Tips, Tools, & Resources

In our industry, it is imperative that the hoists that hold the equipment above us are in top-performing shape – in the best interests of safety. Mountain Productions is a master distributor of CM products, including their legendary chain hoists. Even though CM offers some of the best and most trusted hoists in the industry, it is still important to inspect and service each hoist regularly. Our rigging department recommends (at least) an annual servicing, but some applications could require a more frequent inspection.

When we service chain hoists, we make sure to take every aspect of the hoist into consideration. Here’s a quick overview of the steps we take to ensure your hoists are in working order:

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Depending on the type of event you are planning, mobile staging could be your best solution. A quick setup, small footprint and an impressive rigging capacity for its size make a mobile stage great for small to mid-size concerts and events. But not all events will benefit from a mobile stage, and if not planned out properly, you might find yourself with an autostage that can not hold your production load.

We’ve created a fun info graphic to show some of the pros (and cons) of our fleet of mobile stages. We hope you enjoy it and more importantly share it! For a full breakdown of each stage’s specifications, visit our Autostage web page here. 

Deciding which company to hire for event staging and equipment is a daunting task. With everything to consider, it’s easy to find yourself frustrated and sporting a few more gray hairs than when you started. We understand the importance of being prepared and well educated even prior to contacting any company for a quote. In hopes to offer some tips and helpful hints to prepare for your next event, I talked to Mountain Production staging and rigging salesmen Tim Evans, Marty Wesstrom, Pat McGlynn and Jeff Sivick. Their 25+ combined years of experience has equipped them with helpful advice that we would like to share with you (in no particular order)…

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Mountain Productions is excited to announce that we are now offering the Online CM Lodestar Maintenance Training course. Interested customers can purchase the license key to access the training by calling us at 570 826 5566. 

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Convenient online access to the proven and trusted CM Lodestar Training class

New platform. Same level of detail.

CM has been offering this 1-day motor class for 30 years, training industry beginners and riggers to understand the fundamentals of Lodestar maintenance and repair. Now, this training class is available online with the same level of detail and instruction as the traditional course.

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We hope that you all had a fantastic, relaxing, fun and safe New Years holiday! (emphasis on “safe”!) 2012 was packed with exciting events for Mountain Productions, from another successful summer concert series to our recent involvement in holiday festivities including the National Christmas Tree Lighting and the New Year’s celebration at Times Square. Now that 2013 is here, we are setting the bar even higher for ourselves, making sure to offer the best service and assistance for all of our clients, customers and colleagues.

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