Al Laith Event Services built a 9,390-seat temporary arena at JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residences) to host the recent sold out first leg of the Red Bull X-Fighters world tour 2011 in Dubai.

It was the first time the event has come to the UAE and attracted 15,000 spectators.

It was also one of the largest amounts of seating that the company has ever supplied at a single event.

The project - for Blink Events - involved constructing grandstands around three sides of the arena, and installing media platforms, five camera platforms, two large format LED screen supports, 1km of police barriers, 400m of Mojo crowd barriers and 1.8km of Heras fencing, complete with tele-handling vehicles and scissor lifts and other access equipment and assorted other site infrastructure elements.

The finished venue included both standing and seated raised viewing areas and a 30m x 40m VIP platform measuring 6m in height.

All the levels were built using Steeldeck bases, after which Harlequin Marquees and Event Services supplied a bespoke flooring system that was fitted on top of the finished decking.

Seating surrounded the arena on three sides, with the beach and shoreline on the fourth.

Behind the main grandstand, the Al Laith team added lighting gantry supports, together with the main FOH tower which was positioned in the centre at the back of the grandstand.

This comprised four levels and measured 10m square x 24m in height. It accommodated lighting control, show callers, the judges and some of the film crews and media.

The two large LED screen support towers were constructed just behind the other two grandstands, both of which were 20m high and supported 4.6 tonnes of flown LED screen.