Cologne: trade fair, media and carnival city – with high demands on event technology. Why local experience with venues, logistics and processes pays off.
Cologne thrives on events: international trade fairs such as Gamescom, TV productions, corporate events, concerts – and, of course, carnival. Hardly any other German city has such a high density of events. That is exactly why you need partners here who don’t just supply technology but also know the city. We at photon have been working in Cologne’s events industry for years, with our warehouse in Wesseling – from there, we can quickly reach any hall between Deutz and Ossendorf. For exhibitors, we plan the technology for trade fair stands and exhibitions.
Anyone who has ever tried to get into Cologne city centre at seven in the morning with a 7.5-tonne lorry knows what we’re talking about. Delivery times, loading zones, lifts that won’t swallow flight cases – things like that aren’t in any venue brochure. We know many venues in Cologne and the surrounding area from our own experience and plan logistics and setup realistically on that basis. That saves you surprises and us stress.
As a full-service provider, we cover all disciplines: Lighting technology with creative lighting design, moving heads, LED fixtures and architectural lighting. Sound technology with clean sound for every venue, from the conference room to the open-air stage. Stage technology with stable structures, safe rigging solutions and modular stage concepts. And video technology with LED walls, projectors and livestreaming – on request as a complete hybrid or digital event.
We also take care of the planning, coordination and smooth running – whether it’s a concert, corporate event, congress or TV production. Cologne’s media environment in particular has shaped us: anyone who works on television productions learns punctuality and redundancy the hard way.
Our focus is on Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), but our equipment regularly travels the length and breadth of Germany. With us, you get up-to-date, serviced equipment, experienced technicians and tailor-made solutions instead of standard packages. Every event is different – and that is exactly how we treat it.
If you are planning an event in or around Cologne: photon is your contact for professional event technology in the media city of Cologne and beyond. We bring your content to the stage, provide the right sound and put your event in the right light. Get in touch – we know our way around here.
We show you what really happens on site during setup in our article Backstage insights: what really happens when an event is set up. And you can read how we equip corporate occasions in the region in our article Equipping corporate events professionally.
Related: Event equipment hire – equipment and daily rates at a glance.
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