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Alpine Rigging invests in Kinesys Apex

Las Vegas headquartered Alpine Rigging is the first company in the US to invest in Kinesys’ new Apex hoists. The company was founded by Brent Armstrong in 2011 and works in all sectors of the entertainment and leisure industry, including sports events, e-sports and competitive video gaming, as well as corporates/industrials and music-based shows - concerts, festivals and touring.

It was the touring market that led Armstrong initially to Kinesys, and Alpine’s initial Kinesys purchases came in 2015, comprising 23 x half-ton Liftket motors with Kinesys Elevation drives and Vector control. These have been working constantly ever since.

The purchase was prompted by a series of events for video game developer and e-sports tournament organizer Riot Games, where the requirement was to move large LED walls. It was time for Alpine to invest in the kit rather than sub-rent.

Seeing a general increase in demand for safely flying people and objects over audiences, Armstrong decided to make another investment, purchasing five Apex Hoists, which went directly out on the 2018 Dierks Bentley tour via Christie Lites, providing a specific custom rigging solution in addition to their standard rigging and automation.

The Apex hoists have also been used on other recent major events including Central Church’s ‘Christmas Special’ in Las Vegas, a complex production that used every piece of Alpine’s Kinesys kit, with the Apex’s used to move a massive video wall.

Working for production company Wolf & Smith, Alpine Rigging used the Apex hoists for an entertainment segment during the haircare brand Redken’s Symposium 2019 at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Alpine Rigging also has 16 x Kinesys LibraCells for load monitoring and have just purchased Kinesys’ K2 software control package.

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