Christie Lites UK invests in Kinesys
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Christie Lites UK account handler Andy Strachan comments: “Kinesys is constantly appearing on riders and technical specifications - a strong sign of their success and that is across all sectors of our work - corporate and industrial, concert touring, television and theatre”.
Christie Lites CEO and founder Huntly Christie made the decision to go with Kinesys, together with Andy Strachan, Roy Hunt and Mathew Ilott who are all part of the Christie Lites UK’s account management team.
The Kinesys investment is an initial investment by the company with more expected in the future. “Kinesys is known for its quality, flexibility and robust engineering,” adds Strachan. “The Elevation 1+ and Vector products are well established and proven and have helped provide inventive and creative solutions to a multitude of productions and events.”
The Christie Lites UK system went straight out on a Queens of the Stone Age European tour where it was utilised to move 10 pods around the stage creating a series of different abstract looks at any given time. CL also used Kinesys on the 2018 Mercury Music Prize event at Hammersmith Apollo, on the recent James Arthur tour and many other cool and creative shows.
Kinesys co-founder and director Dave Weatherhead commented, “It’s great for our brand to be underlined by this commitment from Christie Lites UK, and we are sure it’s the start of a positive working relationship both here in the UK and with Christie in North America.”
The UK arm of Christie Lites is located in Coventry. It was launched in April 2017 and is the first expansion into Europe by the Canada & U.S. lighting and rigging rental specialist.
(Jim Evans)
