Global event and specialist logistics provider Production Resources Group (PRG) has been lending its expertise and knowhow to ensure the smooth set-up of a Covid-19 treatment centre in two halls on the Berlin exhibition grounds.
PRG will also move on to complete a similar technical framework set up for temporary vaccination centres at Tempelhof Airport and the Arena Berlin Treptow.
PRG is supplying the complete infrastructure for that, including:
- Rigging
- Video
- Lighting
- Audio
- IT and power cables
- Floor plan & AV/IT planning
- Special software solution: Management system for inoculation booth assignment
- Digital signage (route guidance system via LED displays)
The rigging, which consists of a approximately 1.4 km of truss for both locations, is used to attach the fixtures for the lighting, to lay and provide the IT and power set up for the vaccination booths and the reception and care areas, as well as for the distribution of audio and video signals.
PRG supplied an automated vaccination booth management system, so that the booths are efficiently utilised during operation, minimising waiting times for patients and providing medical staff with an overview of occupancy.
PRG also developed a digital signage system using LED screens to help visitors find their way around, while an area-wide public address system ensures that announcements can be made.
These temporary installations are carried out in co-operation with the Berlin Senate Administration for Health, Care and Equality (GPG) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which ensures that the vaccination centres (also in accordance with the Covid protection rules) are ready for operation as efficiently as possible and within a short time.
The challenge for all parties involved, but especially for PRG as the technical service provider, is to plan the movement of large quantities of equipment and also personnel, and ensure the installation is managed on site within a very tight time frame. The two temporary vaccination centres are expected to be completed by mid-December. PRG Germany will then support the vaccination centres with technical staff on site for the entire duration of the vaccination process.