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ANNUAL REPORT 2011 AVESCO GROUP PLC www.avesco.com


Principal Offices


Avesco Group plc Unit E2, Sussex Manor Business Park Gatwick Road, Crawley West Sussex RH10 9NH Tel: +44 (0)1293 583400 Fax: +44 (0)1293 583410 e-mail: mail@avesco.com web: www.avesco.com Chairman: Richard Murray Chief Executive: Ian Martin Finance Director: John Christmas


Creative Technology CT Europe Headquarters Unit E2, Sussex Manor Business Park Gatwick Road, Crawley West Sussex RH10 9NH Tel: +44 (0)1293 582000 Fax: +44 (0)1293 582010 e-mail: info@ctlondon.com web: www.ctlondon.com CEO: David Crump


CT London incorporating Dimension Audio Unit E2, Sussex Manor Business Park Gatwick Road, Crawley West Sussex RH10 9NH Tel: +44 (0)1293 582000 Fax: +44 (0)1293 582010 e-mail: info@ctlondon.com web: www.ctlondon.com Managing Director: Mark Elliott


CT Germany In der Au 11 72622 Nürtingen, Germany Tel: +49 (0)7022 2530 Fax: +49 (0)7022 253 200 e-mail: info@ctgermany.com web: www.ctgermany.com Managing Director: Georg Rössler


CT Germany - Sales Office Willettstraße 10 40822 Mettmann, Germany Tel: +49 (0)2104 2349-0 Fax: +49 (0)2104 2349-10 e-mail: info@ctgermany.com web: www.ctgermany.com Managing Director: Georg Rössler


CT Holland Rucphensebaan 52 4706 PJ Roosendaal The Netherlands Tel.: +31 165 581300 e-mail: info@ctholland.com web: www.ctholland.com General Manager: Jeroen Jongenelen


CT Dubai Unit 5, Building 11 Dubai Investment Park Jebel Ali, PO Box 282572, Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 (4) 885 6020 Fax: +971 (4) 885 6131 e-mail: info@ctdubai.com web: www.ctdubai.com General Manager: Damien McGurn


CT Qatar Ground Floor, Al Mirqab Tower PO Box 24863, Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 4 495 4663 email: info@ctdoha.com web: www.ctdoha.com General Manager: Andrew Reardon


CT US Headquarters (including CT Los Angeles) 14000 Arminta Street Panorama City CA 91402, USA Tel: +1 818-779-2400 Fax: +1 818-779-2401 e-mail: info@ctus.com web: www.ctus.com CEO: Graham Andrews


CT Chicago 1455 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, USA Tel: +1 847 671 9670 Fax: +1 847 640 6559 e-mail: info@ctus.com web: www.ctus.com General Manager: Sim Elwood


CT Las Vegas Patrick Commerce Center Building E, 6171 South Mcleod Drive Las Vegas NV 89120, USA Tel: +1 702 450 3600 Fax: +1 702 450 3602 e-mail: info@ctus.com web: www.ctus.com General Manager: Herb Brandt


CT San Francisco 14072 Catalina Street San Leandro, CA 94577, USA Tel: +1 510 618 5100 Fax: +1 510 618 5118 e-mail: info@ctus.com web: www.ctus.com General Manager: David Skaff


CT Asia Pacific Unit 1007, 10/F Cyberport 1 Hong Kong SAR Tel: +852 2989 9300 Fax: +852 2989 9360 e-mail: info@ctasiapacific.com web: www.ctasiapacific.com Managing Director: Simon Tibble


CT Shanghai Building 4, 659 Yinxing Road Putuo District, Shanghai 201802, China Tel: +86 (21) 6695 8661 Fax: +86 (21) 6695 1328 e-mail: info@ctasiapacific.com web: www.ctasiapacific.com Managing Director: Simon Tibble


Full Service MCL Birmingham Catesby Park Eckersall Road Kings Norton Birmingham B38 8SE Tel: + 44 (0) 121 433 8899 Fax: + 44 (0) 121 433 8891 e-mail: birmingham@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com Managing Director: David Nicholson General Manager: Mark Simkin


MCL NEC Birmingham Units 11/12 2nd Exhibition Avenue NEC Birmingham B40 1PJ Tel: +44 (0) 121 782 0433 Fax: +44 (0) 121 782 0511 e-mail: nec@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com General Manager: Richard Wathen


MCL London 14 Ockham Drive Greenford Park Greenford, London UB6 0FD Tel: +44 (0) 208 839 7010 Fax: +44 (0) 208 839 7011 e-mail: london@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com General Manager: Jon Dasent


MCL Manchester 18 Lord Byron Square Stowell Technical Park Salford Quays Manchester M50 2XH Tel: +44 (0) 161 745 9933 Fax: +44 (0 )161 745 9975 e-mail: manchester@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com General Manager: Jamie McAffer


MCL Edinburgh Unit 1 The Clocktower South Gyle Crescent 2 Flassches Yard Edinburgh EH12 9LB Tel: +44 (0)131 314 0650 Fax: +44 (0)131 314 0651 e-mail: edinburgh@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com General Manager: Darren Coutts


MCL Glasgow Unit C Moorpark Central 40 Dava Street Glasgow G51 2BQ Tel: +44 (0)141 425 2016 Fax: +44 (0)141 425 2017 e-mail: glasgow@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com General Manager: Gordon Mackinnon


MCL Liverpool Unit 7 Bemrose Industrial Estate Long Lane, Aintree Liverpool L9 7BG Tel: +44 (0)151 268 6185 e-mail: liverpool@mcl-av.com web: www.mcl-av.com General Manager: Jamie McAffer


Action Barcelona Action Servicios Audiovisuales S.L. c/ Miguel Hernández 7, 08908 Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain Tel. +34 93 408 07 93 e-mail: info@actionsa.es web: www.actionsa.es Managing Director: Frederic Mouffe


JVR audiovisual Rucphensebaan 52 4706 PJ Roosendaal The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)165 581 000 Fax: +31 (0)165 581 347 e-mail: info@jvr.nl web: www.jvr.nl Managing Director: Christ Elsten General Manager Corporate Solutions: Brigitte Goderie


JVR audiovisual Zeemanstraat 39 2991 XR Barendrecht The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 10 413 0999 Fax: +31 (0 )10 413 8377 e-mail: info@jvr.nl web: www.jvr.nl Managing Director: Christ Elsten


JVR audiovisual Sumatralaan 45 1217 GP Hilversum The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 35 677 51 77 Fax: +31 (0) 35 677 51 70 e-mail: info@jvr.nl web: www.jvr.nl General Manager: Rob Hamelberg


Broadcast Services Presteigne Charter Units 2 & 3 Manor Gate Manor Royal CrawleyRH10 9SX Tel: +44 (0) 1293 651 300 Fax: +44 (0) 1293 651 301 email: info@presteignecharter.com web: www.presteignecharter.com CEO: Michael Ransome


Presteigne Charter Manchester Unit D7, Taylor Business Park Risley, WarringtonWA3 6BL Tel: +44 (0)845 521 0985 Fax: +44 (0)845 521 0986 email: info@presteignecharter.com web: www.presteignecharter.com Hire Manager: Lisa Eddowes


Presteigne Charter Cologne Innungstrasse 6 D-50354 Hürth Germany Tel: +49 (0) 2233 / 80805 0 Fax: +49 (0) 2233 / 80805 99 email: koeln@presteignecharter.com web: www.presteignecharter.com Managing Director: Thomas Gehring


Presteigne Charter Munich Niederlassung München -Münchener Strasse 101 D-85737 Ismaning Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 89 / 1890 965 0 Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 1890 965 29 email: muenchen@presteignecharter.com web: www.presteignecharter.com Managing Director: Thomas Gehring


Presteigne Charter Netherlands Franciscusweg 10-8 1216 SK Hilversum The Netherlands Tel: +31 35 62 60 190 Fax: +31 35 62 60 191 email: verhuur@presteignecharter.com web: www.presteignecharter.com Branch Manager: Thomas Gehring


Presteigne Charter Asia Pacific No 15, Changi North Street 1 Unit 01-01 Singapore 498765 Tel: +65 62722320 Fax: +65 62721293 email: info@presteignecharter.com web: www.presteignecharter.com General Manager: Danny Duijs


The Fountain Studios 128 Wembley Park Drive Wembley HA9 8HP Tel: +44 (0)20 8900 5800 Fax: +44 (0)20 8900 5802 e-mail: enquiries@ftv.co.uk web: www.ftv.co.uk Managing Director: Mariana Spater


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