AV Awards 2012 finalists announced

The awards (and finalists) are listed in alphabetical order below, to book your place at the event please visit

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A – Projector of the year (5,000 lumens and below)
Sponsored by Peerless AV

•    BenQ – LW61ST Projector
•    Casio Electronics – XJ-M155 Laser & LED Projector
•    Epson – EB-475Wi Projector
•    projectiondesign – F35 AS3D active stereo projector for graphics use

B – Specialist projector of the year (above 5,000 lumens)
Sponsored by Green Hippo

•    Epson – Epson EB-Z8450 Projector
•    NEC Display Solutions – NEC PH1000U
•    projectiondesign – High brightness F35 AS3D active stereo projector

C – Flat screen product of the year
Sponsored by Unicol

•    Albiral Display Solutions – Arthur Holm Dynamic 3
•    eyevis – omniSHAPE – eyevis microline
•    Samsung – UE46 Large Format Display

D – Systems product of the year

•    BrightSign – HD120 digital signage player
•    Crestron – DigitalMedia 8G+
•    Haivision – Furnace 6.3 IPTV/IP Video System With Internet and Mobile Support
•    Kramer Electronics – Step-In Digital switching system
•    Kramer Electronics – VS-1616D/3232D/6464D modular digital card frame matrix switcher family
•    Matrox Graphics - Mura MPX Series (Fanless Edition)

E – Audio product of the year

•    Bose – RoomMatch Progressive Directivity Array
•    Martin Audio – MLA Compact
•    Powersoft – Ottocanali 1204
•    Revolabs – FLX VoIP Wireless Conference Phone

F – Interactive presentation product of the year

•    AVer Information Europe – AVerVision W30 Wireless Visualiser
•    Epson – EB-475Wi Projector
•    Lang – primeTOUCH
•    Luidia – eBeam Edge
•    MultiTouch – MultiTaction Cell interactive display

G – AV accessory of the year

•    Draper – StageScreen
•    OmniMount – ActionMount Series PLAY40
•    Peerless-AV – DS-VW765 full service video wall mount
•    SmartMetals Mounting Solutions – 062.7200 Motorised Stand
•    Vision – Techconnect

H – Business installation of the year
Sponsored by Bosch

•    JB Communications – Diageo Customer Collaboration Centre (CCC)
•    Reflex – Climate-KIC ePresence Project
•    SM Contracts – The Eccleston Square Hotel

I – Consumer installation of the year
Sponsored by AV Jobs

•    DJ Willrich – The Capitol Theatre, ‘Northern Light, the Edmonton Journey’
•    DJ Willrich – Titanic Belfast
•    Electrosonic – European Parliament Visitors Centre, The Parlamentarium

J – Collaborative communications project of the year
Sponsored by Imago

• Impact – The University of Wolverhampton
• JNV – Unique Collaboration Room
• Polycom – NHS Lothian and Polycom- Complete unified communications solution
• Saville AV – British American Tobacco boardroom Telepresence system
• VidYo – VidyoConferencing implementation at Silvalea

K – Digital signage project of the year

•    Focus 21 Visual Communications – London Stock Exchange – Exchange Market Open Installation
•    Handy AV – Primark Digital Signage Network
•    Omnivision – Omnivision Showcase Livingmall Alexandrium Rotterdam Netherlands
•    Onelan Digital Signage – NHS Rotherham QTV
•    Scala – Jaguar – Land Rover
•    Signagelive – The Healthcare Messaging Group Uses Signagelive To Help Hospitals And Patients
•    YCD Multimedia – Digital Signage at Madrid’s Public Buses

L – AV-IT integration project of the year
Sponsored by Sahara

•    Audiotonas – Project “Electronic Democracy”, Lithuania
•    FutureSoftware – British Airways Mobile Flight Simulator
•    SM Contracts – The Eccleston Square Hotel
•    Svetlost Teatar – Qatar National Convention Centre

M – Audio installation of the year

•    Peavey Electronics – Peavey MediaMatrix provides ultimate AV backbone for QNCC
•    Revolabs – Investec Bank

N – Green or environmental project of the year
Sponsored by Casio

•    Polycom – NHS Lothian and Polycom
•    TCO Development – TCO Certified Projectors
•    Vision – Vision’s Environmental Impact Reduction Plan

O – Education project of the year
Sponsored by Panasonic

•    CDEC -  Langley Park School for Boys –New Build Project Implementing a Media Rich Interactive Solution
•    Electrosonic – The Egg at Salford University
•    FusionGFX – Havelock Academy, Grimsby, UK – Reflective Room
•    GV Multi-media – University College Falmouth: AIR
•   Impact – The University of Wolverhampton
•    Osborne Technologies – Anson Primary School – The Imaginarium
•    Snelling Business Systems – The StartUp Lounge, Norwich City College
•    Visionaire – United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) – Integrated Residential Campus, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

P – Live event of the year
Sponsored by NEC Display Solutions

•    Blitz Communications – Soldier of Orange
•    Canon Europe – FuessAV, AV Stumpfl and Canon Austria
•    Drive Productions – Nokia / Nokia Lumia Live
•    Liquid Media AV – Airbus – A350XWB North Factory Opening by David Cameron

Q – Manufacturer of the year
Sponsored by CDEC

•    Casio Electronics
•    Exterity
•    Kramer Electronics
•    NEC Display Solutions UK
•    Onelan
•    Panasonic System Communications Company Europe
•    projectiondesign
•    Promethean
•    Samsung UK and Ireland

R – Distributor of the year
Sponsored by Hitachi

•    Audio Logic
•    Just Lamps
•    Midwich
•    Sahara Presentation Systems
•    TDMaverick

S – Integrator of the year
Sponsored by SDG

•    Electrosonic
•    IDNS AV

T – In-house AV team of the year
Sponsored by Smart AV

•    ACC Liverpool
•    Church House Conference Centre
•    Electrosonic – Electrosonic’s in-house AV operations and engineering teams for Morgan Stanley
•    Impact – Delivering AV service excellence to one of the world’s leading asset management firms

U – Rental and staging company of the year
Sponsored by Sound + Vision

•    Blitz Communications
•    DB Systems
•    Smart AV

Grand Prix Award
Sponsored by Live Production Network

To be announced on the evening of the awards

AV40 outstanding contribution award
Sponsored by Samsung

To be announced on the evening of the awards

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