Dear customer,
In our last communication to you on 17th September we updated you on a number of steps we had undertaken in order to support the cinema industry and indeed other sectors of the global economy and health sectors. With the encouraging news regarding vaccines and the encouraging signs from China in terms of box office recovery, we believe that our industry is finally beginning to emerge albeit slowly from the pandemic.
Ahead of the festive season, we wanted to update you on our current operational status, a range of products and initiatives we’ve put in place and how we continue to support your businesses in the way in which you’ve come to expect us to.
Manufacturing Capability
Our global manufacturing facilities remain open providing screens for cinema, drive-in movies and live events however our team will take a well-earned break over the Christmas period. As well as creating screens, our five locations (China, India, France, UK and USA) have continued to produce essential PPE products such as face shields, aprons and distancing screens enabling front line care workers, businesses, educational facilities and government institutions to re-open in a Covid secure way and for care homes to allow families to be together again in time for Christmas.
Whilst we continue to support the global fight to contain the spread of Coronavirus through the provision of PPE products, our facilities are indeed open and ready to receive orders for cinema and event screens.
Cinema Screen Technology News
Laser Speckle Trials with Christie and Barco
Over the past year, the Harkness Cinema Technology team has worked alongside colleagues at Christie and Barco to carry out thorough evaluations of the visibility and impact of laser speckle on the viewing experience when combining RGB laser projectors with Harkness’ leading screen technologies for 2D and 3D.
Laser speckle is a key consideration when installing RGB projectors. Our team have significant expertise enabling us to best guide you on making informed decisions about future technology choices.
You can download the two reports here:-
Christie Laser Speckle Trial - http://www.harkness-screens.com/s/Christie-Speckle-Test.pdf
Barco Laser Speckle Trial - http://www.harkness-screens.com/s/Barco-Speckle-Test.pdf
Powering Real-Estate Renovations and Transactions in a Covid-world
Being able to make informed decisions on modifying or procuring real-estate now presents new challenges never experienced before, particularly for businesses seeking to expand regionally and internationally either through growth or business acquisition due to restrictions such as social distancing, travel exclusions and quarantine regulations.
This new white paper, focusing on the cinema sector, aims to showcase the importance of accurate real-estate information and the value that digital documentation and data can have, not just in driving operational efficiency and utilisation rates of a building but also in determining the as-is state of buildings and the potential for these spaces as part of a transaction.
http://www.harkness-screens.com/s/Powering-Real-Estate-Renovations-and-Transactions.pdf
Alfresco Screens for Outdoor and Drive-In Movies
Our recently launched, Alfresco premium outdoor screen surface intended for drive-in and other outdoor cinema installs continues to prove popular with screens being shipped around the world. With black backing, Alfresco has been specifically designed for outdoor projection deployments, reducing image and ambient light bleed through, while providing an incredible cinematic experience for patrons in all viewing positions. Alfresco boasts breath-taking image quality for both 2D and non-polarised 3D projection, the best in brightness uniformity with zero hot spotting and complete laser speckle mitigation.
http://www.harkness-screens.com/alfresco-movie-screens-for-outdoor-screenings-and-drive-ins
Screen Design and Specification Consultancy
Our Cinema Technology Group continue to assist cinemas around the world with guidance to ensure that their the screen choices enable them to realise the best return on investment from their projection technology. We continue to make our team available to customers to help take optimise planned investments. Our passion remains to support your business in enriching every cinema experience.
http://www.harkness-screens.com/professional-services
Keeping Your Staff and Customers Safe
Harkness Protect
For our US customers, the entire range of Harkness PPE products is available to purchase online through our new Harkness Protect website, this includes PVC curtains, aprons, face shields, free-standing protective barrier screens and counter top screens. For customers outside the USA, you can enquire about our product lines through your local Harkness representatives. We remain committed to helping you keep your staff and customers safe at all times.
Further Harkness Updates
The most effective way to keep up to date with any new information as it becomes available will be via our websites harkness-screens.com and harkness.co.
How Can We Help You?
As well as the measures above, we remain committed to supporting the global cinema industry. We’re keen to hear from you how we can help. To that end we encourage you to reach out to your primary contact with requests or suggestions.
Please look after yourselves and your families and stay safe. Our team remain hugely passionate about this business and are increasingly optimistic that by working together, our industry will return bigger and better than before.
Best regards for the festive season and wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2021.
Mark Ashcroft
Chief Executive