British Gymnastics iPro World Cup of Gymnastics

With 20 crew poised and ready to get going on day one, 4 Fork Lift operators went about unloading the 6 artic lorries. They contained the raised flooring and gymnastic equipment including; sprung floor and mats, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar, uneven bars, beam, springboards and chalk bowl stands. Unloading each artic individually, the operators first delivered the flooring into the main arena for the awaiting crew to begin constructing the raised floor.

As stacks of flooring started to arrive in the main arena, construction of the raised platform began. With floor plans at the ready, our crew began to build the decks, attach the legs and position them where needed.

The decks were then clamped together and braced by 400KG weights in numerous positions to ensure that the gymnasts are the only things flying during the competition!

A total of 642 decks, over 3800 clamps and approximately 8 tonnes of weights were used to create, brace and secure the raised platform in readiness for the gymnastic equipment. Rolls of coloured carpet were delivered next, these would cover both the raised platform and the outer surrounding floor.

Work continued into the second day with now 22 crew on site to apply the finishing touches to the build. With the floor in place, carpets laid and equipment tested the competition was underway.