July 6th 2009
Every hour, 24 hours a day for 100 days, a different person will step up to the Fourth Plinth on Trafalgar Square and help make a living portrait of the UK. Unusual Rigging has provided the technical infrastructure for this event.

The project One & Other is devised by Antony Gormley and is presented by Artichoke in partnership with Sky Arts. Unusual’s role involved the design, manufacture and installation of a safety net around the plinth. Unusual also devised the means for participants accessing the plinth, a JCB Telehandler with a custom built cage and provided the reception and media facility on the south west corner of Trafalgar Square.

May 13th – 16th 2009
Following on from 2008, Unusual provided the structure from which the sound and screens were suspended. This year, the stage was modified slightly with a new roof and extra depth. Two Layher towers were erected at the opposite end of the arena for sound and lighting and Unusual commissioned and installed a new control box over the main entrance. The backdrop design concept was by Misty Buckley with production and installation by Unusual Rigging. Follow spot towers were installed on top of the staging structure, with scissor lift access for Royal Marines, who abseiled down the front of the backdrop during the performance.

Over the years, Unusual Rigging has displayed many large items in an unconventional manner. We hang aircraft in positions to create the illusion of flight, we suspend valuable museum artefacts in mid air to optimise viewing positions and we display vehicles in every possible orientation. From a structural perspective, none of these items were ever designed to be suspended. If one tries to lift an aeroplane by the wings, it is more than likely that something will bend or break. Turn a car upside down, hang it by the wheels and a few surprises are inevitable. Unusual Rigging specialise in carrying out a wide range of complex display work without the surprises. An enormous amount of survey and structural engineering work goes on in the background, whilst the riggers on site benefit from an unparalleled level of experience.

January 15th 2009
The show has now opened and the very best of luck to anyone trying to get tickets for Oliver! Unusual Rigging played an integral part in bringing this amazing production to life at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

Unusual Rigging installed a truss arch to span Princes Street for The Corporation of London for the Lord Mayors Show. Preassembled into sections to fit a flatbed, the arch was erected in less than two hours on site. Branding was applied and the BBC suspended a remote controlled camera from the arch. Further work was undertaken by Unusual for the Territorial Army’s TA100 campaign. Branding was applied to site structures and also parade vehicles.

24th October 2008
PLASA National Rigging Certificate

Unusual Rigging in Northampton is a PLASA designated National Rigging Assessment Centre and has been delivering rigging assessments throughout 2008. Starting in 2009. National Rigging Certificate Assessments will be delivered both at Unusual Rigging’s headquarters near Northampton as well as at The Warwick Hall in Earls Court. The first set of assessments in The Warwick Hall is scheduled for January 12th-16th 2009.

23rd October 2008
As reported in the Times - Ten thousand people are currently working around the clock adding the finishing touches to West London's 265 outlet mega-mall, Westfield London. Amongst this throng of contractors, Unusual Rigging are hanging chandeliers.

If you’ve got a great product, why not flaunt it? Unusual Rigging have suspended a Jaguar XF in the showroom of Guy Salmon in Northampton.

In the case of this dealership, it was not possible to attach the wires to the roof structure, so a truss structure was installed.

Over the years, Unusual Rigging has suspended a wide variety of vehicles and more pictures can be seen on : Suspended Vehicle Gallery"