IPS

IPS is closing early on Friday 4th October.

Our offices and warehouse will be closed at 13:30 for a staff event.

If you had been planning to collect or return any equipment after this time, please get in touch with your IPS contact to make alternate arrangments. Thank you in advance for your understanding. We will open again as usual at 08:30 on Monday 7th October.

https://www.ips.co.uk/company/news/398-ips-closing-early-on-friday-4th-october

IPS is closing early on Friday 4th October.

Our offices and warehouse will be closed at 13:30 for a staff event.

If you had been planning to collect or return any equipment after this time, please get in touch with your IPS contact to make alternate arrangments. Thank you in advance for your understanding. We will open again as usual at 08:30 on Monday 7th October.

https://www.ips.co.uk/company/news/398-ips-closing-early-on-friday-4th-october

to Stonedead Festival at the end of August where we supplied our 15m Trailer Stage for a real monster of a rock show. Battling the weather conditions, nothing was going to stop the team delivering an epic event.

The 15m Trailer Stage was supplied complete with side PA and Video wings, full side and rear cowsheds as well as a loading dock and ramp. A two storey front of house structure, viewing platform and crowd barrier package were also provided by IPS.

A great event to be involved with - and tickets are already on sale for 2025 https://www.stonedeadfestival.co.uk/

**STOCK INCREASE**
Our latest batch of new EXE Rise D8+Hoists have arrived and we have been busy getting them ready for hire. We now have large stocks of these LV Control Motors ready for all your event rigging hire requirements with 500kg, 1000kg and 2000kg options.

Thanks to Area Four Industries UK and 5 Star Cases for getting everything ready on time too.

PLASA London was a great chance to catch up with people from across the industry and see some of the latest product launches.
During the show, we confirmed a few more additions to our hire inventory including:

⚡ Loads more ROXX E SHOW TW+ LED Pars
⚡ New Chauvet Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid
⚡ New Hazebase Ultimate IP-rated Haze Machine
⚡ Stock Increase: Clay P**y Arolla Aqua
⚡ D8+ Hoist stock increase: 1000kg & 2000kg EXE Rise

There are also lots of other new hire products on the horizon - more details and pricing will follow soon...

Great photos here from Milton Keynes Pride Festival this weekend where IPS were proud to again supply Staging, Audio, Lighting and Power for this colorful event.

We had a great time providing full production for the Aylesbury Parklife 2024 event the other weekend. With a 12m Prolyte MPT as the main stage, and a 6m Prolyte Arc Roof as a second stage, the crowds were kept entertained whatever the weather was doing.

IPS provided Staging & Structures, Lighting, Sound, Video as well as show and site Power generation and distribution for this event held over three nights.

Thanks to Lizzy, Nathan and Alyesbury Town Council for the photos - and thanks to all our hardworking crew for making this all happen.

Our 15m Trailer Stage has been all over the place this year, including visiting this great event in Elgin, Scotland earlier in August: the Mac Moray Family Festival Summer Special.

Fitted with the optional side PA wings and full depth side cowsheds, the trailer stage hosted a range of acts over the two day event including The Jacksons, Status Quo, Bonnie Tyler, The Feeling, Aqua and many more besides.

Thanks to BenH for the pics.

Behind the scenes at the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) this year, with IPS suppling Staging & Structures, Lighting and Power services for the opening. Les Commandos Percu performed Silence! which is certianly an impressive way to kick off an arts festival (and very much the opposite of a silent performance!).

Running from the 23rd August to 8th September, GDIF is definitely worth a visit. Check out all the free performance details here: https://festival.org/gdif-2024/

IPS supplied a range of IP65 rated show lighting to the artist specification, as well as Tower Lights and LED Floods for site and signage lighting. All the show elements were powered using a synchronised pair of Super Silenced Stage V BGG 100kVA generators, with an external fuel tank and selection of site power distribution and cabling.

Thanks to DanA for the pic - and of course the very neat Generator installation and commissioning.

We had a great time at Green Man Festival again this year. A 16m wide version of our Eurotruss PR15 Roof System with additional wings and a Layher Scaffolding substructure and facade served as the Mountain Stage in the main Mountains Foot arena.

We also supplied a range of other LiteDeck and Layher based platforms and structures throughout the ten different themed areas of the vast site - including a Prolyte Arc roof for the Rising Stage in the Fortune Falls area.

Many thanks to our hardworking team for getting everything built on schedule as always - and to Phil A for the pics.

to Godiva Festival earlier this summer - here are some brilliant photos featuring our 15m Trailer Stage from the Coventry City Council Flikr pages. Performers included Richard Ashcroft, Sam Ryder, Paloma Faith, Beverley Knight and lots more.

Check out all the official photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/coventrycc/albums/72177720318568128/

Behind the scenes at SIRF 2024 - Here is a glimpse of how the team helped deliver the technical elements of the show, including:
- Power from Solar Panels, Battery Storage and Generators
- Multi-level LiteDeck and Layher platforms
- LED Lighting Fixtures and haze effects
And most importantly a great team (working with a carefully prepped and delivered equipment stock)

Loving this clever lighting design using the laser source Ayrton Cobra Fixture.

IPS provided Staging & Structures, Sound, Lighting and Power Generation and Distribution again this year at the Stockton International Riverside Festival

Big thanks to all our team and suppliers for their hard work that made everthing possible.

There are loads of photos of how it all went down here:

SIRF 2024 Explore this photo album by Stockton Council on Flickr!

Excited to have hosted Madness on our CLT XL Outdoor Roof Stage over the weekend for the Jockey Club - check them out in action here...

New Kit Alert: Latest Pioneer DJ Kit ready to hire now at IPS.

Full of rider friendly features including:
🎧 serato, TRAKTOR and rekordbox support
🎧 Playback from USB, SD Card, Mac, PC and Iphone
🎧 Huge range of mixer filters and effects

Check out the latest hire prices here: https://ips.co.uk/dry-hire/sound-hire/dj-equipment

Our 16m Prolyte CLT XL Roof Structure is installed on another site with a significant slope. Excellent work by the team again, making great use of the flexible Layher substructure at Sandown Racecourse, incorporating both steps and rear access ramp. Looking forward to some big acts performing here over the next few days.

Thanks to WillD for the pics.

Our 15m Trailer Stage has returned to the coast for Electric Bay Festival 2024. We supplied the main stage complete with PA wings, Side Cowsheds and FOH structure.

Two high energy nights of entertainment saw performances from Example, Hybrid Minds, Sub Focus, Wilkinson and many others - plus an impressive lighting and effects show.

📸 Thanks to BenH for the pics

Great photo here looking out from our 16m Prolyte CLT XL Roof Stage at Ally Pally for Kaleidoscope Festival the other weekend, hosting the Ministry of Sound Classical Orchestra for what seemed to be quite a party...

Great pics here capturing some of the atmosphere from the 2024 Leeds Castle Concert the other week, featuring our 18m Tunnel Roof Stage, FOH structure and PA towers.

Tickets onsale now for 2025 too.

Spectacular performances taking place on our structures over this last week - some highlights include the Leeds Castle Concert (complete with firework finale) and the second weekend of events at Ally Pally with artists so far including Suede and Tom Odell onstage.

Huge thanks to all our team for battling the rain and now heat to keep everything running smoothly on these and the many other projects that are currently either being prepped in the warehouse, built and delivered onsite or being turned around for the next ones.

Last night tonight for the Hampton Pool Summer Picnic Concerts run - looks like it has been another very sucessful season - excellent work all, have a great night.

Concert no 5 🎵🎵🎵 we’re rocking with the Rocket Man! Hampton Pool Hampton Pool Summer Picnic Concerts

Super busy week working for Limited Edition Event Design - we have supplied outdoor LED Screen and Layher support structure for the Leicester Square Twisters Premiere, as well as heading to the Eventim Apollo for the Deadpool & Wolverine Premiere with another LED screen solution. Looking good team!

Thanks to Lizzy and Dan for the Pics.

Our Prolyte CLT XL Roof Structure is gracefully sitting on the hill in front of Alexandra Palace in preparation for the first of two weekends of great music with the Kaleidoscope Festival. It really is quite a slope - well done to our brilliant onsite team for their levelling skills with the Layher substructure!

Here is a glimpse behind the scenes from production load in. Thanks to Phil for the pics.