Edinburgh University
Case Study
Vintage Canvas tent on hard standing city centre location
OVERVIEW

CLIENTS
Vintage Village Fete, Edinburgh
CAD design
Specialist block hire hard-standing tent erection
Raising funds for a selection of chosen cultural charities. Over The Moon Tents supplied the vintage tent to be used as the main venue for the festival.

WHAT they wanted
SPECIALIST HARD STANDING TENT
Perform Tent load calculation to determine blocks required to anchor tent safely on hard standing



WHAT WE DELIVERED
TENT RIGGED SAFELY
Our core team has worked in outdoor events since 1996. We are fully trained in the rigging of our equipment, and have PRINCE2 accreditation to ensure good project management.
We work safely and smartly and provide Method Statements and Risk Assessments. We follow the latest Health & Safety industry standards.

Client Background & Brief

University of Edinburgh
Client Brief
First of all we wanted to thank you for your help leading up to our pitch, you were incredibly insightful and we must apologise for not sharing our news with you earlier and thanking you then! We have just finalized the booking for our ideal location, Bristo Square Edinburgh. THE VINTAGE VILLAGE FETE will be an all-day outdoor event comprising of a Vintage & Second-Hand Market (selling items from clothes to books, jewellery & vinyls, all provided by lovely local traders), and recreational/catering areas (offering artisanal eats and selected amusements to tickle the public’s fancy throughout the day). All proceeds will go towards the aforementioned local and national cultural charities.


Of course the presence of a show-stopping tent at the event would do immeasurable good for the charities involved. Not only would it mean that we would be able to offer a higher quality venue and atmosphere, but the simply having it there would be an invaluable promotional tool, increasing our financial intake and helping our small but worthy causes. Despite the high level of publicity many of our customers will be passers-by and impulse shoppers (on average 3000 people cross Bristo Square each day) and we feel the inclusion of one of your tents would really help to draw in these crowds! In terms of what we actually need, we remain flexible according to what you might be willing to offer us…..
Our Proposal & Services
Days
Tents
Crew
Tent Masters with Jedi rigging skills
We like to boldly take tents where tents don’t go. This job entailed a lot of pre planning and coordination.


British Made Canvas
We have the largest collection of canvas for Vintage Military Tent Hire in the UK. We can supply 15 seperate tents with upto 20 middle sections available.
These tents were manufactured in the UK from the forties until the eighties. We have many date and manufacturer stamped roof sections.
Over The Moon was keen to accept the challenge of putting up a large tent on a hard surface and with potential wintry weather to contend with. Before sending a proposal we researched suppliers of ballast blocks which would have to replace the use of the normal tent anchors, steel stakes. We were pleased that we found Infinite Event Solutions, and their MD Tom Imrie were easy to work with. This was important as the safety of the tent and the people around it was paramount ,and the two companies needed to liaise and work closely to ensure the tent was erected safely. Over The Moon liaised with Tom on the best practice and followed all necessary safety conditions laid out by MUTA and contained in the ISE’s Temporary Demountable Structures. Tom advised on the number of blocks required and Over The Moon produced a 3D CAD drawing which was sent to the client, IES and the council.
CAD proposal drawing for Vintage Village Fete
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