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SNP Productions is new UK Catalyst distributor

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SNP Productions - headed by Simon Pugsley - is THE UK distributor for Catalyst digital media products - and launches a new and highly proactive promotion campaign. Pugsley is also a prolific lighting and digital media programmer/operator, offering a wealth of hands-on expertise in this specialist field right at the sharp end of the business! As he says, this is the "Best place to be". It … [Read more...]

ADLIB Lighting for Steely Dan

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Lighting designer Jon Pollak had no hesitation in recommending that ADLIB Lighting supplied the equipment and crew for the UK leg of veteran American jazz rockers Steely Dan's current European tour. Pollak first worked with the Liverpool based company in 2007 when he was lighting folk singer Ray Lamontagne. "They did a fantastic job! I was so impressed with the kit and the personnel that I … [Read more...]

Summit Steel brings the WOW factor to Take That “Circus”

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Rigging specialist Summit Steel continued its association with hugely successful UK pop band, Take That, supplying motors, rigging and a Kinesys K2 automation system for the band's summer "Circus" stadium tour. Summit also provided specialist rigging consultancy, and custom designed and developed a lifting system for one of the show's most spectacular movement cues that creates a massive WOW … [Read more...]

PRG blossoms with new Nova-Flower 2Ks

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PRG Europe has invested in 8 of the new Novalight Nova-Flower 2K flower effects for its rental stock, which have been supplied to the Birmingham and London, UK based company by Lightfactor Sales, Novalight's exclusive UK distributor. The deal was completed between PRG’s Paul Weaver and Lightfactor's Peter Coles. It builds on PRG's previous purchases of Novalight High Grounds in 2006, for the … [Read more...]