Creative Technology (CT) placed an early order for 163 panels. "We decided to invest in a new generation of outdoor screen and wanted a product which would raise the bar on the current generation of products, providing improvements in performance, weight and functionality," says Dave Crump, business development director for Avesco Group, parent company of CT.
The R7-ER panels were put to immediate use, after acceptance testing by CT staff being shipped straight from the Lighthouse factory to Bahrain for use at that country's Formula One Grand Prix.
"CT has been involved in supplying screens for every Bahrain Grand Prix," says Crump. "Alongside our partner Screen Visions, this year we made the decision to replace the three largest screens with the new Lighthouse panels."
A total of eight screens were situated in strategic positions around the circuit, the three largest being R7-ER, each of which measured 50sq.m and were constructed to provide a 4x3 aspect ratio.
(Jim Evans)
