New Windsor, New York—December 10, 2008—Production Resource Group LLC (PRG) announced today that it has acquired Summit Steel, a UK-based live event rigging company.

Jon Bray, managing director of Summit, will remain in his current position.  Summit Steel will continue as an independent brand focused on the markets that it serves.  The company is committed to delivering the highest quality rigging services and equipment to the live event industry, including its more

New York, NY—See Factor Industry, Inc., rose to the challenge of lighting an entire building in blue on November 14, when the company created a brilliant blue wash over the United Nations building in New York City. The UN lighting was one of more than 1,000 efforts around the world to light monuments and famous landmarks for World Diabetes Day, a commemorative day organized more

When the newly renovated Hanna Theatre in Cleveland’s PlayhouseSquare reopened in October 2008, the set pieces for the opening production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth moved smoothly and with precision—thanks to the 48 new PowerLift Automated Hoists provided by J. R. Clancy, Inc., and installed by Beck Studios.

The only theatre in PlayhouseSquare with a computer-controlled automated rigging system, the Hanna Theatre has been transformed from more

New York, NY—When President George W. Bush received the Intrepid Freedom Award at the Veterans’ Day reopening event of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, See Factor Industry, Inc., provided the stage roof system and lighting package.

The lighting design by Michael Stiller called for a full HMI lighting package. See Factor worked with Wizard Studios and Eastern Stage more

Summit Steel is supplying production rigging for “Monkey: Journey To The West”, currently being staged in a 3,300 capacity Kayam Tent outside London’s O₂ Arena. 

Damon Albarn (musical score) and Gorillaz partner Jamie Hewlett (visuals, stage & costume design) present this innovative performance work fusing Chinese opera and circus with animated video cartoons and live performance. 

Summit won a competitive tender to supply rigging services and equipment to more

Scharff Weisberg was tasked with providing video support at three venues within the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a by-invitation-only memorial service for famed artist Robert Rauschenberg who passed away earlier this year.

“They did an excellent job and guided us through all of the technical challenges of a very complex event,” notes Mark Pace, an independent event coordinator with extensive background in convention and more

Gearhouse South Africa supplied all technical production – staging, rigging, lighting, video and audio - for Lionel Richie’s hugely successful South African tour, with resources pooled from their Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban bases. 

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Anthony Banks, Operations Manager for Gearhouse Rigging was head rigger for the tour, which played a mix of indoor and outdoor venues.  

In Cape Town they more