Company History

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET)

Leading One-Stop Supplier to the Entertainment Industry

*Our origins date back to the early 1970s with the Alpha Centauri Light Show. Over the years we have evolved, and today we are a leading ‘one stop’ international provider of cutting-edge entertainment technology products and solutions to dealers, distributors and end users in over 80 countries.

Our UK and International Sales teams supply over 200 leading brands and related services. We have exclusive distribution in select territories, for some of the industry’s major entertainment technology brands.

The History of AC-ET

The Beginning

In 1971 co-founders Richard Floyd and David Leggett set up Alpha Centauri Light Show, providing lighting and projection to clubs and multi-purpose halls. A.C. (Alpha Centauri) soon expanded into the live music and touring sector, lighting acts such as Status Quo, AC/DC, The Damned, Depeche Mode and The Tourists.

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A.C. Moves into Lighting Sales

After several years of concentrating on lighting production, the company decided to move into lighting sales – concentrating its efforts on reselling and distributing products – and the company was renamed A.C. Lighting.

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David Leggett

Company co-founder and executive chairman, David Leggett pictured in 1986. Photo courtesy of PLASA Media Ltd.

AC Special Projects

A.C. Special Projects’ Andy Holmes and Lance Bromhead in discussion

A.C. North Opens

In 1996, A.C.’s Leeds-based sales office was established to service our clients in the north of England.

A.C. Special Projects Division

In 1999, the A.C. Special Projects company division was launched to provide architectural lighting equipment sales and installation services.

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A.C. Audio Division

In 2003, to meet the growing demand from customers requiring a one-stop shop, A.C. launched a dedicated Audio division.

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A.C. Rigging Division

In 2006, following the success of the Audio division, the Rigging division was launched.

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AC Audio's Steve Eaton

A.C. Audio’s Steve Eaton hosting an Allen & Heath dLive Certified Training Day

A.C. Video Division

In 2008, the Video division was launched to meet customers’ demand for products bridging the gap between lighting and video.

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A.C. Rebrands as A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET)

Later that year, to better represent the company’s wide product portfolio, the name was changed to A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd.

A.C. Special Projects forms Separate Company

The same year, due to its success in the market, A.C. Special Projects Ltd. became a separate company.

A.C. Celebrates 50th Year of Trading

In 2021, A.C. celebrated its 50th year of trading.

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