In the latest podcast, David Kitchener talks to Barry Sheldrick from DbM / Meriden regarding the remarkable growth of DbM as a spin-off distributor. Recently, DbM earned the title of Distributor of the year at the recent Smart Building awards, just three years since its inception. Listen to the discussion about this incredible achievement.
Jan 8, 2024
49 min
In this podcast David Kitchener and Dan Sait discuss the merits of advertising, what it can do for you and what benefits advertising brings to your company.
Don’t let your company get left behind by thinking that advertising does not work!
Nov 20, 2023
24 min
David Kitchener talks to four successful women in the AV industry, to celebrate International women’s day.
“Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all embrace equality”.
So, celebrating women's achievements and increasing visibility, while calling out inequality, is key.
Mar 7, 2023
44 min
With this podcast we are concentrating on lighting, as we are joined by the award winning Rako Controls the UK’s leading smart lighting controls manufacturer, who recently picked up awards at the Smart Building awards for the “Best Lighting control” and to add to that Rako won the “Best Hardware” category award at the recent CEDIA EMEA awards, for their modular WK-MOD and RK-MOD keypads.
Nov 11, 2022
39 min
To the AV integrator, power is everything.
The connection of a system to the mains fires up all sorts of solutions, from lighting and HAVAC through to cinema and music. But how much attention do we actually give to the power source?
All it takes is a spike in power or power cut and all of the integrators hard-earned work requires service visits and, at worst, swapping out of kit. So, to discuss this important topic we are joined by Philipp Gude of GUDE Systems.
Aug 31, 2022
28 min
This podcast focuses on Snap One. This is a culmination of SnapAV and Control4 rebranding as Snap One just over a year ago. The rebranding and general marketing for a company the size of Snap One is a mammoth task: hear how they are achieving this and where Snap One are now.
Aug 8, 2022
41 min
The Essential Install team talk to Invision UK about their 20th anniversary, and their House Party to celebrate the fact on the 13th and 14th July 2022. Hear the brands that will be on show during the event. Listen and book your FREE tickets on the Invision website.
Jun 23, 2022
33 min
David Kitchener and Daniel Sait discuss redefining how you experience sound, with John Buchanan the CEO of Meridian Audio and DbM.
May 25, 2022
46 min
This podcast is Part 2 - given that Chris Pinder has now completed the Marathon des Sables, this extreme effort was undertaken to raise money for a very worthy cause in the shape of the industry initiative Together for Cinema.
It’s a fascinating listen hearing how Chris ran through blistering heat and blistering feet and completed the 250km race!
May 5, 2022
46 min
The Essential Install team talk to Nick Fichte of L-Acoustics Creations on how sound and science define L‑Acoustics, through their dedication to innovation and product design excellence.
Apr 11, 2022
41 min
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