Operational Management & Human Error: Lessons from the Pohoda Festival Collapses
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05/07/2026
04/07/2026
- Temporary Structure Failures: A Global Review Highlights Wind Loading and Anchoring Risks
03/07/2026
- Green Targets and Strategic Growth: The Dual Priorities Shaping the UK Live Events Sector
The UK’s live events and business gatherings sector is navigating a transformative period marked by ambitious environmental goals and evolving regulatory landscapes. Leaders across the industry have spent much of the year balancing immediate operational mandates with long-term commitments to sustainability and economic resilience.
02/07/2026
- Major Staging Overhauls, Summer Cancellations, and Accessibility Barriers: What It Means for Site Operators
17/01/2026
Attain the formal title of TentMaster TM
The Guild of TentMasters awards qualifications for life and work experience based upon your proven track record. The Guild is working on a pan industry basis in collaboration with ESITS, MUTA, the Events Industry Forum, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) and major employers across the events industry. The Guild is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee.
There is no charge for these certificates.
16/01/2026
Experienced TentMasters have long delivered complex structures safely, but the industry has seen people arrive on site with little understanding of risks yet working on structures for thousands. High profile failures such as Pukkelpop and Sugarland showed the consequences. The people who erect structures now carry all the responsibility but often lack authority.
15/01/2026
Going to the Event Production Show at Excel London? Visit us on stand F70E - 25th and 26th of February 2026.
Sharing the stand with Special Structures Lab Ltd.
The Guild will be at the MUTA Members Day 2026, March 3-4th Warwick Conferences CV4 7SH, as we have been invited by MUTA as part of our joint initiatives to support each other’s training initiatives.