Membership for Industry Supporters

As an ABTT Industry Supporter you are showing your customers and the industry that you are committed to supporting the Industry as a whole. The ABTT Industry Supporters’ Group (ISG) is the method by which commercial enterprises working in the theatre and performing arts sector can contribute to the work of the ABTT. If you would like to discuss supporting an industry event with or for the ABTT, please do contact us at office@abtt.org.uk

Join the ABTT

We are the membership organisation, setting and upholding standards in technical excellence, safety and compliance for live performance.

We provide:
- Educational and networking opportunties.
- Resources and guidance for career progression.
- Ongoing training for your professional development.
- A helpline for your technical queries.
- Guidance on the operation and design of venues.
- The Code of Practice for the Industry.

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What does the ISG Group do for you?

We publish the details of our ISG members on the ABTT website and in every edition of Sightline, the ABTT’s quarterly journal of record.

We promote the ABTT ISG Members as the “go to” list for service providers who have particular expertise and interest in theatre, the performing arts and places of entertainment.

We field an increasing number of enquiries for specialist service providers and we recommend such enquirers to the list of members of the ABTT Industry Supporters’ Group.

In a world of apparent limitless online search responses this is a way that, very often, first time performing arts clients can have confidence that they are approaching a service provider who has an understanding of their world.

We are very pleased for members to be able to benefit from an online profile, acknowledgement and connections that membership provides. The ABTT membership also includes 200 venues around the country that are run by Trusts or Foundations. which can be seen here.

If you are an establishment with Apprentices, the ABTT are happy for you to offer them a discounted Young Associate membership from £25 per year to only £10. To apply for this discounted membership, please provide us with the number of apprentices and their email addresses. You can contact the ABTT on admin@abtt.org.uk.

Why support the ABTT?

The ABTT is a registered charity with the aim of advancing education in the technical subjects related to theatre and promoting good theatre design and theatrical presentation.

We also produce a Code of Practice for the Theatre Industry with the support of the industry’s Theatre Safety Committee.

The HSE recognise our Code of Practice as an Established Standard within its Enforcement Management Model. ‘Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment’ (The Yellow Book) is at the heart of the Code of Practice.

Joining the ISG Group:

You can now join the ABTT as an Industry Supporter online here.

Simply provide us with all the relevant details and we will get in touch and set this up for you.

If you would like to discuss becoming an industry supporter in more detail, please contact us here.

For details on the types of Industry Supporter Membership we have please see below.

Industry Supporter Membership Types:

Bronze ISG Membership

Bronze: £250 + VAT

• listing in the quarterly Sightline – company name, telephone number and website
• profile on ABTT website with company logo and hyperlinks to your website, plus past & current projects
• dedicated logo for you to use on print documents and the web, as well as a hard-copy to display at trade events and other occasions, acknowledging your ISG membership
• invitation to ISG Forums: generally 2 a year with guest speaker
• access to ABTT members’ events
• facility to nominate one employee a year to participate in ABTT training
• facility to request ABTT training on your own premises up to the equivalent of one ABTT Award course per year
• one nominated ABTT website user registration name
• certificate of membership
• monthly newsletters
• The Stage subscription discount
• 3 free job advertisements (or other appropriate information) postings per year on the ABTT website and distribution by social media.

Silver ISG Membership

Silver £ 600 + VAT

• listing in the quarterly Sightline – company name & logo, telephone number and website
• profile on ABTT website with company logo and hyperlinks to your website, plus past & current projects
• dedicated logo for you to use on print documents and the web, as well as a hard-copy to display at trade events and other occasions, acknowledging your ISG membership
• invitation to ISG Forums: generally 2 a year with guest speaker
• access to ABTT members’ events
• facility to nominate two employees a year to participate in ABTT training
• facility to request ABTT training on your own premises up to the equivalent of two ABTT Award courses per year
• two nominated ABTT website user registration names
• clip-framed certificate of membership
• 10% discount on series advertisements in the quarterly Sightline
• 5% discount on stand space rental at Theatre Show, credited to 2nd invoice
• monthly newsletters
• The Stage subscription discount
• 6 free job advertisement (or other appropriate information) postings per year on the ABTT website and distribution by social media.

Gold ISG Membership

Gold £1150 +VAT

• listing in the quarterly Sightline – company name & logo, telephone number and website
• profile on ABTT website with company logo and hyperlinks to your website, plus past & current projects
• dedicated logo for you to use on print documents and the web, as well as a hard-copy to display at trade events and other occasions, acknowledging your ISG membership
• invitation to ISG Forums: generally 2 a year with guest speaker
• access to ABTT members’ events
• facility to nominate three employees a year to participate in ABTT training
• facility to request ABTT training on your own premises up to the equivalent of three ABTT Award courses per year
• three nominated ABTT website user registration names
• fully-framed certificate of membership
• 30% discount on series advertisements in the quarterly Sightline
• 10% discount on stand space rental at Theatre Show, credited to 2nd invoice
• Monthly newsletters
• The Stage subscription discount
• 9 free job advertisement (or other appropriate information) postings per year on the ABTT website and distribution by social media.

Platinum ISG Membership

Platinum £1150 +VAT (plus a further contribution of £2000+VAT or equivalent value)

• listing in the quarterly Sightline – company name & logo, telephone number and website
• profile on ABTT website with company logo and hyperlinks to your website, plus past & current projects
• dedicated logo for you to use on print documents and the web, as well as a hard-copy to display at trade events and other occasions, acknowledging your ISG membership
• invitation to ISG Forums: generally 2 a year with guest speaker
• access to ABTT members’ events
• facility to nominate three employees a year to participate in ABTT training
• facility to request ABTT training on your own premises up to the equivalent of four ABTT Award courses per year
• three nominated ABTT website user registration names
• fully-framed certificate of membership
• 30% discount on series advertisements in the quarterly Sightline
• 10% discount on stand space rental at Theatre Show, credited to 2nd invoice
• Monthly newsletters
• The Stage subscription discount
• 12 free job advertisement (or other appropriate information) postings per year on the ABTT website and distribution by social media.