We’re Hiring

Posted by on Mar 14, 2017 in News
We’re Hiring

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: Pre-event equipment preparation in […]

Don’t Ask Us to Be Cheap

Posted by on Feb 23, 2017 in Blog
Don’t Ask Us to Be Cheap

We had a new enquiry last week… “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 so we’re changing supplier.” “That’s great to hear, thank you. We’d be happy help!” After a long conversation about their AV […]

10 Best Keynote Speakers

Posted by on Feb 20, 2017 in Blog
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

Posted by on Feb 3, 2017 in News
Singing for Harry

As a lot of you already know, our employees at Istead love to get involved in 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 […]

Defying the Laws of Physics

Posted by on Jan 26, 2017 in Blog
Defying the Laws of 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 projector […]

The Boys Are Back in Town

Posted by on Jan 13, 2017 in News
The Boys Are Back in Town

No, we’re not singing along to Thin Lizzy, we’re 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 world. This weekend saw our team […]

Merry Christmas from the Istead Elves

Posted by on Dec 21, 2016 in News
Merry Christmas from the Istead Elves

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. Our offices will close for Christmas on Thursday 22nd December at midday and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd January. See you in 2017! […]

Istead Mannequin Challenge

Posted by on Dec 13, 2016 in News
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 their heads to raise money […]

10 Best Awards Evening MC’s

Posted by on Dec 8, 2016 in Blog
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?

Posted by on Nov 30, 2016 in Blog
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 […]

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