SOUTH KIRKBY, U.K. – Illuminate Lighting, a company specializing in renting out lighting consoles and control systems, has acquired the lighting control and data distribution rental business of Lighting Productions. Pictured here at left is the founder of Illuminate Lighting Jonathan Pask and founder of Lighting Productions, Jonathan Dawson-Butterworth.
More details from Illuminate (www.illuminatelighting.co.uk):
“Illuminate Lighting can now offer three of the leading console brands in the industry – Avolites, Hog, and MA Lighting alongside all the accompanying data distribution equipment,” says Jonathan Pask, founder of Illuminate Lighting. “There’s a real synergy between our two business inventories. This enables Illuminate Lighting to provide everything from individual consoles to entire networked systems tailored to an individual client’s project or brief.”
Pask and founder of Lighting Productions, Jonathan Dawson-Butterworth, both have extensive experience of lighting design on tours, events, film and television. Such experience gives them a unique insight into client’s individual control system needs.
“The Illuminate Lighting team can deliver tailor made systems combined with knowledgeable, experienced and friendly on-site technical support,” says Pask.
Based in Production Park in Wakefield, Illuminate Lighting offers facilities to designers, programmers and operators for training and previsualisation purposes. Clients and freelance designers are welcome to use the facilities anytime for pre-programming purposes or to familiarise themselves with the company’s wide range of rental control desks.
“Switching between manufacturer’s consoles and systems can be a time-consuming learning curve for a designer or technician,” says Dawson-Butterworth. “If anyone is looking to expand their knowledge we can provide support with our facilities and friendly technical expertise.”
Pask concludes: “The acquisition of Lighting Productions hire operations reinforces Illuminate Lighting’s core aim and founding belief: To hire out impeccably maintained market leading equipment, whilst providing unparalleled technical support to clients.”
