For the business-minded, the property boasts some of Shanghai’s most spacious and advanced conference and banqueting facilities. With more than 7,300 square meters of space, the Kerry Hotel Pudong is the largest portfolio of hotel meeting and hospitality facilities in the city.

Dominating the hotel’s third floor are two ballrooms, the 2,230-square-meter Grand Shanghai Ballroom and the 1,018‑square‑meter Pudong Ballroom, which can be interconnected. The Grand Shanghai Ballroom, which is pillar-free, can accommodate more than 2,800 people theater-style and 1,600 guests for banquets.

With a ceiling soaring up to nine meters in places, the developers required a lighting solution that was both affordable and versatile for pinspotting tables. Focusing lights at such a height would require the use of a mechanical lift or scaffolding tower, both of which are costly and come with safety issues.

The solution from Lighting Designers, Relux & Relux, was to specify 240 track mounted DR 2 luminaires from RCL fitted with QR111 lamps for use in both ballrooms. The remote controlled spotlights offered the flexibility needed and allowed the dedicated events team to set up tables before adjusting the lighting scheme to ensure the best possible illumination.

To date, RCL products have been installed in over 20 Shangri-La hotels worldwide. From London to Tokyo, designers have specified their patented “Select & Direct” remote controlled technology in ballrooms and banqueting suites or wherever lights are installed on high or inaccessible structures.