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HSL buys 12 new Robert Juliat Lancelot 4K follow spots

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Leading lighting rental company HSL, based in Blackburn, UK, has bought 12 new Robert Juliat Lancelot 4K follow spots to add to its already substantial hire stock of RJ products. These were supplied by UK distributors White Light, and were part of a £2.5 million investment that HSL has made in the last quarter of 2010 to service its ongoing work. HSL MD Simon Stuart comments, ”We have … [Read more...]

First Robe LEDWash 600s “Outta This World” on The Road with JLS

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The very first batch of the new Robe ROBIN LEDWash 600 LED Wash fixtures off the production line in the Czech Republic were delivered to leading UK lighting rental company HSL, with 40 of them going straight out on JLS's UK arena tour, specified by lighting designer Dave Lee. JLS are the UK's favourite boyband, their meteoric career kicking off after being runners up on the 2008 X-Factor … [Read more...]

HSL supplies OMD Tour

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Blackburn UK based lighting rental company HSL continues an incredibly busy autumn/winter season supplying lights, Kinesys automation, projection and LED to the Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark(OMD) UK and European tour. It featured the band's original line up, a new album "History of Modern" and an incredibly energetic set comprising a lively mix of classic hits and new material, much of … [Read more...]

Magic Numbers for HSL

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Blackburn, UK, based lighting rental company HSL supplied Vari*Lite moving lights and over 700 Pulsar ChromaStrips of varying lengths for the new ITV series, Magic Numbers, produced by CPL and aired live weekly in the prime time Saturday night slot of 8 p.m. The show's lighting was designed by Tom Kinane, who has used HSL to supply lights to numerous shows in recent years. HSL's Project … [Read more...]

Zero 88 continues to dominate at the Edinburgh Fringe

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2010 has proved to be another successful year for Zero 88 at the Edinburgh Fringe. Over 100 venues selected Zero 88 control consoles and dimming for their fringe runs, with products being supplied from a large variety of Zero 88 dealers, including Black Light, Northern Light, Stage Electrics, Hawthorn, HSL and Stage Lighting Services. Products in use varied from the Level 6 DMX through to the … [Read more...]