Chauvet & Sons LLC has announced that it completed the acquisition of ChamSys
Ltd., the Southampton, UK-based designer and manufacturer of lighting controllers.
ChamSys provides Chauvet a strong presence in the controller market that
complements its CHAUVET Professional lighting fixtures and LED video panels.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to join forces with ChamSys,’ said
Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet & Sons LLC. “ChamSys has a well-deserved
reputation for innovation, quality and value, the same principles that are at the
heart of our own Chauvet brands. Together ChamSys and Chauvet are now in a
position to better cover and serve worldwide markets.’

ChamSys will continue to operate as an independent business unit from its facility in
Southampton, UK. ChamSys founders Chris Kennedy and George McDuff will remain
as Managing Directors of the company and, together with Sales Director Tony
Cameron, will continue to lead its current staff of software and hardware engineers,
operations, sales and support teams.

The ChamSys industry standard MagicQ series of lighting control products will
continue to be sold by the company’s current network of distributors, except in the
USA, where Chauvet will sell and support ChamSys products from its Sunrise,
Florida headquarters. The CHAUVET Professional sales team will assume
responsibility for ChamSys sales in the USA. They will have the full-time support of
Phil Watson, former CEO of ChamSys, Inc. who has been named ChamSys USA
Director.

“We’re committed to maintaining the ChamSys brand and its reputation for
excellence by supporting the vision and culture of its management team,’ added
Albert Chauvet. “At the same time, we’re also looking forward to building ChamSys
in the USA and making this outstanding line of controllers available to an even
larger market.’

ChamSys Managing Director Chris Kennedy echoed this enthusiasm. “Chauvet and
ChamSys share similar cultures, a strong sense of respect for our customers, an
appreciation of our staffs and a powerful drive to be the best in our markets,’ he
said. “This partnership is clearly a logical step for both companies. We deeply
appreciate that Chauvet is committed to building on our 14-year heritage so that
ChamSys becomes even stronger in the future.’