Ampco Flashlight Rental Gets the Robe Pointe

	Gerrit Schottert, sales, Controllux; Jeroen Dekkers, purchasing, Ampco Flashlight Rental; Marco de Koff, operational manager, Ampco Flashlight Rental; Kuno van Velzen, sales, Controllux; and Jeroen van Aalst, sales, Controllux.

Netherlands equipment rental company Ampco Flashlight Rental has made a major investment in Robe's new multi-purpose moving light fixture -- the Pointe.

The order for 100 Pointes is due to the current demands of the rental market and the fact that Robe's highly adaptable, bright, multi-functional unit is becoming increasingly popular and appearing more frequently on equipment riders.

Marco de Koff, Ampco Flashlight's operations manager reports that they were impressed by the functionality of the Pointe, its output, the unique design, and the fact that "lighting designers love them" -- and that having Pointes in rental stock puts them "right in the front seat."

The first batch of 60 Pointes was delivered to the Utrecht-based company, what the company says is one of the largest privately owned rental facilities in Europe with a reputation for excellence, by Robe's proactive Benelux distributor Controllux.

It is the first Robe investment by Ampco Flashlight Rental, which also is currently using cross-hired Robe LEDWash 300s on various projects.

"We have known about Robe for a long time," continues de Koff, "And have seen them establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Particularly in the last three years, they have come up with some really exciting and innovative products."

Ampco Flashlight Rental works in all sectors of the entertainment industry -- concert touring, television, theatrical productions, corporate shows, and live events of all types -- supplying lighting, sound, video, and motion control equipment and solutions.

Over the past 30 years the rental department has grown to over 150 full-time employees in the Utrecht headquarters, over 80 of whom are technicians. This set-up ensures that they can offer continuity and high-caliber service and standards to their clients at all times.

The new Pointes will go into immediate service on three festivals -- Lowlands 2013, Mysteryland 2013, and Uitmarkt 2013.

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