XL Events launches (Industry)
XL Events is the new division from XL Video, created by consolidating the corporate division of XL Video and AV specialists Show Support. Kenza Darley (29 Oct'08)
Located in Bromsgrove and Hemel Hempstead the operation will be led by Rich Rowley (above left) and assisted by a highly experienced and professional team of 23.
XL
Events has been established to offer the latest sound, lighting and AV
technology drawing on the experience, resources and project management
of the XL Video group of companies in the UK and Europe.
Rowley
comments “We have a vast pool of knowledge and creativity, plus access
to a wide variety of equipment. As part of the XL Group of companies we
have the resources to offer the most comprehensive and cost-effective
packages and support involving everything from providing the technical
infrastructure to the logistics of making an event happen efficiently”.
XL Video MD Lee Spencer (above right)
follows up with, “We’re predicting a very positive future for a company
designed to offer flexible, creative, leading-edge solutions in a time
of economic volatility”. He adds, “XL Events will also fill the void
left by other rental companies who are now chasing end-user work. There
are many production companies out there in need of love and support!”
The
XL Group has already invested in excess of half a million pounds in the
new company, and predicts to do at least the same again over the next
12 months.
XL Events has access to a vast array of in-house
equipment including the latest L-Acoustics dVDOSC, KIVA and d&b
Line Array loudspeaker systems with analogue / digital control from
Soundcraft, Yamaha and Midas plus a large selection of Shure,
Sennheiser radio systems. Lighting stock consists of conventional,
digital and LED lighting. XL Events has invested in Martin Professional
moving lights, the Catalyst DL series, along with Philips SSL
ColorBlasts and ChromaQ ColorBlock LED, with WholeHog, MA Lighting or
Avolites for control.
Needless to say XL Events also has
access to XL Videos vast stock of broadcast quality cameras, HD PPUs
and LED screens for all applications. There are also a host of more
‘exotic’ alternatives at their disposal including F-LED11, Spider 40,
MiStrip, MiTrix, Stealth and customisations as required.
The
largest UK fleet of projectors includes machines from Christie, Barco
and Digital Projection, and the constantly developing world of media
servers and show control includes, Catalyst, Hippotizer, D3, Pandora’s
Box, and Folsom Encore fleets.
XL Events will also offer it’s
clients specialist set and content pre-visualisation in 2 or 3D and
content creation – either stand-alone or integrated in a package –
through its two in-house HD Creation Studios with the latest offline
hardware, software and facilities all manned by in-house experts.
Events
already include 5,500 seated delegates at the NEC, a European roadshow,
televised spectaculars and a series of confidential board-room
briefings for example.
Current and upcoming XL Events work
includes shows for Price Waterhouse Coopers at the new Atlantis Hotel
Dubai, the MPH08 Show in the UK and Ireland and audio and video for a
CBeebies production in December/January for BBC Worldwide.