East Lancs lighting specialist in move to Blackburn warehouse

Prolight Concepts Group has announced the acquisition of the freehold for the former Eurospec Warehouse in Blackburn.

This will now house the growing sales offices, warehouse, service department and showroom for Prolight, which has grown to be a successful distributor of professional entertainment lighting and audio equipment.

The acquisition was supported by a funding package worth £1.35m from HSBC.

The acquisition of this sought-after site in Blackburn will allow Prolight to move from its existing site on Olive Lane in Darwen, and secure the future of this business in the area for the foreseeable future.

The site will see almost a doubling of its existing property size and treble the amount of warehouse bays, as well as providing suitable room for further growth.

Prolight Concepts Group is owned by husband and wife Andrew and Susanne Jeffrey, who have built the innovative business up from being a local supplier of DJ disco equipment to a global name in the field.

The business supplies lighting to notable events and locations, including the BBC, as well as leading event rental companies worldwide.

Andrew Jeffrey said: “We have been looking for a location to build on the growth we have already achieved, and it was important to achieve this in the local area so we could maintain our highly-skilled team.

“We have maintained contact with our original relationship manager in HSBC, Iain Duncan, who arranged the funding for the purchase of our site in Darwen, and it is fitting that he introduced us to Iain Schofield, and HSBC have been well-placed to support this purchase, for the next stage of our business.”

Iain Schofield, HSBC’s relationship director for Lancashire, said: “We are pleased to be supporting the Prolight Concepts Group in its latest expansion.

Prolight are an innovative and leading business in the market and a key business in the East Lancashire area.

“This new site will see this business go from strength to strength and we are pleased to be a part of this journey.”