BLENHEIM TRIATHLON
MASS PARTICIPATION EVENT ON UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Blenheim Palace Triathlon has established itself as one of the most challenging yet stunning sporting events in the United Kingdom. The scale of the estate easily accommodates the 5000 strong annual participants, but requires a huge amount of event overlay across a large area to support this.
scope
Temporary Power
- Full Power Generation across site with a whole range of equipment from 6kVA to 100kVA
- Cabling and Distribution to all key areas of site including: timing, medical, athlete's village, audio visual equipment and food concessions
- Wheelchair compliant cable ramp across site in order to make major roads and walkways competitor friendly
- Temporary lighting for overnight overlay build and break
- Fuel Management for all equipment across site
scale
- 16 Generators across site
- 10 external fuel tanks
- x4 Tower Lights for overnight operations
- 20 distribution boxes and 7km of cabling
- 2 engineers to install, test, maintain and remove equipment
challenges
- Installing and removing equipment whilst the palace was operational, ensuring public safety at all times
- Location and accessibility of some lakeside power supplies for swim section required use of our compact off-road 6kVA units
- All equipment removed in only a matter of hours
client comments
"Figure of Eight are our go to company for all of our temporary power requirements - Nothing is too much trouble and we always receive a high quality end product."
DIANE AND AL
GLAMPING WALES
We highly recommend Figure of Eight. They supplied us with a high quality, hassle free power and lighting installation for our festival style glamping site. The team went above and beyond and couldn't do enough to help.
KIM BICKELL
ITV DANCING ON ICE
I absolutely love working with Figure of Eight - not only because they are professional and hard working, but because they are amazing people to be around and bring a huge element of fun to every show. Couldn’t recommend enough!
CHUCK CRAMPTON
CCPM LTD
Figure of Eight is built on a reliable, knowledgeable and flexible work ethic. They have worked on a variety of projects with me over recent years and always offer a friendly, attentive and versatile attitude with quality and sensible costs that always deliver what is required.