Robe makes its mark at Duinrell

Duinrell – a combined holiday, amusement park and water park in Wassenaar, South Holland, which is popular with families – celebrated 90 years of operation in 2025. In recent years, Robe moving lights have started making an impact, contributing to the positive vibes and great Duinrell energy.

Roy van Zutphen is the electrician and engineer in charge of lighting. He leads a team of 29 who look after all things technical and operational, including all the venues and rides. Their work also covers mechanical, carpentry and set building. When a brand-new Arcade Game Hall was opened in 2023, Roy reached out to Controllux’s Maikel Sakkers, one of the company’s main sales managers, who had a connection at Duinrell via one of their service technicians who used to be an intern there. He asked for some advice on the best lighting options for the Arcade Hall, which was a hybrid design to also accommodate events of up to 1500 people.

Maikel arrived on site and, when he realised the scale of the new building, recommended a combination of Robe moving lights in the form of PAINTES, LEDBeam 150s and CUETES.

“We needed the most flexible and adaptable lighting and also a reliable solution,” explained Roy, who is delighted with the results. Reliability was a major consideration as the Arcade is open 8 or 10 hours a day every day, so the lights had to be robust and well-built.

Roy has worked at Duinrell for 15 years and is very passionate about the job and the venue. He enjoys a “brilliant and highly productive” partnership with Controllux and appreciates their attention to detail and thoroughness.

He also recently visited the Robe factory in the Czech Republic and thinks it is “amazing,” particularly appreciating “the craft and diligence that goes into making each product.”

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Photos © Louise Stickland