MTN News

We’re proud to have been involved in many of the premier music festivals, concerts, and events of 2015. Our passion is entertainment production, and we’re grateful to have such cutting-edge clients that allow us to evolve our own services. As the summer season approaches its end, here is a quick photo recap, highlight a handful of the events we helped stage in the past few months.

AC On The Beach
Photo Credit: Vernon Ogrodnek, Press of Atlantic City
50,000+ people hit the beaches at Atlantic City to see Maroon 5. AC On The Beach proves that visitors can have fun in AC without gambling.

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One of the most important weeks of our year is not necessarily one of the hectic, fast-paced weeks in the midst of the summer season, but rather our annual safety training week at the beginning of the year. This is a mandatory week dedicated to educate and refresh our employees on safe work practices. This year, the training consisted of various safety speakers representing many familiar brands including 3M, Milwaukee, CRC, Brady and more. The first three days of Mountain’s safety school welcomed Jeff Burd of the PA Department of Labor who certified all Mountain employees in CPR and AED.

All Mountain employees were certified in CPR & AED

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Mountain Productions’ fleet is comprised of flatbed, drop deck and box trailers. Having such diverse and extensive trailer capabilities allows us to load our equipment before trucks and drivers are present, giving us an advantage and keeping our fleet moving with as little interruption as possible. Our vehicles are made up of Tractors, Class B and C trucks along with many passenger vehicles, all used for transporting our fleet of trailers and mobile stages, not to mention our supervisors to and from sites across North America.

We are constantly growing our business, resulting in the need for a larger fleet. Recently, we added additional covered wagon style trailers which follow our Mountain Truss systems.

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Consistency (among many other things) helps maintain long, successful relationships. You know that you have a solid partner when you can count on them to deliver the results you expect, time after time again. One of the best ways to maintain consistently good performance and exceptional service is to practice. We’ve all heard it before: “Practice makes perfect.” And I’m sure we can all attest to the truth in this statement. Considering the dynamic nature of our industry’s codes and regulations, coupled with the precise and rugged work required, it’s crucial to freshen up and review the basics throughout the year.

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Mountain Productions’ recently completed its annual, company-wide safety training. The three-day training covered several important safety topics, and a wide variety of speakers representing a multitude of organizations visited Mountain as seminar teachers.

Wilkes-Barre Fire Dept. Captain Allan Klapat going over fire safety with Mountain employees

The first day of safety school welcomed the PA Dept. of Labor, Wilkes-Barre’s Fire Dept. Captain, and Hilti Power Tools. Mountain Productions’ staff jumped right in, reviewing many workplace and personal safety topics, forklift operator safety. Employees engaged in hands-on tutorials on fire extinguisher use and safety guided by Wilkes-Barre’s Fire Dept.

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Our industry has seen yet another impressive year, with new technology and unique approaches to festivals, concerts and events. Grand structures standing as tall as multi-story buildings and as wide as a football field have become the norm nowadays, as well as the continued (and customized) use of mobile staging. Elaborate video displays and lighting arrangements are present at almost every festival. Event planners and promoters have also become more streamlined in the digital age that we live in, finding answers online through shared content, blogs and social media. What has not changed however, is the work ethic and dedication of the crews behind every show and event that takes place. Excuse the cliché, but we wouldn’t be here without them.

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We know how intricate, involved and stressful our industry can be. Our staff prides itself on doing everything and anything possible to make our clients’ lives easier through the entire event process. We’ve done thousands of jobs, and are striving to improve each and every day. One thing that helps us to continue to evolve and adapt with our clients’ needs is often overlooked, but very simple – your feedback!

If you’d like to leave us a review on a recent project we have helped you on, visit our profile on the IFEA Event Resource Marketplace and give us your honest feedback. As an added bonus, the IFEA is hosting a contest to win a trip to Hawaii! Simply write a review and your entered in the contest.

Best of luck to everyone with the contest giveaway, but more importantly, thank you for your feedback!