Established in 2001, the company has rapidly grown to become one of the biggest rental companies in the south of France, offering a wide range of sound, lighting, video and staging equipment. SLS proprietor Léon van Empel comments: "It's not just about spending money. It's also about making sure we stay up-to-date with what's going on in the market so that when we do spend the money, we spend it wisely on products that will both satisfy our clients and offer us a good return on our investment. That is one of the reasons why we opted for InnovaSon consoles rather than any other brand."
Van Empel adds that his goal is to transform his current console stock to 100% digital over the next two years. "There's no doubt that digital consoles are more and more in demand, and far more profitable for what we do than the analogue equivalents," he confirmed. "Digital consoles in general take up less space in the warehouse and in the trucks, they are much lighter to transport and they eliminate the need for endless racks of outboard. What we liked about the InnovaSon consoles in particular was the ease of use - all our engineers were up and running in minutes, which is great in festival situations where you have lots of visiting engineers - and the fantastic sound quality of the desks."
(Jim Evans)
