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Monthly Newsletter - September 2025 Edition

Goodbye summer. Hello, what's next?

This summer, the UK’s live scene roared. From Glastonbury’s 200,000-strong crowds to hundreds of festivals across the country, more than 25 million people poured through gates, into arenas, and across fields. Nearly 600 festivals alone kept the industry moving, from the majors to the micros.

Now the focus shifts indoors, but the energy doesn’t dip. Productions get bigger. Training gets sharper. And new brands and people join the line-up.

Here’s a look at the highlights, what’s coming up, and what’s new in the AC-ET family.

PLASA 2025 - we had a blast. How about you?

The last hurrah for summer always comes with the biggest industry event of the year and, once again, PLASA 2025 did not disappoint. A massive thanks to everyone who visited the AC-ET village at Olympia, and also to everyone at AC-ET, and our brand partners, who did such a great job bringing it all together.

As usual we had a fantastic line-up of brands that we’re proud to have as suppliers, including Chroma-Q, PROLIGHTS, Luminex, Litec S Series, Manfrotto, PIXELHUE, CM-ET, Green Hippo, LumenRadio, Avolites, NEXO, Yamaha all of whom are shaping the future or events and productions with continuous innovation.

Read more.

PLASA 2025
Litec S - from world first reveal to warehouse delivery

After its world-exclusive debut at PLASA 25, the versatile new Litec S truss system - developed with AREA4 Industries - is now fully stocked at our dedicated truss and staging warehouse in Leeds. Built for flexibility, it’s ready to meet a wide range of production needs.

If you’d like a demo in either of our offices, or would like to place an order, call us on +44 (0) 1494 446000 or +44 (0) 113 255 7666.

Find more information on the system here.

AC-ET launches new Litec S Series truss range at PLASA Show 2025.
New from Avolites - the compact D3 series for lighting control using Titan

The latest lighting control from the Avolites team is the D3 series, consisting of five products and making one flexible Titan system.

Combined it offers:

  • Up to 24U lighting control, without a laptop

  • Install Titan as a 1U rack-mounted processor

  • Add additional faders to boost playback

  • Control Titan from a reliable remote touchscreen

Learn more about the D3 series here.

Hello Advatek, Mossled, and Panasonic - new brands, new products

We love bringing new brands and products into the AC-ET family and, for those of you who made it to PLASA you’ll have seen that we revealed two new brands, Advatek and Mossled, plus a new line up of projectors from one of our existing brands Panasonic.

If you’d like a demo in either of our offices, or looking to place an order, call us on +44 (0) 1494 446000 or +44 (0) 113 255 7666

Advatek

Advatek- we’re really excited that these high-performance LED drivers are now part of the AC-ET family, giving our customers access to this incredible brand along with our expert technical support.

Mossled

Mossled - one of North America’s market leaders in LED tape for film, TV and theatre brings an added dimension to our lighting line, and we’re delighted to be one of their key distributors.

Panasonic

Panasonic - AC-ET clients will already be familiar with this leading name in AV and broadcast technology, but with projection and video mapping now a major feature of productions, their latest set of innovations in this area are worth exploring further.

Heads-up training - PIXELHUE and Novastar

Staying up to speed on the fast moving features of these two industry standard products is a worthwhile investment so make a note of the dates for our latest training sessions.

Save the dates for the following PIXELHUE training days

PIXELHUE Level 2 - Practitioner, High Wycombe - 14 October 2025, 10am to 5pm

This PMA-certified course masters the Pixelflow software on the U5 and U5 Pro live consoles and the Q8 and P series presentation switchers.

BOOK

PIXELHUE Level 2 - Practitioner, Leeds - 17 October 2025, 10am to 5pm

As per the High Wycombe training, this PMA-certified course masters the Pixelflow software on the U5 and U5 Pro live consoles and the Q8 and P series presentation switchers.

BOOK

NovaStar NCE - COEX Systems - Leeds - 17th - 18th November, 10am - 5pm

A two day course and certification that aims to cultivate engineers with proficiency in operating COEX systems.

BOOK

NovaStar NCE - COEX Systems - High Wycombe - 20th- 21st November, 10am - 5pm

As per the Leeds venue, this is a two day course and certification that aims to cultivate engineers with proficiency in operating COEX systems.

BOOK

It’s a first - we’re Avenger’s first certified service specialist

In recognition of the high level of investment we’ve made into our relationship with the Avenger brand, we’re excited to announce that we’ve been appointed as their first certified service specialist.

Becoming Avenger’s first certified service specialist is a fantastic endorsement of the high levels of expertise we bring to their full range of stands. It’s also your guarantee that we’re trusted and recognised to maintain your equipment to the exacting standards they were built to.

Choose us as your certified service partner for:

  • Expert servicing for long-lasting performance

  • Genuine Avenger parts

  • Long term durability - safe, reliable, and ready for action

Call us today 01494 446000 or 0113 255 7666 to book your service.

Find out more

Macmillan coffee morning - cakes, cakes and more cakes

Huge shoutout to our amazing AC-ET teams in High Wycombe and Leeds for hosting fantastic Macmillan Coffee Mornings recently.

With heaps of cake, laughter, and generosity, they raised an incredible £450 for Macmillan Cancer Support – helping make a real difference to people facing cancer.

We’re proud of your efforts and community spirit – well done, team AC-ET.

Meet Graham Roberts - our new Luminex Product Manager

A warm (and illuminated) welcome to Graham Roberts who joined the AC-ET team in Leeds as our Luminex Product Manager bringing with him over two decades of experience in lighting and system design, together with large-scale network projects.

Find out more about Graham.

Neutrik - celebrating 50 years of industry-leading connections

Neutrik - Celebrating 50 years of innovations in connectors.