ES Broadcast Hire has revealed details of its work to support next month’s major sports event.
The equipment hire division of ES Media Group has spent several months preparing for the event, working to overcome what it said created “significant logistical challenges”.
The kit includes:
- 250 Sony and TV Logic monitors
- 145 ENG-style Fuji and Canon lenses
- 75 telephoto Canon and Fuji box lenses.
- 120 Sony and Grass Valley camera channels
- 150 Vinten tripod heads
- Several miles of fibre cable
Outlining the extent of the preparations, which have involved all of the company’s offices across the UK, US and Europe, MD Warren Taggart said, “The Christmas period might already seem like a long-distance memory for many, but for our prep team it was very short as they were working overtime to get everything ready for a major sporting event in February. I’m incredibly proud of how all the offices have come together to get this project out to the clients, working collectively to ensure all the separate jobs required for this project happened – and happened seamlessly. It’s certainly been a real team effort, from Orlando to Watford, and Spain to France.”
Although much of the kit will be booked out over the winter and summer seasons, ES Broadcast Hire said it expects to have more availability for a few months in between. The company is also planning a second-quarter capex purchase.
Taggart added, “Normal service will resume in March before we start getting ready for the second major sporting event of the year, a major football tournament taking place across the US, Canada and Mexico over the summer.”
