Michael Murphy
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Scissor Lift
• Harness Awareness
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• Cherry Picker
• Ally Tower
• First Aid
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Specialises In: TV/Conferences
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Gary Hodgson
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Scissor Lift
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• Cherry Picker
• First Aid
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Specialises In: Car and large corporate launches
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With 25 years experience, Mic Murphy has been in the industry for a long time and has knowledge on every sort of production or event there is, his speciality being Television productions. Having Mic on site gives you a peace of mind as no mater what problem or time constraints your project may throw at you, Mic will have the experience and leadership skills to handle it.
Previous Projects: National Television Awards, BAFTAs, RBS Tour
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With 20 years experience, Gary is one of the rocks of Showforce and a welcome face to clients all over the world. Gary has a wealth of experience and brings a high level of professionalism to any project he works on. His knowledge of the industry is vast and has worked alongside all the big players. A well respected chief amongst the crew Gary has a unique way of getting the job done with no fuss no matter how large or complex.
Previous Projects: Tech Ed Barcelona, IBM in India
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Mark Wheeler
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Harness Awareness
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• Cherry Picker
• First Aid
• Scissor Lift
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Specialises In: Large Corporate Launches/Scenery |
Bruce Turnbull Forster
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Scissor Lift
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• RTM
• Cherry Picker
• First Aid
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Specialises In: Site management/Exhibitions |
With 20 years experience, Mark wheeler is one of strongest leaders of Showforce, he mainly specialises in large corporate launches with most of his projects consisting of teams ranging from 8 – 40 crew. Mark takes pride in whatever project is handed to him and always stays with the job from start to finish. He has the ability to get the best out of inexperienced crew and knows what individual crew’s skills are best suited to what task.
Previous Projects: Olympic Brand Launch, Vauxhall Insignia Launch |
With 8 years experience, Bruce Forster is one of our strongest characters at Showforce. Not only can he manage his crew on projects efficiently and effectively he also has a proven ability to assist clients with large logistical problems and has the administration skills to back any project he works on. No mater what logistical or resource problem our clients encounter, they can be sure Bruce will be at hand to help.
Previous Projects: Athens 2004, Red Bull Air Race
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Philip 'Ronaldo' John
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Scissor Lift
• Harness Awareness
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• Ally Tower
• Cherry Picker
• First Aid
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Specialises In: Plant/Motorshows |
John Agnew
Licences/Qualifications:
• Scissor Lift
• Cherry Picker
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• Ally Tower
• First Aid
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Specialises In: Theatre/Scenery |
With 13 years experience, Philip 'Ronaldo' John is a well known and respected character within Showforce and the industry. His clients appreciate his humour and strong character. He has the ability to cope well under stress and has proven himself an asset to large scale projects such as the motorshows.
Previous Projects: Gladiators, European Motorshows |
With 10 years experience, John Agnew is known as a legend among Showforce and clients a like. When he’s not making his mark on motorshows he applies his experience to West End corporate and theatre projects. He is a popular character, hard working and a great team player and has a vast knowledge of all the main West End theatres.
Previous Projects: Mary Poppins, The Producers, Joseph
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Iain 'Brush' Groome 
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Ally Tower
• Harness Awareness
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• Scissor Lift
• Cherry Picker
• First Aid
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Specialises In: Vehicle movements/Exhibitions |
Ronnie Gill
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Harness Awareness
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• Cherry Picker
• Scissor Lift
• First Aid
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Specialises In: Rigging/Plant |
With 14 years experience, Iain Groome is one of our most travelled crew chiefs having worked on events all over the world. Iain joined Showforce at a young age and has more or less dedicated himself to his work ever since and worked his way up the ranks to become a popular face within the industry. If you don’t know him, his polite manner and ability to turn his hand to any task won’t let you forget him.
Previous Projects: Toyota Barcelona, Prickly Heat |
With 12 years experience, Ronnie Gill is one of most colourful characters on the crew. Ronnie has worked his way up the ranks from a young age and gained a wealth of experience along the way. He has a great presence on site and a great ability of keeping up team moral even at the latest of hours and no matter how tough the project gets, Ronnie is known for his vast experience with all plant and especially for his great ability to operating telescopic load handlers in the most impossible situations.
Previous Projects: Champions League Paris, The Asian Games
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Joe Goodman
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Scissor Lift
• Harness Awareness
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• Cherry Picker
• Ally Tower
• First Aid
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Specialises in: Staging/Plant |
James List
Licences/Qualifications:
• Sound Engineering
• Welding & Fabrication
• First Aid
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Specialises In: AV/Conferences |
With 7 years experience, Joe Goodman is a great all round member of Showforce. His main asset is his ability to handle even the most complex of logistics. Joe's passion and dedication ensures that a job will always run smoothly no mater how large. He has a competent knowledge and experience of all plant and when he’s not involved in large exhibitions he’s using his time to climb and build stages at events such as the V-Festival.
Previous Projects: V Festival, Muscat Lexus Launch |
With 5 years experience, James List is a respected, strong character within Showforce. He has the ability to handle any project thrown his way but prefers to take on large long running projects such as temporary seating or major theatre installs. He is one of our most polite and helpful chiefs and has the ability to keep a consistent work rate amongst the crew to ensure large projects are completed within their planned time scales.
Previous Projects: F1 Abu Dhabi
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Elton John Heckler
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Telescopic
• Scissor Lift
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• Cherry Picker
• Rope Access
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Specialises In: Seating structures/Staging |
Victor Mestre
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Scissor Lift
• Telehandler
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• Cherry Picker
• Ally Tower
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With 5 years experience, Elton is a strong, powerful and respected member of the Showforce team. He has vast experience working on temporary seating structures and outdoor events all over the country and rarely chiefs teams of less than 8 crew. He tends to build a core team of crew around him that go from project to project; as a result, he knows his crews skills and abilities inside out and can always get the best from them.
Previous Projects:
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With 6 years experience, Victor Mestre is a great team player as well as a leader. He has a wealth of experience in small corporate projects in venues such as hotels and Wembley Stadium. His experience and leadership qualities show when time scales are tight and venue access is difficult.
Previous Projects:
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Chris Buckley
Licences/Qualifications:
• Forklift
• Scissor Lift
• Telehandler
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• Cherry Picker
• Ally Tower
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Specialises In: |
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With 8 years experience, Chris Buckley is a good all round member of the Showforce crew. Initially in his younger years he worked alongside his father Mic Murphy, mostly in television productions, he then took his own direction into exhibitions. He now has a wealth of experience and has worked in just about every major exhibition hall throughout world.
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