Event Fabrication & Build Crew

Edinburgh runs on events. The Fringe, Hogmanay, the Royal Highland Show, the Book Festival, the International Festival, the Science Festival — the city absorbs and produces more event production than most UK cities combined. From our 1,400 sqft workshop in Leith, we make and install for the agencies, venues and brands who keep that machine running.

We work as both a fabricator and a hire-out crew. When agencies come to us, they get one supplier for build, signage, props and personnel — instead of stitching three together.

What we make for events

  • Bespoke set pieces and scenic carpentry from large-format hardwood and sheet stock
  • Signage — laser-cut acrylic, engraved hardwood, MOPA colour-marked metal nameplates
  • 3D-printed props, brand elements and one-off display pieces
  • Plinths, AV cabinets, ticket booths and modular units
  • Custom hardware — engraved nameplates, branded fixings, numbered editions

Skilled crew we hire out

  • Set carpenters and joiners with venue-build experience
  • Riggers, fabricators and finishers
  • Day-rate or project-rate, with our own tools
  • Public liability insured, briefed to venue-specific health and safety

Our specialisms

Why a fab shop, not just a build crew

Most event-build companies subcontract their making. We don't. We own the lasers, 3D printers and woodshop that produce the signage, props and bespoke pieces our crew installs. That means tighter quality control, faster turnarounds, and the ability to fix problems on the install instead of phoning a supplier and waiting a week.

If a panel ships damaged, we cut a new one before lunch. If a client decides to add their logo to the side of the stand two days before the show, we mark it in colour on stainless and bolt it on the morning of build.

Working with us

Send your brief to enquiries@cobblestonecreative.co.uk with venue, dates and any drawings or sketches. We come back inside 24 hours with a costed approach. For festival work, the earlier the better — slot pressure ramps in May and June.

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The story

How it started

Cobblestone Creative started at the end of 2025 with a simple idea: build things by hand that people actually want to keep. Not mass-produced, not dropshipped, not designed by committee — just solid materials, good machines, and the time to do it right.


We set up a 1,400 sqft workshop in Edinburgh and filled it with the tools to make almost anything: fibre lasers for precision metal work, a CO2 laser for engraving, 3D printers for prototyping, a full woodworking setup, and a CNC router that can handle full-sheet panels. Then we started making.


The first thing we noticed was that we didn't want to make one thing. We wanted to make several things, for very different people, to very different standards of weird and wonderful. So instead of one brand that tries to be everything, we built four — each one focused, each one distinct, and each one sharing the same workshop.

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Inside the workshop Close-up of hand drafting tools at Cobblestone Creative Edinburgh

What we believe

How we think about making

We don't have a manifesto pinned to the wall. But if we did, it would be short.
Materials matter. Solid mahogany, natural birch plywood, machined brass — we use what lasts and what feels right in the hand. Every material choice is deliberate.
Small batches, on purpose. We're not trying to scale to a warehouse and a team of forty. Limited runs mean every piece gets proper attention, and nothing sits in a stockpile gathering dust.
The workshop is the brand. We don't outsource production. Everything is designed, prototyped, and made in Edinburgh. If we can't make it in the workshop, we don't make it.

The team

Who we are

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