Paul Sadler of Delstar incorporated with IMechE

Paul Sadler, founder of Delstar Engineering Ltd, part of the Stage Technologies Group, and now a senior engineering consultant with the operation in Suffolk, UK, has recently been incorporated as a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
 
Paul is a chartered engineer who specialises in modern theatre hydraulics and is actively involved with the running of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Eastern Area, acting as treasurer for the organisation. He is also a technical associate of the Royal National Theatre and received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Association of British Theatre Technicians in 2009.
 
Since 1978, Paul has been closely involved with innumerable industrial and theatrical projects from the stage settings for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Starlight Express' and 'The Phantom of the Opera', to many more including 'Time', 'Chess' (one of the first automated sets on the West End), 'Munity on the Bounty', 'The Lion King', Mamma Mia,  two productions of 'Oliver!', 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat', 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and countless productions at the London Coliseum, The Royal Opera House, The Royal National Theatre, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Bregenz Festival Opera, Berlin Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Nederlands Opera and a long list of other theatres and productions around  the globe.
 
Paul is currently working on the hydraulic systems for new mobile staging displays for Disney Hong Kong and ongoing theatre upgrade projects.
 
In response to the announcement Paul told us, ‘I am naturally extremely pleased to be awarded fellowship status which is the highest grade of membership within the IMechE recognizing exceptional engineering achievement. This also brings to the fore the wealth of engineering activity required to support our industry now and into the future. My association with the Institution has been long and rewarding and I am continuing as Treasurer of the Suffolk & North Essex Area along with my regular involvement with the promotion of institution activities.’