BEHIND THE SCENES
About Fly By Nite
Specialist vehicles for trucking and event transport across the UK and Europe.
8-acre
Redditch Headquarters
4,100 m2
Storage Capacity
UK, Europe & Beyond
Touring Network
Trucking + studios
Production support
The people behind your trucking.
Fly By Nite provides specialist trucking for live music, theatre, orchestras, corporate events and exhibitions.
Based in Redditch, England, we support productions across the UK and Europe, with dedicated drivers and vehicles suited to the equipment they carry.
Our drivers understand the practical demands of touring, including venue access, customs clearance procedures, and the loading & securing of production equipment.
Trucking, storage, and rehearsal facilities.
Touring trucks and trailers
We offer a range of specialist vehicles for live music, theatre, orchestras, and events.
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Equipment storage and preparation
Temperature-controlled storage and space to prepare equipment for the next production.
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State-of-the-art Rehearsal Studios
Dedicated arena sized, purpose-built production rehearsal studio at the Fly By Nite complex in Redditch.
Explore FBN StudiosOur UK headquarters and European network.
Our Redditch headquarters works alongside our European facilities to support productions across borders.
United Kingdom | Ireland
Netherlands | Romania
Our story
The milestones behind Fly By Nite.
The company’s incorporation
The legal company now known as Fly By Nite Conferences Limited is incorporated under the name Pall Mall Industries Limited.
Fly By Nite is born
On this day, Pall Mall Industries Limited is officially renamed to Fly By Nite Conferences Limited; marking the beginning of Fly By Nite's story.
More than 100 trucks on the road
On this day, reports show that we operated more than 100 trucks from two sites in Redditch. From our Birmingham beginnings, the business has grown into an established name in specialist music transport.
A new chapter in rehearsals
Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studio Limited is incorporated. A separate company is now in place for the rehearsal studio, adding a new chapter to the Fly By Nite story.
FBN Studios takes shape
Construction of our purpose-built production rehearsal studio is completed. The facility creates space for touring productions to assemble their equipment, prepare their shows and rehearse ahead of going on the road.
The studio opens its doors
FBN Studios opens in Redditch, with an arena-sized rehearsal space and facilities for visiting production teams. Touring companies can now prepare their shows at a purpose-built venue alongside our established transport operation.
Recognised by the industry
Fly By Nite wins Favourite Trucking Company at the TPi Awards in London. The award recognises the company’s work within the live production and concert touring industry.
The fleet grows to 170 vehicles
The Fly By Nite fleet reaches 170 vehicles. This year also sees our first four Volvo FH rigid trucks enter service, expanding the vehicles available for touring and event transport.
Fly By Nite Europe is established
Fly By Nite Europe Limited is incorporated in Ireland. Our Dublin operation strengthens the business’s European presence and supports the continued movement of touring productions between countries.
Joining forces with Saan
Our partnership with Saan Trucking is announced, creating SAAN FBN Europe. The joint venture brings together the two businesses to support live entertainment transport from bases in the Netherlands and Romania.
FBN Studios wins again
FBN Studios is named Favourite Rehearsal Facility at the TPi Awards. The award recognises the studio’s place within the live production industry and the work of the team supporting visiting productions.
Two teams. Two TPi awards.
Fly By Nite wins Favourite Trucking Company and FBN Studios wins Favourite Rehearsal Facility. Another double success celebrates our transport and rehearsal teams together.
Remembering David Coumbe
We remember our founder, David Coumbe, whose knowledge, dedication and care for people shaped Fly By Nite. His approach to the business lives on through the team and the standards he helped establish.
Wednesday, 6th November 2024
We announce four new temperature-controlled trailers for orchestral tours across the UK and Europe. The additions provide a carefully controlled environment for transporting valuable musical instruments between performances.
Favourite Trucking Company retained
Fly By Nite retains the Favourite Trucking Company title at the TPi Awards. Following our 2024 win, the result brings another year of recognition from the live events industry.
Three consecutive wins
Fly By Nite wins Favourite Trucking Company at the TPi Awards for the third consecutive year. The result takes our total to ten wins in the category.
Our first bulk HVO delivery
On this day, we took receipt of our first 15,000-litre HVO fuel delivery at Redditch. Following preparation of our fuel tank, the delivery marked a further step in our work to reduce the environmental impact of touring transport
Supporting the people behind the shows
MITC’s Pay It Forward Fund launches with Fly By Nite among its founding funders. The programme helps smaller touring teams access specialist health and wellbeing support, giving back to the people who make live events possible.
The drivers we had for Vienna were a pleasure to work with, really accommodating and helpful throughout so please extend our thanks on to them also for a job well done.
Supporting the people behind the industry.
We are proud to support MITC’s Pay It Forward scheme. Find out how you can apply.
Tell us what you're planning.
Talk to our team about transport for your next tour or event.
Discuss your next projectFly By Nite’s specialised vehicles and dedicated drivers are trusted to deliver by the biggest names in the Music, Entertainment, Corporate and Exhibition industries.
Our vast experience throughout the years has taken us to regions such as Europe, Iceland, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya and North Africa.
We boast one of the largest fleets of Megacube trailers and 26-tonne trucks in the industry. More details regarding our trucks and trailers page www.flybynite.co.uk/trucks-trailers
Every one of our drivers has detailed knowledge of routes, customs procedures, loading and securing of equipment. We understand, above all, the importance of delivering your equipment on time, every time.
On-site, our temperature-controlled warehouse facilities offers up to 4,100m2 (44,100 sq ft) of storage for sets, theatre props, and production equipment. More info at www.flybynite.co.uk/warehouse
Our UK HQ is centrally located with close links to major roads, rail networks and airports.
Since 2015, Fly By Nite are proud to offer the largest purpose-built studio in Europe, perfect for a range of projects such as full stage band rehearsal, film and TV production space, or as a large scale theatre rehearsal venue. See more details on the FBN Studios dedicated website www.fbnstudios.co.uk
In 2021, Fly by Nite Europe was established in Dublin to better serve the European market.
In 2021, Fly by Nite also joined forces with Saan Trucking, a Europe-based live-entertainment trucking company. The newly established company, Saan FBN Europe operates out of the Netherlands (Amsterdam and Tilburg) and Romania (Cluj-Napoca).
State-of-the-art warehousing
We operate from our own eight-acre site in the West Midlands and can offer temperature-controlled warehouse storage facilities of up to 4,100m2 (44,100 sq ft) of for sets, theatre props, and production equipment.
Alongside our temperature-controlled storage, we offer individually secured cages for backline equipment and a dedicated preparation area, giving your team space to organise equipment ahead of the next production.