LPN/PALME
Pre & Post Dinner Drinks Sponsored by LPN/PALME
PALME is the ‘Proaudio and Lighting technology Expo’ a leading business to business event showcasing emerging markets, with PALME China being the largest event of it’s kind in the world attracting over 200,000 visitors and 1700 exhibitors.
Established for over 10 years the PALME network of PALME Middle East, PALME Asia, PALME Vietnam and PALME China now includes LPN/PALME Europe.
Informa plc is the largest publicly-owned organiser of exhibitions, events and training in the world, providing inspiring marketplaces and opportunities for knowledge to be shared. Informa employs over 8000 people and has offices in 150 cities worldwide. Informa plc organises over 100 business to business exhibitions annually via a global network of offices in the UK, Brazil, UAE, Australia, Singapore and China.
Informa brings LPN/PALME Europe to London in 2013 the live event production, design & technology conference and expo.
Robe Lighting
Sponsor of 'Favourite Lighting Rental Company'
Pre & Post Dinner Drinks Sponsored by Robe
Souvenir Memory Sticks Sponsored by Robe
Robe Lighting is the fastest growing and most ambitious moving light manufacturer in the world. The company is based in the Czech Republic and produces high quality intelligent lighting projectors for the professional entertainment, architectural and themed environment markets. Embedded in the company philosophy is the practise of working as closely with our business partners and end users as possible, listening to their needs, thoughts and wishes and understanding their markets. The Robe brand is still expecting record growth in all sectors and our products can be found on stages, in concert halls and TV studios all over the world.
www.robe.cz
Air Charter Service
Sponsor of 'Tour Manager of the Year', 'Lanyard Sponsor' & 'Menu Sponsor'
Air Charter Service (ACS) is an international aircraft charter company with offices worldwide. ACS offers a complete range of aircraft charter solutions including helicopters & executive aircraft for artists and other VIP’s, airliners for groups of any sixe up to 500 passengers per aircraft and cargo aircraft with individual capacities ranging from 1- 250 tonnes for cargo. Clients include well known artists, tour managers and many companies specialising in logistics for the music industry.
ACS are available 24 hours a day 365 days a year and offer personal account managers who work with customers throughout the duration of every contract. ACS have vast experience in dealing with projects of any size from short notice charters for one person to large projects involving multiple aircraft moving over 10,000 people. With a global network of offices arranging over 5000 charter contracts and sales of over £200m per year, ACS has the experience, buying power, local knowledge and languages to provide even the most complex charter solutions anywhere in the world.
For more information please visit www.aircharter.co.uk for our UK website, or visit www.aircharterservice.com to contact one of our worldwide, network of offices.
All Access Staging & Productions
Sponsor of 'Set Designer of the Year'
A decade-and-a-half ago, All Access was started by Clive Forrester and Erik Eastland to make a lasting mark on the entertainment industry. They surrounded themselves with people who shared their passion to expand the horizons. Looking back at the company’s accomplishments, they made a lot of good choices.
The entire All Access staff is highly experienced in entertainment technology – from lighting and staging to electro-mechanics and special effects. When you bring a project to All Access, you get the benefit of literally hundreds of years of collective experience in creative solutions.
www.allaccessinc.com
Christie
Sponsor of ‘Favourite International Production Company’ & ‘Production Manager of the Year’
Christie a global visual technologies company, offers diverse solutions for business, entertainment, and industry. With expertise in film projection since 1929 and professional projection systems since 1979, we've established a reputation as the world’s single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies and solutions for cinema, large audience environments, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and virtual reality, simulation, education, media and government. As a market leader, Christie has installed over 100,000 projection solutions worldwide.
www.christiedigital.co.uk
Clink Clink
Sponsor of 'Favourite Catering Company'
ClinkClink are an event management company who have been delivering incredible corporate and consumer events, brand experiences and event bars since 1998. In that time, we have had the privilege of working all over the globe at some of the most prestigious events, working alongside reputable agencies and some of the world’s most recognisable brands.
Our expertise lies in going beyond the norm to deliver a spectacular, innovative event. Coupled with the phenomenal talent of the team behind the scenes, its our ideas, passion and wealth of resources that make the event happen. We get involved from concept right through to completion – shielding you from time-consuming arrangements along the way so you can focus on your own tasks. And, we never forget that it’s the little things that matter – making sure that every last detail is taken care of.
www.clinkclink.co.uk
EFM
Sponsor of 'Production Co-ordinator Of The Year'
EFM are specialists in international freighting and the logistical co-ordination, transportation and support of live events and the entertainment industry worldwide.
Experience and innovation are the key to our success - continued growth means that we are able to provide global logistical solutions, via our key offices in UK, USA, Germany, UAE and our newly opened Australian office, further enhanced by an international network of like-minded local partners in every country around the world.
www.efm-worldwide.com
ELSTREE LIGHT & POWER
Sponsor of 'Live Production Of The Year '
ELP provide an unrivalled range of lighting and production support services for television, live events, music, theatre and major corporate shows. For over 30 years we have been pioneering, inventing and reinventing production lighting, mobile facilities and structural design applications for events of all kinds.
From our national distribution centre at the Alconbury Airfield, Cambridgeshire (and with regional offices at Elstree Studios and Manchester) we deliver a unique one stop shop service to production managers, lighting designers and television lighting directors. With so much equipment and expertise available from a single source we can provide extremely competitive production packages and outstanding levels of service.
Visit the website to find out more about the services on offer and read about some of this year’s projects such as T4 On The Beach, The BBC Proms, and of course, The Royal Wedding.
www.elp.tv
Fonix LED
Sponsor of 'Favourite Staging Company'
Fonix LED is a young, vibrant, company formed by two principal directors with dozens of years combined experience in the live event market place. Since then, the company has grown and evolved dramatically to become one of the largest suppliers of LED screens in the UK, recently moving to new, larger premises, to accommodate the expansion and new equipment acquisitions.
Fonix has now established itself as one of the largest event equipment suppliers in the UK, investing considerably in indoor and outdoor LED. Thanks to this investment Fonix now stocks a broad range of different product and are able to provide screens for any event. With the quality and quantity of the stock, Fonix are perfectly suited to supplying LED screens to the Music and Production industry.
In addition, Fonix have invested in other areas of the business and now has an excellent team of individuals experienced in the installation and engineering of the screens. Fonix have also invested time and money into other event equipment, which they are able to offer for hire, to support with the production of large scale events.
With an office in London, and warehouse facilities in the South of England, Fonix are well positioned to cover the entire UK and Europe. They also have an extensive presence in the UAE and their work takes them all over the world.
www.fonix.co.uk
GLS Lighting
Water Sponsor
Over the last couple of decades Southampton based GLS Lighting has become a renowned and valued provider of stage lighting to all walks of the entertainment industry across the globe.
Encompassing all aspects of show lighting across a wide variety of market sectors (corporate to festivals, theatre to live touring and more), GLS Lighting offers complete systems right from design stages up to the final event state to suit every individual client’s needs, whilst still maintaining that sense of an added personal touch.
By continually striving to maintain high standards of equipment, crew and working practices, GLS Lighting has built a reputation for quality and dependability when you need it most. Combine this with innovative designs, flexible attitudes and a persistent attention to detail, the back up you need is always there……wherever you are, whatever the event.
www.glslighting.com
HSL
Pre & Post Dinner Drinks Sponsor
The HSL Group is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe.
It is committed to excellence in the supply of design, equipment, crew and technical services to all areas of the professional lighting and sound industry. With 20 years in the industry, HSL has established itself as a major European supply company.
HSL's team continues to grow and operates from one of the largest warehouse facilities in the UK, with the founders still actively involved in its day-to-day running, offering an extensive pre-production and training area. HSL is streamlined into three divisions - HSL Rental, HSL Sales & Distribution and HSL Rigging, each dedicated to a specific area of the industry.
The company is run by an energetic team of individuals, focused on providing the best and most efficient service and technical support. Accessibility and having the right people onboard to oversee client needs and all elements of the production business is central to HSL's success.
www.hslgroup.com
J&C Joel
Favourite Set Construction Company
J&C Joel is renowned as one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of flame retardant fabrics, drapery and stage machinery for the events and entertainment industries.
From their headquarters in Halifax, UK, J&C Joel has grown into a global company thanks to quality products, manufacturing and service.
Today J&C Joel has offices in the Middle East, South Africa and Hong Kong, and exports products to over 75 countries.
J&C Joel has one of the most varied ranges of flame retardant event fabrics on the market, with over 180 fabrics in more than 700 shades and tones. J&C Joel also source bespoke fabrics from all over the world in order to provide the right product for any project.
From this unrivalled product range J&C Joel’s manufacturing department can craft curtains and backdrops to any scale and requirement, as well as custom made stretch fabric shapes, fibre optic and LED starcloths and much more besides. In addition to this J&C Joel’s contract department specialise in the design, engineering and manufacture of stage machinery and bespoke acoustic solutions for any venue or event.
J&C Joel has worked in some of the UK’s most prestigious exhibition and events venues including the ACC Liverpool, and London’s Earls Court; showcase events including the 2008 Brit awards and opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and 2011 Arab Games; and stage dressing for some of the world’s biggest musical performers including Lady Gaga, Take That, Kasabian, Simply Red and many more.
www.jcjoel.com
Knight Rigging Services
Supporter
Knight Rigging Services are the UK’s foremost production support company providing stage rigging and design services for live events around the world. We work with the entertainment industry’s leading artists and production companies to stage events at the very highest level.
We work closely with artists and their associates in designing & co-ordinating all aspects of event rigging systems to ensure that they meet our clients’ creative vision and specific needs.
We work pro-actively to ensure that all our work complies with Health and Safety legislation, safeguarding the wellbeing of staff and clients alike.
www.knightrigging.co.uk
LS-Live
Sponsor of 'Stage Manager of the Year'
From its central location in the U.K., LS-Live is ideally placed to serve the varying demands for equipment hire, stage and set design and build, touring show rehearsal, customising, and hands-on technical training. This ever-improviresource has already hosted acts like Rihanna, Robbie Williams, Genesis, and many more. It is also home to a revolutionary vocational training enterprise, Backstage Academy, where students can learn stagecraft in a cutting-edge working environment. Now managed by Adrian’s son, Ben Brooks, LS-Live is a potent corporate entity, with a family feel, driven as ever by a ‘can do’ attitude.
www.ls-live.com
Martin Professional
Sponsor of 'Lighting Designer Of The Year'
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, Martin Professional is a world leader in the creation of dynamic lighting solutions for the entertainment, architectural, and commercial sectors. Martin lighting solutions are industry standard on top tours and events, grace prestigious theatres, energize nightclubs, and decorate major television studios around the globe. Other important areas of application are indoor and outdoor architecture and commercial applications where Martin products are increasingly being used to transform spaces through dynamic light. Martin also offers a range of advanced lighting controllers and media servers, as well as a complete line of smoke machines as a complement to intelligent lighting. The company operates the industry’s most complete and capable distributor network with local partners in nearly 100 countries.
www.martin.com
OHM
Sponsor of ‘Favourite Rehearsal Facility’
OHM is a renowned manufacturer of professional sound systems for the Pro Audio market. OHM loudspeakers are practical, aesthetically pleasing and have outstanding sound clarity. OHM has a speaker system for every application and sound requirement.
Our expertise doesn't stop at loudspeakers; amplifiers, speaker management controllers, accessories and power distribution products add to the package to make the installation and hire of OHM products a pleasurable experience for all our worldwide customers.
Wherever sound is needed for entertainment, announcements and safety OHM can be found.
www.ohm.co.uk
Prolyte Group
Sponsor of 'Favourite Rigging Company'
Over a span of nearly three decades, Prolyte Group has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of aluminium trussing, staging and structural solutions in the world.
With manufacturing bases in Wakefield, UK, Leek, Netherlands and Slatina, Romania, Prolyte Group has the flexibility and resources required to control both quality and cost.
In addition to the manufacturing sites, Prolyte Group maintain three European offices; in Wakefield, UK, Leek, Netherlands and Emsdetten, Germany and two Asian offices; in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Tokyo, Japan.
www.prolyte.com
Rigging Services
Sponsor of 'Rigger of the Year'
Rigging Services- is a specialist rigging equipment and related services provider to the entertainment industry. Its services are offered across all sectors of the industry including; entertainment, corporate and sporting events and their venues, festivals and touring concerts, television, film and theatre, retail and fashion.
Offering a true national coverage from branches in London, Birmingham and Manchester, its hire and sales range includes one of the country’s largest fleets of Lodestar and Prostar Hoists, Prolyte Truss, Ground Support, Roof Systems and Staging plus a full range of Safety and rigging accessories. Safety is always Rigging Services priority. Demonstrating this fact, customer Training and Consultancy as well as third party Testing and LOLER Inspection services are also offered with its unique Onsite-Online web based certification of clients own equipment. A demonstration of this can be found by visiting www.riggingservices.co.uk/onsite.
To assist an industry which is constantly on the move we offer an online shop of rigging equipment and accessories where even a simple order placed on the move at www.riggingservices.co.uk/salesdesk can be delivered on a same or next day service to any UK destination and with all of its relevant certification instantly available online.
Rigging Services is proud of its technical background and heritage which when combined with its neutral positioning amongst the event industry, provides a fast, competent, and safe solution to anyone from the freelance rigger to the biggest production management companies.
www.riggingservices.co.uk
Roland Systems Group
Sponsor of 'The Video Visionary Award'
Historically, Roland Corporation has spearheaded trends and innovations within the performance world. The producer of so many legendary musical instruments, today
Supplying the video and audio needs of live production companies is a primary objective for the RSG team. The Roland product line-up is durable, reliable and easy to use, making it a “go to” solution for many rental and staging companies, which can enjoy and profit from the power of Roland video mixers and samplers, Digital Snakes, and V-Mixer digital audio systems.
In the visual performance market, video mixers like the V-4 and V-8 continue to appeal to creative artists and VJs as well as the professional engineers. RSG is expanding its portfolio with a full range of high-definition enabled products, and, through the development and support of its innovative technologies, is endeavouring to improve workflow and maximize creative possibilities in a variety of markets.
In the UK, Roland Systems is easily accessible to its user base through its showroom in Chiswick, West London, or at the main HQ of Roland UK in Swansea, and its products can be experienced through a nationwide network of specialist dealers..
www.rolandsg.co.uk
SES
Sponsor of 'Favourite Power Supplier'
Formed in 1989, SES has, since its inception, developed and improved its range of products and services with quality being the main factor. Utilising only premium brand components in all its ranges, SES is a full PLASA member and is BS EN ISO9001 2008 accredited.
Based in Berkshire, the company provides an extensive range of power distribution products in several different materials. Unlike many others, the HDPE (high density polyethylene) SES uses to manufacture the ‘PowerPro’ range of portable boxes has a leather grain finish and is UL-94-VO rated for flammability. It also offers a very high degree of strength unlike several cheaper alternatives.
This material is also used for the recently introduced ‘Hurricane’ and ‘Stage’ ranges of smaller, portable units. The popular LOGO facility is also a part of the SES service, which is welcomed by a large majority of clients.
www.site-electrics.co.uk
Showcase
Sponsor of 'Favourite Freight Company'
For more than 40 years, SHOWCASE has been the annual "bible" of the music production industry. Now it's been totally updated and is fresher than ever. Over 650 pages provide essential contact information on almost 9,300 companies and individuals involved in providing specialist services to the music business.
Our ARTISTS INDEX provides management, booking agent and/or recording company contacts for almost 10,000 international performers.
www.showcase-music.com
Showforce
Sponsor of 'Favourite Venue of the Year'
Showforce are an award winning event support Services Company with fully operational offices in London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Dubai which includes our fully equipped 26,000 sq/ft scenic workshop facility.
We specialize in providing manpower to Music promoters, Festivals, venues, exhibitions and corporate events and with 20 years experience in the business of event staffing our teams set industry benchmarks in professionalism, presentation and personal skills.
Showforce provide event and show crew with a comprehensive range of skills while additionally contributing energy, enthusiasm and competence. We are market leaders in our field and have been awarded the TPI award for Favourite Crew Company in 2009 and 2010.
www.showforce.com
ShowTex
Supporter
ShowTex is a worldwide leader in inventing, manufacturing, selling and installing the most innovative flame retardant curtain fabrics, tracks, and motion control systems for achieving the creative vision of event and entertainment professionals. The company is specialized in extra wide and custom developed fabrics, seamless applications for screens, foils, and giant glassless mirrors, and integrated curtain track and motor systems.
Offices around the globe in Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands, Dubai, Hong Kong, South Africa, Sweden, and Morocco provide ShowTex with more than 150 years of professionalism and craftsmanship. Devoted engineers share their expertise with weavers, finishers, light designers, and colour consultants from all over the world to develop innovative products that set new industry standards.
ShowTex supports green theatre and event initiatives and is proud to present an ever growing collection of OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 flame retardant fabrics including DekoTaft and Satinac, and the Shakespeare, Goethe and Molière velvet velours.
www.showtex.com
