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ON THE MOVE
PROJECTION LIGHTS & STAGING NEWS
Arup has named
Robert Young senior
theatre consultant.
Young, who has more
than 20 years technical
theatre experience, will
lead West Coast theatre
design operations from
Arup’s Los Angeles office.
Creative Technology
has appointed Scott
Hichew as business development
manager.
Hichew, who has 13
years of experience on
the production side
of the meetings and
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Scott Hichew
events industry, will be based out of CT Chicago
and will focus on medium and large scale
events both locally and around the country.
Daktronics Inc.
named Edward A. (Ted)
Paget regional sales
manager of its Vortek
division. Paget will be
responsible for Vortek
rigging systems in the
Central United States
Ted Paget
and Eastern Canada. Prior to Vortek, Paget
was vice president and senior associate with
Jones & Phillips Associates, Inc.
GoVision L.P.
added Alex Bethke to
the company’s technical
team. Bethke will
work out of GoVision’s
facilities in Keller, and
will move with the rest
of the staff to the company’s
new headquarters campus in Argyle
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later this year.
Harkness Screens
named Jeff Samitt as
group director, sales
& marketing. Samitt
brings a 14-year career
in marketing strategy,
new product development
and brand management
with him to Harkness.
Jeff Samitt
Illumination Dynamics has moved to
a new Los Angeles area facility with 70,000
square feet of warehouse space and 11,000
square feet of offices, repair, conference, and
demo rooms, including production crew offices.
The company’s Web site address is www.
illuminationdynamics.com.
The Lighting Design Group has announced
that Trevor Gooch has joined its
staff as a full time gaffer and production
electrician. Gooch had previously worked as
a freelance gaffer and
electrician with LDG
for such projects such
as the 2008 Summer
Olympics in Beijing,
the relight of the QVC
Studios in Westchester,
Penn. and the 2008
Election Plaza at Rockefeller Center.
Mountain Light Co. announced the opening
of its new shop and offices in Denver. The
new address is: 4920 Fox Street, Unit B, Denver,
CO 80216. The company can still be reached at
719-536-9700, or at 303-572-9700. The fax number,
303-293-9701, is new.
Multi-Lite (UK) Ltd.
announced a change of
management following
Guy Merchant’s departure
from the company,
naming Mark Anderson
general manager. Anderson
will be supported
by Gary Waywell, sales
manager. The company
also announced its
move to: Unit 30, Metropolitan
Centre, 8, Taunton
Road, Greenford,
Middlesex,UB6 8UQ. The
phone number has been
Trevor Gooch
Mark Anderson
Gary Waywell
changed to +44 20 3255 2050 and the fax number
to +44 20 3255 2060. The Web address remains
multi-lite.com/uk.
Norcostco Inc.
opened a new project design
and sales office in Colorado
Springs, Colo. The location
will be run by Derry
D. Hirsch, who has been
the head of outside sales
Gialuca Farina
and design for over seven
years at the Minneapolis home office. Hirsch can
be reached at Derry.Hirsch@norcostco.com, or
at 719.687.6173 (phone) and 719.687.6174 (fax).
Catalog sales and costume rental for the area
will still be handled by Norcostco’s Denver office,
800.220.6928; denver@norcostco.com.
Proel Group Professional
has been formed
and is being led by Gianluca
Farina, who was
named sales manager.
The new division will offer
Proel Group solutions
for the Italian rental market,
including the company’s own brands and the
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ones where it serves as distributor for the Italian
market. Lighting gear includes Sagitter, which
Proel acquired in February. Video gear includes
Acronn, a manufacturer of LED walls.
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