Entertainment rigging hardware for suspending truss, lighting and audio: chain hoists, shackles, slings, steels, chains and the fittings that connect them to structures, drawn from ELLER, Elumen8, Global Truss, Equinox and PCE.

The subcategories follow the load path. Chain Hoists covers ELLER manual hoists for lifting truss and equipment. Between hoist and load sit the connecting components: Shackles, including the popular ELLER 1 ton black bow shackle, Soft Slings and Soft Steel Slings for wrapping truss, Steels & Wires for suspension and fixture safeties, and Chains with their matching Chain Links, master links and shortening hooks. Attachment to the building comes under Beam & Girder Clamps for structural steel, Eye Bolts for threaded points, and Key Clamps and Bracketry for pipe-based structures. Meat Racks, Stage Weights, Ratchet Straps, Tent Clamps, Tools and Site Safety complete the kit for touring and outdoor work. Whatever the component, design around the stated working load limit, the WLL that appears in titles such as the 1T round slings and rigging steels, never around breaking strain, and derate for angles where bridles and baskets are involved. In the UK, lifting equipment used at work falls under LOLER, so build thorough examination schedules into your planning and retire anything with illegible markings or visible damage.

Rigging questions get engineer-level answers here, so if you are unsure whether a component suits the application, ask before it goes in the air.