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HELi Showequipment GmbH chooses GLP’s impression S350 series

Dry hire specialists, HELi Showequipment GmbH supply technology for events of all types and sizes. The company, based in Bodenheim near Mainz, continually invests in new equipment from leading brand manufacturers, as well as offering full service back-up. HELi is currently expanding its inventory of LED moving lights with a three digit quantity of impression […] The post HELi Showequipment GmbH...

Blackout Undertakes Pioneering Mental Health Research at PLASA 2019

The team behind the 6-minute immersive mental health installation Blackout will be running a pioneering industry evaluation alongside their WL-supported exhibition experience at this year’s PLASA Show at London Olympia, from Sunday 15 to Tuesday 17 September 2019. Bringing academic analysis to the exhibition, Research Director in Clinical Psychology at the University of Surrey Dr Paul Hanna has...

Blackout to undertake pioneering mental health research at PLASA 2019

The team behind the 6-minute immersive mental health installation Blackout is delighted to reveal that they will be running a pioneering industry evaluation alongside their exhibition experience at this year’s PLASA Show at London Olympia from Sunday 15 to Tuesday 17 September 2019.