Courtesy of People Powered Our latest blog as part of this year’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek focuses on People Powered UK – a team of industry freelancers who have come together to use their skills and knowledge to aid NHS services across the country. People Powered UK is the brainchild of Katharine Williams (a lighting designer who previously worked on Crew for Calais) and Jono Kenyon (a lighting...
In just a few short weeks of adjusting to life during COVID-19, we have all learned a great deal about resilience, collaboration and our ability to adapt in challenging times. This time is slowly becoming a testament of the strength of our core values (mainly adaptability, friendliness and dependability). For this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we thought we’d share how some of the WL team have been...
An open letter asking for support for the Supply Chain to the Live Events industry The live events industry which includes music, theatre, corporate events, festivals and live broadcasts was amongst the first to be closed down by the COVID-19 pandemic and will be the last to return to normality. This is global issue and I would ask you to take the time to watch this video from the Live Events...
Earlier this year, WL announced that it had formed a strategic partnership with ELP. With over forty years’ industry experience, ELP has an unrivalled reputation for providing lighting technology and production management support to broadcasts and live events. Their work over the past few months alone includes BBC 1’s General Election coverage, BBC’s Young Musician of the Year, various commercials...
For those of you who celebrate Easter, this year was undoubtedly very different from the norm. With restaurants closed and social gatherings banned, most families and friends had to rely on apps such as Zoom in order to virtually come together and still try and make the most of a very surreal situation. One person in particular who had an unusual bank holiday was our Facilities Manager Gary Riehl...
Following the latest government announcements this week, the majority of the UK now finds themselves working from home. As such, many people are drawing on video conferencing for the first time; an exercise which can be challenging enough, without the added anxiety and pressure of the current situation we’re all facing. As a company, we are aware that one of the biggest frustrations with video...
Along with the rest of the world, as a business we are currently facing an unprecedented change to life as we know it. Every day we are working ever more closely within our company, industry, broader communities and beyond, to find new ways to help each other navigate these unchartered waters. Earlier this week, we used our SmartStage technology to deliver a virtual staff briefing about our...
Due to temporary closure of its historic building during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis, Methodist Central Hall Westminster (MCHW) has taken to live streaming their Sunday Morning Service, as a positive way to engage with their congregation and beyond. As the church’s in-house production service partner, White Light (WL) has adapted its pioneering SmartStage technology to provide a remote...
On Monday 23rd March, White Light management held a special briefing for all staff, in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on the company’s future strategy. The briefing was delivered by Managing Director, Bryan Raven, directly from the SmartStage located at WL’s Wimbledon HQ and the majority of staff attended remotely via Zoom. You can watch a short clip of this via the link...
On the day of its 1 st birthday, progressive new venue Illuminate at the Science Museum scooped the coveted ‘Venue of the Year’ accolade at the Event Production Awards. As the venue’s in-house production service partner, White Light (WL) has significantly invested in equipping Illuminate with a state-of-the-art technical infrastructure to meet the demands of its diverse client base. The inaugural...