AV Concepts Announces New Client Services Director
AV Concepts announced the appointment of Kirk Hover as Client Services Director to help expand the company’s growing producer and agency business.
NEP Acquires Faber Audiovisuals
PITTSBURGH and AMSTERDAM — NEP Group Inc. acquired Faber Audiovisuals, extending NEP’s video display capabilities into Europe and the broader international market. Faber is a leading European company providing solutions for complete audiovisual productions. They serve clients in the sport, music and corporate markets supporting productions of all sizes.
Read More »High End Systems Expands Partnership with AED Distribution
AUSTIN, TX and WILLEBROEK, Belgium — Barco’s High End Systems announced an agreement with AED Distribution to expand their existing distribution partnership. Starting Jan. 1, 2015, AED Distribution will serve as European Master Distributor for HES products in Europe, including the Scandinavian countries, Portugal, Italy, and Greece. The companies also announced that HES’ Constantinos Vonofakidis and Tania Lesage will now serve as AED Distribution’s HES Regional Sales Manager and Brand Manager, respectively. AED Distribution will also be assuming HES distribution responsibilities for all of Africa.
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Available Light Opens Office in Raleigh, NC Headed by Derek Barnwell
RALEIGH, NC – Available Light, a lighting design firm with offices in Boston and New York, announced that it is opening an office in Raleigh, NC to be led by senior associate Derek Barnwell, who is returning to his southern roots after serving Available Light for nine years in New England. The Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area is home to more than 200 AIA Architects, the company notes.
Read More »ArKaos PRO Names Music & Lights Distributor for Italy
BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArKaos PRO named Music & Lights as its exclusive distributor for Italy. Music & Lights will handle the full portfolio of ArKaos products, which includes ArKaos Stage, Studio and Stadium media servers, MediaMaster PRO and MediaMaster Express software and Kling-Net, ArKaos’ control protocol.
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Philips Names Procom UAE Distributor
DUBAI, UAE — Philips named Procom ME as its exclusive distributor for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. UAE is a hotbed of growth for the entertainment and architectural lighting industries, with many new projects under development, from universities to theatres and hotels, all of which generate strong demand for professional lighting. Procom’s showroom is pictured here.
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Ushio America Names James Suit Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Entertainment Business Unit
CYPRESS, CA — USHIO America named James Suit Eastern Regional Sales Manager for its Entertainment Business Unit. Suit has more than nine years of technical and applications expertise in the entertainment market. He also brings extensive knowledge in the application and sales of lighting fixtures, sources, and solutions in the entertainment, architectural and video markets.
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Riedel Names Robert Pennington U.S. Sales Manager/Broadcast for East Coast
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, has named Robert Pennington to serve as its U.S. sales manager, broadcast, for the East Coast. In this new role, Pennington will assist customers in selecting and implementing Riedel’s broad product portfolio of networked communications and signal transport solutions.
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Apollo Design Names Jeff Salisbury, Dan Boldt, Jeanine Usher to New Posts
FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology named Jeff Salisbury, pictured here, laser/gobo technician. The company also announced that Dan Boldt has joined the CNC team as a machinist, and Jeanine Usher has been named QC Technician.
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SGM Beefing Up Sales, Technical Support in the Americas
ORLANDO, FL — SGM announced the opening last month of SGM Inc. The company also noted that along with existing sales team members, its expanding U.S. technical support team will be based there, led by Matthew Huffman (pictured here), who brings several years’ experience in the entertainment lighting industry and in management. The company also noted that Spanish lighting designer Ben Díaz has been named SGM’s new Area Manager for South America, and he will also be handling product training.
Read More »Riedel Names Jake Dodson Head of Product Management
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications named Jake Dodson as the company’s director of product management. In this role, Dodson will be responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the Riedel product range and its development.
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CORE Lighting Announces New Operation In North America
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — CORE is establishing a branch office headed by Martin Lawrence (pictured here, right, with MD Phil Ion, left). It will serve as the exclusive distributor for CORE Lighting in the USA and Canada.
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