It only seems a blink since 2012, and our 40th anniversary – and 2022 was a special year for the magazine, marking 50 years. In that time – AV, the tech – has grown enormously, becoming a vital enabler. This year’s AV Awards marked the 25th year in which we…
As one of the founders of Brompton Technology (previously CEO of Carallon and Pharos Architectural Controls – companies he also co-founded), Richard Mead has been in a chief executive role continuously since 2004, growing all three businesses in their specific fields. Born and schooled in Cheltenham (studying Physics at Oxford),…
Throughout its 70-year history, the ‘Tattoo’ has risen to become one of the world’s most prominent live spectaculars. Held at the imposing Edinburgh Castle the Tattoo runs throughout August and plays to a live audience of 220,000 people, and an estimated global broadcast audience of 100 million. The show runs…
Part of the brand of exclusive members clubs, Soho House’s Brighton Beach House is one of the latest additions to the chain and combines all the usual Soho House and Soho Works spaces within a beach club format, due to the site’s location on the seafront. The club recently underwent…
Many people who fall into the AV industry stay with it for years, out of love for the industry, its technology and its community. But the AV industry has long had a problem with recruitment. Now after a pandemic-driven exodus of skilled workers and amid record vacancies in the wider…
As you’ve seen over the last few issues especially, the breadth and scale of AV and the development distance the tech has travelled over recent years is nothing short of extraordinary. However, with our focus forever on the practical, Lindsey Reynolds’ Research into what end users are investing in reveals…
Deep work, requiring solitary concentration, can’t always be avoided on days in the office which can be a distraction, and the benefits of spontaneous conversations can still be missed while working remotely, even part of the time. It’s a given that if everything hybrid works, benefits for staff include flexibility,…
Overview Budget for works: £250,000 Timeframe: Four months Suppliers: Pioneer Group; Whiteroom – design and project management company Project scope Pioneer Group was engaged to provide Wolverine Worldwide with a complete fit-out of a new office space in London. Having been underwhelmed by the solution provided by a previous installer…
What are the big buying trends in 2023? What are end-user purchasing priorities and what's changed since last year? With more departments getting involved in making significant purchasing decisions, who are the key stakeholders in 2023? Which product types are hot and which are not? Which verticals are spending? What…
The world of professional AV consists predominantly of male professionals, and this lack of gender diversity is starkly evident. According to AVIXA’s 2022 report entitled ‘Are Women Welcome in Pro AV?,’ women are profoundly underrepresented (see Lindsey Reynolds’ highlights of these findings in our Research feature). The gender disparity in…
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