Prolyte Asia Rigging Campus on the Move Prolyte Asia Pacific is well known for hosting the quarterly rigging and training campus at its training facility in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Since the first campus back in September of 2007, over 300 attendees have been trained by instructor Harold Waldack. And in the nine years following, the majority of participants took the final examination and were honored with the highly respected rigging certificate, issued when the theoretical and practical aspects of the training were successfully passed. Beyond the Blue (BTB), Quezon City-based distributor of Prolyte structures, systems, and StageDex for the Philippines, took the initiative to organize and host this five-day campus in the Philippines. Based on their own experience from participating in the campus some years earlier in Malaysia, the management of BTB suggested to organize the same campus in its own country, thus providing the opportunity to train and teach more people about safe rigging practices without the need for travel and accommodation for locals. Although it only took three weeks to organize the campus, the session was completely booked within the blink of an eye. The equipment (Prolyte ST ground support with S52SV truss series, Prolyft chain hoists and PPE equipment) was supplied by Forsk Ink, one of the leading rental companies in the Philippines. Not only was this the first time for the Asian rigging campus to be held elsewhere, but it was also the first time the practical section of the training (ground support building, repelling, bridle installation, etc.) took place indoors, as Forsk Ink's massive TV rehearsal studio was available to use for the campus. According to Alex Tan, managing director of Beyond the Blue, the campus was a big hit and Beyond the Blue has announced their second campus in early 2019. There is a long list of people that want to attend the training, so please keep an eye on the Beyond the Blue and Prolyte Asia Pacific URLs below. 
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