It can be used across a broad range of events, including exhibitions, conferences, corporate events, live performances, promotional installations and temporary production environments. Event teams often need to create structures that are both practical and visually integrated into the venue, and suitable base components form an important part of the overall setup.
Hiring the Doughty ‘X’ Base gives production teams access to professional event equipment without requiring permanent ownership. This is especially beneficial for companies working on different types of events, as the equipment requirements can vary significantly between productions. Having access to the correct base component can provide greater flexibility when planning and adapting temporary event structures.
For dry-hire customers, the Doughty ‘X’ Base is a useful solution when a suitable base component is required for an event production. Hiring allows event professionals to source the equipment needed for a particular project while avoiding unnecessary storage and capital costs. It is therefore well suited to production companies and event organisers looking for adaptable equipment for temporary installations.
| Design & Build | : |
|---|---|
| Application | Designed to support vertical lighting or structural truss towers (commonly compatible with standard multi-point systems like Litec QX/QH series) |
| Configuration | Steel or heavy-duty cross/X-shaped frame providing a stable, wide footprint to prevent tipping of upright vertical runs. |
| Finish | Typically industrial black powder paint or durable galvanized/painted steel finish suited for stage, event, and structural setups |
| Functionality & Use | : |
| Modularity | Acts as a foundational floor interface for upright towers, allowing integration with half-conical connectors, spigots, or bolt configurations depending on the specific truss profile |
| Stability | Low-profile cross configuration designed to accept additional stage weights or ballast safely |
Our catalogue and dry hire capability includes everything from audio, lighting, LED video, and rigging and structures to set design, build and more. We supply both industry standard and market-leading event equipment and technologies to ensure that you receive the very best event production services possible at all times. Call or email us to find out more:
