industry news Appointments Integral has moved to consolidate and grow its new lighting division with the appointment of two well-known industry heavyweights. Joining Integral after a long and distinguished career with Phillips <strong>Lighting</strong>, Paul Kirwan aims to introduce the brand to a broader range of distributors throughout the UK, building on the businesses’ strong reputation for high quality and competitive prices. Similarly, Mark Polloway has been drawn from the ranks of senior lighting professionals, following on from recent roles at TCP and Yankon, to bolster Integral’s presence in stores across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Crompton Lamps has announced the appointment of Howard Green, who joins the company in a national role. Green brings forty-plus years’ experience from the wholesale and lighting industry, and has been at the forefront of LED development at a senior level during the last ten years. The role is a new one, created specifically to focus on development of the Phoebe range, which will be a key area for growth and development for Crompton. PixelFLEX has announced the appointment of Grif Palmer as its vice president of sales. With a wealth of industry knowledge and experience, Palmer will oversee the day-to-day operations of the sales team, while implementing the sales strategies necessary to keep pace with the increased market demand for its LED video technologies. ‘We could not be happier about the introduction of Grif Palmer as our new vice president of sales,’ said Monty Rains, president and COO. ‘He has a very distinguished career in the technology industry, and he’ll be an invaluable addition to our team, strengthening and developing relationships with both our current and new clientele of video integrators and designers.’ Prior to joining PixelFLEX, Palmer worked in the entertainment technology industry for technology manufacturers, such as High End Systems, Barco, and Martin Professional. To continue its support of the lighting and stage technology markets in the Middle East, ETC is introducing Darren Beckley as regional manager for the area. Beckley will be based at the London office, with much of his time spent in the Middle East, working in symphony with ETC’s distributors, dealers and integrators. ‘Darren joins regional sales managers, Daniele Peroni and Davide Gabbani in supporting the vast sales territory in Southern Europe, which for many years, was covered by our friend and colleague, Fulvio Cotogni, who passed away unexpectedly in 2015. ‘We’re thrilled to bring Darren on board, as he will play an important part in maintaining our high standard of service in the region,’ said ETC VP of sales, Mark Vassallo. The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has confirmed the appointment of Richard Giddings to the role of technical manager. Giddings has a wealth of practical electrical knowledge, having previously worked for the ECA in an inspection and assessment role. He also brings experience of electrical design work in both consultancy and contracting roles. He will join the ECA’s technical team, headed up by Jim O’Neil, who commented: ‘We are delighted to welcome Richard to the team. Richard’s appointment will allow us to continue to build our influence within the industry and in the development of standards. ‘We hope to announce a further addition to the technical team soon, who will help ensure ECA members continue to receive high quality technical support and guidance.’ Hoare Lea <strong>Lighting</strong> has announced the appointment of Colin Campbell as environmental lighting engineer. Based in Hoare Lea’s Leeds office, Campbell joins the environmental lighting team, headed by Lee Gunner. Prior to joining Hoare Lea, he gained experience within a stage and architectural lighting background, where he developed expertise in LED technology, lighting controls, and obtrusive light assessment. As an avid amateur astronomer and astro-photographer with a passion for dark skies, Campbell will bring new insights to lighting for planning and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). He will work alongside planners, ecologists, and landscape architects on a variety of sensitive projects, where obtrusive light assessment and mitigation is a key requirement of the proposed development master plan. Lee Gunner, Associate, commented: ‘I am delighted that Colin Campbell has joined Hoare Lea <strong>Lighting</strong>. His appointment will further strengthen our team in Leeds, increasing our expertise, and enhancing the level of service we offer our clients. Enigma <strong>Lighting</strong> has appointed Faye Robinson as head of design. She joins the company after 11 years at Troup Bywaters and Anders, as Principal lighting designer, and Associate. Sales director, Paul Shoosmith, commented: ‘Faye is a fantastic addition to our growing team. Her knowledge and attention to detail is excellent. ‘With the nature and scale of our current and future projects, the time was right to get someone of Faye’s calibre on board to help take us to the next level’. Robinson will be based at the company’s proposed design studio and showroom in Manchester city centre, which is due to open later this year. Following its recent acquisition by US franchise, Batteries Plus, LED lighting retailer, LEDHut Trade has strengthened its management team with the addition of marketing director, Simon Weigh. The new role at LEDHut will see him developing, implementing, and overseeing a high-impact marketing strategy, focused on furthering the company’s rapid expansion, and building on the success of its LUMiLife brand. Weigh said: ‘I’m delighted to be joining the LEDHut team, at what is an incredibly exciting time for the business, not to mention the LED lighting market as a whole. ‘Since launching in 2011, LEDHut’s trade offering has gone from strength to strength. The acquisition by Batteries Plus marks the next big step towards the company’s future growth, both in the UK and overseas. Chvrches on tour Working with acclaimed production designers, Louis Oliver and James Scott of Okulus Design, PRG XL Video supplied lighting, rigging, and video for Chvrches’ most recent UK tour. The package combined specially adapted trussing, a variety of lighting types, plus custom-built LED video towers. Oliver’s multi-layer design centred around three monoliths of LED video screen. This was built from PRG XL Video’s MC-7T LED, and housed in custom units built specially for the tour. The 7mm LED was selected because of its visual clarity. The lighting package included 33 Martin Mac Auras. Okulus specified nine in a mid stage truss, and a further 24 on the floor. Eight of these were used to surround the central monolith. Between the towers and to the sides of the stage, four large and two small floor towers housed a combination of Clay Paky Mythos beams interspersed between trios of Philips Nitro Strobes arranged in horizontal lines. The taller towers included three rows of lighting with two each on the smaller side towers. The combination of lighting and video gave the set a multi-depth look. Above the stage, the flown rig included Clay Paky Mythos combined with sets of high brightness Clay Paky Stormys to extend the stark lines from the floor to the roof (from Nitro 510Cs). Mackwell has appointed Francesco De Vivo as general manager of sales, Europe. With ties to major international companies in 40 markets, he will be overseeing the company’s business strategy, providing dedicated support for customers, and contributing towards the growth of the brand throughout Europe. He has perfect credentials for the role, having worked at GE <strong>Lighting</strong> as a strategic account manager on a multi-regional basis. With a Master’s Degree in electronic engineering and substantial involvement in generating projects with end users, designers, and engineering companies, De Vivo is well placed to promote Mackwell’s portfolio, and provide a first class service to customers. ‘Our steady growth in Europe has led us to open a new European office in Italy, where Francesco will play a pivotal part in our regional business strategies, and expansion throughout Europe,’ commented MD, Nick Brangwin. 14 • MARCH <strong>2016</strong> • www.total-lighting.com
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