Sterling once again delivered the Boohoo Group plc annual Christmas Party. Held at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel in December, the event was styled around a New York theme with headline act Skepta providing the entertainment alongside a number of acts and DJ’s.
Check out the event highlights below!
Technical production supplier Sterling Event Group, has invested in six Allen & Heath SQ-5 Mixing Consoles.
Sterling Event Group have purchased six Allen & Heath SQ-5 digital mixing consoles to add to our audio fleet. The console features 16 local XLR inputs and 12 XLR outputs. It is an extremely powerful and capable compact mixer. Other features include;
To accompany this investment, Sterling have also purchased four stage boxes – the AB1608. The AB1608 feature 16 inputs and 8 outputs. These units simply connect to the SQ via 1 Cat5/6 cable and can easily be patched to any input or mix bus via the SQ5. Multiple stage boxes can then be daisy chained for higher channel counts up to 48 inputs making this a very efficient easily configurable stage box solution.
Please contact our hire team for competitive quotations and to discuss how this equipment could benefit your next event or production. Alternatively see more info on our equipment hire page.
Our MD Richard Bowden caught up with TPi magazine;
Could you explain what first sparked your interest in the events sector?
I grew up with events, from as young as I could remember I was roadie for my Dad’s mobile disco, on larger gigs there would be production companies involved which exposed me to the world of technical production and I knew that was what I wanted to do. I never really played with toys I was more interested in speakers and par cans.
Could you describe how Sterling Events first came into being? What were the original goals for the company?
In my last year at school I set up Sterling Sound, we had a small amount of kit that I had built so I sent out some hire price lists to contacts I’d met working with my dad. The original goal was to provide PA systems for corporate events. We very soon began supplying, lighting, vision and staging to all sorts of events, at this point the company name was holding us back so we rebranded to Sterling Event Group. I could never of imagined where we are now 20 years on.
What were some of your highlights from those early days of Sterling Event Group?
There has been so many highlights and milestones over the years, from successfully delivering our first international event for a major brand to providing production to pop stars. No two days are the same and that’s what keeps things exciting.
How has the company expanded over the years?
It doesn’t seem that long ago when we took on our first premises and the £100 a week rent was daunting. Fast forward to today we now occupy several units by Manchester Airport with facilities designed to accommodate our specialist audio, lighting, vision, rigging and custom build stage and set departments. The team has also grown somewhat, we now employ 50 fulltime staff and we’re looking to expand this further in the coming months.
What is next on Sterling events schedule as we move into 2020?
2020 kicks off with a bang, the busiest January to date which sets to feature a European roadshow for a beauty brand, a large scale corporate awards, conferences for the government and even a party for a Premier league footballer to mention just a few. Alongside delivering these productions there will be further investment in kit and also further development for our custom build staging and set department.
You supported Production Futures this year. What were you opinions on the event?
I wish it was around when it started out! It was a great event with some really bright young people in attendance, a lot of which were genuinely looking to start a career in our industry and keen to call upon the experience of others. I think it’s really important that we all make an effort to give opportunities to the next generation as the industry needs them.
Read the article in the December issue of TPi Magazine – https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpidec19_digitallr/98
We are pleased to be supporting Production Futures – This event gives young people, students and freelancers the opportunity to come face to face with some of the most well-known companies and individuals in the industry. The event also features the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards, offering a chance to highlight the work of those still relatively new to the industry but who are making waves within the live events bracket.
The event will be hosted at Fly by Nite Studios in Redditch, a state-of-the-art, arena sized, purpose-built production rehearsal studio located just south of Birmingham, where some of the biggest artists on the planet make their final preparations before heading out on tour.
If your heading to this event we look forward to seeing you there!
As part of our expansion tripling our warehouse space, we have a number of new opportunities for talented people to join our team, based full time within our offices & warehouse by Manchester Airport.
Please visit our Careers part of the website for full job descriptions.
If you think you have got what it takes then we would love to hear from you!
We were proud to support the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel on Friday evening for their annual Star Ball! The annual event helps to raise vital funds for both the TogetherTrust and DM Thomas Foundation for young people.
Check out the Sterling team in action!
As the busy events period is now well and truly underway, the team at Sterling HQ have been hard at work to get our wide range of equipment prepared and ready for our brilliant clients and their events. Take a look for a sneak peek behind the scenes!
The whole Sterling team were invited to a Sterling Family BBQ at the end of August to celebrate 20 years of business, as a celebration and a thank you to the team for all the hard work they put in for Sterling’s fabulous clients and events.
Check out the highlights here!
Here’s to the next 20 years!
Avolites will be visiting Sterling Event Group in October, as they hit the road again with their Level 1 & Level 2 of the Titan Academy Course.
These training courses will be run in our new warehouse space, and are open to everyone.
The Level 1 training works through everything you would need to know to build a show file from scratch on the Titan range of consoles. From patching fixtures into the console through recording playbacks, palettes and some of the effects engines that are built into Titan. Level 1 also covers cues lists, which is used for everything from corporate to circus, and theatre to gigs.
Level 2 covers more advanced programming options and set up available already within Titan. As well as networking, Avolites will cover some ways to speed and aid your programming. Level 2 also covers external triggering and working with timecode.
Those attending both levels of the course can then take an optional assessment. Based on the result of this you can be certified or accredited as a programmer on the Avolites website.
For availability and to book please visit https://www.avolites.com/training/book-training
Sterling Event Group will be exhibiting at the upcoming V+E Live 2019 event exhibition due to be held on the 23rd & 24th September 2019 at Manchester Central, Manchester.
Venues + Events Live is one the UK’s favourite events show attracting hundreds of venues, restaurants, hotels, bars, blank canvas spaces and event suppliers.
With some of the industry’s best exhibitors and a variety of features including exciting sessions and hands-on masterclasses, Venues + Events Live lets you explore a world filled with unlimited creativity and ideas for planning your next event.
Venues + Events Live is free to attend and is not to be missed if you’re an event planner or organise any kind of event.
The team look forward to hosting you on our stand!
Register to attend – https://www.venuesandevents.co.uk/
