| 'Yesterday shortly after 6pm we were informed that Bill Andrews, our representative at Rochester Castle Gardens, had collapsed. He was found unconscious on the stage by the onsite production crew. Onsite paramedics were quickly at the scene and were supported by NHS ambulance staff who arrived within minutes and treated Mr Andrews. He was subsequently moved to the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham but was later pronounced dead. Kent Police in Medway have issued a statement and are not treating the death as suspicious. The incident site has been reopened and all shows at Rochester Castle are going ahead as scheduled. Police are not investigating any health and safety issues surrounding the incident and the death is thought to be from natural causes, although this cannot be confirmed until a post mortem has been carried out. As soon as more information is made public an updated press release will be issued. We would like to express our sincere condolences to Bill's family and friends and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. He will be sorely missed by everyone at Serious Stages.' Serious Stages Ltd is one of Europe's most experienced companies in the supply for sale or hire of temporary staging, buildings and special structures. The Company is involved in the building of stages and structures at more than 400 one off musical events per year. As well as this we undertake longer term installations annually e.g. Ice rinks for Glasgow & Leeds City Councils, and we have a long term building project running at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedford which has been up for 6 x years. Our stages range from small stages for local events, to large roofed stages and ancillaries for many of the best known festivals in the country including Glastonbury, Leeds, Reading, Womad, Big Chill, to name a few.
Our policy of continuous investment in equipment, personnel, operational technology, Health and Safety and PPE equipment as well as structural safety, ensures that our stages and structures are tailored to the requirements of each event and meet all the relevant safety standards. Full time staff are employed in all the key areas of the design and drawing, production and construction process. We bring in specialist contractors to boost the very busy summer season in the UK. Serious stages offers full technical back up with in house 3-D CAD drawings and engineering calculations. Chartered Engineers are also retained where appropriate.
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