Lumitrol Ltd.

Lumitrol Ltd.

Lumitrol Ltd, established 1974, provides design/build services for school and community theatre stages, video studios, and dramatic arts classrooms. Products include dimmers, remote controls, lights, drapes and track systems and lighting pipe grids. Also sells modular architectural dimmer systems for cinemas, boardrooms, churches, assembly areas, as well as intercom systems for theatre use. Affiliate sole proprietorship, Whitehead Lighting Consulting, provides electrical and lighting design, facility evaluation, safety inspections for theatres and stages, as well as school staff training seminars on theatre safety and stage lighting technology. Currently undertakes project work mainly in Southern Ontario, however, supplies architectural dimmers and miscellaneous stage and studio products to customers across Canada. Owner Bruce
Whitehead P.Eng. has been designing stage lighting and dimming
systems and stage layouts since 1966 and was formerly product
manager for the dimmer division of Ward Leonard of Canada
(Scarborough). He was involved developing safety standards and
safety guidelines for the film, television and theatre industries, for CSA, Ontario Hydro, Ontario Ministry of Labour, and contributed safety and technology articles for magazines published by the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology, Society of Television Lighting Directors (Canada) and other publishers.

Company Details

Year Established: 1974

Number of Employees: 2

Company Information

Bruce Whitehead
Title: Data Provider
Telephone: (905) 854-4028
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Bruce Whitehead P.Eng.
Title: Owner
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (905) 854-4028
Email: Click Here

Products

Dimmers, Lighting Circuit

Fixtures, Lighting, Studio & Theatre
These incandescent fixtures (Luminaires) are higher powered units (500W to 2000W) and include ellipsoidal spotlights, fresnel spotlights, floodlights, follow spotlights available in a variety of beam angles and intensities with beam control accessories such as shutters, barn doors, irises, snoots, colour filter holders, gobos and beam sharpening donuts. Selection of the appropriate fixture for a facility depends on the throw distance, area to be covered, and type of production. Application engineering advice is provided on each project.

Boxes, Junction, Electric
We manufacturer these devices known as hanging cord patch panels and pigtail junction boxes. Their function is to allow connection of lighting loads to portable or permanently installed dimmers, and to connect lights to the power sources. All include flexibe tails and male or female connectors. The design allows flexibility of connection of loads, at modest cost and reduces the required dimming capacity in smaller stage and studio systems.

Lighting Grid
AlumiGrid is a pre-engineered, aluminum lighting pipe grid which is installed over a stage, or in a video studio or school dramatic arts room. The system has been developed to support lights, power distribution, drapes and track, and to stabilize scenery pieces with all spacings coordinated to ensure proper operation of each part of the system. Of particular importance is the relationship of lights to drapes, so that the light beams are not blocked.

Stage Light Support
'LightArm' is a low cost coordinated lighting system for elementary school stages. It consists of a light weight aluminum support arm with wall mounted socket, to position 2 fresnel spotlights in front of the proscenium such that 4 lights on 2 arms will cover the entire stage performing area with an even wash of theatrical quality light. The assembly is portable so that it can be taken down to avoid damage by gym activities. An optional remote control dimmer is available.

Stage Drape System
'Stage*Surround' is a pre-engineered drape and track system for multipurpose facilities such as school stages which also serve as dramatic arts classrooms. The layout allows the black drapes to surround the classroom area, in a traditional surround characteristic of dramatic arts rooms. By moving the drapes on the curved tracks, the blacks can be repositioned quickly for stage presentation uses. The versatile system has also been used with double proscenium stages, fronting on both the gym and the cafeteria or atrium. A correspondingly versatile dimmer and power distribution system has been developed to eliminate unnecessary duplication of dimming capacity. The drape and track system is manufactured in Ontario and installed by our crews.

Intercom, Portable
These production intercoms are used by stage and studio staff to communicate during rehearsals and productions. Units consist of head sets, belt packs, connecting cables and wall outlets, with a common LV power supply. Basic system can be expanded to 10 stations on the smallest power supply.

Drapes And Track
Theatrical drapes (black or coloured) are used to mask the lighting equipment, supports, walls, and wing spaces, from the view of the audience. These include main drapes, valance drapes, legs, borders, travellers and backdrops. Seamless cyclorama drapes are used for projection and to create sky effects at the back of the stage or studio. Design, manufacture, installation, and service, are provided by our firm and our principal manufacturing contractor located in Toronto. Our installations can be found in schools across Ontario, and in cinemas, places of worship, and other assembly areas.

Services

Safety Inspections, Stage And Studio 'Stage Systems Audit' (SSA) is an annual facility inspection and report covering the specialized equipment found in school stages, drama rooms, and video studios. This service assists the school board in complying with OH&SA requirements for these special use areas. The service was developed because few schools or school boards have staff sufficiently knowledgable about this specialized equipment to do proper inspections. Offered through Whitehead Lighting Consulting, an affiliate of Lumitrol Ltd, all inspections are carried out by Bruce Whitehead P.Eng., a professional with over 35 years experience designing and constructing stage and studio facilities. He was active on 3 CSA committees (chairing 2), and has written numerous articles on stafety and theatre technology for Lighting Magazine, Professional Lighting, and the STLD Journal (UK).

Safety Training School and community theatre stage safety training for students, teachers and technicians, covering the safe handling of stage lights, ladders, work on catwalks, stage sets, drapes, rigging, etc. Ideally suited for the stage crew in secondary schools and drama teachers, custodians, and anyone else involved with supervision of students or the stage area.