A culmination of almost two years of planning with Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah management, the contract marks the group's first foray into the high-growth venue services market in the United Arab Emirates.
Gearhouse Staging Connections will assemble an onsite team of 15 "world-class technical and client services personnel" from its Dubai and Australian operations to deliver conferences, concerts, launches and events of any scale at the prestigious resort. The company will also install a range of multi-million-dollar audio-visual technology into the resort's facilities.
Staging Connections Group CEO Michael Gardener said the appointment paid testimony to the expertise and reputation of Gearhouse Staging Connections for delivering world-class events in the region.
Opening to guests on 24 September 2008, Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah is Dubai's first truly integrated entertainment resort and the first accommodation property to launch on the Emirate's revolutionary palm-shaped island.
The resort will encompass a 46-hectare site with 5600sq.m of meeting and function space, 17 hectares of water-themed amusement at Aquaventure, extensive fresh and salt-water pools, lagoon exhibits and a beach, an open-aired marine habitat, luxury boutiques, dining choices, a nightclub, and a spa and fitness club.
(Lee Baldock)
