What is NRG?

NRG offers an exclusive introduction to the lighting industry and the Robe family!

It's a free lighting community for all students pursuing a career in entertainment lighting.

The initiative offers a diverse programme of work placements and events exclusive to members.

All students must be over 18, in full-time education and studying a relevant lighting course.

The NRG student initiative is financially supported by Robe UK - and welcomes all young professionals to join the Robe family.

 

About Robe

Robe Lighting is a global brand with subsidiary offices in six countries (France, Germany, North America, Singapore, UAE and UK/Eire) plus regional offices in Central and South America, Russia/CIS, and a vast network of authorised distributors in over 100 countries.

The company was founded in the Czech Republic over 30 years ago and still remains in private ownership with the headquarters in the town of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. The main factory and production site in Valašské Meziříčí is the hub for the R&D and production of all Robe products.

The Robe brand is synonymous with designing and manufacturing innovative, high-quality moving lights and digital lighting products for the entertainment technology sector.

Central to the company's philosophy is the practice of working closely with our business partners and end users to understand their needs when designing products. Knowing our business is based on numerous individuals' talent and imagination, and we endeavour to meet as many of them as face-to-face as possible. Building the 'Robe family' means that all comments and feedback are welcome.

The Robe brand is still experiencing record growth in all sectors and our products can be found on stages all over the world.

A note from Josef Valchar, CEO, Robe Lighting s.r.o.

"NRG - the next Next Robe Generation - is a concept born in, and particularly special to the UK.

It was conceived to encourage networking and face-to- face conversations between young lighting designers, programmers, operators, technicians and industry professionals. This opens up real-world opportunities for members to experience what life is like at the sharp end of this industry!

In this, the 30th year of Robe Lighting, we are extremely proud to have the opportunity to pass on our wealth of knowledge and experience gained along the way, to future generations, so they in turn can make their own impact, bring their own innovation to the table and drive the industry forward."

A note from Ashley Lewis, creator of NRG

"With the plethora of vocational lighting courses now on offer around the UK, the young technicians, designers, operators and programmers who join NRG are being acknowledged as the talented future of our industry.

With NRG our focus is entirely on supporting students and offering them the opportunity to engage in relaxed informal environments to help build their confidence and to help build their industry network. What we quickly discover as we get to know them, is that they are engaged, they are charming and they are driven, and we are pleased to work with them through NRG. It’s clear our industry will be safe in their hands!"