NW Group is represented by the Oceania and Spyglass brands with bases in Auckland and Wellington on the North Island.
The company has recently invested in 24 new Robe Spiider LED wash beams which are added to their 56 Robe BMFLs (32 Spots and 24 Blades), delivered via distributor, Jands New Zealand.
They were looking for a great value and solidly reliable LED wash beam that could be used in any environment explained the head of lighting Aaron Curry, who designs lights for many of the company’s projects. He has been in this post for just over a year, and before that was freelancing in the US.
Spiiders are the only ones in rental stock on New Zealand’s North Island! “The new lights perfectly fill that gap for a mid-to-large-sized LED wash fixture here,” Head of Lighting Aaron Curry, commented.
“Flexibility is top of the list for anything servicing our markets,” elucidated Curry, “Spiidersare both beams and wash lights so that is ideal for us,” he commented, adding that all his major designs for NW Group projects will utilise BMFLs and Spiiders.
Recent examples have included the Maranga Concert in Parrs Park, Auckland, to raise funds for communities hit by Cyclone Gabrielle; the Eden Park semi-final of the 2023 FIFAWomen’s World Cup and the annual Deloitte Top 200 Awards staged at Auckland’s Viaduct events centre.
NW Group’s various lighting operators all like the Spiiders for the range of dynamic effects and their reliability says Aaron, and the fixtures have been out on the road every week since arriving in the country at the end of 2023.
The Spiiders are in demand at both the Auckland and Wellington branches: “They suit all of our work,” noted Curry.
“The Robe moving lights are flagship fixtures and complement all the other luminaires we have. They are durable for outdoor work and lighting designers, directors and operators are happy to use Robe products all over New Zealand,” he stated.
In addition to having appropriate kit, Curry underlined the importance of getting the right people onboard. “A massive part of our strength is all those talented and dedicated individuals ensuring we deliver standards of excellence on all levels,” he emphasised.
NW Group’s lighting department produces around 250 shows / events a year of varying sizes and scales, and a typical month will also see one to two tours leave the warehouse.
NW Group production manager Jacob Eliason is another big fan of the Spiiders: “They are the punchiest wash lights we have here – I love the colour mixing and especially the darker colours,” he explained during a show celebrating the 2024 Chinese New Year at the TSB Arena in Wellington, for which NW Group supplied all production equipment.
