STL GO GREEN! – June 2010

The Green Hippo Hippotiser has risen to become one of the most widely used media servers in the entertainment industry, offering enormous flexible video playback and real time manipulation.

With the increasing demand for the integration of lighting and video, STL has now added a Critter Hippotiser V3 system to the hire stock. Using the Critters vast media library and pixel mapping capabilities will allow us to offer a new dimension of creative possibilities to our clients and keep STL at the cutting edge of new technology.

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STL invests in MAC 700’s – June 2010

STL are pleased to continue their long standing relationship with Martin professional with the recent investment in a range of MAC 700 profile moving heads, which are now available for hire. This new range joins the current extensive stock of 250 Entours and 250 washes and helps meet the demand for a very popular and highly requested fixture. The MAC 700 Profile is a compact, powerful fixture with an output and optical precision beyond its peers. It combines a full CMY colour mixing system with an 8 position colour wheel and a gobo animation system for dramatic projection effects. It also features an iris, fixed gobos, rotating gobos and zoom system.

Please contact us or see our rental pages to view our competitive hire rates and availability!

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New LED Hire Stock - April 2010

STL are constantly trying to update and add to the range of equipment in the hire stock and have again added to the LED range offered. Having already invested in Pulsar Chroma Batten 200’s and  SGM Palcos and Genios, STL wanted to be able to find a fixture that would meet the constant request from dry hire clients for an LED Parcan and at the same time be a useful addition for the future STL projects. The answer was found in the new DTS Titan full colour LED projector.

This unit not only looks compact being a similar size to a PAR 56 can, but also offers an IP65 protection rating, making it ideal for the companies increasing amount of architectural work.

For more details on this and the rest of our LED range, please browse our rental pages.

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Two new stars join the STL fleet – March 2010

With the increase in hire stock and size of shows STL are now able to meet, the need to enhance the size of the vehicles used to maintain the delivery service we offer became a priority. STL have now purchased a 15 tonne box truck and medium wheel base Sprinter van from our friends at Northside Mercedes.

Knowing that first impressions and image count for so much with clients, the company has always strived to maintain a high level of presentation, and the new Mercedes fleet helps to uphold the company reputation STL  have worked so hard to acquire.

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STL go Jurassic – Jan 2010

STL has been commissioned to provide lighting and power to Dinosaurs Unleashed – Londons largest interactive dinosaur encounter.

STL has designed both interior and exterior lighting schemes for Dinosaurs Unleashed, which runs until May on the Land Securities Parklife site in Oxford Street.  The brainchild of Nicky Allison of Progressive Events, the slightly industrial setting makes an ideal home for the 24 dinosaurs, one of a number of temporary events/uses that have maximized this prime real estate during a break in the ongoing process of redeveloping the site.
Having worked with Progressive Events on numerous other projects, STL were delighted to take up the challenge of illuminating the experience’s prehistoric inhabitants.

With the project due to tour later in the year, we look forward working with Progressive again in bringing the extinct back to life!

STL add to their existing Mercedes fleet - Feb 09

Knowing that reliability and image play an important role in modern day business, STL strive to maintain a high standard of equipment, and its transport fleet is no exception. The company has recently invested in a new MWB Mercedes Sprinter van, adding to its ability to provide a reliable delivery service to all its customers.

"We've always found the Mercedes commercial vehicle range to be robust and able to cope with high mileages," say's Ben Hoadley, whose responsibilities entail vehicle logistics for STL events. "All our vehicles are fitted with professional loading ramps and have large payload areas, that prove to be invaluable".

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STL purchase four new NOVA Flowers - Jan 09

Due to high demand for different services and equipment in the entertainment industry, STL has recently taken delivery of four new Nova Flowers, available for hire now.

Seeing what a popular effect the Nova Flower provides and having used them to great success on various outdoor events in 2008, STL jumped at the opportunity to add them to their hire stock and become one of the few suppliers of them in the South East. The Nova Flower is a searchlight with CYM and blackout that has the capabilities of a moving head. It has the same look as the Space Flower which has been around for years, but with the added options of colour, DMX control and outdoor use.

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STL enjoy Christmas at the Castle - Dec 08

Having developed a good working relationship with the Leeds Castle events team over the last two years, STL were commissioned by the Castle to design and install lighting in their woodland walk garden throughout December.

Presenting many challenges, this install required adequate lighting for over 500 meters of walkway, with various sections themed, using colour and effects to provide a variety of different looks.

Managing Director, Iain Austin said, "We wanted to give each section of the walk something different, so you really got the feeling of moving from one area and into somewhere totally separate, all the while maintaining a fluid continuity". To achieve this look STL used an impressive amount of City Colour 2500s, Mac 250 Entours in domes and Pulsar LED battens to provide colour washes, along with HQI floods highlighting specific trees and features.

A key feature for one of the Castles large ponds was a one meter wide mirror ball hung over the water from a large Willow tree.� This provided something unexpected and out of the ordinary that was a real talking point among visitors.

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Leeds Castle Fireworks - Nov 08

For the second year running, STL provided lighting production for the Leeds Castle firework spectacular, arguably one of the largest displays in the South East. Spread over three nights to accommodate the sell-out crowds, it proved to be a huge success, living up to its reputation as one of the best displays in the country.

This year's display was built around a narrated story of King Arthur and cleverly incorporated laser and lighting effects, which synchronised to carefully selected music tracks. The show design was devised by Alchemy Fireworks, who choreographed the display and put together the sound track. To enhance the fireworks and set a dramatic atmosphere throughout the narrated scenes, Phil Parsons of STL created a lighting design to compliment all aspects of the show.

Using an impressive array of City Colour 2500s and Martin Mac 2000s set along the moats edge, STL changed the colour of the entire Castle and projected images onto the walls. A combination of Nova flowers and High Grounds added breath taking aerial effects moving across the water and through the crowds.

The laser segments of the show were designed and operated by Julie Stewart of Laser Visuals, with large scale animations projected on to the Castle and some impressive aerial effects which spanned out over the audience.