We’re Hiring
We’re Hiring a FULL TIME EVENT AV TECHNICIAN Full-Time Event Audio Visual Technician to join small, vibrant, audio visual company in Coventry. We are looking for a hard-working, energetic individual who is competent with all audio visual fields, i.e. audio, lighting, projection, etc. and has live event experience. The Role of Event AV Technician: Skills: […]
Don’t Ask Us to Be Cheap
A new enquiry last week… Now what discount can you offer?’ is typically heard, but this enquiry made our headline ‘Don’t Ask us to Be Cheap’ a reality… “We have an event coming up in June and we’ve been given your name by ‘xxxxx’ who said you’re excellent. We had a few problems last year […]
10 Best Keynote Speakers
10 Best keynote speakers who would be a great addition to your event… During a recent production meeting for a major UK brand, the subject of who should close their national conference came into conversation. Although our involvement in the meeting was to discuss their AV requirements, we soon realised that we have gained a lot of experience […]
Singing for Harry
As a lot of you already know, our employees at Istead love involving in various fundraising for a number of charities. This also extends to our friends and families… Our Managing Director Neil’s lovely wife Donna is a part of the Solihull Pop Chorus and just before Christmas, she and the singing group recorded three […]
Defying the Laws of Physics
Defying Physics By definition, projection is the displaying of an image on a distant surface achieved via a high intensity light source. The simple word ‘distant’ in that definition had always been an issue in the AV industry. To achieve a large image viewable by a mass audience, the distance between the screen surface and […]
The Boys Are Back in Town
The Boys are Back! No, we’re not singing along to Thin Lizzy, the boys are back after our Christmas break feeling excited for the year to come… and maybe a few pounds heavier! With the holiday season feeling like a distant memory, Istead are straight back into the full swing of things in our very busy […]
Merry Christmas from the Istead Elves
Istead Elves Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! On behalf of all of our elves at the Istead workshop, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year filled with happiness, joy and success. A Istead Merry Christmas Our offices will close for Christmas on Thursday 22nd December at midday […]
Istead Mannequin Challenge
Introducing, The Istead Mannequin Challenge! Last week our team took on the Mannequin Challenge the Istead way! We all love a good challenge so unsurprisingly this isn’t the first viral challenge we’ve taken part in before… Do you remember the #IceBucketChallenge? This viral charity challenge saw people pour buckets full of ice and water over […]
10 Best Awards Evening MC’s
Organising an industry awards evening? So many things to consider; venue, entertainment, what the stage set will look like and what audio visual equipment you’ll need, etc. Choosing the right Master of Ceremonies for your awards evening can make or break your event. Keeping the evening flowing and ensuring the audience stay engaged is an […]
Are You 99% Perfect?
Providing technical equipment at an event can be challenging. We liken it to ‘Live TV’. There have been no rehearsals, it’s live, we have to think on our feet. Years of experience running events gives us that edge to solve problems before they arise. But every now and then we have a problem. And when […]
