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Woodbridge School TENSION WIRE GRID MAKES SUFFOLK SCHOOL TRULY ACCESSIBLE

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Modular Cablenet tensioned wire grid system installed over the auditorium and stage of the 343 seat, £4.5 million Seckford Theatre at Woodbridge School in Suffolk.

A major reason for specifying the eight frame modular Cablenet is to provide completely safe roof access for students and working personnel - including wheelchair users - up in the grid.

The eight Cablenet frames at Woodbridge are in two different sizes – 3.4 metres square and 3.4 by 2.5 metres.

  • 3mm diameter cables at 70mm pitch offering 250kg point loading per grid
  • Offers teaching space on the grid for small groups
  • Includes wheelchair access

In terms of teaching, the Cablenet means small groups of pupils can gather around the teacher in the grid and learn which lantern focus and other parameters are needed to achieve the desired effects – rather than previously, when this would have been done by shouting to someone up a tallescope.

Because it’s a flexible theatre space, the Cablenet also enables the widest possible choice of lighting design. Without it, lighting positions would have been severely restricted to two balconies crossing the auditorium.

Slingco’s installation crew of four took two weeks to complete their element of the build.

TENSION WIRE GRID TYPE

Modular

INSTALLATION

  • New build
  • Eight frame installation

Main contractor

R.G.Carter Ipswich Ltd

Theatre consultant

ACT Consultant Services
Offering the same training opportunities, working facilities and access to disabled as well as able bodied people is vital today. Cablenet is an absolutely ideal solution...we’re proud to have been involved in this project. Slingco's Project Manager
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