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     <title><![CDATA[Partner Power]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows it&rsquo;s important to take every opportunity in both generating revenue from your visitors and improving the overall guest experience, and having a photography partner who can work with you to deliver these goals is vital. Photography is a key part to any attraction, by providing an additional revenue stream to the site whilst offering your guests the ultimate souvenir of the attraction; their picture capturing their day out.
Picsolve capturing your guests
Picsolve are a leading global photography company who provides photo services to venues, creating &rsquo;must have&rsquo; photo opportunities for guests. The company began by applying advanced technology to the problem of taking the photographs of 50 people on a roller coaster going past in less than one second. Picsolve achieved it and is number one in the market. The company applies technology and research to not only theme parks but to a variety of venues, to include aquariums, tourist attractions and now the stadium business too. Before an operation goes live, Picsolve conducts detailed site surveys and apply their own algorithms to ascertain how many people pass, how many photos will be taken and what the conversion rate is likely to be. Picsolve supplies all the equipment and retains ownership as part of a revenue-sharing deal with the venue. &ldquo;Our skin is in the game from the beginning,&rdquo; says Sales Director Ben Thomas. &ldquo;We have to make it work and our venue customer wants to make it work.&rdquo;
Stadium scores
Picsolve manages photo services at Wembley Stadium and Football Club Barcelona. On the Wembley Stadium Tour, a photo is taken of the fan from the Royal Box with the replica FA Cup and the stadium behind.  The Wembley Stadium Retail &amp; Merchandising Manger, Kellie Hazleton, expressed &ldquo;the addition of the Picsolve photo opportunity to the Wembley Stadium Tour has not only enhanced the visitor experience, but has also resulted in incremental income from day ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Picsolve appoints Roy Kishor as chairman of board of directors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Derby, UK &ndash; April 26, 2010 &ndash; Picsolve International Ltd,  the world&rsquo;s leading specialist supplier of photography services to theme parks and attractions, today announced the appointment of Roy Kishor as chairman of the board of directors and a non-executive director.

Experienced executive brings successful track record of developing leading service businesses and international expansion to Picsolve

Mr. Kishor has a long and successful track record of growing companies.  His experience spans strategy, building and developing management teams and creating and developing deep relationships across large customer bases. 

&ldquo;We are very pleased to have someone with Roy&rsquo;s experience join our board of directors,&rdquo; said Gary Cormack, Chief Executive, Picsolve.  &ldquo;We had a record year in 2009.  Through working closely with our customers&rsquo; we have been able to enhance the experience of their visitors, as well as improve our customers own revenues.   We are looking forward to continued growth in 2010.&rdquo;

Mr. Kishor has had successful roles at board level since the early 1980s and as chairman since the late 1990s. He originally served on a number of boards in the automotive industry, including Evans Halshaw, a publicly quoted motor dealer group. Roy now works as chairman with companies across a number of sectors, including marketing services, technology, exhibitions and automotive products and services.

&ldquo;I am excited to be joining Picsolve,&rdquo; said Kishor.  &ldquo;The Company has grown well and is able to demonstrate its position as the leading service provider in the industry.  I look forward to working with the management team to build on this strong platform and to continue to grow through our strong relationships with our existing customers as well as expanding internationally.&rdquo;
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     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Picsolve wins new photography partnership with OCT East in Shenzhen, China]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OCT East Co. Limited in Dameisha Yantin District Shenzhen China have recently confirmed a multiyear photography partnership with Picsolve, one of the world&rsquo;s leading ride photography companies. Picsolve installed their Single Shot Ride Photography System on the Firth Flume ride late 2009 and the operation is now ready for guests to experience.
OCT East chose Picsolve as their photography partner for the Firth Flume ride due to their successful track record in providing image solutions to both parks and attractions worldwide. Picsolve are excited about the new partnership and are looking forward to witnessing both the success of the new installation and the overall growth of the partnership.
Firth Flume Ride Operation
The Firth Flume ride has a total length of 960 meters with the highest fall of 46 meters. It consists of 5 lifts, 3 turntables and 5 down chutes. With 5 passengers in one boat, it takes the guests an exciting and soul stirring trip of around 18 minutes to experience the ride from start to finish and now with Picsolve&rsquo;s installation, there is the chance to purchase a personalised souvenir capturing the adventure in full.
Picsolve currently offers a 4x6 photo and a 5x7 photo on the Firth Flume Ride and guests also have the chance to purchase personalised key chains and magnets using their own ride picture.
A brief introduction into OCT East Co. Limited
OCT East covers an area of 9 square kilometers at Da Mei Sha of Shenzhen and has benefited from an investment of 3.5 billion Yuan by the OCT Group. The resort is a combination of two theme parks, three scenic towns, four resort hotels, two 18-hole golf courses, and Hua Xing Temple and Tianlu mansion. 
Some of the experiences found within OCT East include Ecoventure Valley, Tea Stream Resort Valley, Ancient Tea Town, Huaxing Temple, Interlaken Mineral Spa, Wind Valley Golf Course and Tianlu mansion. 
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     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Picsolve Celebrates Record Year at Theme Parks and Attractions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Picsolve International Limited, the world&rsquo;s leading specialist supplier of photography services to theme parks and attractions, has been setting new records around the world.
Double digit sales growth in 2009
Despite challenging economic conditions, Picsolve&rsquo;s sales are up by significantly more than 10%. With Picsolve predominantly working on a revenue-share basis, this has been great news for Picsolve&rsquo;s customers.
Picsolve&rsquo;s sales growth has been driven by a combination of investment in leading-edge photography technology, high levels of engineering support, and new product innovations &ndash; such as photos being downloaded to USB sticks, and ride video being installed on selected rides.
High levels of growth at parks where Picsolve provides staffing services
In recent years, Picsolve has expanded its service offering to include providing the staff at major parks. At peak season Picsolve now employs more than 500 staff across 10 of the leading theme parks and attractions in Europe, and another 100 staff at parks in the US and Asia Pacific.
During 2009 Picsolve developed a number of techniques for optimising its staffing levels to make sure that the very highest levels of customer service could be achieved. The net result was a significant uplift in Spend per Visitor in 2009 across the Parks where Picsolve provides the staffing, bucking the industry trend.
Picsolve is now actively engaging with Parks where it does not provide the staffing, to pass on its expertise on how to staff photography operations. In this way all of Picsolve&rsquo;s customers can benefit from this knowledge, built up at the leading theme parks all over Europe and now in the US.
New customers
Picsolve signed up a number of new customers in 2009, including Hunderfossen, a regional park in Norway. Picsolve has also installed systems at a number of new Sealife Centres that have been opened across Europe, including Sealife Berlin and Sealife Scheveningen.
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     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[European Wide Patent Granted for the Superflash Mk3!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following an extensive application period Picsolve have been awarded a European Patent for the Superflash Mk3. This patent recognises our unique design in gaining both high power and fast accurate repletion triggering of the flash pulse. This further reinforces our position as the leading supplier of photographic systems for the roller coaster market place. Furthermore, it confirms our position as the leading edge photo system developer within the theme park and attraction market place.
Picsolve continue to invest in Research and Development and have recent expanded the staffing level within the department with a view to expanding the product range over the coming year.
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     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Picsolve International announces a management buyout led by Fidelity Equity Partners]]></title>
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    Fidelity Equity Partners buys out existing investors
    Picsolve to continue expanding international business through growth and acquisition

London, UK, July 21, 2008:
Picsolve International, the industry leading photographic systems and services provider for leisure attraction operators, today announced that Fidelity Equity Partners, who focus on high-growth, leveraged buyout investments in Europe and North America, has completed a management buyout of the Company. Fidelity Equity Partners' investment was supported by a senior debt package provided by RBS.
Fidelity Equity Partners will support Picsolve's aggressive expansion plans, focusing predominantly on organic and acquisitive growth in Europe (where it already has market leadership), the US, South East Asia and the Middle East. Research estimates that the global theme and amusement park market is worth over $24bn and that close to 700m people visit theme parks annually.
Picsolve provides and operates innovative, reliable, high-quality photographic systems and services - taking photographs of people on high speed roller coasters at theme parks and at visitor attractions around the world, including: Alton Towers, Futuroscope, Port Aventura, the London Eye, and the three Legoland parks, in Europe; Busch Gardens in the USA; and Madame Tussauds globally. Established in 1994, the technology-driven company is headquartered in Derby, UK with offices in Europe, USA, Hong Kong and New Zealand and has over 300 installations throughout the world.
Nick Martin, Partner, and Stephen Findlay, Vice President, for Fidelity Equity Partners, led the investment and have joined Picsolve's board of directors.
Nick Martin, Partner, Fidelity Equity Partners, said, &quot;We are delighted to be investing in Picsolve, the market leader in this exciting and growing market, which has historically proved remarkably resilient to economic downturn. With proprietary technology, superior know-how and outstanding customer service at its c]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Picsolve to employ over 500 staff in 2008]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In response to our customers' requirements for further support from Picsolve to help them run their operation even more effectively, Picsolve will be providing the staff at 3 more leading attractions in 2008. This will bring the number of parks fully serviced by us to 7, and will include parks in Northern Europe as well as the UK.
Picsolve has already enhanced its retail skill base in advance of this growth, ensuring customer satisfaction. We anticipate that employee numbers will almost double in 2008
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     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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