Dirty Rigger gets hands-on with TOMCAT USA’s rigging training

The Dirty Rigger brand of workwear played a popular role in the latest TOMCAT University (‘TOMCAT U’) five-day entertainment rigging training course, hosted recently at the company’s customdesigned training facility in Thousand Oaks, California.

Hosted by leading entertainment rigging specialist TOMCAT USA, a part of Area Four Industries, the annual event provides ETCP (Entertainment Technician Certification Program) renewal credits for those working in production rigging. This year’s event attracted a diverse mix of 45 attendees from across the USA and Canada, from students to seasoned touring riggers, business owners, stadium production managers and everything in between.

The course includes truss training, taught by TOMCAT’s Adrian Forbes-Black and Keith Bohn, a one-day engineering focus led by Jeff Reder of Ohio-based ClarkReder Engineering, and three days of rigging skills taught by industry legend, Bill Sapsis. What’s more, the TOMCAT USA training facility includes its own indoor ground support system for attendees to practice on.

Commenting on the support from Dirty Rigger, Adrian Forbes-Black, TOMCAT & Area Four Industries America’s VP of Sales and Marketing, says: “Having been personal friends with the Dirty Rigger and Le Mark Group owners and staff for over 25 years, I know them to be a strong brand, with exceptional customer service and quality. That they have such a strong hold on the market, and their brand and products have stood the test of time, is a testament to them.”