What Translux International does

Translux International is a privately-held UK company founded in 1987 that rents facility trailers and technical trucks to film and television productions. The company operates the largest fleet of location facility trailers and technical trucks in Europe and has supplied marquee Hollywood and high-end TV productions including the James Bond, Star Wars, Marvel, Mission: Impossible, Game of Thrones, Dune, Barbie, and Top Gun franchises. Its product portfolio spans artist trailers, hair and makeup trailers, producer and production office trailers, costume trailers, honeywagons and diners, technical trucks for camera, grip, electrical/lighting, props, SFX, and armoury departments, plus service equipment (generators, waterbowsers, gullysuckers) and mobile screening/editing facilities.

The company's core technology is purpose-built mobile workspace engineering rather than software — including a proprietary line of tow-capable technical trucks designed to halve emissions, a Euro 6-compliant fleet, and configurable luxury trailer designs developed in consultation with production crews. The business operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in the UK (Iver HQ plus Manchester, Wales, Scotland offices), Hungary, Germany, Spain, the Canary Islands, and Slovakia, enabling genuine 24/7 cross-border service and capture of local tax incentives for productions filming across Europe and beyond.

Translux generates revenue primarily through project-based rental contracts with film and television productions; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with demand generation driven almost entirely by industry reputation and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid marketing. The company holds Albert Approved Supplier status and positions around sustainability, competitive pricing, and one-stop-shop convenience to win contracts.

Name

Translux International

Legal name

Translux International

Website

https://translux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Translux International, founded in 1987 and headquartered in the UK, rents the largest fleet of luxury facility trailers and technical trucks in Europe to film and television productions across 25 countries, serving Hollywood blockbusters and major TV series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production Equipment Rental

NAICS

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53249), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Production Vehicles & Transportation (Trucks, Trailers, Drivers) (MPADAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Utility / Service Body Truck Leasing & Rental (Bucket, Field Service, Telecom/Power) (TLABABAJ)

Keywords

• Facility trailer rentals
• Technical truck rentals
• Production support equipment
• Mobile workspace solutions
• Film production logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Iver

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental - Facilities Trailers: Rental of luxurious facilities trailers for film and TV productions including artist trailers, producer trailers, honeywagons, and dining trailers. The company offers a comprehensive one-stop-shop for transport needs from full-range luxurious facilities trailers through to daily run-around vehicles.
2. Equipment Rental - Technical Trucks: Rental of technical standby trucks including camera trucks, grip trucks, construction trucks, electrical/lighting trucks, props trucks, SFX trucks, and more for film and television productions.
3. Service Vehicles and Support Equipment: Rental of service vehicles including generator tow units, generator trailers, waterbowser units, gullysucker units, support trucks, trailers, and tractor units.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Translux International rents the largest fleet of location facilities trailers and technical trucks in Europe to film and television productions. Offerings span luxurious artist trailers, producer and production office trailers, hair & makeup trailers, costume trailers, honeywagons and diners, technical trucks for camera, grip, construction, electrical/lighting, props, SFX, armoury, greens screens, stunts, and DIT, plus service equipment (generators, waterbowsers, gullysuckers) and screening/editing facilities. Services include 24/7 on-location support through a European subsidiary network across the UK, Hungary, Germany, Spain, the Canary Islands, and Slovakia.

Product overview

Translux International operates the largest fleet of location facilities trailers and technical trucks in Europe, providing a comprehensive one-stop-shop for film and television production transport needs. The portfolio encompasses Artist trailers (Executive, Single, 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, Fifth Wheel, and Assisted Access variants), Technical trucks for Camera, Grip, Construction, Electrical/Lighting, Props, SFX, Armoury, Greens Screens, Stunts, and DIT departments, Hair & Makeup trailers (6-9 position configurations), Producer and Production Office trailers, Costume trailers with drying room and laundry facilities, Honeywagons & Diners including shower units and school room trailers, and Service equipment (generators, waterbowsers, gullysuckers). The company offers vehicles from daily run-around transport to luxurious facilities trailers and technical standby trucks, serving productions across 25 countries on five continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artist Trailers Luxurious mobile trailers for film and TV actors, available in Executive, Single, 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, Fifth Wheel, and Assisted Access variants, rented to film and television productions.
• Technical Trucks Purpose-built technical trucks for camera, grip, construction, electrical/lighting, props, SFX, armoury, greens screens, stunts, and DIT/video departments, rented to film and television productions on location.
• Hair & Makeup Trailers Mobile hair and makeup trailers available in 9-position, 8-position, and 6-position configurations, including artic variants, wigs trailers, and prosthetics trailers, rented to film and television productions.
• Producer Trailers Luxurious mobile offices for producers and VFX teams, available in Executive, Triple Slide Out, Double Slide Out, and 2-way configurations, rented to film and television productions.
• Production Office Trailers Mobile office trailers for production staff and assistant directors, available in 14-position, 10-position, and 8-position configurations, including transport office trucks and Covid offices, rented to film and television productions.
• Costume Trailers Specialized trailers for costume departments including artic trailers, crowd costume artic trailers, railed artic carriers, 7.5T-18T costume standby trucks, and drying room and laundry trailers, rented to film and television productions.
• Honeywagons & Diners Mobile catering and dining facilities including honeywagon trailers and trucks, shower unit trailers, single and double decker dining trailers, and school room trailers, rented to film and television productions.
• Service Equipment Supporting equipment including generator tow units and trailers, gullysucker tow units, waterbowser tow units and trailers, split tank gully/bowser units, support trucks and trailers, and tractor units, rented to film and television productions.
• Screening & Editing Facilities Mobile screening and editing facilities including screening trucks, screening trailers, editing trailers, VFX office trailers, and Covid trucks for secure on-location post-production needs, rented to film and television productions.
• Location Support Vehicles Various location support vehicles including location trucks, empty box trucks, luton vans, sound trailers, video trailers, DIT/DAT trailers, and stunts trailers rented to film and television productions for comprehensive production support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emissions reduced by 50% through technical trucks designed to tow technical and facilities trailers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AlbertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTranslux is an Albert approved supplier, demonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability in film and television production. Albert is a sustainable production organization that helps productions measure and reduce their environmental impact.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NEP Group: NEP Group is a global broadcast, live events and media services provider with mobile broadcast units, fleet operations and crew services. While rooted in broadcasting rather than film production trailers, NEP owns comparable mobile fleet infrastructure serving overlapping Tier-1 production customers across Europe and globally.
• Production Resource Group (PRG): PRG is one of the largest entertainment production-services companies globally, providing lighting, video, audio and rigging equipment to film, TV and live events. While broader than Translux's trailer/technical-truck niche, it owns overlapping fleet and mobile-workspace capabilities for film productions and competes for the same studio and streaming customers.

Others

• Panavision: Panavision is a leading film equipment rental company providing cameras, lenses and lighting to major film and TV productions. While its core product (camera/lens systems) differs from Translux's trailers and trucks, it serves an identical marquee customer base (Bond, Marvel, Star Wars, Dune) and competes for share of major-studio production budgets.
• ARRI: ARRI is a major manufacturer and rental provider of cinema cameras, lighting and film production equipment with strong European presence (Germany-headquartered). It is an adjacent rather than direct peer but shares Translux's European production-services customer base and benefits from the same content-production demand drivers.
• Entertainment Partners: Entertainment Partners is a leading provider of production management software, payroll and financial services for the entertainment industry. It is not a fleet-based peer, but it touches every major film/TV production that Translux services and represents an adjacent ecosystem participant in the production-services supply chain.

Direct peers

• Satellite Industries: Satellite Industries is a leading North American manufacturer and supplier of production trailers and mobile facilities for the film and TV industry. It is one of Translux's closest direct comparables, offering portable restroom/honeywagon and production trailer rentals — overlapping on core product and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/transluxint
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/translux-international

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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