It's the first Robe purchase for the Peterborough, Cambridgeshire based company that provides lighting, audio, power, rigging, staging and draping to numerous events embracing multiple sectors.
Pearce Hire project manager Dan Shelton explains: "We needed an LED moving wash light and tested and compared several brands . . . in the process discovering that Robe stood out above all of the rest in every aspect - brightness, beam spread, colours, speed, zoom, etc."
Apart from that, he explains, the decision to go with Robe was also in response to an ever-increasing amount of specs now requesting the brand. He reckons that the LEDWash 1200 is 'rider friendly' for the majority of Pearce Hire's production projects and also an ideal cross hire item.
Having the LEDWash 1200s on-board has enabled them to replace tungsten lightsources on specific jobs, lowering power consumption and reducing running costs.
Additionally, Shelton comments that the service from Robe UK is "Exceptional", and that while the LEDWash 1200s initially sold themselves, Robe UK's Ian Brown assisted throughout the selection process and was always happy to demo different fixtures and allow Pearce to conduct their own shoot outs with competitor products.
Once the purchase was completed, the premium service from Robe UK has continued to impress.. "They are very knowledgeable and always there to help with any queries" confirms Shelton.
Shows and events on which the LEDWash 1200s have been used include The Cambridge Folk Festival (LD Mark Scrimshaw), the Jools Holland tour (LD Simon Chandler-Honnor), the Forestry Commission Tour and the Oxford Farming Conference (LD John Huson)
Overall, Pearce is delighted with its LEDWash 1200s and future Robe investments are definitely "on the cards".
(Jim Evans)
