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Light Initiative introduces IntelliFLEX. A new system of LED lighting control, designed and manufactured by Light Initiative Ltd in the UK.

28/07/2026

LILY ALLEN: WEST END GIRL 🖼️

As Lily Allen prepares to take West End Girl to audiences across the US and Australia, we’re proud to see our bespoke production work travelling with the show following its successful UK arena run.

For the production, we designed and manufactured seven bespoke gold frames, each featuring an ornate trim with concealed housing and an imbedded pointsource line for our 12v RGBW 4000K LED tape. Each frame was also populated with 3W RGB modules around the outer edge, allowing for multiple visual looks throughout the performance.

Driven by our longline sACN control system, providing individual pixel control across each of the bespoke set pieces.

From sign off to final delivery in just over two weeks, our Production Engineering team delivered an outstanding result, combining precision engineering with an impressive turnaround.

We’re delighted to have been part of the UK tour and can’t wait to see these bespoke frames continue their journey across the US and Australia. 🌍✨

Set Designer: Anna Fleischle
LD: Matt Daw
Production: WPL Music
Lighting Supplier: Colour Sound Experiment

LI TEAM:
Technical Project Manager: Simon Cox
LED touring tech: Rhodri Morris

📸 Rhodri Morris

05/06/2026

✨Profile Awards 2026! ✨

A fantastic evening at the Profile Awards celebrating the incredible talent across our industry!

We were proud to sponsor the Television Newcomer Award and would like to extend a huge congratulations to .technicaltheatre Supporting emerging talent is incredibly important, and we’re delighted to play a small part in recognising the next generation of industry professionals.

Congratulations also to and his team for winning Best Entertainment Series for Strictly Come Dancing, a well deserved win for an outstanding show.

Here’s to celebrating excellence, innovation, and the people who continue to push our industry forward. 👏

03/06/2026

SXSW London 2026 🎶💡

We’re thrilled to have supported 2026 and the incredible emerging talent both on stage and behind the scenes in the lighting production team.

We were proud to supply a selection of our LED products to Lighting Designer and Operator Bradley Nicholson, who put them to excellent use on the British Music Embassy Stage, utilising the 24-channel Intelliflex Personality to create a striking visual experience.

The results looked fantastic, and it’s always a privilege to support the next generation of creative talent and contribute to the future of our industry.

18/05/2026

SNL UK Series 1🎬✨

Saturday night concluded an amazing first season of Saturday Night Live UK, LI providing RGBWWCW 5CH LED tape and drivers on the set as well as weekly sketch extras designed by Owen Gundry & Catherine Land.

A huge pleasure working alongside such a talented team on set and a massive thank you to all the LI crew for the hard work throughout the series. Bring on Season 2!

Set Design: Owen Gundry & Catherine Land
LD: Dave Davey

12/05/2026

Letting the Light In | Venice Biennale ✨

A first in a series, as we take a look into delivering lighting installations for some of the world’s leading artists.

This case study features one of our most recent works at the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, working with Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid.

Working closely with the British Council (Arts) and M+B Studio to help realise Lubaina’s vision, our Production Engineering team designed bespoke daylight lightboxes, custom rigging solutions, and a tunable high-output white LED system with a CRI 95+ to create a bright, immersive exhibition environment where every artwork could be experienced exactly as intended.

From carefully controlled daylight integration to precision lighting scenes, every detail was engineered to enhance colour, atmosphere, and visual impact.

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06/05/2026

Spring cleaning in full swing 🧼✨

As we head into May, it’s been an exciting and productive start to the year at LIHQ.

From reconfiguring our warehouse space, to completing our transition to HireHop rental software, and finalising our new office + R&D space — every move has been about working smarter and more efficiently.

Thanks to all the effort from the team and freelancers involved 👏

Now we’re ready to kick-start the summer season and welcome our crew and clients back to base ☀️ Let’s go!

27/04/2026

Lovely morning read catching up with the latest issue of ☕️

Great to see the Joy Awards feature in this month’s issue, where our technical project managers Mike Burke and Alex Varlow talk about the delivery of half a million mapped LEDs! ✨

Check out the latest issue online: https://www.tpimeamagazine.com/joy-awards-2026/

13/04/2026

OLIVIER AWARDS 2026 🎭

Always a privilege to be back at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, no more so than yesterday for the with ✨

Delighted to be supporting Lighting Designer Gemma O’Sullivan with our BeamLED pillar package. An arrangement that subtly complements and enhances the architecture of this historic venue.

Our team installed all pillars, cabling, control, and networking — 120 in total, each running an individual 24ch IntelliFlex personality, enabling individual colour change and animated effects across each fixture.

A huge effort from the crew, each clocking over 20,000 steps while navigating every corner and level of this incredible building and always rewarding to see it come to life.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of this years awards 👏

Lighting Designer: Gemma O’Sullivan
Lighting Programmer: Adam Marshall

📸 Charlie Flint

07/04/2026

LAST ONE LAUGHING UK 🤣

A room full of top UK comedians… and a whole lot of LED 👀
Did you catch the final of series 2 on Amazon Prime last week?

We loved bringing this one to life, delivering over 300 custom LED battens, seamlessly integrated into the wood panelling of Owen Gundry’s incredible set.

With 300+ control ports, the setup also powered a mix of 64 LED/m Intelliflex, super bright RGB, Neon Flex and Bi-Col LED.

Set Designer: Owen Gundry
LD: Gurdip Mahal

LI TEAM
PM: Steve Wilkinson
Gaffer: Phil Gainsbury

📸 Phil Gainsbury

30/03/2026

SNL UK 📺 😆

Live from Television Centre on a Saturday night! 🎬✨

Great to be part of the brand-new Saturday Night Live UK, supplying RGBWWCW LED tape and drivers across the set and sketch extras designed by Owen Gundry and Catherine Land.

As well as our 5ch LED drivers, Some elements required a wireless solution, so here we utilised the Multiverse system tying in the RGB control across the studio.

Catch it live every Saturday at 10pm on Sky One until mid May!

Set Design: Owen Gundry & Catherine Land
LD: Dave Davey

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