Part of a £22 million refurbishment project, expanding seated/standing capacity to 6,500. this is the largest Cablenet tensioned wire grid system in the world to date.
The 2,500 square metre installation covers the entire roof space of the Bournemouth International Centre’s main Windsor Hall. The project was finished ahead of time - in just seven weeks - and on budget. The tension wire grid comprised 36 miles of steel cabling and 75 tonnes of steel.
- 36 miles of steel cable
- 75 tonnes of steel
- Two dual-purpose trap doors enable easy hoisting of equipment
- Increased roof ceiling height to 12 metres
In addition to enhanced safety, the Cablenet also increases roof ceiling height to 12 metres which was previously restricted due to a false ceiling. The venue now has a hugely fast, flexible and dynamic rigging capability.
There are two dual-purpose trap doors in the grid that enable the easy hoisting of equipment via a series of rolling beams. They also open up to give clear follow spot beam paths to stage. Their positioning near the edge of the stage gives an exceptionally neat profile for follow-spotting avoiding excess off-target light spillage.
It was the first experience Waring’s had of working with Slingco, and it proved extremely positive. “Slingco are professional, organised and the design process was well managed and painless,” they said.
Neatly concealed above the grid at the stage end of the Cablenet is a series of acoustic baffles.
TENSION WIRE GRID TYPE
ModularINSTALLATION
- New build
- 2,500 square metre installation
Design and build
WaringsMain contractor
Warings Contractors LtdThe scale of the installation and the accelerated lead-time was a massive challenge. To finish before deadline and on budget is a testament to Slingco’s design, production and installation teams and to the support of Warings, theatre consultants Theatreplan and structural engineers GGP – an all round great team effort.
