As you can see, we’re getting warm and fuzzy at the prospect of Christmas. Soon it’ll be time to unplug your ballasts and reconnect with friends and family. On Friday 24 December, Power Gems will close for a short break, to refresh and recharge our power supplies. In the US, we re-open on 27 ... Read Full Article
For the first time, Power Gems is shipping to CineSpot in Cairo. Karim Medhat and Amr Shehata, co-founders of CineSpot, a company that has been going for almost as long as Power Gems, have added several 1200W EB125Ps and 4000W EB425Ps, the lower wattage high speed ballasts, to their inventory. Th... Read Full Article
Are you struggling to get hold of kit? We’ve managed to keep shipping product despite the pressure on the supply chain for lighting equipment manufacturers such as ourselves. You’ll know the whole film and TV industry is struggling to keep up with demand, leading to chronic shortages of camer... Read Full Article
Did you ever come home from school with another kid’s coat? There was one clothing shop where I grew up, and it sold one type of coat to the town’s entire population of school children. So, parents would diligently sew on a name tag, the kind of label which no nine-year-old checked as they flew ... Read Full Article
College graduate Daniel Baron has found a new job at Power Gems thanks to Wigan & Leigh College helping in the hunt for young talent. The appointment of Daniel Baron as a Test Engineer is the result of a new collaboration between Power Gems and the local college of further education. Danie... Read Full Article
All Creatures Great and Small has become the first TV production to use a broadcast-quality LED retrofit system developed by Power Gems to replace standard fluorescent tube fixtures for location filming. Earlier this summer, GEMflo was used in the production of the second series of All Creatures ... Read Full Article
