The Projects Manager is responsible for planning, managing and monitoring Rentals events and projects across the Middle East, from conception to initiation and through to completion. The Project Manager will be responsible for finding new leads, managing resources, budgets, risks, and ensuring on-time completion according to specifications within budgeted costs. Other Key Areas of Responsibility • To conduct site surveys, as necessary, in order to assess all elements of the project and highlight any problems that require troubleshooting with the client. • To ensure the project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule and cost. • To communicate effectively…
Author: James Robertson
The Technical Department is seeking experienced qualified electricians to join it’s project team. Full time/permanent/temporary positions, minimum 2 years electrical experience, preferably within the events industry. We are also recruiting for a permanent warehouse assistant. Office and warehouse located in Guildford area. We’re passionate about power and thrive on supporting some of the worlds’ largest and exciting events. If you are interested, please send a covering email along with your CV and salary expectations to info@thetechnicaldepartment.com www.thetechnicaldepartment.com
Sharpening its focus on the fast-growing markets of the Far East and Oceania, Meyer Sound Laboratories has established Meyer Sound Asia as a new entity to guide marketing and technical support operations throughout the region. Strategically headquartered in Singapore, Meyer Sound Asia will coordinate efforts with national distributors across a broad region extending from Australia and New Zealand through Southeast Asia and beyond. “We have seen tremendous growth in this region over the past few years and we’re committed to building that momentum into the future,” said Meyer Sound Senior Vice President of Marketing John McMahon. “We are expanding our…
The New Children’s Hospital in Helsinki, opened in late 2018 and the new €170M state-of-the-art facility uses art and play, combined with the latest digital technology to provide the highest quality medical care in a safe, reassuring environment for the children and their families. The soundscape is fully networked, thanks in part to the use of 39 Genelec 8430A IP loudspeakers. The soundscape design was recently awarded the Grand Prix in the soundscapes and ambient sound category of the 2019 International Sound Awards in Hamburg. Antti Ikonen, Head of Sound in New Media at Aalto University, and ten of his…
SIXTY82 is pleased to announce that it has recently appointed Unusual Rigging & Engineering LLC as its exclusive representative in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, for its full trussing and staging product range. Unusual Rigging will exercise skilful supervision on a broad scope of possibilities, advising customers on the best SIXTY82 solution for their specific needs. The team of Unusual Rigging has spent their entire working lives on the production side of the entertainment business: their specialist teams boast a wide range of disciplines, and all are passionate about what they do. “At SIXTY82, we share this…
Atlona, a Panduit company, have announced the appointment of four new members to its sales team. Three new regional sales managers and a new inside sales representative have joined the company to support its ongoing growth and reinforce its commitment to delivering exceptional service to its partners and customers. Robb O’Brien has been named as Regional Sales Manager, Commercial, for the Southwestern United States, while Patrick Smith takes on a similar position for the North Central United States Region. Patrick is also an AV industry veteran, with 30 years of background in sales engineering and management including roles at Visitec…
Solid State Logic is pleased to announce a new business partnership with Group One to manage its US portfolio of audio solutions and operational infrastructure. Effective immediately, the new deal brings together one of professional audio’s most prestigious brands with Group One’s extensive distribution, customer support and partner network, to further strengthen both businesses. Nigel Beaumont, Managing Director of Solid State Logic, was clear on the benefits that the agreement will bring. “To achieve our next level of growth in the live and broadcast sectors, and expand our reach within pro audio retailers, having a strong resource pool and partner…
The 2019 Victorian State Schools Spectacular: Made of Stars was staged at the Melbourne (Australia) Arena and filmed by Channel 7 for later broadcast. The annual live arena production showcasing the talent of students across the state of Victoria featured a large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures, which helped students working behind the scenes gain real-world experience with top-of-class, professional luminaires. PRG Australia installed the show’s lights in the multi-purpose Melbourne Arena. The Claypaky fixtures numbered 60 Xtylos, 70 Scenius Unicos, 80 Sharpy Spots, 40 Sharpy Wash 330s, 36 Alpha Beam 700s and 26 A.leda B-EYE K20s. “PRG supplied all…
Nearly 100 Robe LED lighting fixtures – T1 Profiles, Spiider LED wash beams plus Divine 160 RGBW LED floods – are at the heart of the house lighting package at Magazine London – the capital’s newest and most exciting event space, located in North Greenwich. Technical Consultant, Simon Jones of SJ-TPM, was brought onboard by Venue Lab to coordinate all things technical that relate to event production including the lighting. Involved in the process from conception to completion, his brief was to design the overall technical infrastructure including house lighting and sound systems, and oversee the purchase, procurement and installation…
PROLIGHTS welcomed over 150 guests from 40 countries to its Headquarters in Minturno, Italy for the annual International Distributor Conference. Guests included international distribution partners, customers and designers. The conference saw all attendees fully immersing themselves in the week’s demonstrations, keynote speeches, new product previews, networking and team bonding. The International Distributor Conference was initiated by PROLIGHTS Managing Director Fabio Sorabella. After warmly welcoming the group, Fabio initiated the keynote speeches and corporate presentations outlining the past, present and future vision for the company. Since its inception in 1990, the company has experienced consistent growth internationally and built a loyal…
