This is to help service the increasing amount of work PSI is doing in southern Ireland, enabling a true 'all Ireland' operation, which will run in conjunction with the Belfast office and warehouse in Carryduff. The two locations are under two hours apart by road.
This Dublin base is being managed by Ciaran Tallon. He has been in the lighting and production industry for 24 years with active experience as a freelance technician, lighting operator and designer and as project manager working on tours, corporate events and installations, and for the last 12 years as hire manager with his previous company.
PSI's Brian Reilly states, "It's great to have someone of Ciaran's calibre on board. We've been considering this move for some time, and with the amount of work we have recently been engaged in south of the border, it will allow us to offer really cost-effective packages to our clients and an even more efficient and streamlined service."
The Dublin unit has 5000sq.ft of space, with main offices, sales and meeting rooms and a substantial warehouse space with full truck access. The computer and hire track rental systems between offices are networked together. A full stock of lighting equipment will be kept in Dublin. Dublin will also have a sales department.
Says PSI's Sean Pagel, "It's very exciting. One of the things we value most at PSI is teamwork, which enables us to offer a seriously premium service. When all the circumstances were in place - with the right person and premises available - it was the time to make our move"
Recent PSI work includes The All Ireland Talent Show - for which they have supplied full lighting production for the last 3 years, and the company also works regularly for several southern Ireland based lighting designers and production companies. PSI has just been confirmed a lighting supplier for the Vodafone Stage at the 2011 Oxegen Festival.
(Jim Evans)
