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Located in Bedfordshire, just over an hour outside of the capital, the studios boast a generous 12-acre site, complete with helipad access and runway for clients wishing to fly in.

Established in 2006, Live Effects design and produce special effects for events from Formula 1 to theatre productions to stadium concerts; from initial design ideas, venue approval and risk assessment, through to set-up, firing and de-rigging.

Managing director Alex Jarrett comments: "We have a constant commitment to creativity and safety. All events are managed continuously to ensure spectacular and unforgettable results"

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Richard Colegate, director, comments, "Stagecraft has been a well-respected name in the industry for over 30 years and CPS is delighted to pick up the torch and lead the Stagecraft brand into the next decade."

Colegate continues, "We look forward to working with Stagecraft customers in 2012. Combining CPS' excellence in modern lighting, audio and video with Stagecraft's expertise in stage production and outdoor structures provides exciting new possibilities. Bringing on-board Stagecraft's expertise in stage co

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With the awards event in its eighth year, Managing director James Drury wanted to take the festival industry's annual celebration to a new level. Moving from the IndigO2 at the O2 Arena in Greenwich to the Roundhouse in Camden meant a new format for the awards, which was hosted this year by The Cuban Brothers.

The UK Festival Awards saw 16 winners collect their trophies, following seven awards at the Conference during the day. Folk music and dance promoter Steve Heap received the prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement Award' for his continued dedication to the festival industry.

Rob Da Bank took home the new 'Fan's Favourite Festival Award' for the sold-out Bestival, whilst a panel of judges

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Dealers and customers will be very familiar with the established logo that Cosmic Truss bears, showing its heritage and track record, says the company.

The manufacturing of Cosmic Truss, by Taiwan Georgia Corporation, is done at the very same place that has been supplying GLP with its truss products under the previous name. This facility has been making TÜV certified truss and accessory products for many years and has attained worldwide recognition for its attention to detail and quality of work. The entire product range is available within the Americas t

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14 March 2016

Aggreko Is The Official Temporary Energy Services Supplier To The London 2012 Olympic And Paralympic Games.

SES have been selected by Aggreko to supply part of the SES custom designed, HDPE power pro range. Director of SES Mark Cooper said, "SES are relishing this amazing once in a life time opportunity to be part of the supply chain in the London 2012 Games."

(Jim Evans)

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Building on the success of last year's ice rink infrastructures at prestigious venues including London's Canary Wharf and the National History Museum, Arena was engaged by Van Hage to supply its structures to the site, creating a magical attraction for families over the festive season.

Arena's account director James Thomas worked closely with Rebecca Owen and Van Hage MD Chris Roberts, supplying 11 of its 6m x 6m Milano peak roof feature structures to accommodate the Santa's Grotto, VIP and skate hire areas around the perimeter of the ice rink site. In addition, Arena also laid the 650sqm ice rink substructure, which involved detailed calculations to ensure the stru

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"We feel that our clients deserve to be given the time to thoroughly understand our products and services" says Tony Dickson, director of Hoist UK Ltd. "This new facility will allow a lot more one to one time to be spent with our clients than we could ever get at trade shows, and let them get a working knowledge and understanding of our products and our team so that they can be confident in what they are specifying or buying."

The demonstration room will house the full range of HUK products, as well as products from partners JR Clancy, Niscon Inc. and Verlinde, all of which will be installed and fully functional including some motion control p

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14 March 2016

Over the past several years, Gerriets has supplied a variety of extraordinary ceiling coverings for the Mercedes-Benz booth. This year, the ceiling element consisted of more than 5,000 m² of custom-dyed blue muslin. Wrinkle-free suspension of the fabric was achieved by means of a custom-engineered and -fabricated 7-ton elliptical steel ring.

All components were precision-manufactured to ensure that despite the enormous dimensions there was no difficulty incorporating the ceiling element into the venue's existing steel construction.

Gerriets worked closely with Display International to help deli

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All previous PLASA Show visitors have been sent the special offer via email, and free registration for new visitors is now live at www.plasashow.com.

"We have been offering free registration for early bookers for the past three years and each year the number of registrations soars," comments events manager Sophie Atkinson.

"PLASA 2012 will be the first show to take place after the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and it will be a celebration of our industry's contribution to this summer's events. We'll be

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The system has four independent engines each controlled by Gerriets with DMX option. As Rafal Mrzyglocki, CEO of ARAM Group sad, "We have used totally 54m of track, divided into two rails. Each track has two engines and two controllers, but the front screen has four screen tiles while the back screen has only two screen tiles. After long discussions with Gerriets, we chose the rope-free system has proved a good choice". All automation has been operated from an Avolites Tiger Touch console.

(Jim Evans)

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As part of their ongoing relief programmes in Tunisia and Niger and most recently South Sudan, Le Mark's printed products team have worked with Save The Children to supply a range of custom printed tapes and labels, helping their relief workers to identify their equipment and supplies in the field.

Le Mark's print manager Jenny Darnell says, "The work that Save the Children does is truly remarkable, they're a work force that not only want to help the situation now, but also put structures together to make things better in the future. I urge everyone to take just 5 minutes out of your day and look at the work they do and, if you can, donate to support them.

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This is to help increase capacity, turnaround and service and is in line with continued on-going expansion plans.

5 Star themselves undertook the main build of the new booth area, in the process removing the existing sanding and spray booths to make way for the much extended facility containing three dust extraction systems.

The new booth enclosure occupies a total area of 35sq.m and has been designed to ensure that there is plenty of room to manoeuvre - as well as for future expansion.

Air Bench Ltd. from Colchester, Essex was commissioned by 5 Star to specify the three new downdraught tables that form the basis of the sanding booths. They supplied two of their FN126784s and one of their FN189784 products, which extract the

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The show saw more than 60 professional acrobats and artistes portray Singapore's rise from a small island country to one of Asia's cultural and economic powerhouses; all on a stage dressed in black stage masking from J&C Joel.

The stage masking curtains manufactured and supplied by J&C Joel were made from versatile black 300cm wide Molton (MOL002), a non-durably flame retardant brushed cotton fabric that is ideal for stage masking.

The stage blacks provided to the Kallang Theatre included five stage borders, eight legs, two wings, ten dress legs and a stage backdrop measuring ten

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The Tripline system provides a clear visual indication of the stage edge even in complete show blackout situations by means of a line of LEDs positioned 30cm apart. This visual front line also has a failsafe backup in the application of a photo-luminous strip which will glow in the dark for up to eight hours without the need for an electrical power supply.

Made from aluminium box section (25mm x 50mm) and available 1m, 2m and 3m lengths, the unit can be mounted along the front line of a stage to provide a physical barrier in order to stop flightcases, stage trucks and Tallescopes from rolling over and into the

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Alongside 50 exhibitors and a two-day programme of free professional development sessions, visitors can now book a place on a very special discussion presented by world-renowned lighting designer, Peter Morse. From Madonna and Michael Jackson to Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Usher, Prince, Christina Aguilera and Janet Jackson, Peter Morse has worked with some of the biggest stars on some of the biggest tours in history. Peter will talk us through his inimitable personal style, and share some of his experiences in this very special session; Lighting the Big Stage with Peter Morse.

Another major scoop is Advanced Mapping Techniques with Hippotizer Media Servers, presented by TMB

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The inaugural season includes productions of A Christmas Story and Annie, the premier of an original musical, a custom light show created by Luma, the Irish dance troupe direct from Ireland-Celtic Nights, and an interpreted production of Stuart Little for hearing and deaf audiences.

The new facility's 536-seat theatre - one of two performance spaces in the extensive centre - can host this diverse series of events because of the easy-to-use automated rigging system provided by J. R. Clancy, Inc., and installed by Barbizon Light of the Rockies. Barbizon's Rick Loudenburg was on the design team as the theatrical rigging and lighting integrator with Semple B

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Chris Martin's inspiration was of the tour as a ball of energy with a warm nucleus reaching out into the audience to provide an inclusive, intimate atmosphere despite the size of the arenas toured.

The design incorporated a crescent stage which spanned the main stage, and a cross-shaped B stage both of which were built by Brilliant Stages and delivered to Park Royal's LH2 studios for rehearsals prior to the tour's launch. The arc'd stage was low enough for Martin to run across and not obscure the sightlines of audience seated behind it, yet angled enough for those at ground-level to gain clear sight of the stunning artw

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14 March 2016

Minneapolis based Monkey Wrench Productions have taken stock of the entire DR range, including the brand new Kevlar Protector Glove and the Compact Tool Pouch.

Dirty Rigger's export manager Matt Every says, "I couldn't be happier to announce Monkey Wrench as the first US stockist for Dirty Rigger - there's been so much interest in the USA from individuals and businesses it's great to now have somewhere to direct them.

"The DR range is produced using some of the most innovative materials in the world, designed from scratch by a team who use gloves and tool pouches day after day. With the new items expected for release in 2012, the USA rigging world really has something to get excited about."

(Jim

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Manufactured by Prolyte Group, the H40R Truss has three sided webbing with thicker braces on the bottom side allowing easy mounting of fixtures- allowing weight to be evenly distributed on the truss, and avoiding the complications getting hook clamps in the correct chord spacing along the sides of the truss. The H40R also has a clever spigot orientation to enable the truss to be easily fitted together on the floor before rigging.

Jon French, head of rigging at IPS who took the H40R out on its fi

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Powering the interactive experience is eBeam technology from Luidia Inc. Through a receiver built into the mount, any standard flat panel or projector is quickly turned into an interactive solution.

Each interactive solution includes a lightweight, ergonomic stylus featuring real-time rendering capabilities. Three interactive accessories are available for use with most Chief flat panel mounts, and one additional accessory for use with any ceiling-mounted projector installation. The new solutions join Chief's Interactive Short Throw Projector Mount, launch

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Gittins, a qualified engineer and CAD designer, spent his time at Brilliant Stages project managing and designing specialised sets for large-scale tours, cruise ships and events. Originally coming on board to look after the woodwork side, with Tony Bowern on metalwork and Charlie Kail on welding, Gittins experienced every aspect of the industry and, as operations manager, spent the last 10 years running the company with general manager, Tony Bowern.

"It's been a brilliant journey and I have had the opportunity to work on some of the greatest, largest and most technically challenging projects of the last quarter of a century," says Gittins. "I'm now looking forward

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The control systems covered are most often used to control one or more chain hoists being used to fly equipment or scenery in shows or events being done in arenas and convention centres.

For more information, please contact:

Karl G. Ruling

PLASA Technical Standards Manager

630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 609

New York, NY 10036

1-212-244-1505

karl.ruling@plasa.org

(Claire Beeson)

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14 March 2016

BCAM is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to all those affected by breast cancer.

Penn Elcom is donating pink grip handles to the initiative, which are being offered - fitted free of charge - on cases ordered by Janal's customers for a donation of any size, starting at $25.00.

Muffie Alejandro from Janal Cases approached Penn-Elcom to be a partn

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As an antidote to the midwinter blues, art collective Greyworld were commissioned by fruit juice brand Tropicana (as part of their Brighter Mornings campaign) to create a giant, uplifting sunrise over Trafalgar Square. It measured 9m in diameter, weighed two and a half tons and gave off over four million lumens of light, the equivalent of 60,000 light bulbs.

Andrew Shoben, founder of Greyworld said: "There are very few moments more spectacular and uplifting than watching an early morning sunrise. We have tried to capture the evocative nature of this natural phenomenon and share it with the public by creating our