Limegreen Events: Temporary power distribution for events and exhibitions

Ark Project Interview

2010-07-01T03:06:00.000-07:00

The CIAO Ark Project went down a storm last week.

Check out BBC interview with InEvents Production Manager:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p008g4wn

Limegreen Wins Power & Distribution Contract For Wales' Largest Dance Festival

2010-04-29T02:36:00.000-07:00

Limegreen are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the temporary power and electrical distribution contract for Escape into the Park 2010 in Swansea. Dubbed 'the biggest day in the Welsh clubbing calender' by The South Wales Guardian, Escape into the Park attracts over 20,000 people and has some of the best names in the dance music industry. Limegreen has a long standing relationship with the organisers spanning over ten years and the team are already gearing up for this year's festival.

To find out more go to Escape Festival

Limegreen provide sound for Homecoming Parade for Welsh Guards in Swansea

2010-03-08T08:03:00.000-08:00

Swansea celebrates the safe return of the Welsh Guards.

The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards took part in a Homecoming Parade after returning from a six month tour of Afghanistan. Swansea County Council asked Limegreen to provide sound equipment for this important event and Limegreen's Production Manager Alex Cameron was on site to ensure all technical aspects ran smoothly. The day proved to be a great success, the weather was perfect and people from all over Swansea turned up to show their support.

Click here for more details.

Lord Mayor's Gala Concert, Cardiff

2010-02-26T04:33:00.001-08:00

The Lord Mayor's Gala concert turned out to be a glittering star studded event featuring X-Factor's Rhydian, West End star Peter Karrie, Singer and Actress Margaret Williams and Opera Singer Dennis O'Neill all in aid of the Mayor's chosen charity Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales.

The event took place in the Banqueting Hall at City Hall in Cardiff which lacked the specific lighting equipment that the client needed. After visiting the venue and meeting the client to discuss their requirements for the event Limegreen designed, installed and operated a lighting system for the evening's entertainment.

The organisers were pleased with the success of the evening and Limegreen hope to continue a working relationship with the charity in the future.

'On behalf of Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales, thank you so much for solving our lighting problems at the City Hall so successfully. It was a pleasure to work with your staff who were extremely professional and helpful; which made my job far easier. The concert was a tremendous success and Limegreen played a significant part in this. We very much look forward to working with you again in the future. Many thanks once again'.
Gail Griffiths, Fundraising Manager

The Welsh International Bowls Championships 2010

2010-02-22T02:04:00.002-08:00

Swansea Waterfront Winterland 2009/2010

2010-02-22T02:04:00.001-08:00

Swansea Waterfront Winterland 2009/2010 Event Video

2010-01-08T03:20:00.000-08:00

With another year over the Limegreen team have just finished breaking down the electrical, lighting and sound installation at this years Swansea Waterfront Winterland. It's been a cold but successful time at this seven week event. Check out the aesthetic delights at this years event above!

Christmas on the Hayes, Cardiff

2010-01-08T03:14:00.000-08:00

The new St David's 2 in Cardiff kick started Christmas with a new stage on the Hayes. 'Christmas on the Hayes' provided Christmas shoppers with a bit of festive cheer during the cold months of November and December with a mixture of performances from local community and charity groups and every Wednesday and Thursday they were entertained with performances from musicians from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Limegreen in conjunction with excite provided the technical services for St David's musical programme. Limegreen's stage managers were on hand to ensure the event ran smoothly and to schedule. A few famous faces graced the stage to herald the Christmas holidays including West End Singer John Wyn Jones, X-Factor finalists Lloyd Jones and Cardiff's very own Lucie Jones.

Keep an eye out for 2010's festive progamme!

Oxford Light Night

2009-12-11T02:56:00.001-08:00

The streets of Oxford City Centre were illuminated this Christmas by hundreds of handmade lanterns as a procession of 200 local school children paraded through the streets to herald the opening of Light Night.

Limegreen were asked to provide power to over 20 market stalls and also its lighting expertise to light up several buildings along the main street of Oxford where the central Christmas celebrations took place. Against the backdrop of Oxford's Ballial College, fire's dancers performed a breathtaking show which was accompanied by a live light show designed and operated by Limegreen Technicians.

The event, organised by Oxford Council and local production Companies, attracted over 5,000 people and Limegreen were pleased to be invited to take part and look forward to next year's celebrations.

Limegreen wins Swansea Waterfront Winterland Electrical Tender 2009/2010

2009-10-23T02:25:00.000-07:00

Limegreen are pleased to announce that they have won the tender for the Swansea Waterfront Winterland for the third year running. Swansea Council confirmed that Limegreen would be supplying the electrical distribution, lighting and sound for the entire site. In addition to the electrical contract, Limegreen will be supplying a core team of Site Managers and Ice Rink Stewards for the event.

Preparation for the nine week event is already underway and the team are eager to start the site build.

The event runs from the 15th November 2009 to the 3rd December 2010, so if you are in the area pop down and have a look!

For more information visit http://www.swanseachristmas.com/index.cfm?articleid=14536

Emma's Day, Oxford

2009-10-23T02:24:00.001-07:00

Limegreen were pleased to be asked back by Emma's Trust to provide power, electrical distribution and site lighting for this years 'Emma's Day' in Chipping Norton, Oxford.

Limegreen were approached in 2008 to provide its services to one of the biggest fundraising events that the charity organises every year. This years event proved a huge success with over 1,500 people attending the one day event which boasted a wonderful variety of live music, performance acts, dance and music workshops and arts and crafts stalls. Year on year the event has proved a great success, raising thousands of pounds for the trust's valuable sponsor and donation scheme that supports young people within the local community in addition to their support of the charity Asthma UK.

For more information on the charity and the fantastic work they do click on Emma's Trust.

BBC Proms in the Park

2009-10-23T02:08:00.001-07:00

Since 2004, Limegreen has provided the power, electrical distribution and site lighting to the BBC Proms in the Park, Singleton Park in Swansea. Over the years Limegreen has built a strong relationship with the organisers and have developed a reputation for providing a reliable and uninterrupted power supply to this prestigious event.

This year was no exception; Limegreen provided two sync set generators and two stand alone generators to power the whole of the event site, including the main stage, VIP tents, catering outlets, backstage production offices and television and radio broadcast trucks. In addition to the event site being broadcast live regionally, one of the highlights of the event featured a big screen link up and live relay of the famous finale of the Last Night of the Proms from the Royal Albert Hall.

The importance of reliable interrupted power supply was vital for the event's success which is why Limegreen take the time to work closely with the client to understand the demands of each unique event and design an efficient and effective power and distribution system.

'Over the year's it has been a pleasure to work with Limegreen Events on BBC Proms in the Park knowing that each member of their team is highly skilled and trained in their area of expertise'.

Martyn Rourke, Lighting Director, BBC Proms in the Park Swansea.

Limegreen To Provide Temporary Power and Electrical Distribution to BBC Proms in the Park 2009

2009-08-21T03:51:00.001-07:00

Limegreen Events are pleased to announce that they have been asked to provide the temporary power and electrical distribution at this years BBC Proms in the Park in Swansea.

Limegreen have provided it's services to this particular event for many years and the team are very excited about this recent news.

Let's hope the weather holds out.......

Limegreen At Truck Festival 12

2009-08-21T03:49:00.000-07:00

2 days of music, 6 performance areas, over 70 artists and 5,000 ticket holders, this year's Truck Festival was an undeniable success. Although a relatively small festival in comparison to others, Truck festival is certainly mighty with the likes of Supergrass and Ash headlining.

Production Manager Alex Cameron led the Limegreen Events team providing power to every area of the festival site including the stages, production area, catering, concessions, bars, campsites and toilets. In addition Limegreen provided tower lighting and 500 metres of festoon lighting for the market field and campsite.

This was the first year for Limegreen at the Truck Festival held at Hill Farm in Oxford and organisers were pleased with how smoothly the event ran.

Listen here for Radio Four's coverage of the festival.

Limegreen Joins the Carnival Celebrations in Oxford

2009-08-21T03:47:00.000-07:00

Over 30,000 people of all ages enjoyed Oxford's Carnival in the Park this July with Limegreen Events supplying the power and electrical distribution for the main event site. This year's carnival proved to be bigger and better than ever celebrating cultural diversity and community with a mixture of music and acts from world music to rock on the many performance areas throughout South Park.

Limegreen designed and installed a temporary power system that catered for the specific demands of every aspect of the carnival ensuring the electrical safety of the system was at the forefront:

'We take great care when designing and installing all of our electrical systems. We ensure that the equipment, transportation and health and safety elements of each project are taken care of. All of our crew are chosen for their knowledge and experience of the live event market'.

Alex Cameron, Production Manager

The day was a colourful success and who knows maybe next year the team will join the Carnival Parade....

Children's Food Festival

2009-08-21T03:44:00.000-07:00

The Northmoor Trust Farm in Abingdon was the event site for the 2009 Children's Food Festival. A new event for Limegreen, the team were pleased to be asked to provide the power and electrical distribution for the event site.

Over eight separate areas required power including 'The Celebrity Chef Cookery Theatre' which had live cookery demonstrations by some of the biggest names in the industry from Raymond Blanc to Sophie Grigson, 'The Kid's Kitchen' and a variety of fun attractions including the 'sleeping sow'.

Limegreen also provided a variety of lighting for the site from tower lighting to flood lighting for production areas and the site in general.

The organisers hailed the event as a success and Limegreen look forward to working on similar projects planned in the near future.

Limegreen Returns to Wales' Biggest Dance Festival: Escape Into The Park

2009-08-21T03:43:00.000-07:00

20,000 people descended upon Singleton Park in Swansea on one of the hottest days in June to attend the annual Escape Into The Park Festival. The festival featured some of the biggest names in dance music including Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes, Andy C, Scratch Perverts and Utah Saints. Limegreen returned this year to supply the temporary power and electrical distribution to the entire festival site which comprised one main music stage, four music arenas, several bars and catering outlets, marquees, market and merchandise stalls and of course the festival fairground.

Limegreen Events has worked closely with Escape's festival organisers for the last four years and fully understands the importance of an uninterrupted power supply for an event of this scale. Limegreen provided everything the organisers needed to ensure the smooth operation of the festival's temporary energy supply and distribution. The team, headed by Production Manager Alex Cameron, spent five days installing the power system which had been carefully designed, with over ten generators, fuel tanks, countless metres of cabling and several tower lights. During the event day Limegreen engineers and electrical technicians were on standby to monitor the power and distribution system and give peace of mind to the festival organisers.

The festival this year was a complete success and the team look forward to next years event which is tipped to be bigger and better than ever....

Opera In The Park

2009-08-21T03:29:00.001-07:00

Limegreen were approached by local organisation artREGEN in partnership with Torfaen County Council to provide its services for their annual event Opera In The Park in Pontypool in June this year. Every year the event showcases the talents of the singers and the musicians of the Welsh National Opera.

After an initial site visit, Production Manager Alex Cameron designed an effective temporary power and distribution system to power three separate performance areas of the park; the bandstand, the Italian Gardens and a main stage performance area in the event marquee.

In addition to the power and distribution, Limegreen supplied and installed sound and lighting systems for both indoor and outdoor performance areas. One of Limegreen's experienced technicians was on hand to ensure the technical aspects of the event went without a hitch:

'During this years Opera in the Park [Limegreen's] work in the open air was as good as that within the marquee. The musicians and singers of the Welsh National Opera were also pleased with the quality of sound and the cooperation which they received'.

Edith Price, artREGEN

Limegreen Powers World's Biggest Vegan Fayre

2009-08-21T03:17:00.000-07:00

Over 6,000 people attended this years Vegan Fayre at Bristol. Situated in on the Waterfront amphitheatre, the festival was host to 2 live music performance stages, over 100 stalls, several bars, food outlets and cookery demonstration areas and presentation marquees.

For the fourth year runnning, Limegreen provided temporary power and electrical distribution to all aspects of the festival site over the two days. Festival organiser Tim Barford was pleased with the success of this years festival and commented:

'Limegreen have been a pleasure to work with for several years now at the Bristol Vegan Fayre, efficient, dependable, friendly, chilled and on the ball – just what you need for a high profile outdoor event where the electric supply is under severe tests! I’d happily recommend them to other organisers’.

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 60th Anniversary Launch

2009-08-21T03:16:00.000-07:00

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama invited Limegreen Events to provide conference facilities for their 60th Anniversary Launch held at Cardiff Castle. Working closely with the client, Limegreen designed and installed a conference system tailored to the specific needs of the event including sound, AV, lighting and staging.

The technical aspects were key to the success of the evening which included a variety of guest speakers, many with power point presentations and at the end of the evening there were performances from music students from the College. During this prestigious event, Limegreen technicians were on hand to ensure that last minute client demands could be dealt with effectively and that the event ran smoothly from beginning to end.

The organisers were pleased with the service delivered by Limegreen Events and Helen Protheroe, Development Manager at RWCMD commented, 'Working with Limegreen has made the organising and running of the event a much easier and less complicated process for our small team, and in addition been very cost effective'.

Otra Vida, Oxford

2009-08-20T03:15:00.000-07:00

Limegreen powers Charity Festival with a South American twist!

Music, food, drink, art, circus entertainment and a funfair; these were all part of the Otra Vida Festival, organised by the Peruvian charity Aldea Yanapay.

Working closely with the charity's festival organisers and their budget, Limegreen came up with cost effective power and distribution solutions that catered for the demands of the festival site. Providing and distributing temporary power to the three stages, production areas, marquees and trade stalls and providing general site lighting to the event location in South Park, Oxford.

The festival was successful with all the profits being used to support Aldea Yanapay's orphanage project in Peru and Oxford based children's hospice, Helen and Douglas House.

Swansea Waterfront Winterland

2009-08-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

Since 2006 Limegreen Events has supplied the power and electrical distribution to Swansea Council's main annual event; The Waterfront Winterland. Over the last four years the company's involvement in the event has grown and in addition to supplying the temporary power and electrical distribution, Limegreen has supplied and installed the lighting, sound system and provided electrical event cover.

In addition to the main electrical contract, Limegreen was awarded the crew contract for the event. Eight site management professionals and over twenty five site crew were supplied for the thirteen week event.

Flexibility has always been the key to the company's success and the Limegreen team has the ability to offer a service as focused or as wide ranging as the client requires. Each year as the event develops and grows Limegreen has been able to adapt to the changes and demands of the site.

For over ten years Limegreen Events has enjoyed a close working relationship with Swansea City Council's Events Team and is one of their preferred contractors working on diverse events such as The City & County Show, Wales Rally GB, Wave FM's Party in the Park, The Christmas Markets, Red Bull Air Race and BBC Proms in the Park.

Big Balloon Festival, Caerphilly

2009-08-14T08:11:00.000-07:00

Limegreen Events were invited back for a third year to provide power and electrical distribution for the Big Balloon Festival 2008.

The Big Balloon Festival is the finale to Caerphilly Council's summer events programme and apart from the title attraction the festival is host to a variety of attractions. Working with the Council, Limegreen successfully designed and installed a temporary power system that catered for all aspects of the festival site at Blackwood Showfields which included a performance stage, catering, craft stalls and a funfair. Despite the typical Welsh weather, the two day event was a great success with over 20,000 people attending.

To date Limegreen has provided it's services for many of Caerphilly Council's events, most notably The Big Cheese Festival and Medieval Markets.