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"As would be expected, we are in the process of re-aligning our operation; however we will not be recruiting anyone to the position of managing director," said Henden. "I am now heading up the business with the existing management team."

To further develop the logistics aspect of the company, two new recruits have joined Leisuretec - Cliff Dounting to the position of operations manager, and Bill Daniels as Logistics team leader. Brian Payne has also joined the company in the capacity of technical sales back in August and Leisuretec is now recruiting further personnel to bolster the logistics team.

Despite 2007 being another challenging year in terms of the economy, Leisuretec achieved a year-end sales

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The former distributor AST and its owner Friedemann Wüstner joined Laauser & Vohl to form an extended and strengthened operation for the distribution of Powersoft products in this market.

With this enlarged team of pro audio professionals, Powersoft will benefit from a broader market coverage and a deeper market penetration, with the aim of enhancing the brand perception and the relevant business growth, says the company.

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Protape is also beginning to combine multiple non-urgent deliveries to closely situated destinations further afield in order to cut down on the number of deliveries they make, and is replacing the bags they use in the shop with fully recyclable ones over the course of the next two months.

Bob Matthews, Protape's managing director, explains the company's new policy. "It's pretty clear to us that ideally, all companies need to do their bit to reduce carbon emissions where they can, and to use recyclable materials. Of co

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Wireless University is an ongoing series of presentations and hands on demonstrations aimed at educating the industry on the technology and benefits of wireless DMX. The programme kicked off at PLASA07, with courses scheduled throughout 2008 in all major exhibitions worldwide. As opposed to a sales pitch, Wireless University teaches the concept of wireless DMX technology, which techniques work best, and pitfalls to avoid.

Niclas Norlén, R&D manager and founder of Wireless Solution led the Guangzhou course, covering topics such as support training with advance cell planning for larger projects, service training for repai

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The Safety Induction Course is designed for companies and business that have a fully implemented health and safety policy and safety management structure and who wish to induct their staff in these policies and structures, as well as providing basic health and safety training.

Stagesafe founder Chris Hannam will be available to discuss the new courses, and Stagesafe's other services, at the Even

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Ritchie brings a wealth of experience to this new role with a combined production, technical, exhibition and sales management background in the entertainment services industry.

Reporting to Mike Goldberg, Selecon's European sales and marketing director Ritchie will work alongside Louise McCoy in the on-going development and support of Selecon's position as recognised leaders in fixed luminaire technology for theatrical and entertainment lighting.

"Ritchie's experience with corporate clients at Edric Audio Visual brings the understanding that the end user is the all important part of our busine

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"The research presents valuable information on what marketing and promotion strategies industry stakeholder groups are using to help differentiate their company from the competition and to gain new business." said senior director of member services, Jodi Montgomery.

Many topics are detailed in the report, including member responses regarding their top market initiatives, tracking methods, marketing infrastructure and most effective marketing tools.

Overall, the most popular way to deploy marketing plans was to

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The Lloyds TSB commercial conference is the annual gathering of the commercial team to focus on business strategies they are working to achieve from now until 2012 and beyond. After winning a place on Lloyds TSB's events roster in April 2007, Logistik have worked closely with Lloyds TSB on a number of events and conferences which include a further large scale conference and the Lloyds TSB Marketing Conference planned for 2008.

Logistik and Lloyds TSB worked together to reduce waste throughout the conference such as: recycling the carpet into polypropylene pellets, re-using the bespoke set including the vinyl and panels for future Lloyds TSB conferences, using biodegradable packaging for food and drink, and

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"This new unit reflects the fact that the analogue audio splitter remains the most versatile and cost effective way to distribute audio signals to multiple locations, says Midas and Klark Teknik brand development manager Richard Ferriday. "This is especially relevant where digital and analogue consoles are paired in front of house and monitor configurations, and digital consoles employ different audio transport protocols."

The Square ONE Splitter f

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For integration into the studio environment and interfacing with third party equipment, Klotz Digital now offers MADI inferface cards for the Aeon. The MADI cards can be configured to 56 or 64 channel mode.

The second feature is the audio networking of Aeons via OCTO-BUS. This feature provides the opportunity to link several Aeon consoles or connect the console to the Main Control Room (MCR) via simple Cat 5 cabling providing eight bidirectional channels per bus.

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"The successful implementation of Harman's new best practices management programme will play an important role in driving our long-term growth in Japan and throughout Asia," said Yasuda. "I am honoured to have been selected to lead this initiative for Harman International, as I am convinced this approach will produce results that will directly benefit Harman customers in all professional, consumer, and automotive market segments."

In addition to serving as president of Harman Japan, Ken Yasuda is also chairman of the Inter

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The TC Group, headquartered in Risskov, Denmark, has a number of premium brands of pro audio technology and produces amplifiers, speakers, digital processors, guitar pedals and other pro audio and MI products. TC Group's customers include top musical artists, recording studios, television and radio/TV stations, prominent theatres, commercial installations, and home entertainment.

"This merger will revolutionise the music industry for many years to come," said Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman and C

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Rogerson comments: "Jeremy offered us the training session when we bought the desk, and to maximise the experience for our students, he also brought along the new ETC Eos and Ion desks. We've also offered our facilities to ETC for future training sessions to other groups."

The two days of training - for which the students took a day out of their Christmas holiday - were conducted by ETC's Luke Delwiche and freelance programmer Florian Baeumler.

Jeremy Roberts says: "A day's training is never going to cover everything there is to know about the desk, but it can raise someone from starter to the point at which they

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The Austin office boasts a team of 40, including sales and marketing, service and support, R&D and production professionals. The office also features a fully equipped demonstration area, as well as R&D and production facilities.

Nils Thorjussen, CEO of Element Labs explains the expansion: "We have seen significant growth in our customer base and the level of interest in our products and solutions throughout North America. The relocation to our new Texas office thus forms part of Element Labs' continued investment in its growth and expansion strategy. The Austin office and its multi-disciplinary team will allow us to continue to keep our promise of delivering

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Being built to house up to 52 members of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Halley VI is the latest in the series of Halley stations that have been operating since 1956. Designed by Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects, the new station incorporates seven 60-tonne laboratory, energy and sleeping modules raised on giant legs and booted with skis.

There is also a separate large module, which houses all the administrative and living facilities. The elevated modular configuration lifts Halley VI above accumulating surface snow (up to 1.5m per year) and enables it to be moved periodically to accommodate shifts and cracks in its location on the Brunt Ice Shelf.

Working with M&E supply contractor Merit Mer

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To service this goal, a position has been identified for a workshop coordinator. The individual or firm will be responsible for all facets of events such as, but not limited to; the securing of venues, promotion in conjunction with the two organisations, coordinating the events, and working with the joint Advisory Board.

Work will commence on or about 1 March, 2008. A request for proposal has been created to outline in greater detail all aspects of the position and the qualifications necessary. The RFP may be downloaded at the web address below.

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SAE founder Tom Misner, who has recently relocated to the UK in order to oversee the development of the new HQ, comments, "For over 30 years now SAE Institute has consistently raised the standard, and this shows that we have no intention of resting on our laurels when it comes to delivering excellence to our students, no matter what field of study they pursue. And with the Oxford campus we're moving the very heart of SAE to what many consider to be the homeland of global academic excellence."

SAE is spending £12million updating the old Littlemore hospital for the new campus (a further &p

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"Symetrix is a manufacturer of high-quality pro audio equipment and is known as a serious company in the industry," said Dimension's Stephane Morillon. "Their new contractor series products are a perfect fit for the market demand. They are easy to install and configure, deliver pristine sound, are priced competitively, and boast a clever assortment of user interfaces. We are looking forward to giving Symetrix and its associated brands the positioning they deserve in the French market."

"In contrast to some reps who have a tendency to merely foist products on their clients, Dimension AV has a well-deserved reputation for partnering with their clients to find the best solution for their needs at the best price," said Paul Roberts, director of sales

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Axente combines lighting, sound and structure to supply an integrated solution to the marketplace. "There is a lot of synergy between the two organizations," says Zero 88's Western Europe market manager, Grant Bales-Smith. "Zero 88 and Axente both have a similar operating philosophy which places great emphasis on supporting customers in the marketplace. I am delighted to partner with such a pro-active and forward thinking company in France, and look forward to developing this important market together."

Axente has kicked off the new partnership with an order for over 30 consoles as well as a range of dimming, DMX and visualisation products.

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The exhibition, to be held on 28 and 29 May 2008 at the RSAMD in Glasgow, has confirmed Christie Digital, Doughty Engineering, ETC, Hall Stage, Le Maitre, Lift Turn Move, MA Lighting, MGC, Selecon, Strand, Triple E and Zero 88 as exhibitors.

Gavin Stewart, managing director at Black Light, said: "Our plans for PerformTech really are coming on at quite a pace. The majority of industry players will be represented and will enable our visitors to view equipment that provides lighting control and effects, pyrotechnics, audio control and kit, projection, rigging, hoists, pai

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During the three-day exhibition, from 24 to 26 February 2008, internationally renowned speakers and associations will talk on a variety of topical subjects, say the organisers.

24 February 2008
11:30 a.m.
LIGHT & SHADE IN CARAVAGGIO
The winner of three Best Photography Oscars, Vittorio Storaro, shares his reflections on an extraordinary career.
2:00 p.m.

LIGHT & CULTURAL HERITAGE
Reflections on the relationship between the use of light and Italy's artistic heritage.
Speakers (ACCADEMIA DELLA LUCE): Marina Vio and Francesca Storaro.

2:00 p.m.
ASSOMUSICA
A discussion on the problems of "live" shows

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ETC will be introducing the Ion console, launched at LDI 2007. Like its big sister Eos, Ion is designed for today's multimedia lighting rigs and with a convenient small footprint is a compact solution for space-starved venues, says the company.

The first series of sessions featuring Strand and Yamaha commence in Bristol on 5 February and will also take place in London, Cambridge, Exeter, Birmingham and Tyneside.

Stage Electrics' training manager Sara Alarabi comments: "These are excellent opportunities for our customers to learn more about the latest products in a relaxed atm

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Pixlvision has also moved to new, larger premises in Utrecht, to accommodate its successful growth since the company's launch at ISE in 2007.

Element Labs and MOTU join PiXLVISION's existing brands - Altinex, Analog Way, Christie, Doremi and JL Cooper in the company's distribution portfolio.

Managing director Marc Kocks comments: "We are very excited that these two well respected and very diverse industry brands have made this commitment to PiXLVISION to help drive forward their growth in the Netherlands."

Pixlvision is headed by video industry specialists Hans Denekamp (sales manager) an

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On the live music front, the strangest gig we have reported on in recent times must be Queens of the Stone Age performing down a salt mine in East Germany. Iron Maiden are about to tour the world again and next summer's festivals are selling out as soon as the tickets become available. And the move to digital in live music production continues with this week's official London launch of Cadac's new digital desk.

Manufacturers are now gearing up for Frankfurt, while end-users are still trying to digest the wealth of product developments, company announcements and mergers unveiled at