AV News Awards 2019


Outstanding Achievement in AV Winner


Holger Graeff, Vivitek


Holger Graeff joined Vivitek in August 2010 as General Manager for the EMEA region. With nearly 20 years of chan- nel expertise in the Audio Visu- al and Consum- er Electronics markets in EMEA, Holger Graeff has con- tributed signifi- cantly to the transformation of Vivitek from


a business start-up into a solid brand within Delta’s EMEA opera- tions. With Vivitek celebrating ten years in EMEA in 2019, to date, Holger has been providing leadership, structure and a friendly face for nearly all ten of those years. Responsible for overall business development strategy, he also oversees sales, marketing and ser- vice, ensuring long-term partnerships and brand development. Since joining he has successfully continued to ensure success for Vivitek’s business in EMEA for almost a decade. He created, implemented, and continued to maintain the success of the model of structure and strategy that has proven to work, and one that continues to reap rewards for the company. He spearheaded the implementation of necessary tools for success, such as marketing, organisation and PSI services that ensure growth and structure. Holger played a major role in helping the same benefits come to partners like Delta Display Solutions entering EMEA market, by implementing similar structure and strategy with a team fully pre- pared to support the company. He developed projects into prod- ucts that his team could sell - making big concepts achievable for customers. An example being the Fine Pitch LED display, which Holger helped become a product that was available in full HD/4K to its customers and profitable for the company.


Project awards


AV Project of the year (Education) Winner


Promethean Moscow Online Schools project.


With more than 20 years of experience in K-12 classrooms, Pro- methean is a global leader in education technology. Promethean’s combined hardware and software solutions are designed to trans- form learning spaces into collaborative and connective environ- ments, promote student participation and engagement throughout the learning process, and provide access to limitless interactive


teaching and learning resources that bring lessons to life. In 2018, Promethean’s interactive front of class display was se- lected to fulfil the Moscow Online Schools project. Promethean was chosen to produce a bespoke IRBIS panel for schools across the city of Moscow. The IRBIS panel is an all-in-one solution, in- corporating the 86-inch interactive flat panel, OPS and a compre- hensive education software. The Promethean IRBIS panel offers a tablet-like interface with a customisable home screen making it easier for teachers to adapt to the new technology. The solution has also been created to be convenient for admin- istrators and managers. Integrated with the infrastructure of the Moscow Online School providing on-hand management and online monitoring. Over 7,600 bespoke IRBIS panels were delivered to the city by the end of 2017 and a further 14,000 IRBIS panels confirmed in January 2018.


Runner-up Pure AV


Cyber Lab Energus


AV Project of the year (Commercial) Winner ProAV


Schroeder Project Mural


London Wall Place is a new 12 storey development near Moor- gate and Bank in the City of London making it a prime location for Schroder’s new headquarters. Following a successful tender process, proAV was commissioned to install audio visual systems as part of an overall integrated ‘smart-building’ solution to signifi- cantly update and improve the Schroders AV and IT infrastructure to provide cutting-edge services for their staff and clients. proAV delivered a future-proofed, integrated audio-visual solution that promotes exceptional meeting and presentation facilities with easy to use control systems, all supported by Crestron’s enterprise re- mote management platform, Crestron Fusion.


This project encompassed: a divisible auditorium; 2 boardrooms; 40 meeting rooms; 110 VC meeting rooms; collaboration spac- es; IT training suites; a TV Studio; a gym and a wellness centre. AV solutions and technology deployed included: Crestron control throughout; Crestron Fusion; QSC centralised audio; Unilumin vid- eo walls, 0.9 mm and 1.2 mm fine-pitch LED S-Panel; Trimble Manhattan room booking; Cisco video conferencing; Global video infrastructure; Exterity signage; Tools on Air / Cantemo Ingest and storage


The key innovations and benefits of this project were driven by the smart technology solutions and how they would be integrated from an AV/IT perspective. Key to a successful install was having all parties fully engaged with each other in order to make these systems talk to one another. The focus for this at a performance level is visitor management. Using the room booking platform our client can achieve the following events: For ad-hoc meetings, the


Runners-up Clear VC and Optoma


The London offices for The Institute of Chartered Accoun- tants in England and Wales (ICAEW) NEC


The Quadram Institute of Bioscience (QIB) Oblong Industries JLL NXT office


AV Project of the Year (Live Events) Winner NEC


Royal Opera House ‘Open Up’ Project


The Royal Opera House ‘Open Up’ project aims to attract new visitors, enabling opera and ballet to be experienced by everyone. By physically ‘opening up’ the venue through architectural devel- opments, incorporating new technologies and offering a broader spectrum of events and attractions, the ROH is widening its ap- peal. Partnering with NEC Display Solutions, the ROH brings to life its modern and inclusive approach through a range of visual technologies including large format displays and projection solu- tions. The striking showpiece is a 28.5sqm 90-degree curved LED screen shining out onto the world-famous Covent Garden Piazza. Perfectly and uniquely positioned to offer a broad range of visual technologies including LED, LCD and Projection; NEC was chosen to be the Display Technology Partner for the ROH to specify and install the perfect fit solution across a variety of applications with- in the venue. The NEC global strap line ‘Orchestrating a Brighter Future’ neatly resonates with the goals and objectives of the ROH and the Open Up project.


Designed in the 1850s, transforming the historic building into a venue to appeal to today’s audiences was not without its chal- lenges. Harnessing the latest technology whilst preserving the ar- chitectural heritage is a major achievement in this landmark de- ployment. Now a venue where you can experience the arts without even having to buy a ticket, visitors are invited to relax in the new café, restaurant and bar areas where visual stimulation serves to enhance the experience.


system can also detect who is in the room and display these on the room booking panels, proAV 3D renders; and BIM modelling of all AV spaces were produced as part of the project planning.


P12 AV News March 2019


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