The Istead Way- 10 Golden Rules of an Istead Technician
The Istead Way We have this thing. It’s the thing that keeps our clients returning year on year. It’s the thing that helps our events run smooth technically. That thing is The Istead Way. It’s the way we conduct ourselves throughout everything we do. From the way we behave, to the way we think. Here […]
Our Successful Week in London
Our Successful Week! Every year we provide the audio visual and technical support for AELP’s National Conference at the Novotel London West Hotel. Before any event that requires a stage and set, our designer will create a 3D design to replicate the room so our clients can really visualise how their set will look at […]
7 Problems at an Event to Avoid
7 Problems at an Event to Avoid There will always be unexpected and unforeseeable issues that can crop up last minute whilst planning your event. It’s always important for event planners to think on their feet and have a plan B and C in place. However, expect the unexpected as the unexpected often happens. Some […]
EU Referendum – How Brexit Impacts Us
EU Referendum Being part of the EU was a great thing for us. We deliver a number of events throughout Europe with us already working at 4 European events this year in Cannes, Prague, Paris and Frankfurt. There were worries for small business owners that if the UK voted to leave the EU in the referendum, […]
7 Best Event Venues in the West Midlands
West Midlands 7 Best Event Venues Providing audio visual equipment at conferences and events in the UK and Europe, we visit a number of different venues. We see the good, the bad and the damn right ugly! We could tell you a few stories but we’ll save that for another post! In the meantime, here […]
April 2016 – Our Record Breaker!
April 2016 April 2016 has been an absolute record breaker for us at Istead. We’ve had events in Bristol, Cheshire, Warwick, Sheffield, Daventry, Windsor, Meriden, London, Paris, Prague and Frankfurt! Pretty busy hey? We’ve even been to Madrid this month on a site visit for our client’s event in October! It has been a great […]
March Charity Events
Fundraising Events We are extremely proud to be a part of our chosen charity’s fundraising events. We provide full audio visual support for KidsOut and The Sick Children’s Trust at a number of their charity events throughout the year at a discounted rate, so March was no exception. On Thursday 3rd March, we supported the […]
Istead Takes on The Royal British Legion Major Series
Istead Takes on The Royal British On Saturday 12th March Istead Warehouse Manager, Mark Diggins, takes on The Royal British Legion 10K Major Series. He completed the muddy challenge in an impressive 1 hour 49 minutes battling his way through some pretty intense military obstacles. Well done Mark, we’re all really proud of you! Mark […]
En Route to Cannes!
Istead En Route! We’re back en route again and currently driving through France as this week we are supporting an event in Cannes, just one of the many European destinations we will be working in over the next few months! To the Next Event! En Route to the Best AV We are an audio visual […]
A Seamless Presentation
A Seamless Presentation We’ve been technically supporting presenters for many years now, offering A seamless presentation each time and we’ve seen it all. From the David Brent-like marketing manager who arrives on stage to ‘Simply The Best’, to the IT manager who presents with every possible gadget and gizmo, only for the internet to stop […]
