Supplier for 2012 Summer Olympics

[Wolf]

Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone knew who was the lighting supplier for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?

[ScaredOfHeightsLD]

I'm about 99% sure it's PRG.

Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone knew who was the lighting supplier for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?

[rochem]

I'm about 99% sure it's PRG.

Yes it is.

[Wolf]

Ahh Alright, Thanks! That what I had assumed but I wasn't sure. Thanks again! Does anyone know if the Supplier for the Winter 2014 has been chosen?

[rochem]

Ahh Alright, Thanks! That what I had assumed but I wasn't sure. Thanks again! Does anyone know if the Supplier for the Winter 2014 has been chosen?

The supplier for these isn't exactly "chosen" - there's no committee that reviews the options like there is for pretty much everything else associated with the olympics choosing the host city. It's no different than any other show bid where the lowest/best bidder gets the job, but as in many other large shows, the designer can drive the choice of shop based on the gear they want or their relationship with the shop. If you want to use a Bad Boy/Best Boy/V676 on your show, then you have no choice but to rent from PRG - you can't get them anywhere else. I have no idea if that was a driving factor for choosing the London supplier, but all three of those products are being used throughout the various venues.

[gafftapegreenia]

I wouldn't be surprised if there is tons of gear subrented by subrents, and so on.

[tyler.martin]

For my venue during the 2010 Games, I had gear from both the major suppliers in Vancouver, Upstaging, Creative Technologies and Creative Stage Lighting. My company had gear from Toronto, Orlando and Dallas, and we were a small rig.

The Opening and closing ceremonies in Vancouver was PRG, and the only thing they really subrented was cabling.