GLP proved at this year’s PLASA Show that it is sometimes unnecessary to take more than a minimal booth to create maximum impact – presenting visitors with a battery of JDC Lines, FR10s, the firm’s new battery operated Creative Light 1, and FUSION PAR FP7 — the first time these ranges had been seen in public.
The stand also boasted a video created by David Stewart and Greg Westwood and designed by Morgan Evans.
“That video proved well worthwhile,” stated GLP UK boss, Simon Barrett. “In fact, the show generally exceeded expectations, with a lot more people than I anticipated. Everyone was excited to be back and it seems like this is the green light [for the industry] to go.”
With Barrett and colleague David Stewart hosting, he says it had been the correct decision to make their presence largely “people focused rather than product focused”, and they were able to have productive chats with many customers and LDs about the future, as the industry slowly wakes up.
They also had plenty of new sales to report, with FR10s going to Christie Lites and dry hire company Nexus, as well as being specified by LD Neil Austin for the West End production of Frozen.
Also heavily invested in the new IP65-certified FUSION PAR FP7 is TSL, with owner Sam Tamplin investing in 200 of the fixtures for an outdoor spectacular.
Another major sale confirmed at the show was a “significant investment” in JDC Line 1000 from Haydn Cruickshank at Colour Sound Experiment. Some 360m of the 1m-width JDC Line variant have been specified by an LD for a show in December.
Stewart said: “The differentiator is the unique high-powered continuous white LED strobe with pixel mapping, a bright RGB continuous line. It is something never seen before and innovative – but in addition to the LD, it has to work for the rental company with high-quality construction and reliability.”
Finally, the Creative Light 1 also received plenty of attention at PLASA. “It is our first battery wireless fixture in the GLP range, and battery wireless is now becoming a fad, with its attention-grabbing LED twinkle,” he remarked.