FT. LAUDERDALE – ARRI CSC, a full service camera and lighting equipment rental group in the U.S., is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its facility in Fort Lauderdale, FL. That is 10 years of a bricks and mortar presence, of employing and training Florida residents, of commitment to the Florida production industry and of constant investment, according to a company statement.
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MOONACHIE, NJ — 4Wall New York has completed its move to a new 121,000-square-foot location from the 75,000 square foot facility the company has maintained here for the last five years. The move, to 35 State Street, also in Moonachie, was completed on July 22. Along with its expanded presence in the New York metro market, 4Wall maintains locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville and Washington, DC.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Video hardware/software company Green Hippo has selected Electrosonic SA cc as their new distributor in South Africa. The team at Electrosonic SA cc, a supplier of stage, theatre and entertainment lighting for more than 21 years, sees this partnership as an “exciting extension” to the range of brands that it represents, such as Martin Professional, CM Loadstar, ADB, Compulite Litec and Milos Structural Systems.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications named Franck Berger sales manager responsible for France and the French-speaking regions of North Africa. He is based in Paris.
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LOS ANGELES – Lighting distributor A.C.T Lighting has announced that Chris Patton has joined the company’s sales team, and will concentrate in permanent installations and system sales. Most recently, Patton worked at Global Design Solutions (GDS). He was also a lead follow spot operator for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games in London.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX — Barco’s High End Systems (HES), based here, and Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) announced a partnership agreement designating CSL as a Major Hog Controls Reseller in the U.S. The full range of Hog4 consoles is now available to CSL dealers and rental clients from the distributor’s North Creek, NY home base.
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MOORESTOWN, NJ – Starlite Productions welcomes Nathan Kimball, CTS DMC-E, to its growing engineering department. Kimball, a certified technical specialist with digital media certification, is… Read More »Starlite Productions Welcomes Nathan Kimball
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FIFE, UK – Phil Starling has joined Lex Products Ltd. as a sales engineer, responsible for growing and developing new customer relationships. Prior to joining Lex Products Ltd., Starling was a field-based business development manager at Magenta Research, where he was responsible for sales in digital extension and integration solutions for audio/video systems in the UK and Ireland.
Read More »CASTEL GOFFREDO, Italy – Luci Della Ribalta (LDR), based here, said its Canto followspots and related LDR products, including Xpress 21 color scrollers, would be distributed by Atlanta, GA-based Canto USA starting Aug. 1, 2013. The company’s products will no longer by distributed by Ballantyne-Strong, LDR added.
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AARHUS, Denmark — Harman Professional today announced the appointment of Steen Matthiesen to sales director, EMEA, for its Lighting Strategic Business Unit (SBU), Martin Professional. Matthiesen, a 14-year veteran of Martin Professional and former chief financial officer of EMEA, fills the role previously held by Villads Thomsen, who was recently promoted to global sales director.
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