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Robin's involvement in the project to create a new dance facility within the new Waterfront development, called DanceHouse, generated plaudits from the whole development team. Robin Bater, Area Building Control Surveyor for Ipswich Borough Council said: "It has been a pleasure to work with someone who has such a depth of knowledge in the field of theatre design." Russell Williams, Interim Chief Executive of Ipswich Borough Council added: "On behalf of Ipswich Borough Council, I would like to thank you for your hard work

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Hollenberg has worked many years in lighting and sound sales, having previously been sales & investment manager with Focus, Amsterdam. His understanding of the business stems from his earlier 'hands-on' activities as a lighting technician for local Dutch bands and musical theatre.

Garry Nelsson, GearSource Europe's owner said, "I've known Benjamin for several years and had always considered him to be the ideal candidate to expand our activities in the Benelux region and on into Germany. He joins Keith Dale in London, Michelle Morin in Paris and Monica Savio in Milan."

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As a member of a well established Lancashire Showman's dynasty, David has long been an OHM user and an advocate of good fairground sound. Recently handling over the day to day running of his rides to his son David Junior, David has started promoting OHM around the fairgrounds in the UK.

"Fairgrounds bring a unique set of problems for the sound provider," says David. "The system must supply high quality music reproduction and clear safety announcements to the public whilst on the ride without interfering with adjacent attractions. I have used OHM for a number of years and I am pleased to become a dealer of their products."

"We have always been interested in the fairground sound business and now is an ideal time to be promoting British b

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Berreen started in the entertainment lighting business in 1977, gaining a full understanding of electrical installations working for Theatre Sound & Lighting, as a freelance technician at the Shaw Theatre and also gaining formal qualifications with an electricity supply company.

In the last ten years Berreen has worked as a lighting project manager, technical supervisor at the Millennium Dome in Lo

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"The world has changed and IVC is changing with it," confirms John Smith, sales director IVC Media. "No two clients are alike and the majority of our customers now require tailored solutions. As a systems integrator with a vast knowledge gained developing some of the world's leading IT, AV and broadcast installations, IVC is now well placed to source, supply and deliver best-of-breed solutions that precisely match customer needs, and those of the future.

"Our focus is predominantly on converged solutions being delivered over IP networks," continues Smith. "On the one hand, that may mean deliveri

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This is part of a planned expansion strategy by the architectural lighting specification & project delivery specialist, which is part of the PAI Group of Companies based in Wales.

Casey left her post as creative & technical support engineer at the UK base of leading LED lighting systems manufacturer and solutions provider, Traxon Technologies. She had been there for four years, and prior to that studied a bachelor's degree in Philosophy with minors in Neuroscience & Theology at The University of Birmingham.

LTP's Terry Reeves says, "We're delighted to have someone of Casey's calibre onboard. A large part of our work involves LED technology, and her knowledge of that industry and its issues plus her extensive experience working with LED lightsources and sy

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14 March 2016

Based in Dubai, Norbert Bau has worked closely with Renkus-Heinz for the past four years as part of its Middle East distribution network. He has now joined the company to help build on the strong growth for Renkus-Heinz in the region.

Prior to working with the Renkus-Heinz brand, Bau had spent some six years in South East Asia and the Middle East running the broadcast section of Klotz Digital Asia, building high level contacts in the region.

Bau comments: "We have been working together for nearly four years and the relationship became stronger and closer with the success of the Iconyx product line in many very prestigious locations including major airports and auditoriums.

"At the end of the day we found there is a fantastic chemistry between us an

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Tanya Noble started her career working for PRG in 2002. Following a spell as a moving light technician, she went freelance, later taking a position with production company Banana Split, where she managed and designed the lighting for a range of projects.

Adam Power has been working for Essential for three years, developing his technical and design knowledge working onsite across a range of events, acquiring experience and respect along the way.

Martin Lubach, Essential's managing director, commented, "We are delighted that our policy of looking to

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"Childhood blindness, hearing loss, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes type two, obesity and many other health problems are caused by this horrible disease," says Staddon. "Providing support and advice to those who have to live with this illness, Alstrom Syndrome UK (ASUK) is a small family-run charity which has been fantastically helpful to my own family and our wonderful daughter Chloe.

"Chloe lost her battle to Alstrom Syndrome last year, quite suddenly and unexpectedly, just after her 16th birt

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Pagel, a director of the Belfast based lighting rental and sales company, says: "With health & safety issues increasingly topping all rigging agendas, and our commitment to offering clients the very best and highest quality services, industry driven and recognised qualifications like this are vitally important."

PLASA's National Rigging Certificate demonstrates that individuals have reached a professional standard within their chosen rigging discipline. The NRC is not yet a compulsory scheme, but increasingly major UK venues are requiring it for riggers working in their spaces. PSI undertakes a lot of rigging projects in both Irela

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He helped start Disco International magazine in October 1976 at a time when the word 'disco' had scarcely been invented. And when the following month the inaugural meeting of the trade association now known as PLASA took place, David was on the founding committee.

Yet by this time he had already spent several years galvanizing the nascent sound and lighting companies, in pop weekly Record Mirror's burgeoning Disco Mirror supplement ... laying down the cornerstones which helped to shape today's great global industry.

Born in Maidstone, Kent, David went onto become a vigorous campaigner and outspoken commentator - particularly during his second term of office at PLASA (né BADEM), his Sabatier-sharp wit striking fear into fellow committee members.<

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Anderson will support the Americas region in his new role, applying his substantial industry experience and strong marketing background to develop and implement marketing strategies for RTS and Telex intercom products. Acting as the focal point for the voice of the customer in this segment, Anderson will report to Daniel Gundlach, VP Marketing - Americas.

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Felton, whose extensive experience spans both the commercial and public sectors, said, 'I am extremely pleased to be joining Creative & Cultural Skills when there is so much potential for future development. I have a passionate commitment to skills, training and professional development and believe that there is much more work to be done on this within the creative and cultural industries.

"We will continue to campaign to ensure that education and training genuinely meets the needs of those we represent, and to ensure that the voices of employers across the UK are being heard. I look forward to working with Creative & Cu

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14 March 2016

It has been confirmed that Joe Graziano will fulfil the new role of market development manager - MicroTiles. He has been closely aligned to the launch preparations for MicroTiles, preparing the EMEA market prior to the recent ISE2010 launch platform. His new role will position him as product champion, enabling him to support the regional sales team across EMEA as well as find and close business directly, says the company.

Graziano states: "I am thrilled with the new role and the amazing opportunity I have to be involved with such a special product as MicroTiles. I am eager to get in amongst the EMEA base and all our partners to help them make the most of their business opportun

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"I am really looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead and being part of a fresh and energetic environment. I hope to bring my previously acquired skills and make a positive contribution to what is an already great set up," says Jaques.

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President Mark Engel and senior sales manager UK, Paul de Ville, each pledged £150 on behalf of Roscolab USA and UK respectively, towards sponsoring the runners.

"When Phil approached us and said he was to attempt a Half Marathon on behalf of the PSA Welfare & Benevolent Fund, I told him that only people over a certain age would know what he was talking about and that I would normally eat the whole thing!" says Paul de Ville. "However, when he explained that he was actually referring to a sponsored run and outlined the work that the Fund does, we felt it was a very worthwhile cause and pledged our support imme

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Manwaring has previous experience within the exhibition and events industries from working within AV rental company ATC for five years as its sales manager where he was responsible for growing the business and working with clients within the aviation and defence industries. From there, he became sales director at Exhibition Organisers Fairs & Exhibitions before going on to manage his own exhibition company in the Middle East.

Manwaring comments: "Arcstream is positioned within a niche part of the industry where we are able react to specific needs of each client, creating bespoke solutions to fit any brief. I'm looking forward to developing new business and enhancing events with our cutting edge technologies."

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"Germany and Austria are two of our 'direct' domestic markets, and they are both enjoying significant growth," says Jochen Frohn, L-Acoustics' international business development director. "With Thomas we have found an expert who can support both our professional approach in the field, and our customers' expectations and requests. Thomas is a positive team player as well as a technology-m

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The Robin Series of moving lights is expanded to include a powerful and versatile 600 range and a Classic 300 range of fully-featured value-conscious units.

The ColorBeam 2500E AT is added to Robe's AT Series, taking the concept of concentrated high powered lightsources into a new dimension, and Light4ce is a new robust and very bright range of indoor and outdoor LED fixtures.

The Profile version of Robe's flagship ColorSpot 1200E AT series drew a lot of interest from theatre and TV market after its preview at the last PLASA show. On top of many the features and functions of the ColorSpot 1200E AT it has inbuilt modular framing shutters that enable the fixture to be used like any standard profile discharge lightsource, when very precise framing and pin-pointing of

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"Besides our innovative audio solutions, one of Meyer Sound's strengths is our responsive and expert support with a strong understanding of the needs in mission-critical live sound environments, as well as cinema and fixed installation markets," says John Monitto, Meyer Sound's director of technical support. "Jason, Michael, and Brandon have all made their marks in various areas of professional audio and are excellent resources as we continue to expand our support capabilities."

A noted FOH mixer, pr

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Cowan comes to City Theatrical from Pixelrange where he was the international sales manager, covering Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and South Africa. Prior to that, he was with HSL in Blackburn in the role of new business executive.

Alex's role at City Theatrical will be building the City Theatrical distribution network in Europe, and helping customers to get the lighting accessories they need from City Theatrical's broad range of award winning products.

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Gary Lee, who has held several successful sales positions with Aviom since the inception of the company, has been appointed director of sales for the Americas, a territory that includes all of North, South and Central America. Lee will continue to cover the Northeastern U.S. region, in addition to overseeing and coordinating all sales activities throughout the Americas. In the Western US, Denny McLane will continue as regional sales manager.

Additionally, Shawn Stahmer, who previously held the position of director of US sales, will move into the role of director of business development, which is designed to make all of Aviom's marketing, sales and customer support efforts even more productive. This role is designed to provide enhanced communication between Aviom's market sup

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"It's an exciting time to join Rycote," comments Italian-born Pucello, who has been settled in the UK for 12 years and previously worked in the wire and cable industry. "The company's new Universal Studio Mount redefines the concept of the low-noise recording microphone suspension, and, at well under the price of a typical dynamic recording mic, has affordable mass appeal to anyone who uses microphones, whether they're recording in a back bedroom or AIR Studios. That's a big new sales area for the company to service, in addition to the windshield market, where Rycote has al

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The new-look management team will focus on continued operational and customer service improvements as part of strategic business development. This significant restructure sees two key members of staff promoted with widened responsibilities supported by a number of area managers taking on new roles, says the company.

Alan Wallace, who has worked with Showsec for 15 years, has been appointed regional manager in the North. Wallace was one of the first Showsec managers to complete a Foundation Degree in crowd management, and will draw on his extensive experience as Manchester area manager in his new role.

Steve Reynolds, formerly a project manager, takes up the position of southern regional manager. Having worked at Showsec for over 10 years after graduating f