White Light Wins AV Technology Europe Award

The AV Technology Europe Awards are dedicated to recognising innovation and achievements in the AV industry. The Awards provide a brand-new platform for the AV end-user community to celebrate the increasingly pivotal role that AV plays for businesses around the world; from corporate to hospitality, education to retail, and everything in between. This year’s award ceremony took place in Amsterdam and WL was the recipient of Best Small to Mid-Scale AV Project.

WL was awarded the accolade following its work on the Cambridge University fundraising event at Banqueting House. For the project, WL was approached by the University to provide the technical solutions that would engage key stakeholders. Led by WL’s Creative Producer Richard Stirzaker, the team drew on the latest video and projection technology to create a digital canvas inside Banqueting House; resulting in a fully immersive environment for when guests arrived. Alongside this, there were several live speakers on the evening who include Stephen Fry. To ensure the speeches were as interactive as possible, WL created a system in which animated graphics, created by Johnson banks, were triggered by key words in the speeches. There was also a digital sound audio environment that was created within the space.

WL Director Richard Wilson comments: “We are delighted to have won at this year’s AV Technology Europe Awards. The fundraiser at Banqueting House is a great example of how we are able to work closely with a client and not only deliver a brief but go beyond their expectations. Using the latest technology, our expert teams and the beautiful architecture within Banqueting House, we were able to create something spectacular and it’s an event we are extremely proud of”.

The Award marks another accolade that WL has received over the past few months, with the company winning the Best Use of AV Technology at the Event Technology Awards as well as Event Production Supplier of the Year at the Drum UK Event Awards. The company is also shortlisted for two awards at the upcoming Event Production Awards which includes Event Production of the Year and Best Use of Technology at an Event.

Richard adds: “The fact that our work is being recognised on an international scale is a credit to the fantastic team we have at WL, who are able to push boundaries on any event using the very latest technology. We now want to grow on this success and ensure that we continue to deliver the high-level of service that has become synonymous with our company and make every single event we work on unforgettable”.

The AV Technology Europe Awards took place during this year’s Integrated Systems Europe Show. The WL team were in Amsterdam to scope out the latest technology first-hand. WL’s Head of Business Development Lee Dennison comments: “As seen with the AV Technology Award, we are a company pioneering the use of the very latest technology, ensuring that our clients have access to state-of-the-art equipment. One of our main reasons for attending ISE was to seek out the products of tomorrow today, along with catching up with partners and old friends. We were really impressed with what we saw and will be looking to add to our already extensive industry over the upcoming months”.

Photos courtesy of Alastair Fyfe.