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UK - The Backstage Academy has announced a new training partnership with software developer TroikaTronix, the company behind the visual control software Isadora.

The companies will unite to demonstrate the capabilities of the software to peers and industry professionals as part of the Education and Learning Programme at the forthcoming PLASA exhibition at Earls Court, London, from 11-14 September.

Backstage Academy specialises in training for the live events production industry and will be offering courses on Isadora, an award-winning graphic programming environment that facilitates interactive control of digital media and real time manipulation of digital video.

Isadora expands on the traditional media-server concept by offering interactive control over video and audio. Notable users include the Royal Shakespeare Company and America's experimental theatre company The Wooste

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USA - PLASA Focus: Austin 2012 is now online at www.plasafocus.com/austin, offering pre-registration email update sign-ups for visitors and application information and materials for exhibitors.

The two-day event, to be held 22-23 February 2012 at the Renaissance Austin, Texas, continues to attract a growing list of high-profile exhibitors, who see the event as an opportunity to reach a regional market of customers and network with fellow exhibitors.

Confirmed exhibitors include GLP German Lighting Products, Daktronics Rigging, Clay Paky, Total Structures, High End Systems, Chauvet, Philips Color Kinetics, A.C.T Lighting, Doug Fleenor Design, Strong Entertainment Lighting, and Secoa, with many more expected to follow.

In addition, PLASA Focus: Tech - a recently announced audio, video, and lighting workshop and concert - will be held in tandem with PLASA Focus: Austin 2012. Th

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd., a leading one-stop provider of new and used professional equipment to the entertainment industry, showcases a selection of lighting, audio, rigging and video solutions available from its vast range of premium brands on Stand E10, Hall 1 at PLASA 2011.

Teams from all of AC-ET's specialist product divisions will be there to discuss the large, multi-million pound stockholding of over 200 leading brands available from AC-ET's High Wycombe and Leeds offices for worldwide dispatch to over 80 countries - as well as in-house filter and cable manufacturing facilities and wide range of consumables - backed up by an emergency evening and weekend delivery service.

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The A.C. Lighting division of AC-ET will showcase the new GLP Impression Wash One and Spot One high powered LED spot and washlight moving heads. The latest mo

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UK - CLD Distribution has announced a new distribution deal with Italian connector manufacturer Valentini, which will start with their new Syntax SHD Roadline range of multi-pin connectors.

A selection of these and other connectors from the Valentini Syntax range will be highlighted on the CLD stand at PLASA 2011 on stand 1-K28.

The robust Syntax Roadline range features chic, streamlined Italian styling, combined with a rugged build quality. This premium range is suitable for all audio, video and AV road based, outside broadcast and portable applications as well as for high end studio installations.

Features include a special alloy shell, with high resistance finish; marked knurling on the whole circumference of the locking ring for optimum grip, allowing smooth and seamless coupling, with a nice audible click that confirms the locking is complete. The coupling roller pins o

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UK - The deadline for entries into the 2011 PLASA Awards for Innovation has been extended to Tuesday 6 September. If you are a PLASA 2011 exhibitor with a product or products that meet the criteria of the prestigious awards, don't miss out on your chance to enter and give them a platform on which to shine at the industry's major international launch pad for new products.

The PLASA Awards for Innovation recognise products which advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice or taking a key step forward in terms of safety.

Extended deadline for nominations - Tuesday 6 September

Visit the web address below for all the details you need.

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Prolyte Group says its brand manager Eric Laanstra frequently received enquiries for a smaller truss with a higher loading capacity and has masterminded a solution. With his team of engineer, he has designed the H40R truss, a rectangular standard H40 truss with a programme of specifications based on the H30V, H40V and S36R truss.

The H40R has three-sided webbing. The thicker braces on the bottom side allow easy mounting of automated luminaires/moving heads and central loading, reducing the torsion effect resulting from one-sided loading in standard trusses.

The spigot orientation follows that of the S series truss, allowing easy assembly while the truss is still on the floor. The H40R measures 339mm high by 239mm wide. The diagonals are placed to allow room for a 30D truss to rest on the bottom chords.

The loading rate is comparable to the H40V, taking into account that, due to the

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Kabuki manufacturer Magnet Schultz Ltd promises that "event staging companies and theatrical effects specialists are in for a delight at this year's PLASA show". The designers of the popular Electro Kabuki drape release mechanism, used worldwide by many high-profile event organisers and live performing arts troupes, are launching an updated system, the Electro Kabuki 2 (EK2). EK2 features 2-channel firing, controlled test firing functionality, full system integrity monitoring for absolute confidence, DMX control and more resilient construction.

Like its predecessor, the EK2 system is designed expressly to deliver a guaranteed faultless drop of a drape, curtain, screen, or any other object like a dummy or mannequin deployed within a show or event. A major new control feature of the enhanced EK2 solution is an intrinsic 2-channel firing system. This allows a double drop via a s

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USA - PLASA has announced the launch of the Entertainment Industry Safety Initiative website, now live at www.safetyinentertainment.org. The site is designed to raise awareness of safety in the live event production industry among companies and individuals by providing information and resources regarding safe work practices, record keeping, accident reporting, and more. The site currently focuses on codes and regulations in the United States, but will be expanded to cover other countries in the future.

The website was created by PLASA after meeting with representatives from across the industry, including a variety of trade and professional associations, employers, venues, and labour unions last March at USITT. At the meeting, there was unanimous agreement among the attendees that there is a need and a desire for a central location where information can be easily found to help fa

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South Africa / UK - Two South African Roadies Association (SARA) female members; Itumeleng Motswaledi from White City, Soweto and Mmaphefo Kefilwe from Naturena - Johannesburg South will be attending PLASA 2011 (Earls Court, London 11 - 14 September 2011).

The PLASA Show is the leading show-piece of new technology within the entertainment, live event, corporate, architectural and installation industries. This international event delivers the latest in new technology, hundreds of breaking-product launches, unrivalled networking opportunities and an acclaimed educational programme; making it a very important event on SARA'S annual calendar.

The purpose of the visit provides the ability to attend industry educational seminars, meet with cutting-edge equipment manufactures, acquire strategic assistance for the South African Roadies Association and also in turn create future opport

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Le Mark Group will be launching more new products at PLASA 2011 including its new UK and European partnership Pro Tapes & Specialities catalogue. These new items will include products from the Shuretape Arts & Entertainment range, linking with Le Mark's own premium Magtape high performance tapes.

Performance Flooring will feature Manero Classic and the Ultra-Light portable sprung tour floor, as used by Flawless and now available for sale or rental. The company's complete stage safety range of products, combining 'on and back stage' safety accessories, combining anti-slip, photo luminous and cable management, will also be on show.

Le Mark Group, based at Houghton Hill Industries, has been shortlisted for a 2011 East of England International Trade Award. These International Trade Awards, sponsored by Santander Corporate Banking, are the only UK wide business awards to exclusively recog

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With the introduction of its latest model, the SL50, Stageline launches a new range of mobile stages, the Light Series. The Light Series adds new, cost-effective and light-weight mobile stage solutions to Stageline's product range.

The Stageline SL50 portable stage measures 6.1m by 4.9m (20' by 16') and features a fibreglass roof, light and sound rigging, full banner capability and an option of two roof heights. It can be towed by a SUV or pickup and sets up in 30 minutes.

The reduced trailer dimensions make it very easy to park in tight locations. With the new SL50, the company says, owning a Stageline mobile stage is within everyone's reach and delivers a fast return on investment.

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InfoComm International will continue its programme of support for the UK's AV rental and staging community when it hosts a range of education sessions at PLASA 2011.

The sessions will take place at London's Earls Court on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September. They will be led by Andre LeJeune, CTS, InfoComm's Rental & Staging Staff Instructor, who has more than 30 years' experience of staging and presentation and has been responsible for many large-scale productions for corporate clients around the world.

Topics covered will include 'Lighting for Video in the Large Meeting Environment', 'Audio Techniques for Corporate AV Events', and 'Project Management for Stage Labour'. Each session will last 90 minutes and will earn attendees 1.5 RUs (Renewal Units) towards continued InfoComm CTS certification. All sessions are free to attend.

Chris Lavelle, InfoComm Regional Manager, UK & Ireland

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UK - Red for warn, green for go. Most live event cueing systems currently used in theatres, opera houses and for concerts rely on separate networks of discrete wiring or dedicated data networks and proprietary protocols, sometimes with complex and expensive central management equipment. GreenGo is an all-new communication system that simply plugs into any available Ethernet network.

ELC has been at the forefront of lighting data networking for over 15 years, supplying theatres, TV studios, opera houses and touring events with Ethernet and DMX data networks.

ELC developed GreenGo to meet the market demands for a simple economic intercom to work with any Ethernet network, with the option for cue lights and text messaging. The compact GreenGo beltpack and wall panel outstations can be used on any Ethernet network with Power over Ethernet capability - not just a specific lighting

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) will showcase a selection of lighting, audio, rigging and video solutions available from its vast range of premium brands on stand 1-E10 at PLASA 2011.

The A.C. Lighting division will showcase the new GLP Impression Wash One and Spot One high powered LED spot and washlight moving heads. The latest moving lights available from Clay Paky, Martin Professional, Robe lighting and Vari*Lite will also be on display, plus a selection of the new PixelRange series, including the new PixelPar, QPar and SmartLine LED fixtures. Examples from the wide Spotlight theatrical and architectural ranges, along with Manfrotto stands, will also be on display. The latest Chroma-Q LED fixtures and Jands Vista range running the new v2 software will also be featured on the stand.

The A.C. Audio division will promote the latest specialist loudspeakers from UK

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UK / USA - As part of its ongoing merger activities and in response to the end of year departure of Ruth Rossington, executive director in Europe, PLASA has taken the opportunity to restructure its management team to ensure it continues to move the organisation forward while progressing a wide range of projects of benefit to members.

With effect from 1 October 2011, a new company structure will be put in place which sees CEO Matthew Griffiths heading up the association, whilst also temporarily overseeing the Events divisions in the UK and North America. Finance director Shane McGreevy becomes chief operating officer (COO) with responsibilities expanding beyond finance and core services into operational administration and personnel.

Lori Rubinstein, current executive director in North America, becomes the new director of membership, skills, standards & technical overseeing thes

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USA - PLASA has announced the finalists for the fourth annual Rock Our World Awards, to be presented at the PLASA Cocktail & Awards Reception at LDI 2011. The PLASA Rock Our World Awards were created to honour groundbreaking achievement by its members and to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of the technology and the designer or integrator who applies it in a real world environment.

The finalists for the fourth annual Rock Our World Awards are:

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Green Hippo, PRG, TMB

ALEXA Digital Camera System - ARRI

coolux Widget Designer 3.0 PRO - Coolux GmbH

DataGate Mk2 - ENTTEC

Disney World of Color - A.C.T Lighting, Fisher Technical Services, MA Lighting, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment

EverGrip Molded Motor Control Cables - Lex Products Corp

Garsington Opera - Unusual Rigging Ltd (UK)

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UK - Stageco provided the main stage for both legs of the V Festival, at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, and Weston Park, Staffordshire last month.

The Belgian company provided four-tower festival roof system, offering a performance area of 25m by 20m for headliners including the Arctic Monkeys, Plan B, Kaiser Chiefs, Rihanna and Eminem. A Stageco crew of nine were deployed, constructing the 500m² festival stages in four days, including two video wings supporting giant screens either side.

Project director Dirk De Decker ensured detailed plans were exchanged with the festival production team from Maztec and the incoming bands production, and even following several late modifications, Stageco's on-site project managers accommodated changes to production requirements from rapper Eminem.

Antonio Duarte Da Cruz, project manager at Chelmsford, said: "The stages followed a similar

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UK - Hall Stage has been appointed authorised dealer of Zetex, Zetexplus and Z-Flex fabrics, and Newtex engineered curtain systems for European theatres and public venues.

Newtex Industries Inc (USA) is a manufacturer of fabrics and fabricated systems for thermal management and fire protection. All products are asbestos-free.

ZetexPlus 1210 is a proprietary asbestos-free fabric designed specifically for stage and theatre applications. A specialty weave of highly texturised premium grade E-glass yarn provides "exceptionally high mechanical strength in the vertical direction and five times the abrasion resistance of existing asbestos curtains". The specialised ZetexPlus blend of vermiculite raises continuous temperature resistance of the base fibreglass fabric to over 1100° C, the company says.

ZetexPlus 1210 is designed as a replacement fabric for existing safet

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UAE - Star Events Group has announced a new phase in its development plan which gives it a base in the Middle East for the first time. Working with Dubai based Quickfix Scaffolding Solutions (QFS) as the local partner, the new venture will see the Star Seating grandstand system available from this October throughout the Middle East.

Meeting the latest European standards for both space and safety, the air-insulated seats are particularly suited to very hot (and very cold) climates. To provide client flexibility, the same tip up seats can also be installed without any fixings on any flat surface.

The new venture will be headed locally by Quickfix MD Simon Wills who has over 30 years experience in the scaffolding industry throughout the world. Wills comments, "This new alliance will enable us to meet the needs of our existing clients who require a safety conscious company to

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UK - The Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) will release the revised code of practice for the selection and use of temporary access equipment for working at height in theatres, in time for the 2011 PLASA Show.

This long-awaited document provides step-by-step practical guidance for all who work at height and those who supervise work at height in theatres and other entertainment venues. Aimed particularly at the working technician, the code sets out the hierarchy of choice that should be followed when selecting equipment. Topics include existing and purpose-made bridges, powered access such as MEWPS, scaffolding towers, Tallescopes, Zarges, step ladders and rope ladders in descending order of safety factors.

Of particular interest is the revised section on Tallescopes and the new requirements necessary to carry the ABTT's approval for it being regarded as a safe p

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UK - A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) will attend PLASA 2011 (Stand 1-D32, Hall 1) to showcase and discuss examples of the many performance lighting, audio and AV system installations provided by the company.

ACSP design, supply and install lighting, sound and AV systems - as well as track and curtains, intercom and show relay. The company's previous installations range from a basic six circuit lighting bar, with a dimmer pack and lighting desk, to full blown theatre systems.

Working alongside designers and architects or directly for the performance venue, the company's fully qualified team of engineers will provide a first class finished system installation, on time and on budget.

ACSP has access to over 200 quality brands, including popular performance ranges from Chroma-Q, Jands, Spotlight, ETC, Philips Selecon, Pulsar, Sennheiser, Shure, Soundcraft, Allen & Heath, JBL, Andol

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UK - ShowTex is sponsoring all stage drapes and masking fabrics for the Theatres Trust Ecovenue feature at PLASA 2011.

Located in Earls Court 2, the stand will display ShowTex Oeko-Tex 100 standard certified velvet velour ecological theatre curtains in its theatre-in-miniature, complete with 'auditorium', 'stage', 'backstage', 'foyer' and 'box office'.

In support of the long term efforts undertaken by the Theatres Trust to demonstrate proven sustainability techniques for theatres and to help bring ecology into focus at PLASA 2011, ShowTex custom made a variety of classic theatre curtains from its range of eco friendly flame retardant fabrics

The Shakespeare, Molière and newly added Goethe range of velvets developed by ShowTex are the first in the industry to be Oeko-Tex 100 certified and meet the strict M1 and BS5867 standards of flammability. The 100 % cotton velvets come

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UK - Showsec revitalised and rejuvenated its operating strategies to maximise the secure environment and customer experience at this year's Creamfields festival - the first of a five year deal with Cream International Events.

Creamfields, which took place from 26-28 August this year in Daresbury, Cheshire, has grown from a small dance festival spawned from the underground clubbing culture, to one of the UK's largest events pulling in crowds of over 50,000 people with major chart headliners including Chemical Brothers and Swedish House Mafia.

This year Creamfields added a third night to the line up, and welcomed more than 45,000 campers across the weekend.

Mark Logan, director at Showsec, said, "It is no longer a niche dance-based demographic in terms of audience base; it's a mainstream festival where guest experience is of paramount importance to the organisers.

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UK - Hoist UK has reached the final of this year's Innovation Awards at PLASA 2011 for their ULC - TT Universal Load Corner, offered through their sister company Truss UK.

The PLASA Awards for Innovation recognises products which advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice, or taking a key step forward in terms of safety.

The load corner unit eliminates the need to try and support the truss either side of a conventional corner block or worse still suspend from it. The ULC-TT Universal Load Corner which is an integral part of the TT series of truss is a structurally rated and certified six way corner complete with a suspension and load point for up to 2,500kgs.

Paul Jordan, designer of the Universal Load Corner says, "The ULC TT shows that thinking outside the box on a new development actually works. Up to now truss manufac

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