Director of ACE PA LIMITED Gary Jones has been working in the PA hire business for over 20 years. After finishing an engineering apprenticeship he then went on to be a Professional Guitarist & Freelance Sound Engineer touring England & Europe until 1995 when he joined Concert Systems in Altrincham Cheshire. Gary joined as a sales consultant and went on to eventually become the Installations Manager until leaving end of Dec 2000.

Jan 2001 started in a new position as JBL Pro Audio Sales Manager. Responsible for such products as JBL, AKG, dbx & Powersoft. This was short lived and returned to PA Hire in Sept 2001. By this time Gary had successfully completed a Soundcraft course in Sound Reinforcement and Engineering @ Liverpool Community College.

The PA Hire department is continuously kept busy with work from various local councils, Tameside, Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Oldham, Trafford, Stretford, Wigan and Leigh. As well as AV Conference Company's, Event Organisers, Promotion company's and PR Agencys.

Past events have included Manchester City Council's BBC Music Live, Selfridges Brazil weekend, Stalybridge Splash, Ashton Streets Ahead, Albert Halls Bolton, The Bolton Show, Bolton MELA, BDH Xmas party featuring Peter Kay 2001 & The Christians 2002. Manchester World Cup for Refugee Action Group. Rotary 100 year celebration @ M.E.N. Arena.

As well as PA Hire Gary has worked as a freelance engineer for several artists & company's, Event Technical Support, The Drifters, Stax of Soul, JK as Robbie Williams, Rockys (Moorfest, Tom Hingley, Easterhouse, The Mighty Wah! & Badly Drawn Boy)Comtec Presentations, Concert Systems, Contact Theatre, K2B Audio and various technical event and production company's.

Installation work plays a part of the company's workload. ACE PA Installs Sound & Light systems to the leisure industry into various Bars, Clubs & Restaurants. We also provide services for Schools, Places of worship and Factory Tannoy Systems.

Please feel free to call and discuss your PA requirements. Put forward your ideas and together we can design the best solution for your needs and budget!Ultimately everything to make you and the customer happy.

Outdoor Local Authority Events - Outdoor systems small or large to suit your event. Live music, dance, play or Fireworks.

Indoor Arena Events - PA Systems available for large indoor arena public events. Concerts, exhibitions, displays whatever your function.

Conference & Corporate Functions - AV Packages. Screens & PA systems available for your Corporate Function and Awards Ceremony. Speakers can be flown or on stands. Systems available to suit any size. Weddings & Partys. Hotel, Marquee any venue.

Large Outdoor Festival Events - Large PA for festival concerts. Flown or ground stacked Fully inclusive cost of all trucking, crew, engineers, and PA avaialable ring for advice and costs.

PA & Lighting Installations - From a Factory tannoy system or Induction Loop system for the hard of hearing to a Bar / Nightclub PA & Lighting showcase. ACE PA can give you the system you require at a cost to suit your pocket. Free quotations and on site meetings available.