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Mid 2026 recap – IPS have added 999 new products already this year and boosted stocks of many others…

999 new trade hire products

We are proud to have added 26 brand new product lines to our hire inventory. This includes 999 items, plus all the associated accessories, cases. We have also boosted stock levels in many other areas, with hundreds more items arriving on a regular basis.
Responding quickly to our customer requirements is a key part of our business model. We are always keeping an eye out for the latest design aspirations, product developments and innovations in technology. IPS have been the first to invest in many of the items in this list. We also stock significant quantities of each equipment item to make sure that we can scale with your requirements and support all sizes of production. Some of the key items that have been added to our hire stock in 2026 include:

Lighting

• Astera Quik Family battery powered fixtures including QuikPunch, QuikSpot & QuikBeam kits
• Astera Pixel Tube range expansion to include Titan, Helios & Hyperion kits
• Ayrton RawBeam 350 bringing laser source power in a compact form
• Chauvet COLORado PXL Curve 1 and PXL Curve 5 bringing dynamic movement to linear effects
• Chauvet Well Pod II Battery uplighters updating our previous stocks
• ROBE iFORTE LTX WashBeam fixtures, including RoboSpot enabled FS options to expand the functionality of our popular RoboSpot systems
• Showtec Edison Bar E6 battens to create a warm retro glow
• Luminex GigaCore10t and 20t network switches to keep everything connected

Rigging & Staging

• Mesh topped LiteDeck modules: ideal for integrating lighting and special effects
• 12.5m Diameter Mega Circle – our biggest ever circular stage
• Exhibition Grade Black Prolyte H30V Truss – supplied in custom bags for the perfect finish

Audio

• d&b audiotechnik CL-Series Line Array System – CCL8 and CCL12 loudspeakers with CCL SUBS
• d&b audiotechnik U-Series Point Source System including U3, U5 & U7 loudspeakers with B10 SUBS
• d&b audiotechnik D25 amplifiers to drive all of the above

Stock Increases

Alongside all these new items, we have been bolstering our existing stocks to keep up with our hire demands. Over 100 more ACME Pixel Line IP fixtures have joined our stock, along with significant increases on Martin MAC Viper XIP, Martin Sceptron XB, GLP JDC Burst 1 Strobes and 1m mirror balls. Plus, we now have over 100 Chauvet PXL Curve 12 fixtures in hire stock too. In the rigging department, we doubled our 2000kg EXE Chain Hoist stock at the start of the year. Meanwhile in audio, we have invested in lots more DPA microphone headsets to support the growth of our Sennheiser EW-DX Radio Mic systems. Audio cabling stocks have continued to grow as we move over to NLT4 speaker cabling – and likewise our video stocks have moved from DVI more to HDSDI and HDMI.

And much more…

Even 999 new trade hire products are never enough – there are still plenty of new arrivals on the horizon. Items that are arriving very soon include the Astera PixelBrick, the brand new Chauvet Vesuvio 4 vertical smoke machine, and Cloud 9 XIP low fog machine. The investments will continue throughout the year, with our team always on the lookout for the next best things.
If you have a project or event coming up and you are looking for a trade hire equipment supplier, you can discover our range on our website. Or get in touch with our friendly trade hire team to discuss your requirements – we look forward to hearing from you.