Are the access routes into the venue important?.
Yes, the way we get equipment to the dancefloor area is very important! Getting the equipment into the venue and setup safely is one of the most important parts of the job, so we need to know at the time of quoting if there is an un-reasonable access route to get into the venue. For instance: a level loading bay in a hotel with a 10m corridor to the dancefloor area is considered reasonable access, but access through a working kitchen is not reasonable access; access with one goods lift with level or ramped loading is reasonable access, but travel of over 30m from the load bay is not reasonable access. Any more than a few stairs is also un-reasonable access. If your venue does not have reasonable access then its not a big problem as long as we know about it in advance so we can make sure the quote includes additional crew members to make the setup safe. If we arrive at a venue with a normal number of crew and the access routes are un-reasonable then we may not be able to setup ready for
