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It has been a while since we last shared some insight into the often exciting and sometimes challenging projects we are working on. With summer well underway, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to give you a closer look at what has been keeping us busy, both in our ongoing projects and in those about to get started.
Summer is, as always, far from a quiet period for PSRIG. While much of Swedish industry slows down during the holiday season, our workshop remains fully operational, manufacturing and preparing equipment for upcoming project installations.
At the same time as new projects such as Sundsta Aula, Älta Kulturhus, Sagateatern, Östraboteatern and Hagaskolan enter their initial phases, larger projects including Kristinehallen, Mystery Studios 2.0 and Gasklocka 2 are approaching completion. Commissioning, inspections and final handovers are now the primary focus.
Today, we would like to take a closer look at one of these projects: Gasklocka 2 in Stockholm.
A brief background
Gasverket, the former gasworks area in Hjorthagen is a unique historic industrial site in northern Stockholm, where gas production continued for more than a century before operations ceased in January 2011.
Today, the western part of the Gasverket district is undergoing extensive urban redevelopment.
The area will include a primary school for approximately 900 students, a preschool and a sports hall, alongside a hotel, a museum, office buildings and a variety of commercial premises.
For us, however, the most exciting part of this transformation is the conversion of one of the former gas holders. The historic Gasklocka 2 building is being transformed into a new cultural and event venue.
Within the preserved brick exterior, a completely new state-of-the-art performance venue is taking shape, designed to accommodate everything from opera productions and concerts to conferences and a wide range of live events. The project preserves an important piece of Stockholm’s industrial heritage while creating a new destination for culture and entertainment.
Owned by the City of Stockholm, the venue is scheduled to open to the public in spring 2027. It will be operated by Miramis (formerly Cirkus Venues) under the name Gasometer, with Kungliga Operan (the Royal Swedish Opera) becoming its first resident tenant.
Our role in the project
PSRIG has been commissioned to deliver complete overhead rigging systems for the audience area of the Main Stage, as well as the Banquet Hall.
For us, the project represents not only a major equipment delivery but also extensive engineering and coordination involving a large number of stakeholders. The combination of stringent safety requirements, multiple large-scale lifting systems with numerous channels and motorised beam trolleys makes this one of the most technically complex projects we have undertaken to date.
The delivery includes approximately 80 GIS chain hoists (LPL500 C1 and LPL1000 C1), 16 motorised beam trolleys, several customised modular FlexBeam systems, more than 500 metres of TAF truss, a large number of spring-loaded cable reels, and three FlexControl XL control systems equipped with four of our new 22-inch Control Desks.
Project Director Kim Ekblad explains that, over the past few weeks, the team has completed the final testing of the fully assembled control systems.
– Our FlexControl system already includes most of the functionality required to manage the complex operational demands of this project. However, certain project-specific adaptations have still been necessary.
Throughout the summer, development has primarily focused on further refining the software to ensure optimal performance of the motorised beam trolleys.
– Since multiple beam trolleys operate on the same beam, eliminating the risk of collisions is essential. Each trolley is fitted with limit switches that stop movement if physical contact should occur. To create an even safer and more reliable system, we make full use of the encoder data. The control system therefore monitors not only the position of the active trolley but also continuously calculates the positions of neighbouring trolleys in real time. This enables potential collisions to be prevented well before they could occur.
While software development has continued, installation work has also progressed on site. Throughout the summer, chain hoists, cable reels, truss sections and control systems are being installed before the complete system is gradually commissioned and tested.
Once completed, the new stage engineering systems will provide Gasometer with exceptional flexibility for opera productions, concerts, conferences and many other large-scale events. The motorised systems will allow the venue to be reconfigured quickly, safely and efficiently to suit a wide variety of productions.
Gasklocka 2 is just one of many projects that have defined our summer, but it also serves as an excellent example of the technically advanced, tailor-made solutions our team develops and delivers every day. We look forward to following the project through to the official opening of Gasometer in 2027.
We also look forward to sharing more stories from the many exciting PSRIG projects currently taking shape across Sweden.
Project Director: Kim Ekblad, +46 72-552 18 19
(photo credits: Stockholms stad, PSRIG)
