Tilting Diving Board Platforms

Overview Tilting diving board platforms were designed and built for the entertainment industry aboard the Royal Caribbean Oasis class ships. Tilting platforms allow for the diving boards to recede when not part of the show and then reappear when the performance calls for divers. These tilting platforms are built with safety top of mind to […]

Four Post Lift for Theater

Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered, manufactured, and installed a large four-post Cargovator backstage at the largest Christian-themed live theater in the United States. Handling Specialty’s project management team coordinated the building’s team of architects, engineers, and installers during the construction process. The project was successful and resulted in the organization ordering an additional lift for […]

Rotating Custom Scissor Lifts for Auto Show Display

Overview Handling Specialty was chosen for this tradeshow display project due to the company’s technical expertise and a strong portfolio of successful custom entertainment applications.  Handling supplied two custom lifts that were mounted onto custom rotators manufactured by the client OEM firm for the display of the Hummer H2 at major auto shows during 2002. […]

Custom Scissor Lift for Theme Park

Scenery lifts for theater

Overview Handling Specialty was called upon to deliver a unique three-stage, high-rise custom scissor lift for a giant monster special effect. The pit-mounted scissor lift moves upward to propel the monster up, out, and down over pedestrians on a 5-foot rotor bearing, with the head spitting fire and saliva during its travel. The hydraulic lift […]