Internally Wired Bars & facility panels, built to spec.
Patch & Panel Engineering designs and fabricates IWBs, stage patch panels, and bespoke electrical facility panels for theatres, studios, concert halls, schools, and live-event venues across the UK.
- 20+ yrs
- Industry experience
- 100%
- Built to specification
- UK-wide
- Delivery & install
- Bespoke
- Engineering solutions
About us
Engineering for the stage, the studio, and the venue.
Patch & Panel Engineering is a specialist fabrication workshop dedicated to the entertainment sector. We build the unseen infrastructure that powers performance — the internally wired bars, patch systems, and facility panels that carry power, signal, and data safely around a venue.
Every build is engineered to order. Whether it's a single replacement IWB for a school hall or a full complement of facility panels for a new-build theatre, we work from your drawings or produce fabrication drawings to create equipment that fits, performs, and lasts.
Precision fabrication
Clean, accurate work built to your drawings and tolerances.
Wired & tested
Bars delivered pre-wired and fully tested — ready to install.
Built to order
Every bar and panel engineered to your exact specification.
Compliance first
Built to BS 7671 and entertainment industry standards.
Products
What we build
From standard internally wired bars to fully bespoke facility panels, everything is fabricated and wired in-house to your specification.
Internally Wired Bars (IWBs)
The core of every stage rig
Custom-fabricated barrels with internal wiring looms for power, dimming, and control. Built to suit your truss, grid, or tab-track suspension and pre-wired to your connector scheme.
- Aluminium or steel barrels, any length
- Power, dimmable, and DMX/signal looms
- Socapex, Harting, or bespoke connector layouts
- Internally cabled and continuity-tested
- Lifting points and suspension hardware to suit
Facility Panels
Power & signal where it's needed
Wall, floor, and rack-mounted panels distributing power, lighting control, and comms throughout a venue — engineered to fit the space and built for daily use in a working environment.
- Stage power & lighting patch panels
- DMX / Ethernet / comms distribution
- Three-phase distribution boards
- Wall & floor boxes, engraved and labelled
Custom enclosures
Bespoke steel or aluminium enclosures for special applications and awkward locations.
Refurbishment & spares
Replacement barrels, looms, and connectors to extend the life of existing installations.
Technical drawings
Full fabrication drawings from our engineering team for your approval.
Sectors
Built for places of entertainment
We serve the venues and spaces where performance happens — from West End stages to village halls.
Theatres & Concert Halls
IWBs, dimming bars, and patch panels for producing and receiving houses.
TV & Film Studios
Facility panels and wired bars for studio grids and location rigs.
Schools & Universities
Drama studios, assembly halls, and performance spaces built to last.
Live Music Venues
Touring-grade wired bars and power distribution for music venues.
Conference & Events
Flexible patch and power panels for multi-use and convention spaces.
Heritage & Listed Buildings
Sensitive installations engineered to work with protected fabric.
Process
From enquiry to install
A straightforward, engineer-led process — no project managers in the middle, just the people building your equipment.
- 01
Brief
Share your drawings, spec, or just a description of what you need. We'll quote within 48 hours.
- 02
Build
Fabrication and wiring in our workshop, fully tested and labelled before it leaves us.
- 03
Deliver
UK-wide delivery, or supply-and-install. We support your contractor on commissioning.
Contact
Let's build your next installation
Tell us about your venue or project. Send drawings, specs, or a rough brief — we'll come back with a quote and lead time.
- [email protected]
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00–17:00
- Workshop
- UK-based fabrication & UK-wide delivery