggs....

Congratulations!!!!

Mmmmmmm.
We do love us some leftovers and nachos.