About us

Vortex Lighting was established in 1983 by Graeme Sewell, (still at the helm today), to provide an affordable lighting service for bands in the North east of England. By the early ’90s, we were the first firm in the area to specialise in “Intelligent” lighting and expanded into corporate, festival, theatre and some TV work. We also started to offer Dry Hire, Sales and Installations of Lighting, Stages and Special Effects. We became a Limited Company in 2006, but to this day, our aim remains the same, to provide our valued customers with quality equipment at competitive prices.

OUR SERVICES

Hire

Whether you would like us to provide a complete service, where we set up, operate and remove the equipment, or you would just like to Dry Hire the equipment and operate it yourselves, we are here to help.

Trade enquiries are most welcome!

Sales

We deal directly with some of the industry’s most respected Manufacturers, so combined with our vast experience, we can offer you the best deal possible!

Installations

If you are looking for a new installation in your venue, or need to upgrade an existing one, please get in touch so that we can provide you with a free, no obligation quotation.

OUR LATEST PRODUCTS

CHAMSYS MQM 500M CONSOLE

MagicQ MQ500M Stadium offers the highest level of show control, supporting 256 universes directly from the console without need for external processors. RGB illuminated, fully motorised faders and encoders provide 42 playbacks, along with backlit keys for upgraded programming. Connect MagicQ MQ500M Wing for even greater control.

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CHAMSYS QUICKQ 20 CONSOLE

QuickQ 20 is part of ChamSys QuickQ range of user friendly and affordable lighting control consoles. The QuickQ 20 is the perfect choice console for control of dimmer, LED colour mixing and moving light fixtures. The console features a large 9.7 inch touch screen utilising a smart phone like interface for setup, programming and playback of your show.

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COLORADO PXL BAR 8

COLORado PXL Bar 8 is a motorized, outdoor-ready tilting batten with capabilities to zoom for tight and wide pixel-mappable looks. This bright, moving pixel bar also features seamless edge-to-edge mounting and includes virtual gobo and movement macros with separate foreground and background color control for more design options than ever before. Slotted Omega brackets make it quick and easy to hang the fixture on truss. The COLORado PXL Bar 8 can also be positioned on the ground, which allows for a variety of different light angles. The power is in your hands and the possibilities are endless!

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EQUINOX TWIN SHOT CONFETTI CANNON

Twin Shot accepts most brands of electric confetti and streamer cartridges. Users can choose whether to launch cartridges independently or simultaneously using the supplied wireless remote control, on-board 4 button LCD menu system or DMX. Both launch pods projection angles can be independently adjusted by 180° and rotated 90°. Mounting holes are also included on the base of the unit for multiple hanging applications.

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STUDIO DUE CITYCOLOR10 STAGE

Very high power LED fixture with unique characteristics using 80
5050-20W RGBW multi-chip LEDs distributed on 8 separately
addressable segments. Thanks to the great availability of optics, it
is suitable for illuminating large areas both at short and long distances. Designed to be used by rental services on tours, festivals,
major events, theaters, cinema and TV production studios. Possibility to obtain great scenographic effects using the 8 sectors of 10
LEDs that can be addressed separately for both color and intensity.
Characterized by a modern and essential design completely made
of aluminum alloy

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