What Production Office does

Production Office is a Berlin-based engineering office for entertainment, founded in 2001 by graduate engineers Ralf Schafstall and Joachim Koppe. The firm provides professional services across the full lifecycle of entertainment and event projects, organized into five integrated service pillars: Konzeption (concept and design), Beratung (consulting and feasibility), Planung (technical planning including in-house 2D/3D CAD, static calculations, and regulatory approvals), Umsetzung (on-site realization and project management), and Nachhaltigkeit (sustainability consulting with IHK Green Consultant and DIN ISO 20121 auditor credentials). Projects span corporate events, TV and show productions, major sporting events, trade fairs, and permanent installations.

The firm serves enterprise clients across media, sports, consumer goods, and retail, including UEFA Events S.A., European Film Academy, Adidas, Florida TV, Bildergarten Entertainment, YouTube (via insglück), and Bund Deutscher Radfahrer. Multiple client relationships have been maintained for over a decade (European Film Academy since 2001, Six Day Berlin since 2002, Hanover Trade Fair Opening since 2008, YouTube Festival since 2012, UEFA since 2015), evidencing long-term embedded engagements. The company functions both as a direct service provider to end clients and as a technical engineering partner to creative agencies such as insglück GmbH, act.3 GmbH, and New Line Brand Communication.

Commercially, Production Office operates as a founder-owned, project-based professional services firm under GbR and GmbH legal entities. Revenue is fee-based, scoped per project, with custom quotes based on project complexity, duration, and requirements. The firm operates a single Berlin headquarters at Schlesische Straße 28 in Kreuzberg, with project delivery extending across DACH, Western Europe, Northern Europe, and Western Asia. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on industry reputation, referrals, and agency partnerships rather than digital marketing or resellers. No external funding, institutional investors, or M&A activity have been disclosed.

Name

Production Office

Legal name

Production Office – Ingenieurbüro für Entertainment GbR

Website

https://production-office.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Production Office is a Berlin-based engineering office for entertainment, founded in 2001, providing concept, planning, realization, and sustainability services for enterprise event, TV, sports, and trade fair clients across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Engineering Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Technical Production Management & Crew (MPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB), Corporate Event Production & AV Services (HSACADAB)

Keywords

• Event engineering services
• Technical event planning
• Live event production
• CAD event design
• Structural event engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Consulting, Planning, Realization): Fee-based professional services for engineering and technical management of entertainment events. Services include concept development, technical planning, on-site production management, and project coordination. Revenue is project-based, typically scoped per event or engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Production Office is a Berlin-based engineering office for entertainment that provides professional services across all project phases of entertainment and event projects, including concept development, expert consulting, technical planning via in-house CAD and structural engineering, on-site realization and project management, and sustainability consulting. The firm delivers technical planning, production management, and safety concepts directly to TV networks, sports federations, corporations, and creative agencies for corporate events, TV and show productions, major events, trade fairs, and permanent installations.

Product overview

Production Office is an engineering office for entertainment based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2001. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core portfolio consists of five integrated service pillars: Konzeption (Concept development and creative design), Beratung (Expert consulting), Planung (Technical planning with CAD and specialist engineering), Umsetzung (Project management and on-site realisation), and Nachhaltigkeit (Sustainability consulting with IHK certification). These services are delivered in-house from concept through to completion, covering all technical, creative, and logistical aspects of entertainment and event projects for national and international clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Konzeption (Concept Development) Creative concept development for entertainment projects including stage design, spatial planning, lighting and sound concepts, video and multimedia installations, and 2D/3D visualizations. Delivered as professional services for TV productions, corporate events, major events, trade fairs, and permanent installations.
• Beratung (Expert Consulting) Expert consulting services covering feasibility studies, requirements analysis, supplier consulting, tendering processes, innovative technology solutions, approvals, and risk assessments for entertainment and event projects.
• Planung (Technical Planning) Comprehensive in-house technical planning services including 2D/3D CAD design (Vectorworks, AutoCAD), lighting, sound, media technology, rigging, temporary structures, infrastructure, kinetics, pyrotechnics, approvals, fire protection concepts, and static calculations for entertainment events.
• Umsetzung (Realization / On-Site Project Management) Project management and realization services including technical management, construction supervision, logistics management, stage management, show calling, and on-site coordination of all service providers for entertainment events.
• Nachhaltigkeit (Sustainability Consulting) Sustainability consulting services for entertainment and event productions, delivered by IHK-certified Green Consultants for Film & TV and qualified auditors for sustainable event management according to DIN ISO 20121, including balancing and continuous improvement processes.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Line Brand Communication GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for Summoners War World Arena Championship eSports event (2020-2023). New Line Brand Communication produces the event with Production Office providing technical production lead and spatial planning.
• insglück GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Creative agency partnership for event production. insglück GmbH produces YouTube Festival (since 2012) and Hanover Trade Fair Opening (since 2008) with Production Office providing technical engineering services.
• act.3 GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for ADIDAS – LASS ZOCKEN roadshow. act.3 GmbH produces the event while Production Office handles set construction management and technical/construction implementation.
• Redseven Entertainment GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Germany's Next Top Model TV live show finale 2021-2022. Redseven Entertainment produces the show with Production Office providing technical production services.
• Bildergarten Entertainment GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for The Voice of Germany TV production. Bildergarten Entertainment produces the show with Production Office providing technical planning and stage management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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