"For some time we have been aware that there is a huge potential market for our automation services in Australia, Asia and across the whole of the Southern Hemisphere," said Jim Tinsley, technical director of Stage One. "As a consequence, we have spent a great deal of time researching this expanding market and we felt the time was right to set up a company dedicated to developing business in these geographical areas."
Qmotion Australia will be led by Greg Gowans, an experienced automation specialist. He was originally a client of Stage One when they worked together on the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006. They then worked together on the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.
Stage One says it is optimistic that Qmotion Australia can look forward to an interesting and fruitful future having already delivered several projects in Australia, including a dancing staircase for renowned national department store Myer and the automation for the stage production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The company now has many projects in the planning stage in this region of the world, including the new Australian production of Spamalot, which they are currently in the process of installing.
(Jim Evans)
