Key takeaway
Ask any stage & truss fabrication vendor whether they own the equipment, which exact models they will supply, who operates the show, what spares travel with the rig, how a power failure is handled mid-show and whether the quote is itemised. Specific, confident answers signal a company that has actually done it.
Key takeaways
- Owned inventory beats sub-renting
- Exact model numbers, not categories
- Meet the engineer, not only the salesperson
- Get spares and failure plans in writing
Questions worth asking
Equipment
- Do you own this equipment or sub-rent it for each job?
- What exactly will you supply for deck systems?
- What exactly will you supply for live load design?
- What exactly will you supply for truss types?
- When was it last serviced, and can I see it before the event?
People
- Who is the structural designer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the crew chief on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the lead rigger on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the stage carpenter on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the competent person on site on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
Risk
- How do you handle this: departments add lighting, led and audio beyond the load the grid was designed for?
- How do you handle this: a banner-clad roof becomes a sail and the structure approaches its overturning limit in a squall?
- How do you handle this: ballast is placed on soft or wet ground and begins to sink, taking the structure out of plumb?
- How do you handle this: the venue quotes a rigging capacity that turns out to be an assumption rather than a calculation?
- How do you handle this: stage gaps and unprotected edges become an injury risk once performers and guests are moving fast?
- How do you handle this: lifting continues while other crew work underneath because the build is behind schedule?
Commercials
- Is the quote itemised by equipment, crew, transport and power?
- Is the figure before or after 18% GST?
- What is the advance, and what is the cancellation policy?
- What is explicitly not included?
What a good answer sounds like
A specialist answers with model numbers, named people and a specific failure plan without checking. A middleman answers in categories and brochures. Prime AV Solutions answers every question above in writing before you commit. Get an itemised quote from Prime AV Solutions within 24 hours — call +91 93093 80958 or WhatsApp our producers.
Published 29 April 2026 by the Prime AV Solutions production team.