Rental company CGS Dry Hire, based in Denkendorf in southern Germany – known nationwide as CGS – and headed by Christian Geyer, has recently invested in a large quantity of Robe FORTE moving lights, delivered on behalf of Robe Germany.
Now available for dry hire at CGS, the acquisition marks the first FORTES to be received in Germany. “Investing in premium brands and solid technology has always been a CGS trademark,” Geyer explained. “It has helped enable us to build the company’s reputation for excellence, and we see FORTE as a smart option for rental stock that will help expand our market position both now and for years to come.”
CGS Dry Hire Department Manager, Josef Reichenstetter noticed a “groundswell” of interest in FORTE from lighting designers and the community before the fixture’s official launch in February, encouraging the company to organise a demo as soon as the units were available.
Geyer staged selective shoot outs for key customers, boasting FORTE’s 50,000 lumens of high-quality output unleashed by a self-referencing, data capturing TE 1,000W white LED engine. FORTE offered numerous other features that everyone rated, including a 5° to 55° zoom to address the demand for spot, wash and beam applications, while weighing less than 40kg.
FORTE includes a CMY colour mixing system with fluid colour transitions, combined with two colour wheels, CRI 80 and 90 filters, and a variable CTO ranging from 3,000 to 6,700 K for refined colour processing.
“The plus and minus green control for broadcast environments is another popular feature liked by many lighting designers and directors,” commented Reichenstetter. “It was a combination of brightness, quality of light and all the features, plus Robe’s reputation for good engineering and reliability that impressed us.”
CGS has been investing constantly in Robe products throughout the last years. “We’re adding more Robe fixtures to our inventory step by step since Robe products are not only demanded in high quantities, but also almost always accepted as an alternative to any other brand,” Geyer concluded.
