Core Brands Strengthens EMEA Sales and Support Team with Industry Pros Marc Waple and Iain Cameron

Furthering its commitment to provide Distributors with the industry’s best sales and support team, leading control, audio and power solutions provider Core Brands, today announced the reorganization of its EMEA sales and technical support team, with the appointments of Marc Waple and Iain Cameron as Core Brands International Sales and Tech Support Managers, concentrating on the ELAN, Furman CI*, Niles, SpeakerCraft, Proficient, Sunfire and Xantech brands.

Marc Waple

“Both Waple and Cameron have produced impressive results, helping Core Brands to grow its business in the CI and Pro channels,” Core Brands Director of International Sales Simon Spears said today. “Their industry expertise will greatly benefit Core Brands’ Distributors, as they continue to drive sales, and provide technical support in the EMEA market. We’re excited to welcome them both as full-time members of the Core Brands international team.”

Marc Waple has worked with Core Brands products since 2006 when he began working as a Niles Audio UK Sales Manager for BMB Electronics UK. Since then, he has held multiple sales and brand development positions at well known organizations within the UK, such as Sales Manager at Midwich Homes, Business Development Manager at Invision UK, and International Sales Manager EMEA at World Marketing Associates. 

Iain Cameron

Prior to joining Core Brands full time, Iain Cameron served as the Managing Director of ICSound, where he utilized his extensive audio engineering background. Cameron first joined the industry in 2001 as the Head Sound and Lighting Engineer at Woodend Arts Center in Aberdeenshire. Throughout the next 15 years, he held positions such as Audio Engineer at Great Big Resources; Audio Systems Design, Integration and Commissioner at the Anglican Center Qatar; and Freelance Applications Engineer for CUK-Audio.

“Marc and Iain bring a wealth of experience to their new positions at Core Brands,” Spears concluded. “Their knowledge of the markets, coupled with their understanding of our product offering, is going to help our Distributors throughout the region build their business volume and profits. We’re thrilled to have them on board.”

*Furman Pro products will remain with Julian Young at WMA.​

NanoLumens Appoints Award-Winning Lighting Designer Simon Deary to Position of Regional Sales Director EMEA

To better serve its growing customer base in the EMEA region, NanoLumens® (www.nanolumens.com), a leading manufacturer and marketer of visualization solutions, today announced the appointment of Simon Deary to the position of Regional Sales Director EMEA, reporting directly to David DaCosta, NanoLumens Managing Director EMEA.

“As NanoLumens continues to expand throughout the EMEA region, we need to have someone of Simon’s experience join our team,” DaCosta said today. “Through his unique background in lighting design and LED engineering, Simon has a well-versed understanding of the industry, and will be able to show a variety of businesses how our solutions can help them to achieve their customer engagement goals and objectives.”

Before joining NanoLumens, Deary founded Son Et Lumiere, an LED design firm specializing in high-end events. Deary worked on projects such as the Expendables 3 premier in Cannes and London, W Hotel Verbier, and the Cosmopolitan Awards. Prior to this, Deary was the Director of LED PoisonÔ, a market leader in supplying product solutions, technology, and visual solutions to the biggest names and shows in Entertainment, including X-Factor, the Alice Keys World Tour, Justin Timberlake World Tour, Britain’s Got Talent, Deal or No Deal, and more.

Deary also served as Area Sales Manager at Philips Color Kinetics, an LED lighting distributor and installer, as well as lighting design positions with theater companies throughout the UK, including Bill Kenwright Limited, Green and Lenagan Limited, and Show Credits Theatre. Simon Deary received an Honors Degree in LED Electronic Design and Engineering from Boston University.

“From working on LED and lighting design for The Who to crafting unique visuals at the Olympic Ceremonies, Simon Deary’s vast knowledge of LED product design, manufacturing, sales and support is an incredible asset to NanoLumens,” DaCosta concluded.

39-Foot Curved NanoLumens® Visualization Solutions Touch Down at London Stansted Airport

London’s Stansted Airport is taking its on-site customer messaging capabilities to a whole new level with the recent installation of a 39-foot (12 meter) NanoLumens® large scale visualization solution that is being utilized to provide advertising space to marketers along with flight information and airport updates.  The massive passenger-engagement solution is the first curved screen to be installed at any airport in the United Kingdom.

Airport advertising agency Eye Airports recently stated that the new addition helps to transform advertising at airports, noting that the solution offers an unparalleled platform for advertisers to inspire and strongly engage with airport audiences. With a second NanoLumens solution going up soon, this marks the latest in Eye Airports' recently announced £8 million “Redefining Airports” investment spanning London’s Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Bristol and Newcastle Airports. The project aims to offer bold new digital opportunities for advertisers and is said to be the largest investment in UK Airport advertising this decade.

According to NanoLumens EMEA Managing Director David DaCosta, “Airports have a unique need to deliver important information right alongside advertising to tens of thousands of people every day. By utilizing our one-of-a-kind technology, Stansted Airport is making it easier for their customers to find their flight information as well as providing an advertising platform that simply can’t be missed. The display’s curvature attracts the eye and stands as an interesting piece in itself, as people don’t often see such a large digital display, let alone one that curves along a wall.”

London’s Stansted Airport offers more scheduled European destinations than any other UK Airport and is currently the fastest growing major airport in the country serving over 20 million passengers each year. The brightness and sheer size of the NanoLumens solution will serve to make it easy for flyers to quickly find their flight information, as well as for advertisers to have a truly captivating medium to display their messaging.

The gateway is currently undergoing a significant re-development with an £80 million terminal transformation project due to be completed later this year as part of a wider £260 million investment program. 

ADXBA (www.adxba.co.uk) is a respected and established company within the aviation Industry that works directly with a number of airports along with various media owners and agencies. Due to their expertise ADXBA was approached to design, fabricate and install the NanoLumens solution. Another facet to the project was creating a bespoke software management solution for Stansted airport allowing the display and control of both flight information and advertising content. ADXBA’s in house software department worked closely with Stansted Airports IT department and EYE Airports to deliver this completely integrated digital solution.

According to ADXBA Managing Director Jim Kerr, ADXBA successfully completed and delivered the project on time and within budget. “We were excited to be approached for this unique opportunity at Stansted and obviously delighted in playing an integral part in the modernization of Stansted Airport. This project had a number of challenges for us and we are extremely proud with how we overcame these in delivering a fantastic and effective solution.” 

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Core Brands Now Shipping Furman F1500-UPS E Uninterruptible Power Supply For EMEA Market

Core Brands today announced the immediate availability of its Furman F1500-UPS E uninterruptible power supply designed for A/V installations within EMEA countries.  The 220-240V battery backup, voltage regulator and power conditioning device provides 1500VA of true sine wave battery backup to prevent data loss and allow the orderly shutdown of connected equipment in the event of a power outage.

“We’ve designed our new F1500-UPS E to carry the same advanced power protection, battery backup and power conditioning features as our popular F1500-UPS device while specifically addressing the 220-240V needs of A/V systems within the EMEA region,” says John Benz, Core Brands’ Director of Power and Accessories. “With the ability to connect to BlueBOLT technology, users and integrators also gain the advantages of remote power management. This enables easy outlet control, energy and network monitoring, rebooting and alerts from any Web-enabled handheld device.”

Featuring Furman’s advanced Series Multi-Stage Protection (SMP) surge/spike protection circuit, Extreme Voltage Shutdown (EVS) and Linear Filtering Technology (LiFT), the F1500-UPS E provides professional-level protection, filtration and backup combined with features engineered specifically for the needs of A/V systems. It is ideal for installed automation/control systems, Digital Audio Workstations or any electronic device at risk of data corruption or equipment damage in the event of power loss.  For extended runtime, the F1500-UPS E can be easily expanded via the addition of an optional external battery pack (BATT1500-EXT).

Fully programmable, the unit features built-in RS-232, USB and an intuitive LCD front panel interface, which displays valuable system and diagnostic information such as battery time remaining based on current load and voltage input/output. Critical load management capabilities allow users to prioritize allocations of battery power to connected equipment while the unit’s programmable IR blasters provide safe shutdown of remotely based equipment such as video projectors equipped with lamps, which can become compromised during power failures.

Using an optional IP card (BlueBOLT-CV1), the F1500-UPS E can be controlled via the BlueBOLT, cloud-based power, energy and network management platform, enabling access from anywhere using any Web-enabled device. This allows users to remotely reboot connected equipment in order to address a myriad of common system issues. Other advantages include the ability to receive email alerts when power anomalies occur; schedule commands for power-up, power-down or power-cycling; monitor incoming voltage in near-real time or over history; and auto-reboot to resolve networking equipment lock-ups automatically. BlueBOLT also offers a variety of features designed to closely monitor energy use, eliminate standby power and enable automated load-shedding.

Equipped with a robust, road-worthy chassis, the F1500-UPS E includes removable rack ears and can be installed within a system rack or on any flat surface. Using the device’s latching, removable front panel, users can swap batteries without removing it from the rack or dismantling any connected equipment.

Furman is exhibiting its entire line of professional power conditioning solutions at INFCOMM 2014 in Booth C9521.   More information on the full line of Furman products is available at www.furmansound.com.

Advanced Wins 2014 EMEA InAVation Award For International Project At GE Customer Experience Center

Advanced, Canada’s premier AV and IT integration company, today announced that its GE Customer Experience Center installation won the 2014 EMEA Most InAVative International Project Award. The installation comprises of a 58-foot Prysm LPD video wall, specifically designed for customer exploration.

“We are honored to be the first Canadian company to win the International Project InAVation Award,” Advanced Co-President David Weatherhead, said today. “GE asked us to integrate cutting-edge AV solutions throughout their new facility, and we are proud to say that we succeeded in offering their customers the ultimate experience.”

 The installation at GE’s IQ™ Global Innovation Center comprises of 55 rooms including the Customer Experience Center, executive offices, boardrooms, training rooms, and meeting rooms, all of which utilize state-of-the-art AV equipment including video conferencing systems, interactive touchscreens, in-ceiling speakers and microphones. The 58-foot Prysm LPD video wall in the Customer Experience Center allows customers to explore GE’s energy technologies firsthand, while enabling them to discover solutions to improve and enhance their energy grids.

The InAVation Awards celebrate innovation in AV by rewarding manufacturers, distributors, integrators and project managers for exceptional projects and products. Project categories include work within retail, education, corporate, visitor attraction, leisure and entertainment, transport and communications and live events. Award winners are selected by InAVate and its media partners.