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14 March 2016

The Middleton Grove, Leeds, company has designed and installed both internal and exterior lighting systems at the new JCT600 VW dealership on Sticker Lane, Bradford.

During its five-year business relationship, High Technology Lighting has also provided lighting solutions at the group's dealerships in Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield and Sheffield, along with JCT600's Tordoff House headquarters in Apperley Bridge, Bradford.

Mark Taylor, group property director with JCT600, said: "We took the decision some years ago to remove the specification of light fittings for our major developments from the main contractor. This has allowed us to work closely with High Technology Lighting, producing economic and ene

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This goal was accomplished in part with a lighting display using ELAR Exbar BL RGB LED bars from Elation Architectural, the architectural lighting division of Elation Professional. 70 strobing, RGB colour-changing Exbars were installed in a series of five loops that riders race through immediately after surviving Bizarro's first breathless plunge. Along with the visual 'thrills' provided by the lighting, passengers experience more 'chills' in the loops - literal

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When the show's producers, Globo Balear, took over the Gran Casino Theatre to host the show, the 1,500-seater custom-built theatre had never been used before for such a technically ambitious production. They therefore appointed broadcast and production specialists Three Media Creative as technology consultants when the show first went into pre-production planning.

James Baker, Three Media Creative Show Technology Consultant and his team had the remit of desig

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Councillor Michael Lunn, portfolio holder for sustainable development said: "This has been a long term problem especially during winter months. We wanted to find a solution which improved safety but had a zero carbon impact - these small lights do exactly that. Nearly everyone in the village will benefit from this innovation. It's a win for the environment, a win for the church, and a win for our community. This is the first step of Hadlow Down Parish Council leading the way to become more sustainable."

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Abhishek Toshniwal, marketing & business development director of Dhanashree Electronics, comments: "Adding professional audio equipment to our distribution network was our next logical step. We have been having more and more contact with PA rental firms and installation companies, and we've been wanting to expand our product portfolio in ord

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Pollak first worked with the Liverpool based company in 2007 when he was lighting folk singer Ray Lamontagne. "They did a fantastic job. I was so impressed with the kit and the personnel that I really wanted to use them again," he states.

Lighting-wise, the UK shows were based on three straight 48ft trusses to cover the 50ft wide performance area.

These were loaded with 21 Martin Professional MAC 2K Washes and 16 MAC 700 Spots. The Washes were utilised for general band and stage washes, primarily an ever evolving series of subtle and straightforward colour combinations, while the spots took the role of providing basic beam-work and effects across the 12-piece band and substantial area t

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14 March 2016

Zone complements the latest Ethernet and WIFI network enabled AV source and control components from D&M's Denon, Marantz and Escient brands. Its introduction enables DMi appointed CI professionals to offer in-home automation systems, seamlessly incorporating components from these brands.

Zone is positioned to provide fully featured, high performance home automation and control, at a lower price point than current market leading systems; enabling CI dealers and custom installers to extend their target market for integrated home automation, says the company. Likewise, it enables a greater number of dealers to gain full access to a single integrated home control sys

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14 March 2016

The award ceremony is organised by Italian manufacturer Clay Paky in association with STLD and ALD, and is sponsored this year by Osram. Timed to coincide with the PLASA Show, it will be held on 13 September 2009 at the Ibis Hotel, Earls Court, London.

The previous edition saw Dave Davey, Ben Smithard, Nigel Catmur, Al Gurdon (TV category), Jonny Gaskell, Richard Larkum (rock category), Lucy Carter, Paul Pyant, Paule Constable and Neil Austin (theatre category) triumph. They were presented with a customized real traditional medieval sword and given the title of "Knight of Illumination", a slightly romantic and generous figure always

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Steve Chambers, service proposition director at Heathrow Express, said: "The prime objective of EMILAS is to give recognition to lighting schemes showing proven energy savings with a minimum 20% improvement over previously installed schemes. Our new lighting system, at the train maintenance depot, Old Oak Common, has a smart metering system which allows continuous monitoring of lighting levels, including daylight monitoring and a non-occupancy over-ride. Heathrow Express has saved over 25% of its electrical lighting consumption since the start of this year and 102 tonnes of carbon since February 2008."

Heathrow Express's approach to the environment began even before the servic

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14 March 2016

The P3-100 lets you treat LED screens like lighting instruments - brightness, image position, image rotation can be adjusted and changed instantly, says the company. And this happens independent from the source of the video. The P3-100 is not a media server but an intelligent interface between the source and the screen.

The P3-100 makes setting up an LED screen very straightforward and intuitive. It also contains a built-in graphical user interface with real time visualisation of the video mapping - true 'what you see is what you get' emulation of what the screen is showing. The P3-100 also includes a number of other advanced features including built-in scaling and de-interlacing. The integrate

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"English National Ballet had already decided they liked ETC, so they just needed a demonstration of the desk, to confirm it did all they needed it to do," says London Light's managing director, David Buffham. "Their previous system was 25 years old and well overdue for an upgrade, given the number of moving lights they had added to their stock. We provided hands on experience with the system, as well as both pre and post sales support and training."

David Richardson, chief electrician at the English National Ballet, says, "We had been looking around for a new desk for some time, and this was the first we've seen which fitted our needs. We wanted the accessibilit

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Colours are composed from a linear CYM colour mixing system (8- or 16-bit) with macro function, and a wheel with seven dichroic colours (plus white), offering a variable speed bi-directional rainbow effect.

The XL BEAM 300 also contains a rotating gobo wheel with seven interchangeable gobos (plus white) - indexable and rotatable bi-directionally at variable speeds. There is also a gobo shake function.

The Iris and Dimmer are 0-100% linearly adjustable (8- or 16-bit), and offer beam angles of 7° (Standard), 10° (With Light Frost) and 19° (With Heavy Frost). Contro

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The new enclosures are designed to accommodate the compact RCBO devices, which are just slightly wider than standard MCB's, whilst taking up as little space as possible. RCBO source controllers provide residual current protection of lighting circuits channel by channel, and are suitable for protection of wet location circuits such as bathrooms and ex

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SNP Productions was founded in 1999 when Pugsley was completing his final year as a student at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. The company has evolved steadily over the last 10 years, starting as a vehicle for his freelance work and growing into a major UK supplier for lighting & video control solutions. It is now focussed on sales, hire, training and full tech support for Catalyst.

"Catalyst was among the first and most original digital media servers, and it has a strong and positive brand identity," states Pugsley. "It's hugely flexible and constantly being developed with new and innovative features added all the time. It has a history and track record of

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A key product range is the Harting Han family of heavy-duty connectors, which are increasingly being used for powering the spotlights used on concert stages and in theatres. In particular, the Han 16 E is a suitable for controlling special lighting effects in systems where 'multi-cables' incorporating six or eight lines are used to reduce installation times.

These connectors have proved their reliability and outstanding performance in industrial applications, and their rugged construction makes them ideally suited to stage environments. Typical applications include lighting connections for multiple spotlights, break-out boxes a

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Matthew Clutterham, managing director, says: "We are extremely proud of our new web facility which demonstrates our commitment to quality, value and the people we work with, on-line sales is a new venture for us and has taken a number of months to refine to our high standards and our product list is increasing daily."

The company has been providing lighting and production services to a series of major theatrical touring productions, corporate and special events this year, and developed some innovative project and cost management solutions.

"We've had a very busy year and inevitably had to look for new larger premises to bring everybody together in one prime location. The award winning Royal Arsenal Development puts us into the heart of the action for 2012, London Excel

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Owner, local entrepreneur Josef Valchar, is acutely aware that good lighting is a key to setting the right scene and mood for any environment and for making guests feel at home and as comfortable as possible during their stay. He has chosen Anolis LED fixtures to light many areas of the hotel in a phased installation, with the first areas completed including the swimming pool.

Valchar also intends the Solan to be as environmentally friendly as possible - which is another reason for choosing LED fixtures. "Anolis are among the best available on the market - so the brand was an obvious ch

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Specialists from A.C.'s Video and Lighting divisions, as well as manufacturer representatives, will be on hand to discuss how these two technologies are increasingly converging to provide innovative backdrops, set pieces and other video-based elements.

The informal event will provide an opportunity to learn more about, discuss with experts and see product demonstrations on video projection and associated equipment, creative LED surfaces and LED lighting. Brands represented will include Christie, Chroma-Q, Element Labs, GLP, Green Hippo, Martin, Robe and TV One.

With a week to go, the company reports that it has rece

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The role was created to strengthen the company's position in the market and to better serve the company's strong professional customer base, tasks that Show Technology's managing director Emmanuel Ziino feels Darren is particularly suited to take on.

"Darren has been with the company since 2000 and in that time he has worked in many operational, sales and segment management roles and thus knows our company's operations intimately" said Emmanuel. "Darren has tackled every role with vigour and professionalism and is totally dedicated to the company. I am confident that he is the best

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Morandi successfully overcomes the challenges of lighting a two-person band to make the energy fill the whole of the stage using creative visual and lighting FX. Lighting consists of moving spots and washes whilst video content is controlled through a Catalyst Media Server.

Out on the road, lighting designer Sam MacLaren operates the system. Both Morandi and MacLaren are long-time Hog II users and have found the jump to MagicQ straight forward. With 18 Universes, in-built network switch and 8 encoder wheels it provides the power to handle larger shows with complex fixtures.

The keypad syntax can be configured in multiple ways, enabling them to choose the way that is most familiar to the

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14 March 2016

PLASA Connect, an idea developed in conjunction with RH Consulting and sponsored by L&SI magazine, will provide service-based operators - including consultants, installers and rental companies - with an opportunity to find new potential clients from a wide range of vertical markets.

People involved in large projects in many different walks of life often have very little idea of who to go to for the supply of sound and lighting equipment. The idea behind PLASA Connect is to help those people gain information and make an informed choice. The result will be a targeted business development opportunity which will bring genuine business benefits to all

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Available in both dimmable 12V bi-pin and E27 medium screw base versions, the ELED MR16 5W lamps are powered by 5 watts of high-output Nichia LEDs - the equivalent of a 50W halogen bulb. Yet they consume a maximum of 5 watts of power, so they will significantly reduce users' electric bills, providing a return on investment in a very short time, says the company.

Another bright spot for lighting users -- and the environment - is the LEDs' long life, rated at 40,000 hours, which will drastically cut lamp replacement costs and reduce the amount of waste going into landfills.

Both lamp-base versions are offered in Warm White (2,700K) and Neutral White (3,500K), and in choice of either 30° or 60° beam angle. Thi

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Entertainment lighting supplier White Light has been involved throughout the season, providing the core rig shared by lighting designers Paule Constable and Neil Austin - including Martin TW1 and ADB Warp moving lights and Rainbow colour scrollers - and then the variations of equipment demanded by each show. For Neil Austin's design for Hamlet, this meant supplying six DHA Digital Light Curtains, a set of Aero Par units with individual transformers and a selection of L&E battens mounted in the show's floor.

For Hamlet, White Light was a