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Summit Steel Joins Production Resource Group

Summit Steel has announced that it has become part of Production Resource Group LLC (PRG). Summit Steel say that becoming part of PRG is great news for its customers. The same high quality rigging service will remain unchanged but 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, focused 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 equipmentwithin 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 and 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.

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Summit Steel Joins Production Resource Group

9th December 2008

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