Thursday, March 11th, 2010

The North’s show grows again!

PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010, which takes place on Tuesday 27 – Wednesday 28 April 2010, has already surpassed last year’s record breaking event – not only selling out all its exhibition space by the New Year, but adding no fewer than 15 new exhibitors in the process.
As the venue reaches full capacity and with 1,000 [...]

PLASA confirms 2010 executive

PLASA, the leading professional trade body for the live events, entertainment, architectural and installation sectors, has announced the election results for its Executive Committee – the body elected by the membership to work alongside the PLASA organisation in setting its strategic objectives.
Six candidates from across the membership put themselves forward for the four available places, [...]

PLASA and ESTA announce intention to merge

PLASA (headquartered in the UK) and ESTA (headquartered in North America), two of the leading bodies worldwide for those working in the live events, entertainment and communications industries, have signed a Letter of Intent to merge.
The announcement comes on the back of long-term strategic reviews conducted by both Associations who believe that uniting as one [...]

Lightning does strike twice

Nine years ago, Tom Donnellan’s situation, at home caring for his dying wife and caring for his young daughters, provided the impetus to set up Light Relief. Now, as if to prove that lightning does indeed strike twice, Light Relief is once again helping Tom, as he not only battles with his own cancer, but [...]

Launch of the First Night Riders

A group of bikers connected to entertainment on a long fun-ride raising money for good causes, the idea for The First Night Riders (motto Out of the Wings and into the Wind) came out of the tyre tracks of America’s Long Reach Long Riders. The initial event for the First Night Riders, in 2010, will [...]

Lightfactor takes on exclusive UK dealership for D.T.S.

Lightfactor's Peter Coles (left) with DTS's Franco Zaghini

Lightfactor – leading UK professional lighting sales company – announced its exclusive UK and Irish dealership agreement for lighting products from Italian manufacturer D.T.S. at the PLASA exhibition in London, Sunday 13th September.
Says Lightfactor’s Peter Coles, “We wanted to team up with a progressive thinking partner that could offer a full, innovative, high quality range [...]