Litepanels Sola 4 Fresnel LED
Presentation Rentals Supplies Tech Production for Bill Gates
LONDON – UK based Presentation Rentals (PR) supplied technical production equipment to two high profile events on the same day in London, both featuring keynote speeches by Microsoft billionaire philanthropist and global anti-poverty campaigner, Bill Gates. The first was the BBC’s live broadcast from Deptford Green School with a satellite link to Uganda. Later that day, Gates took part in a live webcast from the London School of Economics addressing the 2012 Global Poverty Ambassadors and students.
Read More »David Bond Joins Arcofab as Sales Representative
SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, Quebec – Truss manufacturer Arcofab announces that David Bond has joined the team as a sales representative. Bond brings with him international events industry experience and contact network which he has developed over the last 22 years in the business.
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HSL Expands with New Warehouse Facility
BLACKBURN, UK – HSL is quadrupling its current space with a new 240,000 sq. ft. warehouse and office premises close to their current HQ in Blackburn, Lancashire. They plan to be fully operational by summer. The new facility allows further room to grow with future expansion.
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Mega-Lite Q-Loader DMX Lighting Controller
Mega-Lite’s Q-Loader is an RGB DMX lighting controller that offers pre-loaded scenes for easily changing the looks of RGB fixtures. It can control up to 16 fixtures and 10 channels per fixture. New scenes can be uploaded, downloaded and stored to the Q-loader via USB port on the front of the unit. It weighs less than 3 lbs. and measures 12 inches wide.
Read More »Brilliant Stages for Rammstein’s ‘Made in Germany’ Tour
HITCHIN, HERTS, UK – Rammstein’s touring set centers around an industrial theme with a Mega Fan capturing major attention. Production/lighting designer Roy Bennett worked with Peter Aquinde to create the urban set. Brilliant Stages designed and fabricated four main staging elements for the tour.
Read More »IPS is UK’s First Rental Supplier of Prolyte H40R Truss
Milton Keynes, UK – Impact Production Services (IPS) has added the new Prolyte H40R Truss to its extensive rental inventory and took it out on its first job, an awards event, produced by AV Network. The truss combines the compact dimensions of Prolyte H30V Truss, with the loading capacity of the larger H40V truss.
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LightFactory controls software 2.9
LightFactory controls software release 2.9 offers advanced media integration and newly simplified views. The release is available now for download.
Read More »Metropolitan Opera Adds Clay Paky Alpha Profile 700s
NEW YORK – New York City’s Metropolitan Opera has purchased Clay Paky Alpha Profile 700 automated spotlights for its lighting inventory. Patrick Eagleton of Contemporary Lights specified the fixtures, choosing them for their compact size, even optical field, quiet and precise shutters, smooth dimming curve and silent movement.
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