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Britain freezes but Show Hire keeps on working
In a country obsessed with its weather, the British were secretly delighted by the Big Freeze in December, which provided an excuse to talk endlessly about snow and ice and sub-Arctic temperatures. Down at Wakehurst Place, the country estate of Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens, it was touch-and-go for Show Hire’s Nick Chubb and his EV ZX3 system – would both of them survive an outdoor concert in -7°C?
Wakehurst Place, the National Trust’s most visited property, is famed for its festive Carols which usually attract 3,000 people to a service in front of the largest Christmas tree in the UK. For Nick Chubb, the first alarm bells rang when he had to push his van the last few yards of a 40-mile journey that had taken nearly 5 hours!
"With temperatures plummeting to -7°C, I was concerned for the loudspeakers, wondering at what temperature the rubber would freeze up completely. But primarily I was concerned for myself: although my crew had taken refuge indoors, I was at front-of-house where I had to take my gloves off to mix, wondering at what temperature my fingers might drop off altogether!”
Show Hire contracted to supply communications to Blenheim Palace Three day Event and Gatcombe Festival of Eventing.
We are delighted to announce that we are now contracted to supply Public Address and communication equipment for both the Blenheim Palace Three Day Event and Gatcombe Festival of Eventing. Both these events held during the eventing season attract huge crowds and a high class, international field of competitors. Blenheim has the added draw of the stunning backdrop of the Duke of Marlborough’s Palace in Oxfordshire whilst Gatcombe’s exclusive, friendly atmosphere is unrivalled and run over in the beautiful parkland belonging to HRH the Princess Royal.
Show Hire launches new Double Deck Commentary Unit
We proudly launched our new purpose built two tier commentary unit this April with its first appearance taking pride of place at the Badminton main arena. This is the fourth double deck unit now on the fleet and it boasts great viewing as well as good open office space over two floors. The unit has been very busy all summer with appearances at many high level events all over the UK including Burghley Horse Trials, Airbus Air Show, Blackheath Fireworks show and the Great North Run. We are also delighted to announce two new single tier units being launched in the spring in time for the new events season. For more information and pictures of these new units please take a look at our Commentary Unit Hire page.
Show Hire “All at Sea”
Extreme water sports came to the gentle seaside town of Harwich in the form of the UK’s National Powerboat Championships, using Electro-Voice sound reinforcement systems for a beachfront concert stage as well as a kilometre-long 100V line of ZX1 full-range speakers, one of the longest set-ups of its kind.
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Show Hire is proud to announce that it has won the contract to supply the radio communications at Badminton Horse Trials in 2010
Badminton is the largest Horse Trials in the UK and is said to have the highest public attendance of any sporting or outdoor event in the country. Show Hires’ radio systems will be employed to keep over 200 of Badmintons stewards and emergency teams in contact over the build up and the event itself.
Sennheiser in the Saddle at Burghley
The Burghley Horse Trials, one of Britain¹s biggest annual sporting events, were once again full to capacity this September. And alongside the world's finest horses, three-day event riders and around 150,000 spectators was a wide range of Sennheiser radio equipment in the capable hands of Nick Chubb of Show Hire Ltd.
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Show Hire Invests In New Ev System For Outdoor Events
Show Hire, the Milford, England-based PA rental company, has made a significant investment in Electro-Voice loudspeaker systems in order to stay abreast of its increasing workload at outdoor events, notably high-profile equestrian competitions such as the Burghley and Badminton Horse Trials, and county shows.
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Electro-voice Installation For Uk’s Newest Equestrian Arena
The new International Indoor Championship Arena at Hartpury College is one of the finest venues for equestrian competition and events in England. Recently given its official opening by double Olympic gold medalist and Chairman of London’s Olympic Games organizing committee Lord Sebastian Coe, this new-built facility boasts a full Electro-Voice sound reinforcement system installed by Show Hire.
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