AV Awards 2011 winners announced
Paul Milligan, September 30, 2011
The winners of the 2011 AV Awards have been announced at a gala dinner at the Hilton on Park Lane, with Sarner picking up the Grand Prix Award for its work on the Dr Who Experience and Midwich winning the highly sought-after Distributor of the Year award.
Winners List
Grand Prix Award
Sponsored by Integrated Systems Europe
Winner
Doctor Who Experience – Sarner
Distributor of the year
Sponsored by LG
Winner
Midwich
Finalists
RGB
Sahara Presentation Systems
Steljes
TDMaverick
Manufacturer of the year
Sponsored by TDMaverick
Winner
Projectiondesign
Highly Commended
Promethean
Finalists
Pro Display
Vision
Projection or display product of the year
Winner
F35 wqxga projector – projectiondesign
Highly Commended
CF3D – Cinema 3D Projector – LG Electronics
Finalists
GuidA Rotate from Atlas AV – GuidA Systems
HDX-W14 Projector – Barco
Avjog – CableJoG
Interactive short throw projector mount – Chief Manufacturing
Hitachi iPJ-AW250NM Projector – Hitachi Europe, Digital Media Group
Prysm LPD TD1 Tile – Prysm
Vision Techmount Security Cage – Vision
Vivitek Qumi HD Pocket Projector – Vivitek Corporation
Projection or display manufacturer of the year
Winner
NEC Display Solutions
Finalists
projectiondesign
Promethean
Sahara Presentation Systems
Vision
Digital signage manufacturer of the year
Sponsored by Peerless AV UK & Europe
Winner
Onelan
Finalist
Signagelive
Audio manufacturer of the year
Sponsored by Sound + Vision
Winner
Biamp Systems
Finalists
Genelec
IML
Vision
Business Installation of the year
Sponsored by PSCo
Winner
The iZONE at Deloitte 3 New Street Square – Electrosonic
Highly Commended
Nomura International London – proAV
Finalists
McAfee Executive Briefing Centre Amsterdam – CSL Integration
Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Impact
Consumer installation of the year
Sponsored by Sharp Electronics
Winner
Doctor Who Experience – Sarner
Highly Commended
Operation Dynamo: Rescue from Dunkirk at Dover Castle – Electrosonic
Finalists
The Temple of Hops and Beer in Zatec, Czech Republic – AV MEDIA
E-Table at inamo St. James – Canon
Oculus: an eye into St Paul’s – Sysco AV
Videoconferencing project of the year
Joint Winners
Five RealPresence Experience RPX systems combined with 5 HDX video rooms – Polycom
VidyoConferencing solution at Macmillan Cancer Support – Vidyo
Finalists
Catlin, London – proAV
The development and use of AV communications and videoconferencing across the Western Health & Social Care Trust – Questmark
Digital Signage project of the year
Sponsored by Prysm
Winner
holyfields – Scala & Newroom Media
Finalists
Onboard promotional infotainment for P&O ferries – dZine
National Bank of Greece’s First i-Bank Concept Store – C-nario
Digital signage solution for The Ministry of Science and Innovation in Madrid – Onelan
AV/IT integration of the year
Sponsored by Canon UK
Winner
Installation at Tortuga Beach Resort – IVC Media
Finalists
Integrated Security and Emergency Centre of the Moravia-Silesia Region in Ostrava, Czech Republic – AV MEDIA
McAfee Executive Briefing Centre Amsterdam – CSL Integration
Impact and AMX for Man Group – Impact and AMX
Education project of the year
Sponsored by Bosch
Winner
proAV for MATTU: Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit, Guildford, UK
Highly Commended
Ruskin Digital Gallery – Snelling Business Systems
Finalists
Rent a (3D) Tent – 3Ducation
Masaryk University Campus, Brno, Czech Republic – AV MEDIA
Litherland High School – CDEC
Epson’s EB-450Wi for an interactive classroom solution at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy – Epson
Kimmeridge House – Bournemouth University – GV Multi-media
Videowall installation at the International Space Innovation Centre – Samsung
Sutton Life Centre – Sysco AV
Live event of the year
Sponsored by Green Hippo
Winner
The 83rd Oscar Academy Awards – Pro Display
Highly Commended
The Unique Dome Experience – Canon with Imagination, 7thSense Design and HoloVis International
Finalist
‘The Prototype Tour’ for Top Gear Live – Bluman Associates
In-house AV team of the year
Sponsored by Prospero Integrated
Winner
ACC Liverpool Technical Team
Finalists
Church House Conference Centre
University of Birmingham – Learning Spaces Division, Academic Services
Rental and staging company of the year
Winner
Blitz Communications
Finalist
DB Systems
Digital Signage product of the year
Winner
HMP200 Hyper Media Player and Fusion Software – SpinetiX
Finalists
Datapath x4 Wall Controller – Datapath
SuperSign – LG Electronics
Systems product of the year
Winner
MediorNet Compact – Riedel Communications
Highly Commended
VidyoMobile – Vidyo
Finalists
HQView520 Scaler, Switcher and Scan Converter – Calibre UK
MimioClassroom product suite – DYMO/Mimio
MediorNet Compact – Riedel Communications
C2-8000 Series – TV One
Audio product of the year
Sponsored by Imago Group
Winner
the IML Connector – IML
Highly Commended
Revolabs HD – Revolabs
Finalists
Ray-On – Active Audio
D-Cerno – Televic Conference
SP-5000 Column Loudspeakers – Vision
Green or Environmental project of the year
Sponsored by NEC Display Solutions
Winner
Offset for Life – Panasonic
Finalist
Omnitapps – Paperless Multi Touch solutions – Omnivision BV
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Congratulations to the winners. I wasn’t there (on holiday) but heard at least one finalist was booed (not us thank goodness!). Anyway, I think that was bang out of order. Whatever our opinions might be, a black tie dinner dance isn’t the kind of venue for that sort of behaviour.