Outline Newton distributor for the UAE, Prolab Production Technology (Protec) has taken delivery of the first Newton in the region.

Established by Stephen Lakin, Protec has branches in the UAE, KSA and UK. The company has been a high-profile player in the Middle East events industry since 1999, and is one of its largest technical and staging solutions company for events. Protec delivers production solutions ranging from hi-end corporate events through to large stadium shows across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, UK and Europe.

Newton Product Specialist Middle East Luca Gianni helped to organise a demo in the field during an event in KSA and hosted in-depth training dedicated to Protec technicians to ensure that the team was able to make the best possible use of the processor’s capacity and versatility.

Tim Allison, head of Protec’s audio department, stated that the Newton processor (16+8 plus patch panels) would be immediately put to use on large-scale events in the UAE and KSA: ‘I envisage the Newton – or maybe more than one – as an integral part of all our FOH main processing racks,’ he says.

‘The Protec team is highly qualified and will definitely make the very most of the Newton, thus increasing the company’s in the field and particularly during festivals and large-scale events,’ adds Outline’s Luca Gianni.

Protec immediately put the Newton through its paces at a Mariah Carey concert in October at Burj Park as part of the celebrations of the One Year To Go Expo 2020 campaign.

‘For a product specialist, explaining the technology and features to a team of professionals is always extremely satisfying and this was definitely a truly great start for a long-lasting collaboration with one of the largest production companies in the Middle East,’ Gianni says.