Conference Music- Making the Right Choice
You should never underestimate the power of music at your event. Choosing the right songs will create energy at your event and memories that your audience will have forever. Here are some of our favourite tunes we’ve played at our events over the years. Back in 2001 HSBC chose ‘Basement Jaxx ‘Bingo Bango’ as the theme […]
Our 2016 Highlights So Far
As we head to the beach for our well earned summer break, here’s some of our highlights so far this year, and what a year it’s been! Our diary for 2017 is already filling up nicely but we’re sure we can squeeze you in! Get in touch with us today for full audio visual and […]
Lions Raft Race 2016
Our Warehouse Manager has been at it again! Back in March you may of seen Mark completed the Royal British Legion 10K Major Series. If you didn’t, you can check it out here. On Sunday 24th July he took part in the Wellesbourne and Lions Club Charity Raft Race. The 7.5 mile paddle down the […]
Top 20 Songs Used at Awards Ceremonies
For many companies, an awards ceremony is the highlight of the year. It is a time to recognise individual and industry achievements and essentially award people where credit is due. Gone are the days a presenter will walk up to ‘Simply the Best’, although sometimes it does still happen. Sigh. We always arrive onsite with […]
The Istead Way- 10 Golden Rules of an Istead Technician
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 are our 10 […]
Our Successful Week in London
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 their chosen venue. […]
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 things you just can’t control but with […]
EU Referendum- How Brexit Impacts Us
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, SME’s like ourselves could be […]
7 Best Event Venues in the West Midlands
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 are some of our favourites: Chesford […]
April 2016- Our Record Breaker!
April 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 team effort this […]
