About Us

Western Canada’s Leading Provider of Custom Rigging Services

RIGGIT offers a full range of rigging equipment and supplies to clients across Canada and the United States. At Riggit, our core business is rigging. It’s what we do best. This means that you can focus on what you do best with the knowledge that your event’s rigging requirements are being met by a team of highly qualified and skilled riggers.

Rick C.D. Smith, President

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Rick is a 20-year veteran of the special event industry and one of BC’s most highly acclaimed production managers and technical directors. Before and after establishing Riggit Services in August 2000, Rick worked as a Production Manager or Technical Director on practically all of Western Canada’s biggest sporting, corporate and special events. Rick’s expertise as [...]

Geoff McEvoy, Head of Rigging

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Geoff McEvoy, Head of Rigging Geoff is an accomplished rigger and an expert on safety and equipment maintenance. He provides Technical Consulting services to several local companies and venues and also works as a Computer Aided Design operator. He has been employed as a Head Rigger and Head Electrician since 1994 and has worked with [...]

Geoff Donahue, Account Manager

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Geoff Donahue, Account Manager Geoff’s first experience in the entertainment and event industry was as a lighting technician for both independent films and for commercials. His management skills developed in his role as Studio Manager for The Crossing Effects/Television Studio. He then became Lighting/Warehouse Manager at William F. White, a position he held for five [...]

Rob Broughton, Account Manager

Rob Broughton, Account Manager Rob has worked in the entertainment industry for the last 10 years. After attending Douglas College from 1990-92 in the Stagecraft Department he spent time developing people and managerial skills in sports retail and banking. He returned to the entertainment industry in 1999 and, with short stops doing Sound, Staging and [...]

Matt Lees, Human Resources Manager/Labour Manager

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Matt Lees, Human Resources Manager/Labour Manager Matt began his well-rounded career in the theatre industry in 1983 as an actor, performing with numerous companies in Calgary. He studied acting at the University of Calgary for three years before moving to the West Coast, Matt completed his Theatre degree at the University of Victoria with a [...]

Marcia Lucas, Office Administrator/Labour Coordinator

Marcia Lucas, Office Administrator/Labour Coordinator Marcia came to the live event industry all because someone asked her if she’d like to make a mask for a theatre production. From there she graduated from Douglas College’s Stagecraft Program in 2002. She spent 3 years working as a freelance technician within Vancouver and Whistler specializing in lighting, [...]