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Robe Esprites for TES Christchurch

TES (Technical Event Solutions) is a production service and rental company based in Christchurch, the capital of New Zealand’s South Island, and they were the first such enterprise to invest in Robe Esprite moving lights.

TES was started in 2017 by Alex Wilson, initially working from a 12 x 6-meter storage unit, and now occupies a 1000 square metre warehouse with fifteen full time staff. Wilson’s background is in stage lighting while his business partner Brett Armstrong comes from the world of broadcast AV and IT.

TES grew throughout the Covid period partly by being open minded and pivoting to embrace new technologies and services including streaming. They have also acquired a couple of other businesses in recent years, one is an audio specialist, plus an AV company.

TES’s work encompasses concerts, summer festivals and a plethora of corporate shows, where their stock of LED screen has opened many doors as there is still not so much available in the South Island. The first 8 x Robe Esprites arrived in 2022 and TES now has more on order.

Christchurch Town Hall was the first venue on the South Island to have the Esprites installed, giving the TES crew an opportunity to see them in action, and Wilson and the crew were also able to rent and fully test them out before making the final decision to purchase their own.

Recently, the Esprites have been in action at the Rolling Meadows Festival in Waipara, Canterbury; for ballet productions at the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch; and on the “Legends on Tour” show throughout New Zealand, together with various corporate events and awards dinners.

Pictured: Jamie Thomson, Lighting Technician, Ben Kamps, Audio Engineer, Steve Jarvis, Account Manager (back row, left to right); Alex Wilson, Director & Lighting Technician, Ray Kennedy, Repairs & Maintenance, Luke Wyn-Harris, Lighting Technician, Ceire Conyers, Office Manager (front row, left to right). (Photo: Louise Stickland/Paul Clarke)

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