Robert Juliat USA will operate out of premises in Wallingford, Connecticut, putting it in close proximity to the New York and, thus the Broadway, markets. At its disposal will be a 1900sq.ft facility, including offices, warehousing and a small showroom.
Fred Lindauer, formerly director of operations with SSP International - the company which previously handled distribution of the French brand - will run the operation, developing and reinforcing the existing dealer network for Juliat products.
Initially, the new company will act as a sales and service operation, and will carry the full Juliat catalogue of followspots, discharge profiles, tungsten profiles, stands and spare parts, but the long-term aim is that it will eventually expand to take on distribution of other product lines.
Juliat has a growing presence in the US market - its lighting fixtures have been specified by Cirque du Soleil (Las Vegas & Orlando), the San Francisco Opera and Mohegan Sun Casino (Connecticut) and will feature heavily in the Colosseum - the new Celine Dion venue - currently nearing completion at Caesar's Palace in Vegas (full venue report in a future issue).
Juliat's portfolio of products is respected the world over, and its range has been extended recently by the addition of several new products, including Manon - a 1200W MSR/MSD short-throw followspot; Buxie - a 575W MSR/MSD followspot with hot restrike electronic ballast; 711SX2 - a long-throw 2K profile; the Digitour 6 compact dimmer system, which now offers full compatibility with Juliat's Carmen network; and the appropriately named 'Clap' - a shutter designed for discharge sources such as Pars or video projectors.
Robert Juliat USA, 48 Capital Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA. Tel: +1 203 294 0481.
