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Manchester · UK and Europe

Event and tour trucking across the UK and Europe.

From a long wheelbase van to a 38 tonne artic, we move the kit for festivals, tours, TV and corporate events.

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Black ETS box truck with a tail lift outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester
ETS truck at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
Red artic with a white trailer outside Shepherd’s Bush Empire
38 tonne artic at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
Red artic with a white trailer in front of a stage with purple lighting, with two crew in hi-vis jackets
38 tonne artic at a gig.

Credits

  • Johnny Marr
  • The Courteeners
  • Snowbombing
  • The Jonathan Ross Show
  • Shepherd’s Bush Empire
  • O2 Academy Glasgow
  • Etihad Stadium

Services

What we move, and where.

Stage lights and a crowd at a Courteeners show

Tours

Full production tours, from headline acts to established northern bands.

Silver ETS artic parked in front of snow-capped mountains in Austria

Europe

UK and European haulage, with a global network and the paperwork to match.

Fleet

From a van to a 38 tonne artic.

A long wheelbase van, a 12 tonne and an 18 tonne box van, and a 38 tonne artic with a choice of two trailers. The larger vehicles have air suspension, full aluminium load ramps and heavy-duty tail lifts.

Compare the fleet

LWB van

12 tonne

18 tonne

38 tonne artic

Load space drawn to scale. The LWB van is an outline only; ask us for its sizes.

Paperwork

Paperwork for crossing borders.

  • CMR documentation

    The consignment note that goes with a load on an international road haul.

  • International carnets

    Customs paperwork for taking equipment across borders and back again.

  • Driving permits

    Permits for European and non-European countries.

“I found ETS to be thoroughly professional and an absolute pleasure to work with. … They are one of the best trucking companies I’ve worked with in over 30 years in the music industry.”

Keith O’Neill, Tour/Production Manager, Johnny Marr headline tour, September 2014

Work

On the road.

Television studio set lit in pink and blue, with a band on stage, for The Jonathan Ross Show
Studio setup for The Jonathan Ross Show.
Black Scania box truck in a car park with the stand of a cricket ground behind it
12 tonne Scania at a cricket venue.
Red artic with a white trailer parked beside a large grey marquee at an outdoor event
38 tonne artic at an outdoor event.
O2 Academy Glasgow with a 38 tonne artic parked at the side of the building
38 tonne artic at the O2 Academy Glasgow.
Red MAN artic with a white box trailer parked in front of a concrete building, with building materials on the ground
Unloading a 38 tonne artic.
Yellow and green laser beams over a crowd at a live event
Live event.
Two photos: a guitar and flight cases backstage, and flight cases strapped into the back of a truck
Flight cases strapped in the back of a truck.
The Courteeners on stage at the Engine Shed in Lincoln, lit in blue and purple
The Courteeners, Engine Shed, Lincoln. 2015 tour.
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Tell us what needs moving.

Send the dates, the collection and delivery points and a rough idea of the load. We will come back to you with a quote.

It’s what we do.

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