AV
Construction industry jitters force reflection in pro AV sector
An uncertain outlook in the construction industry is causing concerns down the supply chain, including in pro AV, inspiring many companies to consider more...
kinly
Enterprise AV
Kinly announces 40% growth in global services since 2022
Expansion has also fuelled a 200 percent increase in headcount, providing employment to an additional 150 people worldwide, including in recently opened offices in...
Enterprise AV
Kinly research highlights low UK investment in replacing legacy AV tech
Kinly's Trusted Connections 2025 survey of 425 enterprise AV pros from UK, Germany, Nordics and the Netherlands, highlights issues of ageing tech and the lack...
Recruitment
Kinly launches AV’s first Candidate Charter
New supportive charter prioritises timely communication, sharing useful information and resources, and other thoughtful measures, to reduce anxiety experienced by 87 percent of job...
Enterprise AV
Corporate content: Boosting enterprise media
With technologies including virtual and remote production providing corporations with a wealth of fresh creative options, it’s easy to see why the quality and...
Integrators
Special report: Reinventing key systems
Systems integrators have endured tough times in recent years, with Covid and – in the UK – Brexit exacerbating overall global financial instability. Kevin Hilton invites...
Immersive tech
Kinly’s new XR Studio allows ‘full-body teleportation’
Kinly says XR studio will bring broadcast quality production events to the corporate and higher education market, as well as allowing remote participation and...
Displays & Signage
Absen agrees “global platinum” partnership with Kinly
Under the agreement, Kinly will be the first to access and integrate the latest LED display technology from Absen, as well as receiving training...
Unified Comms
Kinly appoints new global service director
Duncan MacPherson, the new global service director, joined Kinly as a support manager back in 2009. He will be responsible for overall service delivery...
People
Kinly appoints new project delivery director
Justin Paveley is promoted and takes charge of UK and Ireland operations
Unified Comms
Work from home data collection is on the rise, according to Kinly
Trusted Connections 2024 study reveals that nearly half of enterprises (44%) are collecting data on employees’ home working hours, with an additional 33% planning...
People
Kinly adds new VP of procurement, product and strategic partner management
Jean-Paul Lemmens will lead the Kinly GPB to ensure global alignment on partner management and procurement
People
Kinly promotes Simon Watson to global head of innovation
Based in the UK, he will report directly to Stuart Davidson, operations director for the UK & Ireland
Awards
Installation’s Pro AV Watch List 2024: Full details revealed!
Our choice of AV's 15 leading movers & shakers – the ones to watch over the next 12 months and beyond, including CEOs, sales leads...
Integrators
Special report: Next generation integration
As the AV sector continues to absorb more IT and IP technologies and working practices, the role of the systems integrator is broadening and...
People
Kinly appoints new UK & Ireland marketing manager
Amy Amesbury brings over 20 years of PR, communications, marketing and event management expertise to the role
Collaboration
Hybrid working poses a risk to high-trust organisations, says Kinly
Trusted Connections study reveals that security concerns linked to hybrid working are having a negative impact on customer trust built with the organisations that...
People
Kinly’s Xtreme MTR Challenge Raises £29,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Challenge facing the team of 26 involved scaling the summit of Pen y Fan, the highest peak in South Wales, to set up and...
Integrators
Improving customer trust is the top priority for AV professionals, says Kinly
High-trust organisations believe technology choices play a vital part in securing customer trust, according to research by the AV solutions provider
Thought Leadership
Exclusive: Serving justice from afar – the rise of virtual courtrooms
Simon Watson, cloud and video services lead, at Kinly, on the UK’s remote courtroom revolution
People
Kinly promotes HR director Katy Thorpe as its first global people director
Role will be a central to the organisation, developing and executing plans that benefit Kinly’s people across the globe
People
Kinly appoints Taj Ghere as MD for UK & Ireland
Ghere will be responsible for supporting and executing the global vision of CEO, Tom Martin, across this vital region
People
Kinly appoints new Benelux managing director
Jelmer Kleingeld joins from his role as chief commercial and product officer at Iddink Group
Control systems
Control rooms: in search of a more secure & intelligent future
An acute focus on cyber-security, as well as the harnessing of cloud-based platforms and AI, is now defining developments in the control rooms market....
Integrators
Kinly partners with Utelogy to bolster remote management
Partnership intended to strengthen Kinly’s end-to-end capabilities with the addition of remote monitoring and management as a service
AV-IT
Kinly reappoints Vel Johnson as MD to drive US market growth
Johnson comes out of retirement to support, strengthen and lead the Kinly US team forward
People
Kinly announces new head of consultancy and design
Mark Kempson promoted to newly created role, having joined Kinly in 2018
Awards
Kinly UK named Logitech’s EMEA ‘Services Partner of the Year’ as quarterly sales surge 326%
Company tops Logitech’s sales charts across EMEA to secure the top award at the inaugural ‘Logitech Channel Champions 2022’ competition and event
People
Kinly promotes Stuart Davidson to spearhead operations in UK & Ireland
Appointment sees Davidson combining roles of technical and operations director to address the rapidly changing needs of technology and the AV market
Unified Comms
Kinly UK awarded Pexip ‘Greatest Retention Award’
Kinly UK team achieves Pexip’s Highest Client Retention rate across the EMEA channel in 2021, as minutes on the Pexip for Kinly video conferencing...
Collaboration
Kinly announces Tom Martin as new CEO
Martin takes up the post following a "highly successful" spell as managing director for Northern Europe
Collaboration
Kinly and Resonate partner for Microsoft Teams UCC
Companies launch hybrid working focused video and voice services
People
Kinly staff complete Three Peaks Challenge for Help for Heroes
Employees raise over £28,000 as part of its commitment to ex veterans
Displays & Signage
Sharp/NEC announces global partnership with Kinly
Specialist in video collaboration services joins the Sharp/NEC Global Partner Program
AVIXA
Kinly achieves global AVIXA excellence certification
Certified as AV Provider of Excellence (APEx) after being evaluated on several criteria
Ed Tech
AV’s role in the post-Covid education sector
We talk to some industry movers and shakers about the importance of AV in education, following the dramatic changes 2020 wrought
Business
Ed Cook steps down from AVMI after 19 years
Cook’s departure follows the acquisition of AVMI by Kinly back in May
Business
‘Hard work but a smooth transition’: Kinly CEO takes us inside AVMI acquisition
Kinly CEO Robbert Bakker has spoken to Installation about what its acquisition of AVMI means for the business
Business
‘An excellent idea that is now reality’: Kinly acquires AVMI
Amsterdam-based Kinly’s acquisition of AVMI further strengthens its position in the video collaboration services market
Business
Kinly enhances Benelux market position with MK2 acquisition
Kinly has announced that it has acquired MK2 to further enhance its position in the AV and visual collaboration market
Case Studies
Interview: Kinly connecting the physical and the digital worlds
A new name in collaboration was born at ISE 2018 – Kinly, formed from the merger of VisionsConnected and Viju. On the last morning...
ISE Daily
ntegrator duo joins forces to create AV giant Kinly
The first day of ISE 2018 saw two visual collaboration specialists, Viju and VisionsConnected, announcing they have joined forces to form a single brand...