What Truss Aluminium Factory does

Truss Aluminium Factory (TAF) is a Czech-founded manufacturer of custom aluminum truss systems for the global live events industry, established in 1998 and headquartered in Olomouc, Czech Republic, with a US sales subsidiary (TAF USA, LLC) operating from New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The company designs and produces modular structural hardware — truss segments, towers, roof systems, stages, barriers, LED frames, and supporting accessories — using multiple proprietary connection technologies (Quicklock, PT Truss, Fork, and Bolted) and automated robotic welding. Its catalog spans 25 FT truss lines plus engineered complete-event systems, alongside adjacent categories such as furniture, truck ramps, and start/finish lines for sports events.

TAF's revenue model is hardware sales of these engineered truss and event-structure products, priced on a quote basis rather than via public list pricing, with an additional in-stock 'ready to ship' channel for standard SKUs. Go-to-market is direct sales through three regional websites (taf-usa.com, eu.trussaluminium.com, and taf-uk.com), supported by a toll-free phone line, project inquiry forms, social media presence, an email newsletter, and an online configuration tool called TAFtool. The company sells into more than 38 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with primary end users being event production companies, staging professionals, and live event organizers, and secondary demand from the exhibition/trade show and sports event verticals.

The firm operates with a 14-person total headcount, is privately held with no disclosed outside investors, and holds an IAAPA Brass Ring Award (2018) as its principal third-party credential. The business is independently financed, with manufacturing concentrated in the Czech Republic and commercial reach extended through US and UK regional storefronts.

Name

Truss Aluminium Factory

Legal name

TAF USA, LLC

Website

https://trussaluminium.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Truss Aluminium Factory designs and manufactures custom aluminum truss systems, towers, roofs, stages, and barriers for the live events, exhibition, and sports industries. Founded in 1998 in the Czech Republic, the firm sells globally across 38+ countries via regional websites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Rigging & Staging Equipment

NAICS

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fasteners, Anchors & Connectors (Bolts, Weld Studs, Plates) (IMADACAJ)

Keywords

• Aluminum truss systems
• Event staging structures
• Modular truss manufacturing
• Rigging equipment
• Crowd control barriers

Headquarters

HQ city

New Smyrna Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aluminum Truss Hardware Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling aluminum truss systems, including FT Truss, PT Truss, Bolted Truss, Fork Truss, Pre-Rig Truss, and related structural products. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware purchases with custom engineering capabilities.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Truss Aluminium Factory designs, engineers, and manufactures custom aluminum truss and structural systems for the live events industry. Its portfolio spans multiple truss product lines (FT, PT, Pre-Rig, ET, Bolted, Fork) with proprietary connection systems, complemented by towers, roofs, stages, barriers, LED frames, and accessories for concerts, festivals, sports events, trade shows, and exhibitions.

Product overview

Truss Aluminium Factory is a manufacturer of custom aluminum truss solutions for events, offering over 25 years of industry experience. The product portfolio centers on various truss types (FT Truss, PT Truss, Pre-Rig Truss, ET Truss, Bolted Truss, Fork Truss) featuring different connection systems (quicklock, bolted, fork), complemented by structural accessories including Towers, Roofs, Tower Lifters, LED Frames, Stages, Barriers, U-Frames, Clamps, and Totems. The company also provides event-specific products such as Exhibit Designs, Furniture, Truck Ramps, Start & Finish Lines, and general Accessories. A digital TAFtool is offered for product configuration, along with branded Merchandise. All products are designed for the live events, sports, exhibition, and entertainment industries worldwide.

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Products and services

• FT Truss Aluminum truss product line with five standard shapes and a total of 25 truss lines in the portfolio, each differing in shape, size, and strength but all sharing the same quicklock connection system for fast assembly and disassembly. Designed for event production companies and live event professionals needing modular structural solutions.
• PT Truss Aluminum truss with an alternative quicklock connection that has different compatibility than the standard quicklock line, offering another connection type option within TAF's portfolio. Used by event professionals for projects requiring a non-standard quicklock interface.
• Pre-Rig Truss Truss designed for fast onsite assembly that allows lights to be installed in advance, engineered in two types to match client needs. Targeted at event professionals who need to reduce on-site rigging time.
• ET Truss Truss with integrated lighting track pipe in trussing segments to accommodate lighting profiles, enabling lights to be fixed and powered without additional cables. Designed for events that require integrated electrical infrastructure within the truss structure.
• Bolted Truss Truss system available in three types of bolted trussing lines (light duty, medium duty, heavy duty) for various load requirements. Suited for event applications requiring permanent or semi-permanent bolted connections.
• Fork Truss Truss system with fork connectors (female set on one side, male set on the other), secured by a special fork truss pin for easy segment connection. Designed for event applications requiring a distinct connection method.
• Towers Two basic kinds of tower systems: supportive stands for various grids such as roof systems and large-span structures, and towers used as speaker support. Targeted at event productions requiring elevated structural support.
• Roofs Wide range of roofing systems designed to fit events of various sizes with a great variety of dimensions and designs, giving customers freedom of choice in event structures. Used for outdoor concerts, festivals, and large-scale events.
• Tower Lifters Equipment for lifting aluminum truss and lighting gear to required heights, used in conjunction with TAF truss and tower systems at events.
• LED Frames Frames made from trussing segments for events with projection, available in three standard dimensions. Designed for events incorporating LED walls or visual projection displays.
• Stages Stage deck systems including STH and STT types for event productions, providing modular elevated platforms for performers and equipment.
• Barriers High-quality crowd control solutions for building barrier walls, corridors, and safe areas at events, used by event organizers for spectator and crowd safety management.
• Exhibit Designs Trade show booth packages and custom exhibition designs demonstrating the flexibility of TAF aluminum truss segments. Targeted at trade show exhibitors and booth designers.
• U-Frames Frame tools for creating tube webs for special lighting effects in event productions, used by lighting designers and event production teams.
• Start & Finish Lines Pre-engineered start and finish lines in durable aluminum truss for indoor and outdoor use, available in multiple dimensions with custom banner options. Targeted at sports event organizers.

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Direct peers

• Litec: Litec designs and manufactures aluminum truss structures and staging systems for the entertainment industry. Its product breadth in towers, roofs, and trusses mirrors TAF's ecosystem strategy in the live-event market.
• Prolyte Group: Prolyte Group produces aluminum truss, staging, and roof systems for live events and touring productions. Its X-Series and other truss lines compete head-to-head with TAF's FT/PT/Fork/Bolted ranges for production-company customers.
• Global Truss: Global Truss manufactures aluminum truss systems for live events, concerts, and exhibitions with a comparable product portfolio of bolt-connection and quick-lock truss lines. It is one of TAF's most direct competitors in the event-rigging structural segment.
• Eurotruss: Eurotruss manufactures aluminum truss and staging for concerts, festivals, and theatrical productions. Its conical coupling system and broader truss portfolio overlap directly with TAF's connection-technology offerings.
• Tomcat (within Area Four Industries): Tomcat manufactures aluminum truss and ground-support systems for concert touring and event production. Its product line is a direct competitor to TAF's tower, roof, and truss offerings in the live-events market.

Broad incumbents

• Area Four Industries: Area Four Industries is the parent group of multiple truss brands (including Prolyte, LITEC, and others), offering a consolidated portfolio across truss, staging, and rigging. It competes with TAF as a multi-brand incumbent at the broader entertainment-structure level.

Others

• PRG (Production Resource Group): PRG is one of the world's largest entertainment production services companies, supplying lighting, video, audio, and rigging infrastructure to live events. It is comparable as a large-scale buyer/distributor of truss and staging hardware and a potential enterprise customer or competitor to TAF.
• Elation Professional: Elation Professional provides professional lighting, trussing, and rigging solutions for concerts, theaters, and events. Its rigging segment competes for adjacent spend from the same event-production buyers that purchase TAF truss.
• Chauvet Professional: Chauvet Professional manufactures event lighting and rigging accessories and is a frequent co-supplier to the same event-production customers that buy TAF trusses. It is comparable as a fellow ecosystem player in the live-events value chain rather than a direct truss competitor.
• GLP (German Light Products): GLP manufactures professional lighting and event infrastructure for concerts and touring. While primarily a lighting brand, it sells into the same event-production customers and competes for share of project budget allocated to staging structures.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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