UK - James Isles has joined Richard Martin Lighting as warehouse technician. Previously with lighting suppliers Panalux, Isles says, "I am always up for a challenge. It's a good feeling to be starting a new role at the start of a new year. I am sure there is a lot to learn but I also hope that I can bring a lot to the company and the guys in the Warehouse."

(Jim Evans)

UK - TMB has announced the addition of Kevin Woods to its global Customer Development group. Based out of TMB UK in London, Woods' role will be to maintain existing and establish new customer relationships, plus develop the markets for TMB's proprietary and exclusive products.

Woods received his BA with honours in Theatre Practice at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Before and after graduation, he did freelance work at several different theatres in and around London, including lighting design for Eugene Onegin at the Richmond Theatre and My Fair Lady at

The Netherlands - Yamaha Commercial Audio Europe is to distribute a new line of audio products designed for the contractor installation markets, produced exclusively for the company by Spanish manufacturer, Equipson SA.

Launching at ISE in Amsterdam, which takes place at the city's RAI Centre from 1-3 February, the new WORKproCA series will include a range of ceiling speakers, active and passive wall mount loudspeakers, subwoofers, power amplifiers and mixer amplifiers.

Competitively priced, the WORKproCA range has been targeted to meet the requirements of clients who demand high qu

USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers is expanding its VLF Series of subwoofers with the re-introduction of an old favourite at NAMM - the VLF218. In addition to being on display at the Community booth, visitors to NAMM will be able to hear the VLF218 in action as part of the Community system powering the live Wanna Play Stage, which features daily performances outside the arena entrance.

Joining the existing VLF208 and VLF212 models, the newly updated VLF218 is a dual 18-inch subwoofer system with a slim profile and rugged Baltic birch-ply enclosure. With power handling of 1600W

USA - City Theatrical is now shipping its PDS-375 TRX power/data supply for Philips Color Kinetics CKDMX LED lighting fixtures.

The PDS-375 TRX is a six output version of City Theatrical's PDS-750 TRX power/data supply, and operates without a fan in its standard operating position making it suitable for installations such as studios which require complete silence.

The PDS-375 TRX combines advanced new LED fixture control and configuration features with multi-control protocol interoperability and powerful new data management resources in a single lighting control unit, and along with

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