IN PROFILE
IN PROFILE: PROTEC GROUP This month, TPi takes a deep dive into one of the world’s largest technical and staging solutions companies in Europe and the Middle East.
With the establishment of its European operation, the Protec Group has fielded a home run of successes recently, which includes additional investment and increased opportunities across the board. The company’s services to the live event industry include technical expertise, state of the art equipment and a highly skilled crew of live event design and technology professionals. Priding itself on consistency in exceeding expectations and delivering slick and unforgettable event experiences across the UK and Europe, the company has detailed exciting times ahead, as TPi finds out...
technologies, Protec have significantly added to an already enviable inventory of brands including L-Acoustics, DiGiCo, Claypaky, Robe, MA lighting, SGM, disguise, Christie, Barco, Blacktrax, Notch and Watchout, to name but a few of its regular suppliers. Not to mention that the company was also the first in the Middle East region to get its hands on a full suite of new MA Lighting grandMA3 consoles. Protec, it seems, are not afraid to take the leap when it comes to new technologies and in doing so, push the industry as a whole to evolve and offer exciting new solutions in the world of events. Especially having introduced its advanced technologies which include robotics, drones and automation to all of its new locations.
A GROWING EUROPEAN OFFICE The Protec Group ramped up its expansion in early 2018 and has certainly put its foot on the throttle since. Its growth in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East region has been especially successful. Furthermore, the company’s European branch, based in the UK, has been impressing the industry by scooping awards, aligning itself a major player capable of competing for large scale events and shaking up the industry. The group’s expansion and investments has placed them as one of the largest companies of its kind in the world - showing no signs of slowing down. As a reflection of the company’s ethos of pioneering the latest
SAUDI SUCCESS STORY Protec has been a cornerstone of the events industry in the Middle East since 1999. Established by industry leader Stephen Lakin, Protec has grown into the region’s most committed and consistently reliable event equipment rental company, producing live events that are truly spectacular, leading edge, and globally acclaimed projects. With additional purchases especially for its new warehouse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Protec KSA now offer the same preferred, trusted, reliable 78
