Category Archives: Project

Production System Upgrades Following the departure of Grange Park Opera from Hampshire, Push The Button were delighted to work with Michael Moody and his new team at Grange Festival Opera to refurbish the mechanical and electrical systems at this unique venue. Works included a new 25 line set motorised flying system, fibre optic cable distribution, […]

Distribution Board Upgrades Following the successful production lighting rewire and dimmer replacement in 2015, Push The Button were asked to work with the theatre electrics department to replace all of the non-compliant non production distribution boards in the venue. PTB worked to complete the project without any interruptions to the venue’s schedule. Push The Button […]

Public Address and Voice Alarm System Upgrades The National Theatre was looking for a contractor to replace their existing PAVA system. Push The Button were chosen for their flexible approach and their ability to handle all of the work without any subcontractors. The PAVA equipment was all relocated to a new larger room situated in […]

Production Lighting Upgrades Working directly for city of London, Push The Button were contracted to fully refurbish production lighting at the Pit Theatre. This was a historic job for Push The Button’s Managing Director, Nick Ewins, as he worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company 25 years earlier on the first design for this space. The […]

Replacement of ETC sensor dimmers. The Barbican Theatre was one of the UK’s first installation of ETC Sensor Dimmers. The City of London decided to replace the cabinets to introduced flexible ThruPower modules to each of the outgoing circuits. Push The Button were selected to carry out the upgrades. The work was carried out during […]

Installation of technical infrastructure for Studio One Following the success of the Concert Hall project in 2014, Push The Button were asked to work with the team at the Royal Northern College of Music again to develop an exciting technical infrastructure to support a new pop foundation course, with the development of an isolated audio […]

Rear of House Paging Upgrades The Young Vic Theatre were looking to upgrade their rear of house paging, Push The Button worked with the in-house sound department to develop a solution which gave them local selection of each dressing room in the show relay system. The installation happened during a two-week closure where the building […]

Installation of LED Lighting and Control System The Barbican Centre’s Auditorium One and Two required the installation of high impact low current LED lighting. Working with the city of London, Push The Button designed a scheme which used sympathetically installed internally wired bars over the presentation space and connected to a control system of GrandMA […]

Installation of Multiple Video Displays for Digital Signage Push The Button were approached by the Director of Sales, Marketing and Development for Nottingham Theatre Royal to provide Digital Signage to the existing foyer and the new enhanced Concert Hall box office. Push The Button undertook the sympathetic installation of power and data cables to ensure a […]

Royal Christening of Holland America’s New Ship – Koningsdam An unusual detour to Push The Buttons normal repertoire of work saw them approached by regular client, Holland America Line, to undertake the design, supply and delivery of the technical infrastructure for the ships naming ceremony. The ship was named by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands […]