X-Factor contract gives Huddersfield firm Allsops something to sing about

Jan 23 2010 by Henryk Zientek, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

X-Factor contract gives Allsops something to sing about

A HONLEY company has something to sing about – after proving it has the X-Factor.

Metalworking specialist Allsops, based at New Mill Road, has secured an order from photo booth company Photo-Me International to produce 80 X-Factor karaoke booths.

The booths, which enable wanna-be pop stars to produce a DVD of themselves singing along to a backing track, are being manufactured at the firm’s Hope Bank Works and are being showcased around the country.

Now the company is hoping to secure an even bigger follow-up order as Photo-Me forecasts phenomenal interest in the latest addition to the entertainment industry on the back of the huge popularity of television’s X-Factor show.

Stephane Lericolais, technical director of Allsops, said: “We’re delighted to have been a part of such a high profile project. The X Factor and Photo-Me International are widely known and respected brands not only in the UK but around the world.

“To be given the opportunity to showcase the quality of work we produce to such a wide audience is a huge opportunity for us.

“There is no doubt that the booths will be a hit and with a large number of people expected to use them, we knew the quality had to be spot on.”