SUN VALLEY, CA — LA ProPoint, a stage and show systems design and engineering firm, has moved its headquarters to a larger facility. The new 27,000 square foot facility is nearly double the size of the company’s previous location, which had also been located in Sun Valley, Calif. The company, now with 40 full-time employees, has grown despite the gloomy U.S. economy, and is working on projects involving theatres, museums and theme parks.
“Our headquarters in Sun Valley has served as an ideal launching point for our work in Southern California and throughout the state,” said Mark Riddlesperger, founder and president of LA ProPoint. “Our move ‘next door’ keeps us tapped into the creative pulse of LA’s entertainment industry while accommodating our growth.”
Since the company was founded in 2002, LA ProPoint’s designers, technicians, fabricators and craftsmen have worked on projects including the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, the El Rey Theatre, Nokia Theatre and the Hollywood Bowl.
The company attributes its ability to grow during the recession to its expansion from fabrication, rigging and theatrical services to custom engineering, special effects and show action equipment.
“Our team has always been dedicated to developing better solutions for a variety of entertainment venues — from concert halls to theme parks to outdoor amphitheatres,” said Jim Hartman, LA ProPoint vice president. “The new headquarters gives us the room we need to design, engineer and fabricate large-scale customized stage and show systems for our clients.”
In 2009, LA ProPoint will participate in the construction of several theatres in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The company will also be busy with a World War II-themed museum project, continue its collaborations with Universal Studios and pursue additional commissions in the international theme park market.
For more information, please visit www.lapropoint.com.
