Live event rigging company, Summit Steel, announced today that it
has become part of Production Resource Group LLC (PRG).Summit Steel becoming part of PRG is great news for its customers. The same high quality rigging service remains unchanged but the additional access to equipment inventories in the UK and globally, will be of great advantage.

Jon Bray, Chris Walker and their team at Summit are all maintaining exactly the same roles as before. Summit Steel will be keeping their name, logo and identity, continuing as an independent brand, focussed on the markets that it serves.

The company remains absolutely committed to delivering the highest quality rigging services and equipment to the live event industry, including its SmarTmast system and its dry hire service to the rigging industry. The company will remain located at their base in the South East.

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. We are looking forward to working with
Jon and his team to further broaden our group technical services offer to support every size of event.”

Summit’s Managing Director, Jon Bray commented “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. Additionally, the resources available to us from a global organisation will help us develop the Summit Steel brand further and diversify the range of equipment
within our offer to our customers. “

Summit Steel is a leading rigging supplier in the live event business, delivering rigging for a diverse range of projects from theatre to touring music to conference and events . Summit are the exclusive supplier of rigging services to London’s O2 Arena, where they are currently involved in the staging of Damon Albarn’s Monkey. Current Concert Touring projects include Elton John & Coldplay, whilst the coming month sees Summit involved once more in the Cirque du Soleil’s annual season of shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Summit provide a full rigging service, with equipment and crew, specialist truss structures and bespoke design and development.

Production Resource Group was formed in 1996 and has grown rapidly to become the largest and most diverse supplier of technical equipment and services in the world. The PRG group provides lighting, rigging, sound & projection services from 14 locations in the US, alongside bases in Canada,
Mexico, the UK and Japan. The group is currently expanding its range of services in the UK and Europe and is building a network of respected and established specialist brands within the region.