meet the team:
Dan Wiltshire
Event Technician
Dan joined TSB team in 2021 when he was recruited as a sound engineer. With a background in teaching design and plenty of CAD expertise, Dan has proved invaluable on various projects within The Stage Bus workshop, being an integral part of the team undertaking our collaborative project with Wagamama's. Outside of work, Dan enjoys gigs and festivals and is going to be part of the build team on Glastonbury 2022. He also has an interest in Volkswagens and classic cars.
Dan Clarkson
Systems Technician
By day Dan is the Systems Technician for the Stage Bus. He takes care of the CNC Machines and generally looks after the lighting and sound systems on the Stages. By night he is a freelance Sound Engineer, Lighting Designer and Programmer for Theatre.
Mark Soames
Event Technician
Mark has worked with The Stagebus on and off for over 10 years and joined the staff full time as an Event Technician in 2019. As with most of the crew the technical entertainment bug bit during childhood whilst helping with school performances and he has gone on to work in a variety of related roles ever since. Mark has also always had an interest in the practical delivery of services at outdoor events starting whilst volunteering at a variety of camps and fundraising events as a Scout.
Bill White
Warehouse Manager
Bill got a taste for touring back in 1986 when he was asked to tour abroad as a lighting technician. On his return, he joined The New Kings Cabaret Theatre in Birmingham as a Stage Manager and stayed for seven years. In 2005, he formed his own production company called “Production FX” allowing him to follow his itchy feet and tour out on the road again, where he enjoyed the challenge of fitting sets on different stages daily. In January 2014, he joined the Stage Bus team as a warehouse manager, drawing on his skills in logistics and continues to work in theatre production in his spare time.
Ella Gardiner
Sales and Marketing
Sales & Bookings - Having joined the team in 2018 Ella is not only contacting clients and completing paperwork for all our bookings but also heading up our social media and communications. With a background in vintage and community events, Ella has had plenty of hands-on experience in the industry. She trades in vintage clothing and homewares with a specialist interest in mid-Century homewares and 1960s clothing. She also enjoys cooking and is a keen amateur chef.
Sarah Teverson
Finance Manager
Sarah joined us in 2017 after leaving a 10 year long career as a children's nurse. Ready for a change she initially took over the financial side of the business and has now developed her role to cover office management. On other occasions Sarah can be found supporting the crew on events and learning about all aspects of the business.A fan of performing arts, when not busy in the office, Sarah can be found pursuing hobbies including singing and Ballroom and Latin dancing. With a passion for making things Sarah has experience of many craft activities such as making her own clothes and jewellery.
Iris Bliss
Sales and Marketing Assistant
Iris joined the team in 2021 and primarily handles the marketing of The Stage Box, managing social media and email promotion, creating marketing material, and talking to prospective clients and customers. With a background in law and legal research, Iris also helps keep our paperwork and policies present and correct, and is always willing to give a helping hand with any additional administrative work that needs doing. While off the clock, Iris is a keen runner, pole dancer, and LEGO enthusiast, and enjoys escaping 21st Century life with regular Dungeons & Dragons games, where she puts on silly voices and lets her friends laugh at her.
Andrew Teverson
Director
Andrew is the brains behind the whole operation running design and development. Each stage has been designed by Andrew, his first creation was our inaugural stage The Stage Bus, which he developed as part of his university dissertation project. He regularly crews and manages events, and can repair just about anything! Andrew really is the 'mad professor' of staging, constantly dreaming up new and inventive ideas. He loves vintage vehicles and as a child dreamed of owning his own double decker bus!
John Beckerson
In-House Electrician
- John is our multi-skilled technical and organising team member. His role sits between the administration team and the workshop, because he leads on operational readiness for our fleet of stages and co-ordinates their maintenance. He loves vintage technology and over the years has looked after everything from water wheels and steam engines through to preserved electrical generators. Museums and historic buildings are his great interest and in his free time he is often to be found exploring everything from canals to cold war bunkers.
Hannah Babb
Office Manager
Hannah joined The Stage Bus team in November 2022 after a 15 year career in the breakdown industry. She joined the company in an admin assistant role but was soon promoted to office manager. She looks forward to watching and helping the business grow. In her spare time Hannah can be found mostly spending time with her family, going on adventures to festivals or relaxing on the beach in their VW campervan and caravan! When not spending time with her family she can usually be found in her craft room! She primarily works with vinyl and can pretty much print vinyl on anything! She also loves upcycling, having created many projects for her own home!
Dominik Slowikowski
Shop Floor Assistant
Dom joined the workshop team part-time in 2022 while completing the final year of his Mechanical Engineering degree. His passion for music events and desire to gain hands-on experience working in the industry led him to us, where he lends a helping hand with projects and prepares the stages according to the event’s needs before they are sent out on the road. When not at the workshop or studying, he’s probably playing one of his guitars through a homemade effects pedal or finding new ways to improve his bike for an afternoon ride.
about the stage bus
The Stage Bus is an event production company based in Birmingham, who provide innovative solar powered mobile stages across the UK. Our quirky, vehicle-based stages are powered by the sun and their onboard batteries means they can power events day and night. With full sound and lighting facilities included, the reduced set-up times for our stages also make them some of the most cost-effective solutions available. We also help organize several events thoughout the year including the Swingamajig festival, the UK’s leading electro-swing festival.
how did we get here?
we’re great because we’re:
Flexible
We have several stages available, ranging from the most cost-sensitive stage up to the largest solar-powered mobile stage in the UK. By having fully integrated stages built into vehicles that don’t need to be built on-site, set-up can be as short as twenty minutes, reducing our overheads.
Efficient
Our stages are fully integrated, so they don’t need to be built on-site, keeping both time and labor to a minimum, while also saving the need to liaise with multiple contractors. By looking at every aspect of power consumption, we have been able to approach energy efficiency on a completely new level compared to traditional set-ups, this means our stages do not need any external power supply and can work from a battery charged solar power system for up to 8 hours.
Professional
The Stage Bus has been providing services for over a decade, and our professional crew has more than eighty years staging and technical experience between them. We are known for our “can do” attitude, and stress free operation even when plans on the day end up having to change.
we’re great for:
Experiential Marketing
Want something eye catching to get your brand out there?
Sporting Events
With our super-fast set-up and take-down times, we are perfect for busy areas where street closures and time restrictions may mean a traditional built stage is out of the question.
Community Events
We are professional yet we haven't lost our friendly, personal touch. This is the reason we have several smaller community events as repeat clients.
Gigs & Festivals.
With big speakers and a full lighting show - we pack quite a punch.
Private Parties
Fancy a festival in your own back garden? We have everything you need to make it happen.
Country Shows
Professional and efficient, we have all the paperwork you could require.
Corporate Events
Our professional approach means that you'll be able to wow your clients and employees with a seamless, well-managed event.
are we any good?
yes, that why we’re trusted by:
The Stage Bus team are simply amazing. I have rarely had the pleasure of working with such a helpful, flexible and honest group of people. Nothing is too much trouble for them. We used the Truck Stage which was just perfect for our event in Castlefield Arena, Manchester (September 2019). The truck is full of character just like Andrew, the founder and boss. Andrew was more than happy to lend a hand with some completely unrelated manual tasks when nobody else was there to help. You can count on the high quality and deep experience of Andrew and his team. If you're considering using them for your event don’t hesitate! They are unique, professional, friendly, reliable and excellent value for money!
Many thanks to everyone at The Stage Bus for their support and enthusiasm in the lead up to, and during our event on Thursday. You helped make our party a resounding success.
Fantastic business and were integral to our festival, will be using them again and would not hesitate to recommend.
Just wanted to thank you for your help over the last few months and to ask you to pass on our thanks to Jock for a top job looking after us. It was a great day and the M-Stage was ideal for us.
From the booking process to the execution, The Stage Bus staff are impeccable. We wouldn't use anyone else for our events!
Hi, I am emailing to say many, many thanks to Andrew for the fantastic job he did for our music festival at Ashburnham Place in East Sussex. Andrew was professional and helpful at all times. He arrived in plenty of time to set up, allowing for any technical issues on our part which was very much appreciated. The children had a marvellous time and we look forward to welcoming him and his stage back again next year.
I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for the use of your stage at our festival on Saturday. The day went off without a hitch and the stage was absolutely perfect. I also wanted to let you know that the engineer you sent (Jose, I think?) was absolutely fantastic all day. The bands and stage manager were all singing his praises saying how professional, diligent, helpful and friendly he was. We'll definitely be using your stages again for future events.
These guys are amazing! Skipton Town Council booked these for our annual heritage event on our High Street. We introduced a music stage and needed someone to turn up, set the stage up, deal with all the audio equipment throughout the day so we didn't have to get involved in it and these guys did exactly that and more. They couldn't be more helpful. The stage was fab, the PA and audio systems were great, all our artists were happy, the sound engineer was knowledgeable and friendly. We have now booked them again for our x2 Christmas Markets and will be using them for all our future events!
Over the moon! The TV company (filming A Very Yorkshire Christmas) said your guys were stars.
Great service, Ella was great during the booking process, and quick to reply to all my questions/queries! Andrew was brilliant onsite and made everything look easy - thanks all.
"I recently worked with The Stage Bus in my capacity as a Freelance Events Manager at Little Social Yorkshire. They provided two stages (The Stage Bus and Stage Box) for a large scale event Wentworth Woodhouse, WE Wonder Festival. Their expertise, advice and support in the run up to the event was invaluable and their booking process seamless. On the day delivery was brilliant and the on site members of The Stage Bus team were so patient and accommodating with the vast line up of performers. The team's operational approach and ability to quickly form part of the wider Event Management Team was excellent.The Stage Bus were also respectful of the historic garden and were always happy to address any concerns raised by the wider event management team and that was genuinely appreciated. The stages were excellent, had great presence and we were over the moon that they ran off solar power! Plus excellent sound!Would highly recommend and will certainly book for future events.
The sound engineer on the day was absolutely fabulous, a magician at work, the sound quality was amazing and as far as I am concerned we will get you back in 2024!
