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THIS ISSUEWWW.LSIONLINE.COM • APRIL 2020 11Area Four UK supports
Lightspace
[Europe] Area Four Industries Direct UK has
issued a clarification statement in respect to the
continuation of supply of Lightspace deck and
truss products supplied via Impact Products
(Europe) Ltd, who were placed into voluntary
liquidation procedures at the end of 2019.
“Contrary to recent reports, these products
have not been discontinued,” says the company
in a statement. “Milos, which is part of Area
Four Industries, has exclusively manufactured
Impact OEM brands Spacedeck and Lightspace
for the past five years from their production
facilities in the Czech Republic. Area Four
Industries UK owns the rights to Spacedeck and
Lightspace products and will continue to
provide full sales and technical support from
their design and distribution centre in Wisbech,
Cambridgeshire. All truss and staging stocks
have now been transferred from Northampton
to Wisbech.”
P http://www.areafourindustries.com
ISCEx 2020 goes ahead
[UK] Amid a cascade of tradeshow cancellations,
ISCEx 2020 took place as scheduled in March,
with minor modifications to the event schedule
and social programme.
Show organiser ISCE said measures had
been taken in-line with government advice and
in consultation with the catering team at the
show’s venue, Coombe Abbey. These included
replacing the self-serve lunch buffet with
serving individual meals to delegates and
allowing guests to return to a more private area
during the networking dinner. The event was
attended by over 30 exhibitors and around
200 visitors.
P http://www.isce.org.uk
Eurotruss extends
portfolio in Germany[Germany] In response to an increased
worldwide demand for its staging products and
solutions, Eurotruss Group has added the full Next
Truss product line to its office and warehouse in
Hövelhof. Eurotruss GmbH now has access to the
full range of products in the Eurotruss Group
portfolio including Eurotruss, Total Structures and
the newest addition NEXT Truss.
Matthias Bohnenpoll, MD of Eurotruss GmbH,
comments: “Next Truss is a great addition to our
product range and we are now able to serve also
clients who carry other truss types than Eurotruss.
Our new offices and warehouse facility in
Hövelhof is strategically located to satisfy demand
and allow for quicker delivery times and technical
support to satisfy their demands.”
P http://www.eurotruss.com
P http://www.next-truss.comKern & Stelly appointed
by Peerless-AV
[Germany] UK-based Peerless-AV has appointed
Kern & Stelly Medientechnik as its distributor for
Germany and Austria. The German company, part of
the Midwich Group, now offers Peerless-AV’s DvLED
mounting solutions for brands such as Samsung
and Absen as well as the Xtreme High Bright
Outdoor Displays and Outdoor Kiosk solutions.
P http://www.kern-stelly.de
P //peerless-av.com“We lost 25% of our
year in one phone
call; that’s pretty
devastating.. .”
p16 LD Luke Edwards
speaks of the COVID-
disruption“As everything was
wireless, and we ran
close to 100 channels
of RF.. .”
p38 Matt Napier explains the
audio set-up for Madonna’s
recent Madame X tour“It is predicted that
47% of US jobs
will be replaced by
automation in the next
two decades.. .”
p48 James Simpson
predicts the impact of
technology on the workforce“Viewed as a whole,
the show resembles
an art installation.. .”
p54 Steve Moles reports on
Lewis Capaldi’s homecoming
show in Glasgow“It allows our audience
to really believe they
are on a Greek island.”
p66 Patrick Woodroffe
on the escapist appeal of
Mamma Mia! The Party“I never thought I’d
fi nd myself a Key
Worker under the Civil
Contingencies Act.. .”
p72 James Eade refl ects on
a challenging status quo“The mid-range wash
market is completely
dominated by LED-
based units, but the
GLP Highlander Wash
is at the top-end of
that scale.. .”
p76 Mike Wood reviews
GLP’s new wash luminaireBUSINESSBUSINESSBUSINESS BUSINESSLumenRadio acquires
Wireless Solution
[Sweden] Gothenburg-based LumenRadio AB
has acquired Wireless Solution Sweden AB from
Interlite AB. The two lighting control specialist
brands will maintain their market identities and
operate separately. The combined business will
have a yearly turnover of more than½10m and
more than 50 employees, with complementary
products and solutions addressing a much bigger
customer base.
Alexander Hellström, CEO of LumenRadio,
comments: “We are really excited about this.
Together we will define the wireless standard for
the future and, with all the great technology and
know-how Wireless Solution has built up over the
last two decades, we strongly believe that our
existing and future customers will benefit from the
combined offer.”
“I am happy and positive that the Wireless
Solution brand will continue to thrive within the
new LumenRadio context,” adds Interlite’s owner
and CEO Niclas Arvidsson. “I think this merger is
very good for our customers and the industry in
general. The conditions for a truly global standard
for wireless DMX are now in place.”
P //lumenradio.com
P //wirelessdmx.comEVENT