Decking · Rostra · Tiered seating · Ramps

Platforms That Do Not Move Under Two Hundred People

A stage is only interesting when it fails, and it fails for predictable reasons: a load nobody calculated, legs on soft ground, decks laid over a slope with packers instead of adjustable feet. We build modular decking, rostra and tiered seating for concerts, theatre, conferences and festivals, engineer the loading for what will actually stand on it, level it on ground that is never level, and send our own crew to build and strike rather than dropping equipment at a gate.

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Band performing on a festival stage under lights

Outdoor stage lit at dusk during a summer event

About us

Started by Two People Who Had Built Everyone Else's Stages

The company came out of fifteen years of freelance crewing for festivals and theatres, and out of the specific experience of being handed a stack of decks with no drawing, no ground assessment and no idea what the headline act intended to roll onto them. Both founders had spent nights fixing other people's plans in the dark. The business was set up on the opposite principle: the drawing exists before the truck is loaded, and the person who drew it is on site when it is built.

Our stock is deliberately one system rather than a collection of whatever came up at auction. Every deck, leg, handrail, stair unit and skirt is interchangeable, which means a last-minute change on site is a matter of fetching more parts instead of improvising, and it means we can state loadings with confidence because they were tested for that system. Everything is inspected on return, damaged components are removed from stock rather than patched, and the load-bearing hardware is replaced on a schedule.

The crew are employed, not hired by the shift from an agency the week before. They know the system, they know each other, and they know that a build finishing three hours early is worth more to a production manager than anything we could write in a brochure. We work across the mainland and the islands, which means ferry timings, difficult access and one-lane village streets are part of routine planning rather than a surprise.

Advantages

What Production Managers Actually Care About

Six reasons the same events book us again the following season.

Loads Calculated, Not Assumed

Distributed load and point load are different problems, and the second one is what breaks stages: a grand piano, a drum riser with a full kit, a forklift crossing to place a generator. We ask what is going on the deck and what is going across it before quoting, size legs and bracing accordingly, and issue a written loading statement for the finished structure. Venues and licensing authorities increasingly ask for that document, and we have it ready rather than promising it later.

Level on Ground That Is Not

Fields slope, car parks drain to one corner and ancient courtyards do whatever they were doing two thousand years ago. Our legs adjust across a wide range and sit on spreader plates sized for the ground, so a deck stays level and stable without packing timber under the low corners at midnight. We survey the site or read levels from photographs beforehand, and arrive with the right leg lengths on the truck rather than the ones that usually work.

One System, Fully Interchangeable

Every component in our stock belongs to the same modular system, so a change of plan on the day means collecting different parts rather than inventing a solution. It also means our loadings are real numbers from a tested system rather than a guess about mixed equipment, and that a second truck sent from the depot fits what is already standing. Mixed-stock suppliers cannot say any of that, which is exactly why their builds run late.

Drawings Before the Truck Loads

Every job leaves the depot with a layout drawing showing deck arrangement, heights, stairs, ramps, handrails and access routes, checked against the site plan and the production's own drawings. Conflicts with catering, cabling, seating and fire routes surface at that stage instead of during the build. Clients receive the drawing for approval, and any change requested afterwards is priced honestly rather than absorbed silently and then argued about.

Our Own Crew, Both Ways

Builds and strikes are done by employed crew who know the system and work together regularly, not by agency staff meeting for the first time at the gate. They arrive with the tools, the spares and the drawing, and they clear the site properly at the end, which matters because the strike is usually at three in the morning when everyone else has gone home. Overnight and phased builds around other trades are normal for us.

Access and Safety Built In

Handrails, closed risers, edge protection, non-slip surfaces, ramps at usable gradients and stair units with consistent going are specified from the start rather than added after an inspector objects. Wheelchair access to platforms and viewing areas is designed properly, not bolted on. Skirting closes off the underside so nobody wanders into the legs, and cable crossings are planned so the deck edge does not become the tripping hazard of the evening.

Services

What We Build

Stages, tiered seating, catwalks and runways, conference platforms, festival infrastructure, dry hire and long-term installations.

Audience watching a band at an outdoor festival

Concert and Theatre Stages

Performance decks from small club risers to festival main stages, with drum and keyboard risers, wings, stairs, ramps for equipment and skirting, built to the heights a lighting designer and a sight-line drawing actually require. Loading is engineered around the heaviest thing that will stand on it, including pianos and moving scenery, and the layout is drawn and approved before the build. We work equally with touring productions and resident theatre companies.

Tiered and Raked Seating

Seating rostra with proper rake, handrails, closed risers and aisle lighting, sized so that the back row can actually see and the escape routes satisfy the licence. We calculate sight lines against the stage height rather than repeating a standard rise, provide accessible positions at real viewing points instead of at the back, and install temporary grandstands for outdoor arenas, sports fixtures and open-air performances in historic venues.

Catwalks, Runways and Displays

Fashion runways with the surface finish and lighting reveal the designer wants, product launch platforms, exhibition plinths and photo positions, all built to be crossed repeatedly in heels without a single deck rocking. Surfaces can be carpeted, painted, mirrored or covered in client material, and joints are set flush and taped so nothing catches. These jobs live or die on finish quality, and they are inspected accordingly before handover.

Conference and Corporate Platforms

Low-profile stages for hotels and conference centres, built quietly and quickly around a venue's schedule, with cable management under the deck, ramped access, lectern positions and camera platforms at the back of the room. We work overnight where the space is in use during the day, protect floors and finishes properly, and strike without leaving a mark on a ballroom carpet — which is what the venue, rather than the client, will remember.

Festival Infrastructure

Multi-stage builds across a site with phased schedules, mixing platforms, delay towers, bar and catering decks, backstage walkways over rough ground, and accessible viewing platforms with their own access ramps. Planning covers ground conditions, vehicle routes, build order and the strike sequence, and a crew stays on site through the event for adjustments, weather response and the inevitable additions nobody anticipated in June.

Dry Hire and Permanent Installations

Decking, legs and accessories hired to production companies and venues with their own crew, supplied with loading data, assembly instructions and a briefing for anyone unfamiliar with the system. We also design and install semi-permanent staging for schools, cultural centres and municipal venues, including storage trolleys and training so their staff can reconfigure it safely, plus annual inspection and component replacement afterwards.

Contacts

Quotes, Drawings and Site Visits

Send the site plan, the dates, the deck sizes and heights you think you need, and what will be standing or driving on them. We will come back with a drawing and a price rather than a rate card, and we will say plainly if what you have asked for will not work at that height.

Site visits are free anywhere on the mainland; island visits are quoted with travel included.

Depot52 Odos Monastiriou, 546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece

Phone+30 231 052 84 60

Emailriserworks@outlook.com

OfficeMonday–Friday 08:00–18:00, crew on call during event season