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COMPANY PROFILE
PROTEC GROUP THIS MONTH, TPMEA DISCOVERS THE INNERWORKINGS OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST TECHNICAL AND STAGING SOLUTIONS COMPANY IN 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 Middle East, UK and Europe, the company has detailed exciting times ahead, as TPMEA finds out... 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,
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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 brands and service that it is revered for in Dubai. This professional service made available from within Saudi Arabia has seen Protec land some very impressive events this past year. Saudi Arabia is making giant leaps to diversify and progress its economy and its vision of the future. Formula E, which Protec was an integral part of, was a historic event for the region. Not only was it the first Formula E event held in the region it was also the first major international sports event to take place in Saudi Arabia - with the whole world was watching in real time. This required technical support that was second to none. Protec’s audio team chose an varied range of L-Acoustics pro audio equipment to cover an extensive area across six grandstand viewing areas, two hospitality areas, a podium, a gaming area and an e-village stage. For video, the team turned to Barco’s S3 and
Luminex networking to livestream to 140 screens across the venue which required 19km of fibre to ensure 4K video with less than one frame of delay. Lighting for the event was provided using the company’s range of new SGM P-10 and Claypaky lights for the E-Motion club and hospitality village. Another mega event in Saudi Arabia that Protec provided a complete package for was the ground breaking of the new tourism destination, Al Qiddiya. It is planned to be 334 sq km in area, dwarfing Walt Disney World in Florida (110sq km) to become the world’s largest entertainment destination. Based in the desert with no infrastructure in place, Protec was invited to supply the temporary structure - its 36m x 88m Supa Dome with full technical support inside the auditorium including audio, lighting, 3D video projection mapping, and rigging as well as scenic, staging and automation for this lavish, and extraordinarily complex ceremony attended by royalty and VVIPs to celebrate the beginning of an estimated two year build project.
