Leading European flightcase manufacturer 5 Star Cases has donated some of its Arena 600 cases to The Rig Scout Active Support Unit which is based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK, for their day-to-day use. ‘The Rig’ is a charitable organisation currently managed by Jason Robbins. It was originally set up in 2000 by parents of a local scout involved in the lighting and sound industry to … [Read more...]
5 Star Expands Facilities with New Sanding Booth Area
Leading European flightcase manufacturer 5 Star Cases kicks off 2012 with a new, much larger, custom designed sanding booth area at its Wisbech, UK, headquarters. This is to help increase capacity, turnaround and the service for which 5 Star is renowned, and with a very healthy order book following one of the company’s busiest years of its 30 year history in 2011. It is also in line with … [Read more...]
5 Star Cases/CPL Collaboration Hits the Thousand Mark!
Wisbech, UK based 5 Star Cases is mid-way through the supply of a large amount - currently around the 1000 mark and set to double - of cases to award winning AV rental and staging company, Central Presentations Ltd (CPL), with bases in Birmingham and Bristol. CPL has been using 5 Star for its case requirements since late 2006, and is currently in the process of replacing all its existing … [Read more...]
5 Star at Farnborough International Air Show
5 Star Cases, leading UK manufacturer of specialist cases and associated products will be exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow 2010 (FIA). The exhibition runs for 7 days, and attracts trade visitors from around the world plus a huge public interest. The biennial FIA in Hampshire is among the world's most iconic global aviation events and has a prominent position on the … [Read more...]
5 Star Snaps Another DiGiCo Deal
Continuing its long and successful relationship with cutting edge sound console manufacturer DiGiCo, 5 Star Cases is supplying flight cases for their latest console – the SD9, which was launched last week at the Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. The partnership started with the case design and build for the SD7 in late 2007, and has continued through DiGiCo’s SD8, SD8-24, D5 and D1 … [Read more...]