Director, Will Chelsom and the Head of Marine Sales USA, Jason Dodd were at the helm to showcase the latest designs from the extensive Edition 23 collection and visitors to the stand were welcomed with an exclusive insight in to the exceptional portfolio of maritime lighting Chelsom has to offer.Located in the Design and Refurbishment section, the team were visited by key executives from major cruise operators such as Carnival USA, Royal Caribbean and NCL along with major interior designers and architects from the industry who all come together for this important week in the cruise industry calendar.

In recent years Chelsom has built on the huge success it has experienced in the hotel industry to become one of the leading global suppliers to the international cruise marketplace, with an enviable list of clients including Windstar, Disney Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, NCL and Cunard to name a few.

The last 12 months have been seen a number of significant projects within the cruise ship market contributing to the increasing success of Chelsom within this sector, most notable of which are the stunning feature lighting in the restaurant on board Celebrity’s Millennium class ship, Infinity, along with the refurbishment programme of the Windstar fleet which not only involved supplying lighting to all the staterooms, but also being commissioned to manufacture and supply a central reception installation to illuminate the heart of the main deck’s interior.Chelsom had a fantastic response to its latest collection at CSM and most importantly to the great work it’s been doing in the cruise ship lighting marketplace and the team were delighted with their success at the show, Director Will Chelsom said: “We were really thrilled to be exhibiting in Miami again this spring and it certainly didn’t disappoint, with so many new builds in the pipeline as well as an array of refurbishment projects on the cards it’s a really exciting time to be part of the industry. We have worked extremely hard to grow the Chelsom brand globally especially within the cruise marketplace and with a great team on board and a number of very high profile projects to our name in 2013 and 2014 there is no doubt that Chelsom will continue to flourish.”

Chelsom has recently appointed two highly experienced new team members to enhance the continued expansion of the Chelsom brand. The new appointments accompany a series of high profile projects and a significant increase in sales across the international hotel, cruise and leisure sectors.

With over 20 years industry experience, Philip Macaulay has spent the last 12years specialising in the contract furnishings market and joins the team from Edmund Bell & Co. Ltd where he was Head of Contracts for the UK & Middle East. Responsible for devising dynamic sales strategies across multiple sectors, a specific focus on the hospitality market has seen Philip leading high profile projects such as the new generation Marriott Courtyard generic scheme, Mecca development Jeddah, St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, The Dorchester and Arcadia Cruise Liner. Philip will be predominantly based in London and South East of England and will oversee all UK and global sales in line with the overarching strategy.Macaulay commented: “I am joining a well-respected international lighting company with an incredible reputation both in terms of their approach to product design and client service. Being a part of that and having significant influence in terms of Chelsom’s national and international presence is both truly inspiring and exciting, especially at a time when the business is enjoying a record high order book and sales are up 24% YOY.”Lucy White has spent the last 10 years working for top communications agencies in London where some of her key clients have included Apple, Douwe Egberts and Selfridges. Working on a varied portfolio of clients has developed her exposure across the wider marketing mix from conceiving and implementing communications strategies, to rolling out PR programmes and developing digital solutions, all of which she is now keen to put in to practice in her new position at Chelsom. White said: “I am delighted to be joining the team at Chelsom. One of the things that appealed most about Chelsom was the broad spectrum of lighting solutions they offer. From developing efficient and stylish lighting at Centre Parcs to manufacturing the entire bespoke public area lighting for a Hapag- Lloyd cruise ship, no two jobs are the same and they always seem to deliver to a consistently high standard whatever the challenge.”

Managing Director, Robert Chelsom says: “By refining our designs, improving quality and becoming more competitive, we are winning more worldwide contracts than ever before and I am thrilled that Philip and Lucy are coming on board at such an exciting time. They both bring a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience which I have no doubt they will maximise in their new roles at Chelsom and in doing so contribute to the expansion and success of the company.”

2012 is a special year for Chelsom as it reaches another business milestone – 65 years trading in the hospitality industry. Said Managing Director Robert Chelsom “I am very proud of the business my parents started in 1947 and my son Will has now been in the business for the past five years. We moved from having one retail shop to supplying Harrods, Fortnum & Mason and other top name retailers and the Chelsom of today supplies lighting to the leading hotel groups of the world.”

As the demand for virtual reality in drawings increases, especially in the cruise ship sector, Chelsom continues to invest heavily in interactive 3D design technology, further strengthening its position as a market leader in the field of hospitality lighting design and bespoke manufacture.

To offer clients a fully integrated design service, a dedicated skilled technical project team has been created at the Chelsom head office. Through the use of e-drawings, sent electronically to clients worldwide, all parties working on a project have the chance to view designs on screen and make comments and amendments on the actual drawing which is automatically updated, revised and renumbered.The visual language of the 3D drawings is understood worldwide, giving less chance for misinterpretation and error. Detailed views can be shown of any area of the fitting and the model can be rotated around 360 degrees in any direction. The use of 3D technology takes out all the guesswork out of viewing complicated design proposals, as the client can see the proposed product in much finer detail. Errors and design modification requirements are caught early rather than after samples have been made.

The benefits of 3D modelling are vast; the images are more realistic, with the addition of colour, texture and lighting effects; the virtual product can be displayed against a specific background, an in-situ backdrop, or dropped into a 3D model of a building; manufacturing timescales can be drastically reduced as conventional sampling is no longer required.Said Bob Neville, Operations Director, “Chelsom is a major supplier to the worldwide cruise industry. Some of the feature luminaires we are quoting for are spectacular in terms of design and enormous in scale, so this technology really puts us ahead of the game.”Said Bob Neville, Operations Director, “Chelsom is a major supplier to the worldwide cruise industry. Some of the feature luminaires we are quoting for are spectacular in terms of design and enormous in scale, so this technology really puts us ahead of the game.”

Two years of in-house design comes to fruition this month with the launch of Chelsom’s brand new 300 page lighting catalogue, Edition 23. With 40% of the collection being new, designers, specifiers and hoteliers will find a range of lighting that covers the hotel and leisure sectors from two star to six star levels. Based on Chelsom’s hard-earned reputation for design, quality and value, guestrooms, bathrooms, bars and public spaces are all catered for with an eclectic mix of product covering contemporary and traditional styles.Managing Director Robert Chelsom who, with son Will, has designed most of the collection, says: “I believe many of our worldwide clients will appreciate the moves we have made into even sharper designs, higher quality levels and larger proportions for top end hotel suites and public spaces. In creating some of these more iconic products, we wanted to bring a sense of realism and value to the pricing. Designs whose prices have in the past restricted their use to public areas, will now fit perfectly into guestroom budgets.”In response to feedback from surveys amongst Chelsom’s major client groups, Edition 23 is the first Chelsom catalogue to be fully available on-line. Specifiers can now view the full collection via the Website and easily download images for presentation use. All technical data is included and readily accessible.

To request a catalogue or view the collection on-line, please go to the website product page.

 

 

Chelsom is delighted to announce that Vanessa Soley-Peters, who is based permanently in Dubai, will now be the company’s main point of contact for the Middle East. After 15 years working for Chelsom in London liaising with many of the top UK and overseas designers on major hotel and leisure projects, Vanessa is looking forward to the challenge of helping to develop the Middle Eastern marketplace.

Said Managing Director Robert Chelsom, “We were delighted when Vanessa accepted the new position of Middle East consultant. She is extremely knowledgeable about the worldwide contract furnishings industry, and I am sure she will be very successful in this role. She has a wealth of design experience in terms of the product itself and the schemes for which we are specified.”We have already had feedback from clients who are thrilled to have a Chelsom representative on the ground in the region attending site meetings and dealing with project matters immediately.”To contact Vanessa, or for further information on Chelsom in the Middle East please email uae@chelsom.co.uk