Territories News

A-V consultancy Hewshott Media has won the first project to be run from its Singapore office, for the National Archives of Singapore. The UK-based business has also revealed that it managed a 60 per cent growth rate in 2005. 'Not only are we now very securely established in the UK…

Samsung Electronics, based in the Republic of Korea (ROK), has opened a new LCD service centre in Hong Kong this week. The company said the Hong Kong centre will serve the local market, as well as other areas in South China and Southeast Asia. The 2,500-square-meter LCD Service Center is…

DRV has opened new offices in New York and Singapore to service clients in the banking and finance sector. The company says that, in addition to its operations across Europe, it is now able to deliver fully scalable, managed audio visual and videoconferencing support, as well as engineering and maintenance…

INFOCOMM, JUNE 2: Integrated Systems Europe is to run in Geneva from February  3-5, 2004. The new trade show being developed by ICIA, CEDIA and NSCA will cover residential, commercial and pro a-v systems. It is being run by a company set up to handle the exhibition, Integrated Systems Events…

InfoComm China has been deferred for a year due to the impact of SARS in the country. The show has now been scheduled to take place on May 12-14, 2004, at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Centre. www.infocommchina.com

Unitek has won a contract to supply a 114 square metre screen to China. The MS17/9 LED screen is to be installed on the Jing Shan building facing Hunan Road, one of China's most famous shoping streets. The $2.5m contract is with the Nanjing City Gulou District Government and it…

Technical design consultant LDPS has opened an office in New Zealand, to service clients in Australasia, the Pacific Rim and the Far East. LDPS NZ will concentrate on the company's core business as a performance venue technical consultancy, specialising in sound, lighting, multi and mixed media facilities, a-v and stage…

InfoComm China registered 11,357 visitors in Shanghai last month, says ICIA. The show was run by International Trade Promotion Co of Shanghai and Infocommasia pte of Singapore, under the 'guidance' of the International Communications Industries Association. www.infocomm.org

StratoSphere in Jeddah Saudi Arabia's King Fahad has celebrated 20 years on the throne with an a-v and laser show. Handled by Lasermagic, the show, held on a lake in front ot the King's palace, used three barges and a Lasermagic StratoSphere within which Barco 12k projectors and Martin lighting…

InFocus is to supply projection engines to China. The projector manufacturer is to sell its DLP component sets to Shanghai SVA Group, which will build them into SVA-branded rear projection televisions. The units will be modified LP350 light engines. www.infocus.com