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A newsletter about event production. And a free crew briefing template.
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What actually lands in your inbox
- NUMBERS Our numbers from 2025 Shift counts, no-show rate, what the year actually cost us.
- LESSONS 5 lessons we learned in 2025 Five things that went wrong, and what we changed after.
- PROCESS Three decisions we make before your crew arrives How a crew gets picked before anyone is on site.
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The crew briefing template
Fill it in, send it before the job. Built from what actually goes wrong on site.
- Site
- Access, dock, lift, floor loading, power
- Timing
- Call time, windows, breaks, curfew
- Scope
- Trucks, square metres, truss, points, weights
- Crew
- Roles, numbers, certificates, languages on site
- Kit
- PPE, tools, radios, who supplies what
- Contacts
- On site, by phone, escalation path
- Risks
- What went wrong here last time
EVERY 2 TO 3 WEEKS
How this works
Every two to three weeks, one topic: how we planned a job, what went wrong, what we changed. Things you can use on your own production.
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- Polish crew, contacts who speak your language Two native German speakers and one native English speaker on the team.
- No car. No crew. How the fleet is run so a job never stops for want of a van.
- Everything that stops being your problem Contracts, insurance, transport, accommodation, briefing, replacements.
The full archive is on our blog.
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What worked, what broke, and how to keep it off your own production.
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