LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Adlib named Tony Griffiths head of special projects. With an industry career dating back 27 years, Griffiths has worked with some well-known names in the UK, including AS Green, Harkness Hall (now Harkness Screens and Hall Stage), PCM … and most recently fabric specialist J&C Joel, where he was a director for eight of his 12 years there.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada — AV integrator Advanced named Ibrahim Saad director of design engineering. Saad comes to Advanced after serving as a technology consultant/projects lead for ET Group and, prior to that, he spend more than 13 years at Techno Q.
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LITITZ, PA — Upstage Video has moved its headquarters to the Rock Lititz complex in rural Pennsylvania. The company, founded in 2005 in Pottstown, PA, is one of the live event production companies occupying Pod 2, near the main Rock Lititz rehearsal facility.
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TUSTIN, CA — WorldStage notes that its new Southern California office in Tustin doubles the size of both its office and warehouse space. The new 58,000-square-foot location is at 1111 Bell Ave., Tustin, CA, 92780.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA — Mountain Productions named Simon Franklyn, a veteran who has worked as a tour production rigger for top artists including Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac and The Who, as the company’s Director of West Coast Operations. Along with his touring experience, Franklyn has supported complex events including Lotte World in Seoul, the 1996 Olympic Games, an 80,000 square-foot scaffolding system for Universal Studios’ Jurassic Park, and work on the main stages at Desert Trip, Panorama and Coachella, among other projects.
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DENVER — With little experience in the rigging and installation world, Todd Henderson joined Westview Productions as a technician and dedicated himself to his career. After years of working on theatres, museums, and a diverse range of projects nationwide, he refined his skills and focused on rigging as a trade specialty. Now a four-year team member at Westview Productions, Henderson is a project Site Foreman, and most recently passed the ETCP certification in Theatre Rigging.
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ORLANDO – LMG named Russ Kettle sales engineer for LMG’s Systems Integration division.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada — AV integrator Advanced named Scott Wouters and David Audley senior project managers. to serve as Senior Project Managers. They come to Advanced from ET Group and Global Unified Solution Services Inc., respectively.
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LONDON – Marking the company’s ongoing growth, Symphotech has welcomed four event safety and fire safety professionals as the company looks forward to a busy year, January 2017. The new team has already worked on a number of high profile events, including the New Years Eve events in Rotterdam, and their appointment reflects Symphotech’s commitment to offering clients the highest standard of event safety.
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LAS VEGAS — After nearly 10 years at the helm, Jacob Coakley is stepping down as editor of Stage Directions magazine, an affiliated publication with PLSN. The Feb. 2017 issue will be Coakley’s last. Michael S. Eddy, who has held many positions during his career in theatre, most recently as a freelance writer and marketing consultant, will take over as editor. Eddy, who has also written numerous articles for PLSN over a 10-year span, will continue as a PLSN contributing writer.
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KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco noted that Wim Buyens, senior vice president and general manager of Barco’s Entertainment division, has been named chairman of the executive committee and board of governors of the Advanced Imaging Society. Wim Buyens joined the Society in 2014 and has been serving as vice-chairman since 2015.
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HELOTES, TX — Mega Systems, Inc. announced a new U.S. distribution agreement with Truss Aluminum Factory (TAF), a Czech Republic-based company that entered the U.S. market in 2009.
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