Events and AV hire
Know which venue every road case is at.
Sound, lighting and staging gear moves between the warehouse, venues and crews every weekend. A tag in each road case shows where it is and whether it came back.
What to tag
- Road cases and flight cases
- Speakers and amps
- Lighting fixtures
- Staging and trussing
- Generators
- Laptops and consoles
How NovaTrack helps
Built around how events and av hire works.
Venue zones
Arrive and leave events for your warehouse and regular venues.
Crowds help
Busy venues are full of iPhones, so tags report quickly at events.
Missing-case alerts
Quiet-tag alerts flag a case that did not come back from a show.
Loan-out history
See which client or crew had an item and for how long.
How it works · 5 simple steps
From order to map in days, not weeks.
Your order
- AirTag (2nd generation) × 10
- Set up on your account
- Named and labelled per asset
- Delivered to your depot
Tags on your account
4 readyTrailer 12 arrived at Depot
Zone alert · emailed to dispatch
Always accounted for
Every tagged asset on one map, with history.
Better odds of recovery
A last known position the moment something goes missing.
No more search parties
Check the map instead of phoning round every site.
Focus on the work
Run the business, not a lost-and-found desk.
Mounting tips
Where to put the tag.
- Road cases
- Inside the foam or lid pocket.
- Truss and staging
- On the transport cart or bin, not on the truss itself.
- Consoles
- In the case, not inside the equipment.
Good to know
In a closed truck the signal is weaker. Expect updates at load-in, load-out and stops.
Cost
No SIM, no data bundle, no charging.
Compare AirTags on NovaTrack with battery GPS trackers for the same number of assets.
Cost over time
The hardware and GPS numbers are examples. Put in the prices you have been quoted.
AirTags with NovaTrack
Tags, subscription and a yearly coin cell
Battery GPS trackers
Units and monthly fees
Difference
The honest answers.
Is it real-time?
No, and we will not pretend it is. A tag’s position updates when an Apple device passes close enough to hear it: every few minutes in busy areas, hours apart in quiet ones. NovaTrack fetches new reports every 15 minutes.
What happens when a thief has an iPhone?
Apple’s anti-stalking features can warn an iPhone user that an unknown AirTag is travelling with them, and a tag away from its owner for a while may beep. Hide tags well, use more than one on valuable items, and treat tracking as a recovery aid.
Does it work in remote areas?
Only where Apple devices pass. On a farm, a remote site or underground, updates can be very slow or stop. Tags are strongest where people are: towns, roads, sites and depots.
What about metal?
Solid metal all round blocks Bluetooth. Mount tags behind plastic, near a gap or a vent, or on the outside in a rugged holder.
How long does the battery last?
About a year on a standard CR2032 coin cell. NovaTrack shows battery status so you know which tags to service.
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Start tracking your events and av hire this week.
14 days free for up to 2 tags. Then R99 per tag per month. No contract.