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SLX the new name for Stage Electrics hire and events

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Stage Electrics are going through a bit of a divorce at the moment, it's all very amicable though and it's planned to allow them to provide a better service working independently from each other. The Sales side of the business has won custordy over the name "Stage Electrics" which we all know and are familiar with and with it the warehouse. So, the Hire and Events team have left the building and … [Read more...]

dbn Enjoys Parklife 2016

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dbn Lighting were back in Heaton Park, Manchester for the 2016 Parklife Festival, where they supplied lighting, rigging and LED screen to five out of the eight main performance areas – including the Main Stage, Stage 3 (The Rotunda), Stage 5 (Elrow), Stage 6 (The Colonnade) and Stage 8 which was hosted by two pumping club nights MTA and MK. Pete Robinson led the dbn crew of 28 who commenced the … [Read more...]

Kinesys Specified for Garth Brooks Tour

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Garth Brooks’ maverick “Man Against Machine” tour continues, now using a full Kinesys automation system which was specified by Atlanta Rigging Services (ARS), brought on-board by production to take care of all rigging requirements. Seventy-one axes of movement feature a variety of CM Lodestar motors, 29 of which are fitted with Kinesys Elevation 1+ vari-speed drives … and these move two (out of … [Read more...]

Maestra Dubai Supplies Technical Production for WWE Dune Bash

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Award winning event production specialist Maestra Group provided a complete technical solution – utilising resources from both its Middle East and London operations - for the recent WWE Dune Bash staged at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, UAE. Maestra was asked on-board by sports producers PROACTIV to provide all the rigging, sound, video, lighting, staging and draping needed … [Read more...]

Penn Elcom Launches New Irish Operation

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Global flightcase hardware and premium 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom is launching Penn Elcom Ireland, a new all-encompassing facility and operation which will spearhead expansion in a growing market and be headed by the charismatic Rory Winston. Penn Elcom Chairman and founder Roger Willems stated, “The Irish pro entertainment industry market shows definitive signs of recovering … [Read more...]