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eps’ Luis Steffen; The Eventec team; Focusrite Group acquires ADAM Audio; Illuminate Lighting & Luminex LumiNode; King Sound Reinforcement’s Richard Watts; Lawo’s
Jamie Dunn; Maestra Barcelona’s Tom Clements & Justin Hammond; Prism Sound appoints Digital Media Technology as its exclusive distribution partner for China.manufacturers and clients are unsurpassed.” Watts added: “It’s great to be
part of something at ground level again and have an opportunity to put my
own mark on the industr y.”
Lawo has expanded its Executive Management Board with the
promotions of Jamie Dunn to Chief Commercial Officer and Phil Myers to
Chief Technology Officer.
“This development reflects the continuous execution of our growth
strategy and is a natural step in the evolution of our company’s structure,”
said Dunn, who joined Lawo in 2011, of the step up. “I look forward to driving
the company’s technology strategy at board level and ensuring that our
heritage of engineering and manufacturing excellence continues,” added
Myers.
Launched in May 2019, Light Engine offers a brand-new stock of the
latest technologies and innovations in LED fixtures from a wide variety of
manufacturers. The Light Engine Dr y Hire directors of Colin Bodenham, Jon
Newman and Angus Chinn were drawn to its strict fixture selection by the
clear advantages offered by LED fixtures of improved sustainability, minimal
waste and high efficiency. The core team is completed by Ayesha Chinn
as warehouse manager and Steve Warren and Carolina Fajardo-Linares of
LDC as the contracted marketing and promotional dept. The Light Engine
Dr y Hire centre is conveniently located in London’s Park Royal NW10. Light
Engine Dr y Hire already holds substantial stocks of exclusively LED sources,
with the focus on IP rated outdoor luminaires.
Assets Director Jon Newman stated: “Light Engine will focus on our core
values of offering the highest quality and latest technology with further
planned investments to be driven by the demands of lighting designers and
rental company customers.”Maestra Group has launched a new Scenic division, which will be
headed up by Mark Davies as Director of Production and will be based at the
company’s London HQ. The new department will be housed in a dedicated
55,00sq ft facility with a team of around 20 of the “most experienced and
talented people in the industr y,” according to Davies.
Maestra has also announced that it will open a European base in Barcelona.
Well known for its vibrant culture, the city is the “perfect hub for Maestra
Group’s growing business in Europe” commented Group Directors, Tom
Clements and Justin Hammond, who will be overseeing the launch.
Movecat GmbH has hired Florian Pfeiffer as Marketing Manager. “I’m
ver y much enjoying working with the young and dynamic Movecat team and
looking forward to the exciting task of combining tried-and-tested methods
with new ones in a highly innovative environment,” said Pfeiffer, who left his
position heading up the Internal Sales Department at oven manufacturer
Swabian to take the role.
Neumann&Müller Veranstaltungstechnik has installed the first
permanent hub for Remote Simultaneous Interpreting (RSI) in Neuhausen,
Germany. The remote hub is a kind of studio that provides ser vices for
international conferences and multilingual events. Sound and images are
transmitted to simultaneous interpreters in four permanently installed
booths, and it is from here that they provide interpreting ser vices for the
event. Their translation is transmitted back to the venue and can then be
heard by attendees by means of conventional receivers or their own mobile
devices.
Prase Media Technologies has been recruited into Absen’s Value Added
Distributor (VAD) network. The Italian company will promote Absen LED
products in its home region and provide training for local end users, as well