I’m very pleased to announce that our XMove theatre automation software has won an award – the ABTT Engineering Product of the Year. Thanks to the team who made it happen, especially Charlotte Lockyer & Hayden Gurney for their help and ideas trying out the software, Mark Lazarides for his expert help on the PLC integration and of course Ewart Richardson for the design of the control desk.

This has been quite a journey over the last year from the depths of pandemic to launching the product at the ABTT show this week. Especial thanks to my wife Wendy Newman – I couldn’t have got here without her unfailing support.