Opinion

Service, global capability and scale are the watchwords for AVM Impact, which is now the largest AV integrator in the UK. Peter Lloyd met CEO Ed Cook to find out how the firm’s going to get even bigger.

Steve Barrett-White first worked for worked for Acorn Computers, working on the BBC Micro, then Commodore Computers, to introduce the Amiga. After a spell at Philips and SPC, he entered the AV market, working for distributors and dealers. He joined the Royal Institute of British Architects as the only AV technician 10 years ago.

Thank you 2012. It was a great year for AV – the magazine’s 40th, as all of you will have by now realised. My team and I have been humbled by all the accolades the magazine has received, for which, many thanks.

They are a rare breed. In the UK there are perhaps 200 or so true audio consultants. But what does the job title mean, what do they do and why might you need to employ one? Roland Hemming explains.