How to choose a rigging for your trade show
booth construction?

Your Trade Show Booth plays at trade shows a pivotal role.

When visitors walk into a trade show venue, they first set their eyes upon a booth that’s visually pleasing and functional. They make for an attention-grabbing spectacle and send the message that such a booth stands out in their opinion.

How to set apart your booth from the rest?

Have elements like Audio-Visual Equipment, Banners, Lights, Signage, and other decorative or functional elements hung beneath or suspended from the trade show venue ceiling. To hang or suspend them, you require specialized equipment and techniques.

That’s where Rigging comes into play.

TRADE SHOW RIGGING

It indicates the use of hardware to suspend and secure your booth’s objects or structures like Banners or Signage or Lighting or Temporary Walls or any other elements within the booth from the trade show venue’s ceiling.

The whole process of rigging involves use of specialized techniques and different components to safely secure the suspension of booth elements.

Rigging

• Ensures the functionality and visual appeal of your trade show booth. Hanging Banners or Signs above the Booth attracts attention even from a distance. Attendees’ will be able to easily spot your booth in the crowded trade show floor.
• Helps to maximize your booth space through the effective usage of vertical dimension. They create a more engaging environment for attendees.
• Helps to stick to Trade Show Venue’s safety regulations and guidelines.

HOW TO CHOOSE?

Choosing the appropriate rigging for Trade Show Booth Construction can be challenging. But then it’s essential to ensure a secure and visually enchanting exhibit.

When choosing the right rigging, the choice of rigging equipment, materials, and techniques needs to be done carefully.

You need to get them right. This is where the following guidelines will help you.

1. UNDERSTAND YOUR BOOTH NEEDS

Before looking to choose rigging for your booth construction, it’s essential to know the specific requirements of your booth.

Like,

• What is the size of the exhibit space?
• What is the weight and type of item that is to be suspended?
• What kind of lighting requirements need to be complied with?
• Is there any Audio-Visual equipment that needs rigging support?

Finding the right answers to the above queries will help you to understand what exactly your booth needs to be constructed the right way for the trade show.

2. MAKE PROPER SELECTION

Booth construction can be a delicate as well as complex process. Hence, it’s important to select the right rigging equipment and materials for the construction task. They include Cables, Clamps, Chains, Wires, and other Rigging Hardware.

Select a rigging equipment that

• Is not either very high or very low. If it is very high, it can lead to it’s disconnect from the base structure. Similarly, if it’s very low, the booth can feel sidetracked or deviated and what more, visitors within the booth can feel uncomfortable with thoughts of something right over their heads.
• Is in proportion to the booth size. In the United States, there are standard rigging sizes. They work extremely well with standard booth sizes. Aside from this, there is also the option of customization. You can have the rigging customized to make it look distinctive from others of its kind.
• Has all 4 Side Branding. This will allow a potential visitor to see your booth from any side.

Additionally, also check its

• Weight and load capacities: To learn about the same, measure the weight of the elements that requires to be rigged. Whether the element is Lighting Fixtures or Audio-Visual Elements or Signage, knowing their weight will help you select the right rigging equipment that offers enough load-bearing capacities to safely and securely handle and support these elements.
• Level of durability and reliability: It should be durable enough to withstand the rigors of construction and reliable enough to maintain its level of performance and consistency.
• Level of quality and safety: It should be able to withstand the wear and tear of umpteen booth constructions with ease. This will give you an indication of its level of quality. Likewise, it’s also important to ensure that the rigging equipment adheres to the highest industry standards of safety. Before you give your nod for the rigging equipment, insist that the rigging setup is installed by certified trained professionals. This way, you will be able to reduce the risk of failures during the trade show.

Finally, to maintain the same level quality, safety, and reliability consistency, regular inspections and maintenance of rigging equipment is essential. This will help to ensure the same and also prevent unexpected accidents.

3. MAKE SURE THEY’RE FLEXIBLE & ADAPTABLE

Trade Show Booth construction requirements can vary from trade show to trade show. This means the booth needs to be constructed in line with the trade show requirements.

So, when you choose rigging equipment used to construct a booth, make sure it’s

• Flexible enough to adapt to different requirements and situations. Another factor is booth designs might evolve. So, having rigging equipment that can be seamlessly adjusted to evolving situation needs will help a lot. At the same time, ensure the equipment you choose does not compromise on the quality and safety of booth construction.
• Set-up suitably complements the booth design and enhances its visual appeal. This will require the rigging elements to integrate seamlessly into the booth design and at the same time stay concealed. They will make your booth look polished and professional.

4. MAKE SURE THEY ADHERE TO REGULATIONS

Different trade show venues might have different rules. They might be specific rules relating to rigging, load bearing capacities, and above all, safety standards, all of which need to be strictly complied with.

So, before you choose

• Check to see if the rigging equipment can seamlessly adapt to different venue guidelines and requirements. If it does, then it can successfully comply with them.
• Conduct tests and rehearsals of the rigging set-up, before the trade show. This will make sure the equipment is installed properly. If not, it gives the opportunity to rectify any issues before the trade show event. When it’s installed properly, it will automatically function as intended.

5. HIRE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS

Finally, to make sure everything goes well,

• Consider the budget limits before you decide to go ahead with your selection process. Your budget should ideally balance the need for high-quality rigging equipment with cost-effectiveness. Taking into account your budget considerations, varied options should be experimented with to find the right balance between affordability and quality. This is where you will require the assistance of certified professionals.
• Check if the source from whom you are buying the rigging equipment offers the services of certified rigging professionals. Such professionals generally have proven expertise in trade show setups. They have the right blend of experience and knowledge to assist you in selecting the appropriate rigging equipment that perfectly aligns with your booth design and safety standards.