The Chelmsford-based company has a heavy and varied workload, with a busy wet hire programme and a burgeoning cross-hire arrangement with another Coemar-based house, Terry Tew Sound & Light. Aside from servicing a number of one-off spectaculars, Knight International is also prominent in the Asian market.
Proprietor Phil Knight told us: "Coemar are a good investment for us because of their competitive pricing and good optics. Scanning mirror technology has had its day and there are certain things we need out of moving yoke systems, mainly price and reliability. I have known the people at Coemar UK for many years, and once we had evaluated the fixtures it was an easy decision to make."
Knight is equally complimentary about the Antari and Hungaroflash kit, describing the latter as "the best strobes I have seen." Knight has also purchased eight Alkalite Chameleon Par 36 strips, run off the Chameleon electronic controller ideal for television work, from the Coemar UK sister company, Lighting Effects Distribution. Knight continues: "Back-lit with a camera and star filter they produce an excellent effect. We bought the Chameleons initially because they are also excellent for lighting lecterns, which is very useful in our corporate work."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
