Adam Hall: 50 years with big changes on the horizon

The Experience Center at the headquarters of Adam Hall, located in Neu-Anspach (Germany), has hosted the company's 50th anniversary celebration, which anticipates a comprehensive corporate relaunch with a new image and a renewed push for the future of event technology.

50 years ago, in 1975, Adam Hall founded a small company in the English town of Southend-on-Sea, which manufactured accessories for flightcases under the name Adam Hall Hardware. Five years later, David Kirby put the first stone of the company that today is known worldwide as Adam Hall Group. What started as a small business grew over the decades until it became a large group of companies which operate internationally with their own brands, such as Palmer, Defender, LD Systems, Cameo, Gravity and Adam Hall Cables.

Today, Adam Hall Group is a company that operates globally, with 400 employees worldwide and the leadership of Alexander Pietschmann and Markus Jahnel at the direction of the group. The international headquarters and exhibition halls, located in places as diverse as Barcelona, Asia, Great Britain and North America.

"The 50 years of Adam Hall Group are much more than a mere number. They are 50 years full of ideas, value and movement. What has always united us is the desire to create together something that impresses people, both in terms of technology and collaboration. Above all, we thank all our clients, our partners and all those who accompany us on this journey for our development. The trust they place in us, their ideas and their enthusiasm is what moves us. “I am very proud of everything we have achieved together. But I am even more excited about what is to come,” he himself said. Pietschmann.

A celebration in style

Together with the families of its employees, Adam Hall Group took a tour of its busy 50 years of history at its German headquarters. Precisely, one of its highlights was parked at the door: the restored bus of Wings Over Europe, the 1972 tour of Wings, Paul McCartney's musical group. David Kirby, co-founder of the company and a lifelong Paul McCartney fan, found the bus at an auction. This legendary vehicle It is already part of the company's Rock'n'Roll Library collection, and also serves as a creative space for employees. It is also a symbol of the anniversary motto: “Honoring the past, driving the future.”

The music was the second protagonist of the event, with an appearance by the company band, improvisations and the surprise performance from the Berlin pop fusion group Il Civetto. In addition, a raffle was held in which €3,200.00 was raised for the Live Music Now Frankfurt am Main association, an initiative that offers free concerts to social organizations and encourages young musical talents.