Apollo parent company obtains ISO9001:2000

GSPK Design Ltd is proud to announce that it has opbtained ISO 9001:2000; the internationally recognised accreditation for an organisation’s internal quality management system (QMS).

The driving force behind GSPK Design’s decision to pursue ISO 9001 has been to obtain a formal accreditation for the Quality Management Systems (QMS) already in place. The path to ISO has enabled the company to formalise a more structured approach to developing, implementing and improving the effectiveness of the QMS.

Paul Marsh, Managing Director of GSPK Design Ltd said – “ISO 9001 has provided us with the framework we needed to motivate staff to monitor and improve performance across each department; which in turn has helped us to enhance customer service; and ultimately satisfaction, drive costs down, manage risk more effectively and increase market share. This accreditation is now set to open new doors for us and we are very excited about the future.”

GSPK Design is the parent company of Apollo Creative.

Brodsworth Hall Lighting

Camel Event Production are using the Apollo Ensemble system over the next two weeks to help it light up Brodsworth Hall near Doncaster. As part of the Enchanted Gardens event, the Apollo system is allowing visitors to take control of lighting the main house.

Camel are testing the latest version of the Apollo Ensemble, which will be released in the new year. It incorporates some additional lighting control elements and tools to increase flexibility. For the house lighting they are making use of the auto-fader block that allows a switch to control a preset fade.

MRI - Interviews

As part of the MRI project (Me, Myself and MRI) we need to interview each of the project participants and record this - both audio and video. I've been volunteered as the interviewer, so I'm doing my best Michael Parkinson impression for the project. Luckily it is just the interviewees that are being recorded.

The questions have been selected by the group and seem to be doing a good job at finding out about our participants. You can see the results early next year when we launch at the National Science Learning Centre. 

SKUG Performance

The Apollo Ensemble system is already getting international acclaim, with a unit currently under test at the SKUG Centre in Norway. It's being used today as part of their opening performance.

Updating the Activity Hall

The Activity Hall - Before the upgrade work

I've been working with the Dales School in Morton-on-Swale for a number of years, helping them incorporate new accessible technology into the school. The latest upgrade involves ripping out the existing ShowMagic system in the Activity Hall and replacing it with the Ensemble system. This makes the interactive lighting accessible to more of the pupils at the school and makes setting up the room more approachable for the staff.

KidsOut Filming

Today we made a video of how to build the KidsOut Portable Sensory Rooms at the National Centre for Early Music in York. The idea is for a DVD to accompany the units to allow people to move them between different venues.

Interactive Sound and Light area at Dame Hannah School

Over the past few weeks we've been building an interactive light and sound area at Dame Hannah School in Ivybridge. This is part of a larger music room in their post-16 unit.

The room is based around the Apollo Ensemble system, with all the lighting and music controllable from a range of switches and sensors.

Today I was down at the school providing some training to the staff.