Welcome to the Howard Eaton Lighting Ltd (HELL) website.  We are a small, dynamic company run by people with backgrounds in theatre and industrial lighting, electronics and software, engineering and manufacturing.

The company designs, produces and supplies innovative solutions to the "impossible" problems of the entertainment industry throughout the world. Activity centres around custom projects, from initial consultancy through design, build and final installation, although we also have a growing range of products which has evolved from such work.

Diversity is a key element in the continued success of our operation; from designing and building the car for the West End Musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” to the installation of lighting for the Imperial War Museum North. Activities have ranged from the automation of Cannons for Nelson’s Victory experience to sequenced pyrotechnic “coups de theatre” and animated fibre displays.

We work closely with Lighting and Scenic designers to produce specialist lighting equipment and effects for stage and television productions, also with Architects and Consultants for major new projects and renovations.

PLASA member and active in ESTA Control Protocols Working Group (CPWG), DMX512 Task group, Remote Device Management (RDM) Task group.

Based in Sussex, we have the facilities and skills for fabrication and machining of almost any materials, vacuum forming, electrical design and manufacture, PCB design and assembly, and software development, allowing us to respond to a wide variety of “specials" requirements, often at very short notice. 

Over time, HELL products have been specifically designed and built to solve a customers particular requirements, and many of these are now available as standard, either from stock or short lead time. We have particular expertise in the areas of - Automated mechanical effects - Gas and other fire effects - DMX/RDM data - Radio controlled lighting - Softcue memory cue light systems - Fibre optic lighting and effects - Dimming fluorescent lighting - Electroluminescent lighting - Flicker Candles and Ripple effects.

If you can't find what you are looking for, or need any help or advice, please call or e-mail us. It could be your first step to solving today's problem!

An exciting recent project we have been involved in is the Paines Plough's Roundabout with StudioThreeSixty.


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