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Matt Farquhar, Jamie Wells and Luke McCreary at TSL Lighting

TSL Appoints Three Industry Experts to Strengthen Operations and Growth

TSL Lighting is thrilled to introduce three key additions to our team: Matt Farquhar, Jamie Wells, and Luke McCreary. Each of them brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge, fresh perspectives, and a shared commitment to enhancing the efficiency and quality of our operations. Matt joined TSL in June 2024 as Head of Operations,...

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TSL Joins Forces with LAMDA to Provide Professional Lighting Hire

TSL is proud to announce our partnership with LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art), providing professional theatre lighting hire to enhance LAMDA’s student productions and to further aid their training with experience working alongside a lighting hire company. LAMDA offers vocational training to actors, stage managers, technicians, directors and designers. We are honoured...

Silhouette of a woman in purple lighting.

TSL celebrates women in the live events industry this International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day’s focus is ‘Accelerate Action’. This is a worldwide call to challenge discrimination, bias and stereotypes and celebrate women’s successes. We are shining a light on the incredible women in the live events industry – from lighting designers and technicians to account managers and engineers. More women are stepping into technical and...

Expert cable repair wizardry – trusted, tested, and PAT-approved

Robin Wood, one of our team of Service Technicians, plays a vital role in keeping our cable inventory in industry-leading condition. Having manufactured cables and looms for close to fifty years, Robin is a self-certified Cable Wizard. Thanks to a trade secret of leaving your mark, and our own barcode and RFID identifiers, Robin notes...

Mark Wilson in the TSL Warehouse

TSL welcomes Mark Wilson as Financial Director

TSL Lighting is excited to announce the appointment of Mark Wilson as our new Financial Director. Mark brings extensive experience in financial strategy and business growth, making him a valuable addition to our leadership team. Sam Tamplin, Managing Director, shared his thoughts about recruiting Mark: “When I met Mark, we hit it off straight away...

James McBride senior technician standing in front of and pointing at TSL van.

TSL apprentice receives Distinction Grade for Live Event Technician

TSL’s James McBride is an inspiration for aspiring Live Event Technicians. After completing a Live Event Technician apprenticeship at TSL, delivered in partnership with Access Creative College, James achieved a Distinction — the highest grade attainable. James joined TSL in 2022 following a successful degree course in Television Production Technology so was able to make...

TSL has taken a sustainable approach in refreshing one of their key fixtures

Instead of replacing the VL2600, we’ve opted for a smart upgrade by replacing the LED engines. Sam Tamplin, Managing Director, shared, “We’ve often been frustrated with the short lifecycle of products from some manufacturers. A fixture barely gains traction in the market before a new version or a near-identical update is introduced. When Vari-Lite presented...

New Addition to TSL Stock: The Martin Mac One

We’re excited to announce that the Martin Mac One has joined the TSL stock list! A compact moving head the MAC One is a revolutionary Beam, Wash and Eye-Candy fixture, capable of producing robust, vibrant aerial effects, seamless transitions and engaging visual effects. With its Fresnel lens that transforms any stage, the MAC One is...

Shining a light on the Beautiful Blenheim Palace for the EPC Meeting

In late July, the UK government hosted the fourth European Political Community Meeting at the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace. The meeting brought together leaders from across the continent to show their continued support for Ukraine and discuss topics of energy and connectivity, security and democracy and migration. Event production specialists Identity called on TSL...

TSL on the ‘Counter Strike’

London hosted the BLAST Premiere Spring Final at the OVO Arena Wembley last month, where the world’s elite Counter Strike 2 players descended to battle it out for a prize pool of £425,000.00 and a chance to compete in the highly anticipated World Finals in December 2024. BLAST looked to TSL to provide the lighting package for...