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BT Tower gets Face-Lift
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TPI readers name PRG their "Favourite Lighting Company"
Production Resource Group (PRG) Acquires Procon
A Video Tour of Longbridge
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Florence & The Machine on tour

Now here’s a piece of work. Florence Welch has borrowed more styles than there are designers in Paris; at least that’s how it first appears. Musically, she has been compared to many, and repeatedly accused of being derivative of Kate Bush. That’s not unreasonable, but only addresses one dimension; she’s ...

Taking the field at Super Bowl Halftime

When the legendary rock band The Who took the stage at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL for the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show, it was the culmination of months of hard work and collaboration. “The Who is an iconic rock band known partly for a very distinctive and recognizable visual style,” ...

Lily Allen on Tour

There’s no doubt she is her fathers daughter; from a standing start Lily Allen has in three short years gone from pop songstrell to established artist, and not without good reason. Carefully crafted songs with well-observed lyrics draw out a perfect cameo of contemporary life in urban UK. Her shows reflect ...

TPI readers name PRG their "Favourite Lighting Company"

PRG Lighting are honoured to have been awarded "Favourite Lighting Company" at the 2010 TPI Awards.

The Awards – which recognise the production industry’s most innovative and ambitious technical, creative and production achievements - were presented by Chris Evans in Hammersmith, London on ...

PRG Spotlights Miley Cyrus on Wonder World Tour

For the UK, Ireland and North American dates of the Miley Cyrus Wonder World tour, Lighting and Video Designer Seán Burke trusted Production Resource Group to supply and support the lighting system. “Having a company that can supply on both sides of the Atlantic is very important but ...

Lighting the ‘X Factor’

It’s Friday morning at a television studio in the shadow of Wembley Stadium’s iconic arch and already there are fans and paparazzi outside waiting to catch a glimpse of their favourite contestants and judges arriving for rehearsals. Now three weeks into the live final shows, nine contestants have reached ...

Production Resource Group (PRG) Acquires Procon

New Windsor, NY—December 9, 2009—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), a leading supplier of entertainment technology solutions headquartered in New York, has acquired Procon MultiMedia Aktiengesellschaft AG (Procon), a major Europe-based entertainment technology company. PRG Chairman & CEO Jeremiah ...

BT Tower gets Face-Lift

BT has installed a giant electronic information band at the top of the iconic BT Tower in London. The 360 degree LED array – which is believed to be the highest of its kind in Europe and the Americas – was switched on for the first time on October 31st with a pyrotechnic and light display.

The ...

The end of an era for the Artisan and Series 200 in the West End

A decade after its original installation in the Lyceum Theatre, the lighting and control equipment for Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ has been upgraded, marking the end of an era for the last Artisan and Series 200 system in London’s West End.
The multi-award winning Disney musical, with lighting ...

A Video Tour of Longbridge

Introducing our brand new video tour of PRG Lightings base in Longbridge, Birmingham - the groups largest warehouse at 170,000 sqft.
Originally a parts storage building at the heart of Rover's Longbridge plant, PRG acquired the building in late 2007. Since then it has become a flagship location ...

PRG’s Bad Boy surrounds U2

Immediately upon entering the venue, audiences attending U2’s 360° Tour will realize that they are about to experience a truly unique event. “The goal always for me is when the fans come into the stadium they see something the like of which they have never seen before,” explained Willie Williams, ...

Priscilla: Queen of the West End

Garishly colourful, excessive and absolutely fabulous, the Aussie musical has set the West End alight with its gender-bending storyline, risqué jokes and a very clever bus.
Just when you thought London’s Theatreland couldn’t get anymore camp, along comes the Australian stage musical ...

PRG’s Series 400 System Powers U2’s 360° Tour

The unprecedented scale of U2’s 360° Tour required a power and data network that would handle long distances; be quick and efficient to install; provide high network speed; and be rock-solid.  Systems Crew Chief Craig Hancock worked with Show Director/Designer Willie Williams from ...

PRG Lighting at the Hampton Court Festival

Nestled in the stunning ‘Base Court’ at heart of Hampton Court Palace amongst seven centuries of history, promoters IMG presented 10 evenings of classical and contemporary music through June.   Now in it’s 17th year, James Morrison, Beverley Knight, Jools Holland and Level 42 were among ...

Pink and Powerful

Lighting the Pink tour meant PRG dealing with the challenge of a rock concert flavoured with a strong sense of theatre. The stage set, developed from an initial idea by the artist herself, is a colourful collision between fairground and big-top, creating the feel of a creepy carnival - big fun ...

PRG Lights Britain’s Got Talent


With more than 19 million people watching, PRG Lighting and Dave Davey lit the dramatic Britain’s Got Talent finals as dance troupe Diversity beat favourite Susan Boyle.
The show became the highest watched reality show in history and with a 71% ...

PRG, Essential and Summit Steel together at the BAFTAs

February 8th, The Royal Opera House, Bow Street London. With the forecast set to reach -8° over night, most people were very happy to be at home watching on television, but a brave crew from Essential Lighting and Summit Steel were on Bow Street outside the Royal Opera House in London, preparing ...

Stephen Craggs named Head of Business Development

Production Resource Group UK (PRG) have announced that Stephen Craggs has been appointed Head of group Business Development and Marketing.
Stephen was previously Sales Director at Essential Lighting, working within the corporate, exhibition, live event and hospitality sectors. Essential, ...

PRG supports young talent at the Y-Not Festival

For the third year running, PRG Lighting supports the Y-Not Festival in the heart of Derbyshire, giving young bands and lighting crew the chance to prove themselves to the world and show off their talents.
PRG’s senior Account Handler Jon Cadbury has been working closely with Greg Douglas, ...

PRG’s Bad Boy joins the Circus with Britney Spears

The Circus Starring Britney Spears is designed to evoke the spectacle found under the Big Top and this is one world tour that delivers. Designer Nick Whitehouse, working with design partner Bryan Leitch and their firm Visual Light Ltd., created the rich lighting design and collaborated with tour ...

Britney Spears Soars with PRG’s Scenic Automation

PRG’s Scenic Technologies group has had many opportunities over the years to engineer new and innovative automation solutions but they were particularly excited to have the chance to join The Circus Starring Britney Spears. The European leg of the world tour, which began at the O2 Arena in London, was ...

PRG Bad Boy™ Boasts Biggest Show to Date on Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The annual Eurovision Song Contest, now in its 54th year, is one of the most-watched television productions in the world, with estimates of some 200 million viewers. The format began simply enough back in 1954 – a live broadcast of the members of the European Broadcast Union competing to win the title ...

Oasis Debuts Bad Boy to the World

Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) celebrated the debut of its Bad Boy luminaire on the recently completed first leg of the Oasis Dig Out Your Soul tour. Of his fixture choice, lighting designer Rob Gawler said: "The Bad Boy was just what I had been looking for - a big bright large-format luminaire, ...

PRG Announce New London Base

The well-known Art Deco London landmark is located on the A40, with good road and tube links to central London and the motorway network. The building will provide a base for PRG Lighting's rental team and PRG Distribution's sales team. The company's custom gobo production will also be housed at the facility, ...

Production Resource Group announce new UK Leadership

Martin Locket has been appointed chief executive of production resource group UK Ltd, which encompasses PRG's four European brands: PRG Lighting, Essential Lighting, PRG Distribution and Summit Steel.
Richard Williams takes the role of chief operating officer & chief financial officer ...

Introducing the Bad Boy Luminaire

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) offers visitors to their LDI 2008 booth 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 ...

Elton for PRG

King of crocodile rock makes Stately progresses through the provinces of the United Kingdom.   It would be true to say that we’re all attracted by the big headlines, and nothing engages us more than a mega tour slipping out of rehearsals and onto the world stage with loud fanfare. Yet ...

PRG returns to Liverpool for Capital of Culture projections

PRG Lighting helped Liverpool celebrate its launch as European Capital of Culture for 2008, with large format projection onto the brand new Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) and the Jury’s Inn hotel, in front of the building.
On the weekend of 11 and 12 January, with over 50,000 ...

The Cure with PRG

The latest tour by the Cure continues to rumble through the Sun-belt States before finishing up in New York City. The band, though never really having gone away, are currently experiencing a real renaissance selling out major venues wherever they go. The first leg of their tour earlier this year ...

PRG Lighting helps Holiday Inn re-launch Europe wide

Hotel chain Holiday Inn unveiled its new corporate look and hallmark standards to staff, hoteliers and franchise holders in style recently thanks to brand experience agency Pimento and lighting from PRG Lighting.
“The project was huge in a number of different ways,” explains technical ...

Fiat 500 launched with help from PRG Lighting

Exactly 500 hours after the stroke of midnight that saw in the New Year, car manufacturer Fiat introduced its new 500 model at the London Eye. The event, which was produced by innovision, who were brought on board by project co-ordinator Arc Worldwide, saw PRG Europe supplying lighting and services ...

Jersey Boys brought to London with help from PRG Lighting

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30. And now their story is being told at London’s Prince Edward Theatre, with the help of lighting designer Howell Binkley and PRG Lighting.
...

PRG Lighting lights Tosca at the Royal Albert Hall

PRG Europe has supplied lighting for the relit Tosca at London’s Royal Albert Hall, which ran until Sunday 9th March. Lit by Andy Bridge, Puccini’s passionate tale of love and betrayal thrilled audiences and critics alike when it was first performed in February 1999.
Andy says: “Although ...

Super Bowl XLII halftime – PRG supports the most intense 20 minutes in show business

As the last seconds of the first half of Super Bowl XLII came to an end and the two teams prepared to head to the locker room for halftime, another team consisting of hundreds of crew and volunteers prepared to race against the clock themselves. They would run onto the field where, in less than ...

Horse Show moves in leaps and bounds with PRG

PRG Lighting has once again supplied lighting, control, power and distribution for the London International Horse Show at Olympia. The show, which was held between 17-22nd December, loaded in some nine days early, so that the lighting could be clear of the show floor before the seating was put ...

London sees in 2008 with PRG

An estimated 700,000 people went to central London to bring in the New Year, culminated in a ten minute firework and light spectacular around the London Eye with an estimated 180,000 watching the event live from the banks of the Thames. Once again for the fourth consecutive year the event was ...

PRG back at St Pancras for 19th century Christmas experience

PRG Lighting has worked with creative agency Greenspace to help light an authentic 19th century Christmas experience inside London’s new St Pancras International station.
Just a day after the station’s high profile official opening on 14th November, on which PRG Lighting worked with ...

PRG lights St Pancras International’s High Speed opening

Completed in 1877 St Pancras station and hotel took just ten years to build, the recent total refurbishment and extension to accommodate the re-routed Eurostar line to continental Europe took almost twice that. A Grade One listed building, the neo gothic hotel was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, ...

Mamma Mia! PRG has done it again

PRG Lighting has supplied the new Barcelona production of Mamma Mia!, following the show’s hugely successful run in Madrid, where it not only broke the record for the city’s fastest selling musical in the week after opening, but also holds the record as the highest grossing show in Spanish history. ...

Kew swings with PRG

Kew Gardens is best known as the home of one of the world’s leading collections of plants both for scientific research and horticultural purposes, but to many regulars it’s also famous for its evening entertainment in the form of Summer Swing at Kew.
The five day event has been running ...

PRG lights Joseph revival

PRG Lighting has supplied the lighting equipment for the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which opened at the Adelphi on 17 July.
This is not the first time lighting designer Andrew Bridge and associate Michael Odam have worked on Joseph, nor PRG Lighting project ...

Pathway from PRG lights up Live Earth

When Patrick Woodroffe, lighting designer for Live Earth, was looking for a visually stunning yet low energy lighting fixture, he turned to PRG Lighting for a solution. Since the event was sponsored by Philips, his plan was to use standard household fluorescent lighting above the stage. But fluorescent ...

PRG drinks to Drowsy Chaperone success

“She sings, she dances, she drinks!” proclaims the strap line for The Drowsy Chaperone, the musical at the Novello Theatre which previewed in May and had its opening night on 7 June. Originally shown on Broadway, where it won more Tony awards than any other musical of the 2006 season, the show ...

Dancing the light fantastic

Dancing on Ice lighting director Dave Davey has been speaking about the effort he’s been putting in to make the highly successful ITV1 Saturday night show better than ever before. Over the ten week run, he has to light more than 80 performances, creating many different looks throughout the ...

Audience With Take That goes live with PRG

The famous ITV Audience With brand really shone on Saturday 2nd December thanks to PRG Lighting, when Take That appeared for the show’s first ever live broadcast.
The show’s lighting designer Al Gurdon has worked with PRG Lighting account managers Mick Healey and Jon Cadbury on several ...

Rewarding experience for PRG in Avenue Q

Avenue Q - winner of the 2004 Tony Award for Best New Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score - is a hilarious and irreverent look at life through the eyes of recent English graduate, Princeton. Previewing until June 28, the show is a symbiotic partnership of actors and hand ...
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