US firm snaps up stage rigger Summit Steel??
12 December 2008UK event rigging company Summit Steel has been bought by Production Resource Group LLC (PRG).OCH understands that founder Jon Bray and his team will remain in their roles, while the brand, logo and identity will exist as before.PRG CEO Jere Harris said: "We are delighted to add Summit Steel to PRG's portfolio of brands in the UK and Europe. A specialist rigging supplier of this strength and reputation will complement and enhance our existing brands in the region and our business globally."Bray responded: "The team at Summit Steel are looking forward to becoming a member of PRG's group of companies. Our relationship with our new UK sister companies within the group, PRG Lighting and Essential Lighting, will provide exciting new collaborative opportunities for our businesses."He added that the resources available to the firm from a global organization will "help us develop the Summit Steel brand further and diversify the range of equipment."Summit is the exclusive supplier of rigging services to London's O2 Arena.?PRG, which was formed in 1996, provides lighting, rigging, sound and projection services from 14 locations in the US, alongside bases in Canada, Mexico, the UK and Japan.
UK event rigging company Summit Steel has been bought by Production Resource Group LLC (PRG).
OCH understands that founder Jon Bray and his team will remain in their roles, while the brand, logo and identity will exist as before.
PRG CEO Jere Harris said: "We are delighted to add Summit Steel to PRG's portfolio of brands in the UK and Europe. A specialist rigging supplier of this strength and reputation will complement and enhance our existing brands in the region and our business globally."
Bray responded: "The team at Summit Steel are looking forward to becoming a member of PRG's group of companies. Our relationship with our new UK sister companies within the group, PRG Lighting and Essential Lighting, will provide exciting new collaborative opportunities for our businesses."
He added that the resources available to the firm from a global organization will "help us develop the Summit Steel brand further and diversify the range of equipment."
Summit is the exclusive supplier of rigging services to London's O2 Arena.?
PRG, which was formed in 1996, provides lighting, rigging, sound and projection services from 14 locations in the US, alongside bases in Canada, Mexico, the UK and Japan.
