| PERG News: February 2023 |
In This Issue:
PERG Coffee Break: Astera QC Efficiency Tricks
Astera lights have become ubiquitous on the sets of TV shows, movies, and commercials. For rental companies, quality control testing for these complex lights can be daunting, especially as they are often ordered in quantity. In PERG’s next Coffee Break (virtual meeting) Thor Andre, After-Sales Support Specialist with Astera, provides rental companies with the small details that can have a big impact. Read more...
Astera lights have become ubiquitous on the sets of TV shows, movies, and commercials. For rental companies, quality control testing for these complex lights can be daunting, especially as they are often ordered in quantity. In PERG’s next Coffee Break (virtual meeting) Thor Andre, After-Sales Support Specialist with Astera, provides rental companies with the small details that can have a big impact. Read more...
PERG Coffee Break: Sustainability
PERG is thrilled to collaborate with Green Spark Group, Local 600 Sustainability Committee, the PGA Green Production Task Force to bring together a panel of industry leaders to share their thoughts on this important topic. Get inspired with ideas for everyday measures that we all can take, at rental companies and in partnership with productions, to support sustainability in the production community. Read more...
PERG is thrilled to collaborate with Green Spark Group, Local 600 Sustainability Committee, the PGA Green Production Task Force to bring together a panel of industry leaders to share their thoughts on this important topic. Get inspired with ideas for everyday measures that we all can take, at rental companies and in partnership with productions, to support sustainability in the production community. Read more...
AT NAB 2023
PERG General Membership Meeting at NAB. The PERG meeting is an unequalled opportunity see colleagues, renew relationships, and make new ones within rental community. Come enjoy some refreshments and attend the PERG General Membership Meeting. This year’s meeting will be member-focused. Share in the discussion of rental challenges, get caught up on PERG’s current activities and future plans, and give feedback on what you’d like from your trade association. Read more...
Technical Training for Rental Lighting & Grip Service Technicians
Do you wish there was more training available for your lighting and grip service technicians? That was one of the questions PERG asked in our survey of rental companies last fall, and the answer was a resounding “yes!” Well, the good news is that service technicians will have an unprecedented opportunity to get that training this summer. Read more...
Duclos Lens Tech Training Delivers Broad Perspective for Attendees
“In the circus that is our industry,” says Atlas Lens Co. President Dan Kanes, “the lens technicians are the lion tamers. They know the tricks that keep other people from getting eaten.” The lenses that cinematographers use to shoot films and television productions are precision optical devices that require maintenance. Read more...
PERG Slack Channels
We are pleased to announce that PERG will host a suite of company-to-company rental-oriented channels on Slack. There is no cost, and they are available to all professional rental companies. Read more...
EWI Update
Are you looking to hire an entry-level employee? Consider participating in PERG’s Equitable Workforce Initiative and receiving a grant that pays their salary for the first six months of their employment. Andrew Rodriguez, the Program Coordinator for is working hard to pair job seekers with participating rental companies so that we can award the remaining grants. Read more...
Are you looking to hire an entry-level employee? Consider participating in PERG’s Equitable Workforce Initiative and receiving a grant that pays their salary for the first six months of their employment. Andrew Rodriguez, the Program Coordinator for is working hard to pair job seekers with participating rental companies so that we can award the remaining grants. Read more...
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