LEDSynergy news achive for March 2008.

Velodrome frontrunner emerges as GB team names on sports scoreboard

Carillion has been tipped as the major contender for the London 2012 Olympic velodrome, as Team GB experienced success on the track this weekend.According to sources cited by Building.co.uk, the contractor is close to signing a contract with the Olympic Delivery Authority for the 6,000-seater building.Designed by Hopkins Architects and Expedition Engineering, the velodrome will house indoor cycling events.And, if this weekend's Track Cycling World Championships results are anything to go by, Bri...
Monday, 31st March 2008 - full story

LED signage for 'new-wave' Chelsea chippy

LED signage has helped to make one extraordinary ethical Chelsea chip shop stand out from the crowd.With a fish and chip takeaway on the ground floor and a sophisticated fish restaurant on the first floor, leading restaurateur Tom Aiken's latest venture, Tom's Place, combines tradition with ethics boasting biodegradable boxes and cutlery made from corn starch.An impressive electronic board, provided by leading LED manufacturer LEDSynergy, is ...
Monday, 31st March 2008 - full story

New LED scoreboards for Oriole Park

Baltimore’s Oriole Park baseball ground has been installed with two new LED scoreboards ahead of the new season. The larger LED scoreboard cost in excess of $5 million and is state-of-the-art with 472,000 pixels displayed on the 2,000 square foot surface. The screens were completed by the Maryland Stadium Authority, which also installed a Jumbotron and a selection of smaller video boards around the Camden Yard ground.Maryland State Governor Martin O’Malley toured the stadium yesterday ...
Friday, 28th March 2008 - full story

LED screen installations for HK shopping mall

Work has commenced on an LED installation project at PCCW’s flagship retail outlet in Honk Kong, it was announced yesterday.The initial stage of the project involves installation of 221.5 feet (67.5 meters) of LED light strips throughout the interior of the store, along with all related cabling, software and hardware.Second stage involves attaching a 94 square foot (8.7 square meters) customised screen to the frontage of the store, which will stock PCCW’s telecoms products and services...
Friday, 28th March 2008 - full story

Luxury laptops feature LED display

A new series of luxury laptops will feature state-of-the-art LED technology.Aimed at the "luxury high-end" market, the U2 series of notebook computers include an 11-inch backlit LED screen.Unrelated to the band of the same name, the computers are priced from £1,199 and come in hand-polished stainless steel, with copper etching and a leather finish.As well as the backlit LED display, the computers feature a touch pad which allows for "seamless" navigation.The aesthetic de...
Thursday, 27th March 2008 - full story

Head-turning LED screens cause controversy

LED screens erected in Pakistan have triggered controversy after local Traffic Police claimed they could have been better used to display security information.Police officials claim that they had not been asked for their views on LED advertising screens recently installed along roads in Lahore, the Daily Times reports.They claim that the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), which installed the LED screens did not inform them of the screens' purpose.Speaking to the newspaper, traffic warden, M...
Wednesday, 26th March 2008 - full story

Montana stadium sizes up new LED screens

A stadium in Montana is set to install an extensive array of LED screen technology worth $5 million.Video screens, speakers and rotating advertising space have been secured for the stadium, Helenair.com reports.This includes a 24ft by 18ft scoreboard, four display adverts measuring 168 sq ft each as well as a scoreboard and message board measuring 25ft by 16ft.Montana Tech athletic director Joe McClafferty said that the scale of the new technology will really help to put the stadium on the map i...
Wednesday, 26th March 2008 - full story

Tom's name on sports scoreboard as Euro record breaker

Diving star Tom Daley's name was top of the sports scoreboard on Sunday night as he became the youngest European diving champion on record.The 13-year-old brought the gold medal home for Great Britain at the European Championships in Eindhoven outperforming more experienced divers.The Plymouth teenager was an average of nine years younger than his fellow competitors in the ten-metre platform final."It's amazing to be European champion ahead of that kind of field," Daley told the Times....
Tuesday, 25th March 2008 - full story

Cash boost for sports scoreboard

A Lancashire basketball team is set to invest in a brand new electronic sports scoreboard thanks to a recent injection of cash aimed at encouraging more youngsters to take up the sport. The Chorley Cougars have been given £296 from the Chorley and District Sports Forum for the sports scoreboard, the Chorley Guardian reports.The side has also gained a £340 grant from the Lancashire Basketball Association to provide coaching to primary schools in the areaChorley Cougars coach Amanda Stil...
Tuesday, 25th March 2008 - full story

New sports scoreboard unveiled

A Washington DC stadium has revealed its new sports scoreboard for the first time as part of a brand new development.The $611 million Nationals Park in south-east Washington showed off its new scoreboard feature at the season opener against the Atlanta Braves this weekend.As well as a state-of-the-art scoreboard, the stadium, home to the major league team the Washington Nationals, also features luxury skyboxes and an asymmetrical field to keep fans at the edge of the action.Architects at this ba...
Tuesday, 25th March 2008 - full story

LED screens used at Laureus World Sport Awards

LED screen technology has been put to good use for the annual Laureus World Sport Awards in the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall in St Petersburg.Done and Dusted used Barco OLite 612 LED for the 8x6 module main screen, which was split into four columns.AV Interactive reported that a further 1,296 tiles of OLite 612 divided up as three 'fingers' on either side of the main screen.In addition, 174 MiTrix tiles were used for two panels on either side of the stage and another 126 tiles were used to cov...
Thursday, 20th March 2008 - full story

Sports scoreboards: Budding paralympians sought

The search has started for potential paralympian medal winners whose names could appear on sports scoreboards at London's 2012 Olympic Games in just five years time.ParalympicsGB is seeking top disabled athletes on a special talent identification day being held on April 12th, in a bid to fast-track gifted sportsmen and women into sport.Trials in athletics, powerlifting, judo and rowing will be held at Brunel University for athletes from varying disability groups.People with cerebral palsy, visua...
Wednesday, 19th March 2008 - full story

LED screen switched on

A state-of-the-art LED video screen has had its inaugural switch-on at a stadium in Kansas.The 84ft by 105ft LED high-definition video board at Kaufmann Stadium has been seen up and running, Kansascity.com reports.Located above centre field, the new screen replaces the former crown scoreboard which was first installed in 1973.The new screen is part of a $250 million renovation at the stadium, which is home to the Kansas City Royals baseball team.An 8ft by 127ft scoreboard is also set to be insta...
Wednesday, 19th March 2008 - full story

LED screens cruise their way onto the seven seas

LED video screens are taking to the seas as a major cruise company is now using the technology to convey important information to passengers as well as advertising.Carnival cruise ships 12ft x 22ft LED screens by the side of on-board swimming pools allow passengers to keep an eye out for forthcoming sporting events, activities and announcements related to ports.As well as movies, these LED screens will now show adverts, Media Life magazine reports.Advertisers will be able to air their pitch at l...
Tuesday, 18th March 2008 - full story

LED screens return after 15 yrs

LED advertising screens have made a comeback to Karachi, Pakistan, after an absence of 15 years.Two screens have been installed at Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim near Kothari Parade as well as Shahrah-e-Faisal at the Jinnah hospital intersection, the Daily Times reports.This is not the first time such screens have been erected in the city, as the first LED screen was set up close to the Hassan Square roundabout in 1993.It was forced to be abandoned due to lack of maintenance soon after as there was not a sing...
Tuesday, 18th March 2008 - full story

Starring role for LED screens in Beijing Olympics

As this summer's Beijing Olympic Games draw nearer, LED technology is becoming a major feature of the finishing touches to the event's main sporting venues.Four LED screens are to be installed in the two highest profile venues, the striking Beijing National Stadium as well as the National Aquatics Centre, LED Magazine reports.The Birds Nest Stadium with its immediately recognisable design, will gain LED displays 152 sq metres in size.Meanwhile, a further two screens measuring 28.3 sq metres will...
Monday, 17th March 2008 - full story

One eye on the scoreboard, the other on the game: Wilko praises Cipriani

Johnny Wilkinson kept his eye on much more than Twickenham's rugby scoreboards on Saturday, hailing team mate Danny Cipriani's performance against Ireland as a "joy to watch".The former England captain who was forced to surrender his number ten jersey to the 20-year-old Wasps ace for the match, praised Cipriani's impressive display in his column in the Times newspaper."That was a phenomenally impressive start from Danny Cipriani in the England No10 shirt on Saturday," he said...
Monday, 17th March 2008 - full story

LED signs for a greener world

LEDs are quickly overtaking more outdated lighting technologies as a successful signage application in an ever more eco-conscious world, one expert has claimed.Writing for LED Magazine, Brian Owen, president of FIRSTeam Corporation says that the current sign market "lends itself" to LED technology over less efficient neon lighting.As companies become ever more energy aware, LED displays can offer a more efficient approach to signage that cuts down on carbon emissions.He adds that the s...
Monday, 17th March 2008 - full story

LED video screens: Heathrow terminal 5 opens

Heathrow Airport's £4.3 billion Terminal 5 was officially opened by the Queen this morning.Describing the Terminal as a "bright, airy space", the Queen called the new building a "21st Century gateway to Britain".The event was attended by over 800 special guests including airport and construction workers.Set to start taking passengers from March 27th, the new terminal with its distinctive curving glass roof will offer the capacity for more passengers, but will not offer a...
Friday, 14th March 2008 - full story

Football scoreboards display Arsenal v Liverpool in Champions League

Champions League scoreboards will display Arsenal versus Liverpool in the next round of the tournament after they were drawn to play each other today.The Gunners will play the first leg of the quarter-finals at home in the Emirates on April 2nd, while the return match will be at Anfield on April 8th.Meanwhile, Manchester United were drawn against Roma, who beat Real Madrid for a place in the final eight.Chelsea were drawn against Fenerbahce, while Schalke 04 will face Barcelona.Liverpool chief e...
Friday, 14th March 2008 - full story

School debates sports scoreboard future

Dallas school authorities are contemplating the future of ageing sports scoreboards at two stadiums used for American football, soccer and athletics.Richardson school district leaders are looking into the options for replacing scoreboards at two stadiums which are on their "last legs", the Dallas Morning News reports.A consultant has offered school board members three proposals for sports scoreboards ranging in price from $760,000 to $2.4 million.These range from basic scoreboards to s...
Friday, 14th March 2008 - full story

LED sports scoreboards at the ready: Olympic stadium ahead of schedule

LED sports scoreboards could be installed in the London 2012 main Olympic stadium sooner than anticipated.The London Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced that construction of the Olympic stadium will start at the end of May - three months earlier than planned.Teams are pressing on with preparation for the start of the construction work, with workers digging out the stadium bowl and site offices being set up.Some 800,000 tonnes of soil - enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall nine times o...
Thursday, 13th March 2008 - full story

Landscapers short listed for Olympic development

Four companies have been selected as potential candidates for the landscaping of 40 acres of land in the northern part of the Olympic Park.The London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has chosen Fitzpatrick Contractors, Edmond Nuttall, Skanska McNicholas and Balfour Beatty as the final contenders. ODA plan to award the contract for the work in the summer to allow trees and plants to be ordered well in advance.Work on the site, which will be one what will be one of the largest new urban parks...
Thursday, 13th March 2008 - full story

LED video screens off today as Cheltenham Festival postponed

LED screens around Cheltenham Racecourse remained turned off today as storms forced organisers to postpone Wednesday's racing.The second day of the event was blighted by strong winds which made marquees in the tented hospitality area unsafe, meaning officials were forced to call off racing on safety grounds.The management team has stated that Wednesday's card will be run on Thursday and Friday.While Wednesday's ticketholders will be given a 100 per cent refund on their tickets, they will not be ...
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 - full story

LED display screen for event centre

A state-of-the-art digital signage system has been installed in a $31.5 million multi-purpose events centre in Texas.The 96 sq ft LED arena display was erected at Garland Independent School District in Garland last year as part of an extensive construction project.The new complex boasts a 7,500-seater arena for sporting events and concerts, a lecture hall and modern conference centre as well as an 8,000 sq ft ballroom.In constant use as a school gymnasium as well as for athletic and drama events...
Wednesday, 12th March 2008 - full story

All change: Rugby scoreboards reveal Cipriani in, Wilko out

A lot can change in the space of a week, including the rugby team scoreboards ready for England's match against Ireland on Saturday.From being booted out of the national squad last week, Wasps full back Danny Cipriani has been accepted back into Brian Ashton's side at fly-half.However, the reinstatement comes with the loss of team captain Johnny Wilkinson who will start on the bench for only the second time in his England career.The previous occasion was prior to the World Cup quarter final defe...
Tuesday, 11th March 2008 - full story

Football scoreboards show Barnsley v Cardiff in FA cup semi-finals

Football scoreboards at Wembley Stadium will be showing Barnsley versus Cardiff as the two Championship sides are drawn to play each other in the FA Cup semi-finals.Fresh from their 1-0 win over Chelsea at Oakwell last weekend, Barnsley will take on Cardiff who are currently 14th in the league.The other semi-final in the tournament sees West Brom face Portsmouth, the only Premier League team to remain in the competition.The last time three non-top flight teams reached the semi-finals was over a ...
Tuesday, 11th March 2008 - full story

LED video screens prepared as F1 world debates next champion

LED video screens are no doubt being erected in Australia ready for the Melbourne Grand Prix as the start of the new Formula 1 season is only days away. This year will be an exciting one for the motor racing world, as Lewis Hamilton looks to build on the success of last year to become the world's number one.However, if the sport's current world champion has his way, the competition won't be an easy ride for the Maclaren driver.Ferrari star Kimi Raikkonen admitted that his drive to defend his wor...
Tuesday, 11th March 2008 - full story

Liverpool sports scoreboard facilities hoping to attract Olympic stars

Officials in Liverpool are hoping that the area's excellent sporting facilities will help them to recruit future Olympic stars to the city.Council managers are to contact sporting stars to remind them of the sports facilities on offer for pre-event training camps, the Liverpool Echo reports.The news comes after the government drafted a list of approved venues in the Merseyside area for sports people to train ahead of the London 2012 games.Venues include Park Road Gymnastics Centre, Greenbank Spo...
Monday, 10th March 2008 - full story

New production sign potential at Telford dairy factory

The construction of a new £40 million factory in Shropshire signals new potential for productions signs in the area.Work has commenced on the dairy factory in Telford for Austrian dairy company Nom, the BBC reports.The plant at Donnington Wood Retail Park will employ 100 people in its infancy, climbing to as many as 600 in the next five years.Producing and packaging yoghurt, the factory will supply supermarkets across the UK including Asda, Netto and Aldi.It is expected that the factory wil...
Monday, 10th March 2008 - full story

O2 arena LED video screens set for Maccarinelli and Haye

LED video screens at London's O2 Arena are no doubt being tested by technical teams in preparation for one of the boxing world's most eagerly-anticipated matches taking place on Sunday morning.British pugilists David Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli are to go head-to-head in the fight to be proclaimed the world's number one 1,200lb boxer.Speaking to the BBC about the fight, Maccarinelli's coach Enzo Calzaghe was confident that the Welshman and WBO champion could end Haye's career."Haye has been f...
Friday, 7th March 2008 - full story

Rugby scoreboards ready for Six Nations weekender

Rugby scoreboards will display England v Scotland this weekend as the two teams battle it out for the Calcutta Cup - but the name of one team member will not be included.Kicking off at 3.15pm on Saturday, the match at Murrayfield will be an interesting one for England as they face Scottish coach Frank Hadden's team without their full back, 20-year-old Danny Cipriani.The Wasps player was booted out of the English team by coach Brian Ashton just 48 hours before the game after he was pictured leavi...
Friday, 7th March 2008 - full story

Barons get new sports scoreboard

A minor baseball league team is set to benefit from new state-of-the-art sports scoreboard technology.Birmingham Barons, who play at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama, are to gain a new outfield scoreboard in time for their 2008 season.The 35ft by 15ft LED video screen will boast live and instant replay features, while a secondary screen below the main screen will display games statistics and team line-ups."We are excited about the newest addition to our park and believe this new, state-of-th...
Friday, 7th March 2008 - full story

LED displays set for new Indian airport

LED displays are set to be installed in Kolkarta's new domestic air terminal now that a winning design for the building has been selected.UK-based architect RMJM has been chosen by Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the designs, beating off competition from HOK and Aeroports de Paris, Building.co.uk reports.The design, which is linked to an abstract reference to the writing of Asia's first Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore of Bengal, features patterns etched on the roof's underbelly.Further...
Thursday, 6th March 2008 - full story

Sports scoreboards not needed just yet: London 2012 Aquatics Centre on its way

While it may not yet be time for sports scoreboards to be installed, the London 2012 Aquatics Centre is starting to take shape.London's Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has revealed that the site for the centre has now been cleared and construction is set to begin.Some 80,000 tonnes of soil was dug out of the site, while the ground was also cleared of pollutants such as petrol, oil and heavy metals.It is hoped that contractors will begin building on the site by the time of the Beijing games in t...
Thursday, 6th March 2008 - full story

LED screen 'I in the sky'

An LED screen towering 48 storeys above the ground is set to be the talking point for millions of New Yorkers when it is unveiled today.Raul Vincent Enriquez's latest art installation, I in the Sky, takes a 50-ft-high LED screen and displays footage showing people's changing faces, Wired.com reports.The aim of the piece, he says, is to stress the importance of eye contact, mixing the changing facial expressions of a potential 10,000 people over the next seven weeks.Each video portrait shown on t...
Thursday, 6th March 2008 - full story

New uni football stadium features host of LED display technology

State-of-the-art LED video technology is to be installed at the new home of a US football team.The TCF Bank Stadium, the home of Gopher football team, is to gain LED ribbon displays along the fascia of both sidelines.These will display game information and real-time team and player statistics, animations and cropped video clips to enhance spectator interaction.Expected to be installed in autumn 2008, the fully-integrated system should be up and running by the Gophers' opening match at home again...
Wednesday, 5th March 2008 - full story

LED technology on agenda at Canadian event

LED and Adaptive Lighting Technology (ALT) manufacturers and agents will be able to find out more about how the industry is developing at a forthcoming event in Toronto.LEDiscovery, taking place on March 25th and 26th, is part of the LightSaver project, which aims to raise awareness of LED and ALT in outdoor applications.The event will identify key lighting opportunities within the city, opening up businesses' and authorities' eyes to the impact LED lighting can make on a city's aesthetics. A nu...
Wednesday, 5th March 2008 - full story

LED motorway signs put on back burner as pay-as-you-go road plans postponed

Plans to introduce a national road pricing scheme will only be able to take place "many years down the line", the UK transport secretary has admitted.Ruth Kelly told the BBC that new technology and local pilots needed to take place before any pay-as-you-drive scheme can come into force.The comments follow a successful trial on the M42 during which the hard shoulder was used as an additional lane and speed limits were reduced to 50 miles per hour.Instead of the road pricing, hard should...
Tuesday, 4th March 2008 - full story

Massive sports scoreboard for Washington Nationals

Baseball fans will get their first glimpse of a 1,300-inch wide sports scoreboard at the Washington Nationals' new stadium today.The LED scoreboard, more than five times as large as one at Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, has been described by the Washington Post as "the centrepiece of the fan experience" at the new 41,000-seater ballpark.Displaying live action footage, instant replay, player statistics and images, the new technology will improve the interaction of the crowds during ...
Tuesday, 4th March 2008 - full story

Factory signs for new Welsh venture

The construction of a new manufacturing works in South Wales is set to provide an estimated 500 new jobs as well as new potential for factory signs.Fleming Developments UK plans to create a plant that will construct pre-fabricated homes for the construction industry.The factory, on Baglan Industrial Estate, will be more than 600 metres long including office space and car parking facilities for more than 300 vehicles.Commenting on the impact the factory could have on the area's economy, council l...
Tuesday, 4th March 2008 - full story

LED scoreboard swap for US speedway

The installation of a new state-of-the-art LED scoreboard at a US speedway track has allowed a smaller track to benefit.Upgrades taking place at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in time for the start of the 2008 season included a 130ft three sided LED leaderboard, the Niles Daily Star reports.But the old scoreboards at MIS have not been discarded - instead they have been given, at minimal cost, to a smaller track at Varney International Speedway (VIS) in south-western Ontario."Varney I...
Monday, 3rd March 2008 - full story

Factory signs burning bright after new wings deal

Factory signs at an Airbus plant in Flintshire will be working overtime in future following the announcement of a major new deal.The French aviation giant has revealed a £20 billion contract with the US Air Force to build wings for a fleet of 179 in-flight refuelling aircraft.Some 7,400 jobs have now been secured following the tie-up.It is also believed that more staff will be needed over the coming months as the US Air Force are reportedly looking into replacing around 500 aircraft in the ...
Monday, 3rd March 2008 - full story