Latest News from BusinessAV
December 2011 - BusinessAV moves to larger premises
The move is a direct result of the growth of the company's conference and live event operations.
Our new building provides a large car park, improved loading access and much more space for conference stage set building, equipment testing and rehearsals. The building also provides larger offices and meeting room space. Managing Director, David Lee said "The move has been made necessary by the rapid growth of our AV hire and production business. Our new premises are more than double the size of our previous location and this will enable us to provide an even better service with additional benefits for all our clients."
November 2011 - Another client comes back to BusinessAV
After the success of producing their first conference in June, Medtronic came back to BusinessAV to produce their CRDM Stars Conference at Carden Park near Chester. This time our brief was to give them a bigger "Wow Factor" so working closely with the event organiser we provided our Netius Stock Set together with our new Q Colour LED wash lights; the finishing touch was reproducing their company branding into a custom made gobo which was projected on to the set.
October 2011 - BusinessAV works with Seychelles Tourism on a 3 day Roadshow
Seychelles Tourism wanted to take their 2011 Roadshow to another level so they turned to BusinessAV. This was the first time they had engaged an external AV supplier because in previous years they had used only the basic AV equipment provided by hotels. Despite the tight budget we were able to provide our new Eventus Stock Set together with some lighting and PA and with our technicians producing a seamless presentation each night, we received this message on Twitter after the events "Blessed to work with the team @BusinessAV who go beyond the extra mile to make my events AMAZING! Total Stars!"
September 2011 - BusinessAV completes a ten-day Roadshow with South Africa Tourism
For the third year running BusinessAV operated and supplied sound, lighting and production services for South Africa Tourism producing their regional tour, which took in nine venues all over the UK. Starting in Edinburgh and ending with a two-day event in London, our brief was to help raise the profile of South Africa as a holiday destination to an audience of invited guests from the travel industry. Using our new Playback Pro software we were able to seamlessly integrate both video and PowerPoint during these events. After the Roadshow, we received this from the organiser, “It was a pleasure working with you, and in the 5 years I've been organising these, I think this was the best set of roadshows we've done”.
August 2011 – BusinessAV Goes Full HD
We are pleased to announce that we can now offer Full High-Definition projection with the addition of Christie projectors and Analog Way digital seamless switchers to our hire stock.
David Lee, BusinessAV’s Managing Director said “This represents a major investment for the company and proves our ambition of providing only the latest technology to our clients; the clarity and brightness of these projectors is incredible, plus I am delighted to announce that for a limited time we are offering this new system for the same price as our standard definition XGA projectors”. For further information please contact our hire department.
June 2011 – BusinessAV Supports The Wrexham Year of Culture
As the preferred AV supplier for Wrexham County Borough Council we were asked to provide a large 40ft x 40ft covered stage complete with PA and lighting for a ‘Picnic in the Park’ concert at the beautiful Chirk Castle. Despite the appalling weather conditions over 800 people turned up to enjoy a rousing concert featuring The Fron Male Voice Choir.
June 2011 – BusinessAV back at Chestival
For the second year running we were chosen to provide all the AV and production for the month long festival in Chester called ‘Chestival’ This year the organises asked us to provide a large 5m x 3m outdoor video wall complete with stage and PA in the city’s Roman Amphitheatre. This was used to show classic films such as Grease, Some Like It Hot and The Rocky Horror Show. We also provided the PA and production for other festival events which were held in the Town Hall, including the Victorian Vaudeville shows which featured musicians, acrobats and entertainers who were flown in from the USA and Canada and two ‘Audience With’ evenings hosted by Wayne Hemingway and Stuart Maconie.
May 2011 – BusinessAV working for the Israeli and Indian Governments
We are delighted to announce that we were chosen to provide the AV and production for a series of conference roadshows for both The Israeli and Indian governments. Working with an event management company our brief was to provide the AV and production at 15 locations throughout the UK and Ireland, these events would be attended by representatives from the travel industry. After one of these events we received this glowing testimonial from the event management company: “Just a quick note to say a big thanks to your lovely team for another great job. I know this is a challenging client but handled perfectly by the guys and the feedback last night from my client was very complimentary – they highlighted Mark as being particularly fantastic”.
April 2011 – The Chester Food & Drink Festival
For the third year running BusinessAV were chosen to produce the Chester Food & Drink Festival Gala Dinner at Chester Racecourse. As this was their 10th year, the organisers turned to us to provide something extra special, and we did not disappoint! We provided a twin screen set complete with large stage, intelligent lighting and a PA system suitable for a band which provided the after show entertainment.
March 2011 – BusinessAV supports the One Goal Foundation
The One Goal Foundation is a charity which raises money for needy Children in South Africa and is headed by Chantelle Tagoe the fiancée of England footballer Emile Heskey. Our brief was to produce a once-in-life time party and fashion show for 1000 people that will be filmed and aired on Fashion TV. We constructed the huge stage set complete with an enormous screen and catwalk. In addition the extensive lighting rig included intelligent moving lights and LED lighting for the fashion show. Providing excellent lighting quality was essential not only to do justice to the cutting edge fashion displayed on the catwalk, but also to add to the ambience and style of the event.
An event of this size and prestige demands perfect planning and execution, and Project Manager Mark Roberts and the excellent team of technical and support staff at BusinessAV were more than equal to the task.
January 2011 – BusinessAV Produces a Glitzy Award Ceremony for HSBC
From the initial design concept to event delivery, BusinessAV produced the first in a series of award ceremonies for HSBC at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.
Hosted by the former Scottish and British Lions Rugby Captain Gavin Hastings, the event was attended by over 200 of the bank's staff, who had gathered to celebrate their recent achievements.
The awards ceremony included live camera feeds to the screen, as well as pre-recorded video clips of each of the award nominees and, with our experienced technicians running the show, the whole event ran without a hitch.
After the event we enjoyed some great feedback too: “Many thanks for a great job yesterday, the client couldn't have been happier. I look forward to working with you all again” and “Great job last night, it really went well”.
November 2010 – BusinessAV Achieves MIA Accreditation
We are delighted to announce that we have been approved for membership to the Meetings Industry Association (MIA).
The MIA is the UK’s leading professional organisation for the meetings industry; it offers an assurance to buyers that as members we deliver exceptional standards, operate legally and ethically and that we have achieved accreditation to the high required standard. David Lee, BusinessAV’s Managing Director said, “Our accreditation backs up our philosophy of providing clients with first class customer service combined with AV hire and event production at an affordable price”. For further information about the MIA visit www.mia-uk.org.
October 2010 – BusinessAV at Chester’s Literature Festivals
We were thrilled to have been selected to provide PA, staging and event production for a series of ‘Audience With’ evenings. These included presentations from Alastair Campbell (picture), Mark Kermode and Alexei Sayle.
All productions were part of the Chester Literature Festival.
September 2010 - BusinessAV Provides Technical Support for London Fashion Week
BusinessAV teamed up with Fashion TV and the Hauser Bears charity to provide lighting, PA and event production for the “Once Upon a Time Show”, which was held at The Bloomsbury Ballroom. The event was hosted by Gail Porter and showcased a variety of collections and accessories from a range of designers including David & Goliath, Florian Jayet, Loulou Bontemps, Nichole de Carle and Tour de Force. Tom Foulkes, BusinessAV’s Project Manager said, “This was our first event for London Fashion Week, and was particularly challenging as the show was being filmed for TV, so the lighting had to just right. The event was a great success and we are already talking with the organisers about how we can make the show bigger and better in 2011”.
August 2010 – More Repeat Bookings for BusinessAV
It’s going to be a busy end to the year as British Cycling, Network She and South African Tourism have all come back to us to produce their events again. This autumn we will be working with British Cycling for the third time, South African Tourism for the second year running and producing the Network She Awards for the fourth year in a row. We believe our commitment to providing first class customer service together and honest advice keeps clients coming back year after year.
July 2010 - BusinessAV at the British Masters Showjumping
For the second year running BusinessAV provided staging and event production at this International showjumping event held at Chester Racecourse. Dubbed the Hickstead of the North the event saw 50 world class riders jumping for the £120,000.00 prize money. David Lee, BusinessAV’s Managing Director said, “The organisers came to us with the brief of adding some creative production to the competition and I am sure it’s only a matter of time before other showjumping events follow our lead”.
June 2010 – BusinessAV at Chestival
BusinessAV have completed a month long partnership with Chester Festivals. Chestival 2010 was 33 days of jam-packed events from outdoor theatre productions in the Roman amphitheatre to a series of live band gigs outside the town hall. We were delighted to have been selected to provide PA, staging and event production for these events, the highlight being producing three ‘Audience With’ evenings with Dan Snow, Robert Lindsay and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
May 2010 – BusinessAV helps Brother Industries celebrate 25 years in Wrexham
We are proud to have been selected to help one of Wrexham’s biggest employers celebrate 25 years of production in the town.
BusinessAV provided all the staging, AV, lighting and production for the event which was held inside the Brother factory. The event was attended by over 250 VIPs with representatives from The Welsh Assembly Government and Wrexham County Borough Council joining Senior Management from Brother who had flown in from Japan for the celebration.
February 2010 - BusinessAV Wins a Contract to Produce 22 Conferences for a Major Financial Organisation
We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to provide AV hire and production for 22 conferences over the next two years for a major international financial organisation. David Lee, BusinessAV’s Managing Director said, “It has been a real team effort winning this contract. Fresh thinking and creative ideas from our talented staff helped our proposal stand out from the crowd”. The events, to be held at various venues in London and Dublin, will be high profile conferences for up to 200 delegates using BusinessAV’s latest modern stock-sets and state-of-the-art sound and lighting equipment.
January 2010 - BusinessAV Adds More Stock-Sets to Its Hire Portfolio
We are now able to offer clients 15 different stock sets. We believe this is the largest choice from any AV production company in the UK. From a small 6m long single-screen set to a massive twin-screen set measuring over 16m wide, we guarantee to provide a set that matches your event theme, fits in the venue and suits your budget.
November 2009 - BusinessAV Produces ‘The Network She Awards’ for the Second Year Running
Once again BusinessAV was chosen to produce The Network She Awards at a prestigious and glittering Gala dinner. The business community gathered together to reward business women from North Wales and the North West who have been recognized for their achievements or have made a positive contribution to their community.
The evening also held a surprise for David Lee, BusinessAV's Managing Director who won ‘The Network She Man of the Year’!
October 2009 - BusinessAV Sponsors Wrexham Business Week
For the third year running BusinessAV was a major sponsor at Wrexham Business Week, Once again our team of technicians provided equipment and technical support for over 20 seminars and events during this annual week-long event organised by Wrexham County Borough Council.
September 2009 - BusinessAV adds an Audience Response Voting System to its Hire Stock
We are delighted now offer our clients the opportunity to engage their audience with our state-of-the-art wireless remote devices; the days of presenting to a vacant or unenthusiastic audience are over as we can help bring enjoyment, stimulation and maximum involvement to any conference or live event.
Each delegate is given a small remote to communicate with the presenter, so you can now forget handouts, a show of hands and event valuation sheets as your audience can now engage directly with the presenter via their own remote.
All audience feedback is captured instantly and can be displayed LIVE to the audience. Data is also stored for post event evaluation allowing our clients to further analyse the results long after the event has ended.
Simon Hudson, BusinessAV’s Production Manager said “We can now help our clients invigorate their entire audience whilst capturing important data from delegates and as the system integrates with PowerPoint there is no expensive technical support or extra presenter experience needed”.
For more information go to our Audience Response Voting System page
July 2009 – BusinessAV takes delivery of The Mediasite Conference Recorder
We are pleased to announce that we are able to offer our clients a new dimension for their conferences and Live Events – Instant and interactive recording of their keynote presentations!
Our new Mediasite ML440 Recorder is a multi-media recording solution that captures all the elements of any presentation; the speech, PowerPoint slides, video and computer graphics are all recorded and synchronised together at the touch of a button. Alternatively, the presentation can be streamed live or saved and later used on-demand via the web.
David Lee, BusinessAV’s Managing Director said, “Previously having a conference videoed was an expensive option, but with Mediasite all the elements of the presentation are synchronised at the recording stage, this does away with lengthy post conference editing, so hiring Mediasite will prove very cost effective for our clients”.
For further information, please go to our Conference Recording and Web Streaming Page.
June 2009 - BusinessAV is added to the BS8901 Register
We are delighted to announce that we are one of the first Audio-Visual production companies to be accepted onto the on-line BS8901 Register, which has been created to allow the events industry to identify companies and organisations who are working towards sustainability. This site is designed to provide a simple one stop shop for users to see which suppliers are working in sustainable ways.
Click here to view the BS8901 Register and for further information about our Sustainable Events Policy visit our BS8901 page.
February 2009 – More Stock Sets Added to BusinessAVs Hire Portfolio
As part of our commitment to offer our clients even more choice when it comes to set design, we are pleased to announce that we have just taken delivery of our new custom-made stock sets. Exclusively made to our specification, (the largest measuring over 14 metres long and 4 metres high) they are sure to add the ‘wow factor’ to any conference or Awards Ceremony.
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These modern, versatile sets are specifically designed with angled wings, which offer clients maximum space when it comes to branding the set with graphics and logos. We have also invested heavily in new state-of-the-art lighting effects to complement these new sets.
January 2009 – BusinessAV Reduces AV Hire & Production Rates
As we enter what will probably be one of the most financially challenging years in recent memory, we are pleased to announce that we have reduced our 2009 hire and production rates by a recession busting 20%. These discounts will apply to both new and existing customers for all events booked for 2009. To find out just how cost effective our AV production services are, please call our sales team on Freephone 0800 587 9908.
November 2008
Royal Appointment for BusinessAV
We are pleased to announce that we have been chosen to provide the staging and AV for the Royal opening of the £71million New Academic Building for the London School of Economics (LSE).
The event, attended by Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Phillip was held on the 5th November 2008.
BusinessAV designed and supplied a custom-made backdrop measuring 8 metres long by 3 metres high and printed in LSE’s corporate colours and logos. The backdrop also housed the plaque, which Her Majesty revealed during the official opening.
As well as the stage-set, we also provided 84inch plasma screens and PA for the event, which was attended by over 500 VIPs and students.
October 2008
BusinessAV Sponsors Wrexham Business Week
Simon Weston during his presentation at Wrexham Business Week
For the second year, running our team of technicians provided equipment and technical support for over 20 seminars and events during Wrexham Business Week 2008.
Businesses and organisations from all over the Northwest had state of the art AV equipment to enhance their presentations for the duration of this annual week-long event organised by Wrexham County Borough Council.
September 2008
High Definition Conference a First for BusinessAV
We are pleased to be one of the first AV companies in the UK to offer our clients a full High Definition 103-inch plasma screen, complete with its matching custom-built stage-set.
This versatile set does away with the traditional screen and projector set-up which has been the conference standard for many years.& Not only do our clients love the clarity of the screen, but as we don’t have to take up the usual amount of space behind the set (for rear projection) venue managers love it too, as we can build the plasma set right up against the wall.
For further information please contact one of our event co-ordinators.
August 2008
BusinessAV Goes Green with Bio-Fuels
All our company diesel vehicles are now running on this recycled, carbon neutral fuel.
For further information, follow this link to our bio-fuels page
