New Shreyas Site in Development

Leading Event Design and Decor company Shreyas Decor Ltd are developing a new website. The initial site concept is visible here http://www.hall-decorations.co.uk

After three years of the old site, this new site will bring a more mature, modern and design-led approach to the reputable Shreyas brand.

We hope to fully launch this new site within the month.

The site will feature:
- stunning event photos
- advice and guidance to event organisers on how to improve their event
- plain-english explanations on the different techniques and styles of event design that is used.

Shreyas Decor Managing Director Catherine Shay says: "I am really excited about this new site. I sell an aesthetic service and our website must reflect our focuss on design, accuracy and professionalism."

More Softscene

MORE SOFTSCENE
Meeting the demands of a busy December period, we have now invested in an additional 50 bays of "Softscene" (Pipe and Drape) pole work to add to our already large stock. This system is ideal for hanging drapes without the need for wall attachments or the hinderance of stand legs. Click here for more details on the product. As we hold one of the UK's largest stocks we can service even the biggest requirements at competitive rates. Call now for a quote on 0870 080 2342 or email.

CLick here for more on Softscene, Drape Rigging, Pipe and Drape and Event Drapes.

Charity Sponsorship

In the last month we have sponsored numerous charity events in the South West. We believe that we should aim to contribute what we can to the community in which we exist.

This month has seen us as a primary sponsor of two major events:

Princes Trust Awards
We provided full event production and AV for the prestigious awards show

"The team on site were very professional and very helpful
Anyway, that's it! Thanks again for helping to run the whole event so smoothly - we really appreciate it.

Thanks," -Molly, Organiser


Bristol in Minds Fashion Show
Produced by Cathy Shay, this show was one of the main fashion events of the year in Bristol. Cathy designed full catwalk, lighting, drapery and video production for the event. Special thanks goes out to the key crew onsite including Alex, Andy, Stu and Nick for doing a fantastic job.

"The show itself was absolutely fantastic and the feedback that i have received has been amazing...I Will tell you more when i see you.

I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work and especially your support, you have been truly amazing this year. I started this year not knowing anyone, and wanted to put a team together that i felt would be able to push Bristol Mind forward.

Thank you so much again Cathy... SXS truly rock.." Gary, Organiser


More info on Bristol Events and PA Hire Bristol

SXS Director makes number 14 in "42 under 42"

SXS Managing Director Johnny Palmer recently ranked number 14 in the prestigious "42 under 42" listings in leading South West Business Managzine "Insider"

December's Projects

Every year we do some of our most exciting and challenging work.

Key projects this year were:
- Image projection for Coca Cola
- Image projection on various buildings in the blistering colour in Scotland - including some large-format outdoor video
- Several visually stunning Corporate Christmas Parties
- Military events

FEATURED EVENT

For the third year in a row SXS Project Manager Cathy Shay was invited to provide event design and production services for a major London advertising agency. Held at London's One Marylebone Road, Cathy used the space creatively to optimise the excitement of the event throughout the night. Guests walked through a false draped corridor which was later swept away to reveal an exciting indian chillout area with palm tree leaf projections playing on layers of voile tented hideaways. The main room featured a backlit circular bar and the fantastic domed ceiling was awash with colours to suit the theme. Scented candles and crushed curry leaves helped delight all the senses for this event.

NEW OUTDOOR STAGES

After a record number of outdoor stage hires over summer, SXS has invested in three new arched roof stage systems. These stages give the impression of larger "orbit" style stages, but are quickly erected on any surface and present good value for money. Full details here.

The three sizes allows us to tailor the stage to suit our clients individual needs.

Whether you just want a stage, or require full technical production and site services, please call us on 0870 080 2342 for a chat or email us.

Click here for more on our outdoor stages

Click here for more on festival stages

After months of sporadic building work, the directors studio is now complete!

SXS Managing Director Johnny Palmer felt that the existing office space needed to be expanded to allow for more seperated areas for creative work spaces, as well as a space where full-concentration work can be done.

A "loft conversion" of a corner of the warehouse was constructed into a custom office. This was done by constructing a mezzanine floor over the top of some existing warehouse storage. To turn this into an attractive space it was then plastered, a skylight added and painted.

See build shots to the right of this text. A video of the SXS office complex is below.

To ensure it presents the best possible techncial flexibility the space was then kitted out with:
- Power media server PC with Autocad, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash and Premiere
- RAID-enabled NAS storage backup to ensure absolute data integrity
- 4-way TFT monitor system including portrait layout for design work
- Cisco optical network system
- 50" high-definition plasma TV
- bi-amped monitoring sound system

"The space is great. We previously had a pleasant and spacious 5-desk office and a more formal meeting room. This new space is a casual area that allows for more relaxed meetings and creative collaborations. I look forward to discussing technical challenges and designs in this space" Says Johnny.

3D Video Gallery

The SXS website now has a 3D gallery.

Thanks to the talent of our new photographer Andre, we can offer clients a new level of inspiration by seeing the detail and quality of our finest work.

Please see here for interactive video on the SXS site: http://www.sxsevents.co.uk/other_files/pano_gallery.php

Embassy Parties

This season has began for embassy parties.

The first of the run for this year was for the Turkish Embassy in London.

Following the succesful production of a VIP drinks reception last year, we were invited back again to provide:
- Considerate architectural lighting in national colours
- Six of our gas flambeaux effects
- Red carpet entrance up stairs around the foyer area to a standard that looks like it is permanently installed.

Fashion Show Season is in

The last two months have been an exciting one for the SXS team in fashion show production and design.

As ever the demands and expectations of clients have been high. In particular clients are looking for ways of making the overall aesthetic of their shows better. Afterall, they are selling an aesthetic product to design-conscious customers.

This year has seen the SXS team develop new ways of making our shows look immaculate. Our philiosophy is that clients want the effect of the equipment, not to be able to see the equipment.

In particular, we have been using innovative cable-management techniques that ensure that all cables are completely inivisible.

Further, this season has seen the manufacture of much custom set to hide lighting and rigging.

When working in flagship retail units on Regent Street and Old Bond street these new techniques have satisfied clients visual requirements.

We have used these techniques in environments including Swaovski's and Ermenegildo Zegna's flagship stores in London

We look forward to developing many new techniques to deliver a better service to our clients.

Please take a look at our fashion show lighting website here.

Outdoor Stage Hire Brand

Heading into the festival season, it was time for the SXS team to shout loudly about our outdoor staging services.

We have two outdoor stage systems which are ideal for small to medium events. Us having these systems allows us to offer a complete production service for outdoor events and festivals at a fraction of the cost of using multiple providers.

Please see the new site here www.outdoor-stage-hire.co.uk

Expect to see this site all over the web!

Event Magazine Article

Event Magazine Article.

We are pleased to see that Event Magazine are taking an interest in our innovative marketting strategies and have done a write-up on our latest brand - Fashion Show Lighting.

Please see the site www.fashionshowlighting.co.uk here

and take a look at the event magazine article: http://www.eventmagazine.co.uk/news/884349/SXS-Events-launches-fashion-show-arm/

fashion show lighting

SXS Launch our new fashion show website.

Having recently produced various sattelite shows around London Fashion Week with enormous success, we felt that it was time to develop a specific site for fashion shows.

While the sound, set and lighting has been crucial, we have found that it is our flooring skills that have won over the clients. We have refined the use of studiotak, marley and carpetting on both raised catwalks and normal floors.

Please take a look at fashion show lighting, also look at the fashion show sound, and fashion show catwalk pages on the new site.

What's a discharge light?

We have you booked to wash our [product] in a white light and your account manager says you are using discharge fixtures. What does this mean and how much power do they draw?

The fixtures we will use are a 400watt discharge unit. These work by creating an "arc" (like a spark) within the lamp. This is different from standard "Incandescent" lamps (standard light bulbs) as the latter have a filament and produce a lot more heat, meaning they are less efficient on power consumption.

There are various different types of lamps for our discharge fixtures ranging from the "sodium" type (as used in street lighting, creating an orange light), to coloured lamps to pure white. For your event we will be using a "metal halide" lamp for your event. These produce a very white light - much like that of sun light.

They can also be gelled, so we can create different colours to match your specification.

In terms of power, these discharge fixtures all run on standard 240 volts. As for current they draw a lot of current on the initial strike and then the draw a lower current for nominal usage. The nominal current draw for a 400watt fixture should be assumed to be around 2amps.

Additional notes:

One important thing to remember with metal hallide fixtures is, while they appear white, the mixture of different colours that makes the white appearance is NOT even. This can mean that when we put, say a blue gel, in front of them, they may not produce a blue, but a soft purple."

Establish your intended colour and then do tests.

More info: SXS Event Lighting Page or SXS Hire Lighting Page

Event Advice Page

Johnny here again.

It's that time of year again when we are tendering on various festivals, student balls, graduation events and conferences.

In this process I find myself answering a lot of questions to lay-people about their events and the services we provide, which results in many pages of explanations.

I thought that, as I was writing these, I might as well publish them online. I very much hope that these technical explanations will bridge gap between people loosely knowing what the kit is and them having a good technical understanding.

These questions and answers will be posted on the SXS Events site here
I will also be posting them on this blog.

UWE Bristol Fast Forward Magazine

SXS Managing Director Johnny Palmer is to have a full-page feature about his business success in UWE Alumni magazine Fast:Forward.

Johnny has done numerous events for the university including graduations balls, fashion shows, awards dinners and charity dinners. In addition he has given guest lectures on marketting and entrepreneurship.

"It is an honour to have such a prominant feature in the magazine that represents all my peers at university" Johnny says. "I really want to pass on the message to people studying that while you are at university is the best time to setup in business".

Watch this space for a link for a copy of the article.

The magazine will be released in early 2009.


A graduate profile of Johnny can be found here: Johnny Palmer Graduate Profile

www.johnnypalmer.co.uk

Johnny Palmer's Business CV Includes:
2001-present - Managing Director - SXS Events Ltd - www.sxsevents.co.uk
2007-present - Marketting Director - Shreyas Decor Ltd - www.shreyasdecor.co.uk
2007-present - Brand Manager - Plug AV - www.plugav.co.uk
2008-present - Brand Manager - Bay Event Drapery - www.bayeventdrapery.co.uk
2008-present - Web Master - SXS Hire - www.sxshire.co.uk