The Netherlands-based Ampco Flashlight Sales has been elected as the main EU
distributor for TourPro, a brand new range of high quality yet economical products
designed and manufactured by parent company SHS Global.

Already seeing considerable success in Australia and the Americas over the past
three years, TourPro has set its European launch in motion with extensive support
from Ampco Flashlight Group’s Sales and Rental divisions.

“We have had a long relationship with Ampco Flashlight Group in various types of
business for more than 20 years,” says CEO of SHS Global Leigh-Anne Aiken. “With
TourPro, our focus was originally the USA. However during a meeting with Ampco
at Prolight + Sound 2015 the European partnership organically came about and it’s
already proving successful.”

The TourPro range sees a USP of superior design versus affordable price with a
strong focus on powerful IP-rated fixtures. Unlike other budget lines, its quality and
innovation rivals manufacturers at the higher end of the market.

TourPro products include the ‘LightSky’ range of intelligent tools, including spot,
beam, LED and wash fixtures.

Over in the USA, Premier Global Productions is currently supplying TourPro fixtures
to tours including Tim McGraw and Metallica, with Metallica recently adding dozens
more fixtures. Canadian-based Solotec has also placed an order for Cirque du Soleil
in Mexico, plus more units for its own rental stock.

Ampco Flashlight Sales’ Peter de Fouw comments: “Having known the TourPro team
for a long time now, we knew that whatever they were cooking up had to be serious
and reliable. Funnily enough, the first product we were introduced to was the
FireBall 1212 LED Par. No longer than five minutes after specialists from our Rental
Department had a look it, the FireBall 1212 was their new standard LED Par. They
were very impressed with the latest PowerCon connectors, robust, tourable quality
and last but not least, the very high colour mixing capabilities.

“This is exactly what the TourPro engineers do well – adding that bit of functionality
and quality that makes all the difference.”

The range will be available for demo on the Ampco stand, booth 311, at the
upcoming CUE exhibition in Rotterdam later this month.

“We expect to see a high level of interest in the products at CUE and have no doubt
that the TourPro range will prove to be very popular very fast,” concludes De Fouw.

CUE 2016 takes place between the 18 and 20 of January at Ahoy Rotterdam.