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14 March 2016

Other sectors have had to comply with the regulations for the last two years, but this sector was given a two-year transitional period, which expired on 6 April. Employers will have a new responsibility to protect their employees' hearing and should consider conducting a noise risk assessment, taking steps to reduce noise where necessary and ensure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded.

Employees must be informed of the changes and provided with hearing protection and checks where necessary. Employers may also

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14 March 2016

DTE Energy has constructed a large new glass-roofed terrace space at the heart of its 'Town Square' at its Detroit, Michigan headquarters. The Town Square doubles as a cafeteria and corporate meeting area, and features 'green' technology throughout including cutlery and plates made from fully compostable materials. A compact but high power, high quality audio and video system was required to deliver presentations in the busy, daylit space.

The space is 140ft x 100ft (43m x 30m) with a sloping ceiling that starts at 40ft (12m) and goes down to 18ft (5.5m), and has three walls of brick and g

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14 March 2016

Sarner produced a powerful design concept aimed at visually communicating the effects of climate change on our environment. Michael Bennett, lead designer and creative director at Sarner, commented on the scale of the project: "Our brief was to provide a unique experience to the visitor, highlighting the current issues of global warming. We have delivered a highly creative solution, supported by the latest technological advances, to portray the full story of how our climate has changed - from the creation of earth through to the potential hazards we may be facing in the future."

Sarner's educational showpiece deliver

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The extra space enables a dramatic increase to the standard stock inventory of trussing and roof systems, ensuring even quicker and more immediate delivery throughout the UK sales network. Milos is renowned for its fast deliveries worldwide in the entertainment business.

The Milos Group portfolio has increased immensely over the past 12-18 months, and "too much space is never enough," says Glen Brown, UK sales and marketing director.

The Open Week will enable customers to visit the new facilities and see a whole range of Milos products close-up, including the latest specification MR1 curved Roof System, the MT1 and MRT1 PA Towers, plus various other products

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14 March 2016

The decision followed an intensive effort by both parties to consummate the deal within the targeted timeline, but a number of issues remained unresolved, and both Gibson and TC agreed that it was best that the merger proceedings not continue.

A statement reveals that TC Group's goal is to "continue to produce and distribute innovative and respected high-performance audio products for business partners around the world," adding that "Gibson Guitar remains loyal to its many customers and will continue to dedicate its future to producing the best musical instruments in the w

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14 March 2016

LD Matt Arthur had been impressed by the Jands Vista's capabilities after seeing it used for last year's Keane arena tour, so decided to try it out for himself on the Mark Ronson tour. Production meetings led to the idea of re-creating a 60s style TV show set, so the band were placed on a series of risers in a V shape, ranging in height from 0.6m to 1.5m. To give the lighting a suitably retro feel, Matt's design incorporated some 5K Fresnels retro fitted with LED fixtures inside. The set also featured all red drapes, legs and swagged borders to give it an 'old school' fee

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14 March 2016

Dolby designed the lighting scheme according to the remit; provision of new exterior luminaires which would be fixed onto seven new street lighting columns positioned in the same location as the old columns, and with no extra resources for cabling or additional installation. The exterior luminaires had to be high brightness LEDs, colour changing, provide directional light, and be waterproof and vandal proof. A total of 28 LED luminaires (four per lighting column) were installed and each LED cluster individually controlled by the sophisticated lighting control system.

The new LED luminaires were focused on the walkway to pro

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14 March 2016

As a judge, Ruth will be looking for evidence that HAE member companies have demonstrated the highest standards or quality and professionalism. There are 14 categories in total ranging from 'Hire Person of the Year' to 'Best Contribution to Health and Safety'.

Ruth said: "I'm looking for companies that are committed to developing their teams and who have invested time and money in building their skills and levels of customer service to set themselves apart from others.

"Many companies have the right intentions or a range of p

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14 March 2016

Two training sessions will be held on the day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, each catering for up to 10 engineers. At each session, following an initial technical presentation, the 10 will be divided into two groups of five, each with access to their own Vi6, so that every attendee is assured of some properly supervised hands-on time with t

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14 March 2016

"Eurosell is extremely strong in the Italian installation market, where much of the core of Turbosound's business has been for the last five years," says Turbosound's European sales manager, Chris Hinds. "The addition of Turbosound to its product line gives the opportunity to use this installation channel as a base to forge links both in the touring market and into the MI chain, thus increasing market potential."

"The decision to move the Italian distribution to Eurosell is endorsed by all involved," adds Fabrizio Sorbi, Chairman of Proel. "It is based on current ma

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14 March 2016

The visual show surrounding SMD's silhouettes consists of a 2m circular table laden with synths, keyboards, drum machines, laptops and a multitude of effect pedals. The duo dash around the table triggering the different effects and samples - and the show evolves into an eclectic mix of sound and light. Thompson continues: "The tour varies a lot depending on venue size, so we have a huge back catalogue of plan

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14 March 2016

Codex Productions, with a rental inventory of over 200 moving heads, is Luxembourg's market leader in the presentation of high quality events. The lighting concept for the XF launch consisted of moving heads, all Martin, as well as a high impact LED wall. The equipment list included 20 MAC 600 NT washlights, 14 MAC 250 Washes, 12 MAC 250 Entours, four MAC 2000 Performances, four MAC 700 Profiles and Martin LC Series LED panels.

The Jaguar showroom's front window was filled with six columns of Martin LC Series LED panels, used to highlight Jaguar logos as well as a commercial video. Codex had previously used the LC panels only as a decor

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14 March 2016

"The old desk had become unreliable with the usual wear and tear issues so the options were replacement or repair. In view of the high priority of live music at The Horn, the purchase of a new desk was approved," explains The Horn's resident sound engineer, Graham Stevenson. "The GL2400 was chosen from a shortlist on account of its value for money, build quality and 'rider-friendliness'. Initial comments from the sound engineers have been very favourable, and I'm certainly well pleased with it."

The Horn's audio refurbishment began last year with the installation of a new amp rack in a secure and properly ventilated location at the rear of the premises, much rewiring of the tie lines, speaker cables an

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14 March 2016

Replicating the service in the UK, Unusual says the new office will offer a specialist rigging and engineering service, supported by a comprehensive range of well maintained and up to date equipment. Operating to European standards, all equipment will be stored locally in Dubai.

Alan Jacobi, MD of Unusual, commented: "This is a significant investment and development in the life of Unusual. The decision to open up in the Middle East has been made as a result of numerous requests for comprehensive technical rigging solutions, backed up with a proven track record. The marketplace is expanding so fast that it became a logical decision to take up the challenge."

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"Creative Audio has proven to have a remarkable technical core with a keen understanding of contractor requirements and end-user needs," Lockhart noted. "Biamp Systems shares this close connection to the market and places a high value on providing innovative approaches that create valuable solutions for our customers. I am confident that our engineering teams, though separated by m

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14 March 2016

"The feedback from our partners in the AV Rental Partner Program has been great worldwide," said Mika Koivula, CEO of FogScreen. "Because our partners are seeing such incredible uptake in the market, many of them are attaining payback on their purchases in only 3 to 6 months and are already adding additional screens to their inventory to keep up with demand. The interest has been so incredible that we have doubled the total number of partners in the past four months."

FogScreen Inc says it is working closely with all its resellers and dea

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The flexible space allows the rooms to be combined or divided into a number of configurations. At the same time, this concept represents a real challenge in terms of the media technology installed, which of course has to be seamlessly adaptable to the room configuration selected. Moreover, this must normally be possible without specialised technical personnel.

The contractor for the concept, planning and installation of the complete audio and video technology as well as programming of the remote control (AMX)

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14 March 2016

Following a well-received presentation about acoustical prediction in 2003, John Meyer returns to Sound:Check Xpo to deliver a presentation about high-performance cinema sound, hosted by the AES Latin American Conference. Drawing from his years of experience in creating highly successful products for movie theatres, Meyer will share his knowledge of how to create sound systems that provide the complete, multi-sensory movie-viewing experience, the company says.

Audio professionals at the show will also have the opportunity to learn about the Constellation electroacoustic architecture at another A

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14 March 2016

Acoustical consultant Rich Riedel was called in and listened to the members of the congregation, the church's music ministry and parish leaders, and attended many services at St. Philip Neri. It was clear that a solution would require both an improved sound system and acoustical treatment. "The old speaker system consisted of wall mounted speakers along the side walls," he recalls. "The locations were not bad, but the speakers themselves were too low and as a result were aimed almost directly across the space instead of pointing down toward the congregation. As you'd expect, there was lots of reverberant energy bouncing off the side walls and ceilings, and not much direct sound rea

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14 March 2016

Already pledging to donate their royalties for April 24 to Light Relief are the lighting designers of many shows, including a couple of overseas productions: Paule Constable, The City at Royal Court Theatre, Chris Davey, (no specific show); Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot UK and Australia; Rob Halliday, Equus UK tour and My Fair Lady US tour; Paul Pyant, Lord of the Rings; Malcolm Rippeth, Brief Encounter; Ian Scott, 39 Steps; Kevin Sleep, Woman in Black, James Whiteside for The Wedding Singer tour and Never Forget, donated in advance of its West End premiere in May; and Willie Williams, We Will Rock You, UK and French and Saunders Live Tour. Thanks to all these for their early commitment

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14 March 2016

Led by Senior Pastor Dr Janto Simkoputera, GBI has recently opened up a new church in the MGK Mall in downtown Jakarta, a move prompted by the need to accommodate its ever-growing community. "The new church is a great facility for us," said GBI's head of sound Handri Nathanael. "The church is on two levels on the 9th and 10th floor of the Mall, each approximately 3,300sq.m and for a big service on just the 10th floor we can accommodate 3,200 people, so we have space to grow."The new church opened towards the end of 2007 followed by a special service in December, "Dr Janto invited severa

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14 March 2016

Built in 1971 and seating 980 in a thrust-stage configuration, the theatre has just completed the first phase of its current refurbishment project - to replace the stage with a versatile system that allows the stage level to be easily and safely changed for different functions, including the forthcoming snooker championship.

Theatreplan's Clive Odom says: "The stage system was developed using Steeldeck Easydeck platforms which are the 'industry standard' s

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14 March 2016

The embossed stone church, built in 1906 and painstakingly restored in 1984 by a Catholic Korean community under the supervision of architect Claude Beaulieu, suffered poor intelligibility from a series of full-range two-way loudspeakers mounted on the side walls at a height of 15ft, where the high frequencies were projected directly onto hard reflective surfaces, and the low frequency energy was completely uncontrolled, further degrading speech intelligibility.

In 2006 the congregation of St. Cunégonde contacted Siscom of Montréal for advice on improving the situation. With over a million cubic feet of internal volume enclosed by plaster,

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14 March 2016

Opened in September 2007, the 4,000sq.ft Playboy Store is Playboy Enterprises Inc's first freestanding retail location in Europe. From the moment that visitors walk through the sliding glass-façade doors etched with the iconic Rabbit Head logo, the Playboy London Flagship Store offers a unique shopping experience. Part of that experience is the powerful sound system, designed and installed by PEL Music & Media.

As a leading Bose Pro-Partner, PEL based the design of the sound system around a Bose Professional System, featuring latest Bose ceiling speakers. The result is a sensitively installed, comprehensive and flexible sound system. Each of the three floors can have their own music playing to reflect the ambience of the floor and the pro