December 10, 2008

Summit Steel joins Production Resource Group

New Windsor, New York — 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 [...]

December 9, 2008

GES announces audio visual strategic alliance with industry leader PRG Hi-Tech

Las Vegas, Nevada — GES Exposition Services, a leader in exhibition and event services, announced it has entered into a strategic alliance to provide clients with world-class audio visual solutions through industry leader Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG Hi-Tech), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment technology solutions including lighting, audio, video, scenery and automation systems.  [...]

November 20, 2008

Nila Lighting System wins LDI Debuting Product Award

New Windsor, New York—At the LDI 2008 tradeshow in Las Vegas, the Nila Lighting System won a prestigious Debuting Product Award, Lighting. The judges felt that “the Nila Lighting System is a new lighting solution for the entertainment industry, setting an unprecedented environmental standard for low-energy consumption, while delivering unmatched lighting performance and product versatility.” The Nila [...]

October 28, 2008

Essential Lighting joins Production Resource Group

New Windsor, NY — Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) announced today that it is strengthening its specialist brand strategy in the UK by acquiring Essential Lighting Group from the Staging Connections Group.  The transaction is expected to close by the end of October. “We are very excited about the acquisition of Essential Lighting which underscores our [...]

October 23, 2008

Clay Paky Fixtures and Chamsys MagicQ Console Cast a Brilliant New Light on Nashville’s Legendary 12th and Porter Club

New Windsor, NY—Great venues remain great by constantly improving. Nashville’s 12th and Porter club is a legendary launching pad for up-and-coming bands, career-making record deals and other great moments in Music City history. Three years ago, the club took a giant step into the 21st century when Daniel Slezinger, then the club’s production manager, overhauled its [...]

October 21, 2008

PRG at LDI 2008—New Product Launches Highlight PRG Booth at LDI

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) offers visitors to their LDI 2008 Booth #821 some exciting new products, including the Bad Boy™ hybrid luminaire; the V676™ lighting control console; and the Mbox EXtreme™ v3 media server. The products are networked on PRG’s proprietary Series 400™ Power and Data Distribution System. PRG looks forward to [...]

October 9, 2008

PRG Sets the Scene at the Democratic National Convention

New Windsor, NY—Every four years our industry gets to apply our production skills to perhaps the most unique of all special events, the political conventions. Production Resource Group (PRG) was once again honored to participate when they were invited to provide both lighting and scenery for this year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC). Production designer Bruce [...]

September 15, 2008

PRG at PLASA 2008—New Products Highlight PRG Stand at PLASA

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) offered visitors at their PLASA 2008 stand some exciting new products to experience, including the V676™ Console; the Bad Boy™ large venue luminaire; and the Mbox EXtreme™ v3 media server. Many stopped by the stand to be among the first to see these cutting edge additions to PRG’s [...]

July 31, 2008

Vickie Claiborne joins PRG as product specialist

New Windsor, NY — Vickie Claiborne has joined Production Resource Group (PRG), a leading supplier of entertainment technology, as a product specialist for their proprietary consoles and media server. Based in PRG’s Las Vegas office, Claiborne will provide training, programming and applications assistance for PRG’s proprietary Virtuoso® lighting control console and Mbox Extreme™ media server as [...]

July 3, 2008

Production Resource Group (PRG) acquires Hi-Tech Rentals

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C., a leading entertainment technology company, has purchased Hi-Tech Rentals, Inc. (“Hi-Tech”), PRG’s chairman and CEO Jere Harris announced today. Headquartered in Atlanta, with additional facilities in Orlando and Las Vegas, Hi-Tech supplies audio, video, lighting, and related services for trade shows, corporate meetings, and other events. “Hi-Tech has built an [...]