The Association Of British Theatre Technicians has temporarily withdrawn the ‘Guide To Access For Work At Heights In Theatre’ Code of Practice. This follows the withdrawal of the Manufacturer’s Instructions containing a section on moving an occupied Tallescope, consequential upon actions by the Health And Safety Executive. The Manufacturer’s Instructions are reprinted in the ABTT [...]
Hayles proud of Charcoalblue’s contribution to ‘Theatre Buildings – A Design Guide’
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The latest ABTT book – Theatre Buildings – A Design Guide was launched at the ITEAC conference, Central Hall, Westminster on Monday 14 June 2010. Written and illustrated by a highly experienced team of international theatre designers and practitioners, the technical design sections have been edited by Managing Director of Charcoalblue Theatre Consultants, Andy Hayles. [...]
ABTT Members’ visit to The Crucible Sheffield marks the end of Theatreplan’s 4-year phased refurbishment project
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For Theatreplan, the recent visit to Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre by members of the Association of British Theatre Technicians represented the culmination of over three years intensive work as theatre consultants on the project. The refurbishment of the Crucible Theatre was split into phases to allow the theatre to continue to present the annual World Snooker [...]
Inaugural ABTT-BECTU Training Partnership launched
Monday, March 15th, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This week the Association Of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) and the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) launch its much-anticipated training partnership initiative, creating a new force in UK vocational theatre training. At a time when the importance of training in the industry is much in the spotlight – with an emphasis not only [...]
High initial booking rate for ITEAC 2010
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Delegate registrations for the forthcoming International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference – to be held in London from 13-15 June – are far more than expected, according to conference director Richard Brett. “Our ‘early bird’ registration offer took off in a big way,” he said, “with a surprising number of delegates from the more distant [...]
ABTT announce new CEO
Monday, December 14th, 2009 By Leave a Comment
At its annual Christmas Party, the Association Of British Theatre Technicians’ (ABTT) revealed to its members, industry leaders and invited guests, its new Chief Executive Officer. From an exceptional list of candidates invited for interview, Andrew De Rosa, a theatre and venue manager, topped the field to be duly appointed the ABTT’s first full-time CEO. [...]
