The 50 mark was passed when Graeme Sewell of Vortex Lighting from County Durham in the north east of England purchased two DigitalSpot 3000 DTs.
It was his first investment in the Robe brand. His primary motivation for the sale is that in addition to servicing its own shows, Vortex undertakes a lot of dry hires to other north-east based companies who are busy with various corporate events - generally a mix of presentations, product launches and exhibitions of all types. "DigitalSpot is a special product and I think it will be very popular in this market, especially after people see its capabilities first hand."
Using DigitalSpots, corporate logos, branding, presentational videos, stills, graphics and information can all be uploaded, then accurately and brightly projected at short notice. The fixtures are versatile and suitable for all types of conference applications.
"It all seems very straightforward," continues Sewell. "With the media server in the base, everything you need is combined in one unit - plug in DMX, upload your content and you're good to go without having to worry about switchers, servers and so on - and it can be controlled from a lighting desk."
Sewell completed the deal with Ian W Brown of Robe UK following the recent 2009 PLASA Focus trade exhibition where he took another look at the fixture. He then visited Robe UK's Northampton HQ for a thorough demo after which his mind was made up.
Robe UK has sold DigitalSpots to a number of other rental companies including HSL and DBN - in Blackburn and Manchester respectively, ES Lighting in Basingstoke, Hampshire, Utopium in Bristol and Just Lites based in Dublin.
(Jim Evans)
