Grant Smith joins the Robe UK team as sales manager for the North East of England, a territory covering from Manchester to the East coast and from the Scottish borders down to the Midlands.
He will be complimenting the work of Robe’s Ian W Brown, Bill Jones and Ashley Lewis, and Robe UK MD Mick Hannaford is “delighted” to have him onboard. Grant studied English Literature at Liverpool University and has work experience rigging stages and roofs at festivals and events all around the UK.
A chance meeting with a production manager in 1998 led to a job with Jon Bray at Summit Steel for a couple of years, and he also worked for lighting rental Neg Earth for 18 months, before moving to AC Lighting, where he remained for nearly 17 years. Having been a Robe customer for many years, he’d also visited the factory in the Czech Republic and been suitably impressed by the company and set up. “Everything about Robe’s ethics and ethos made it an easy decision” he stated.
“The industry is not just based in London, and there are many talented companies and individuals locally who provide fantastic products, services and events all over the country and particularly in ‘The North’” he explained. He thinks Robe is a “high performance, reliable and popular choice for long term lighting investments and there’s a lot of positive energy surrounding the brand”.
