Case Studies
Bolton AV integrator TVC brings Formula 1 Arcade to Birmingham
TVC Technology Solutions provided an LED video wall, multiple large screens, digital signage, lighting effects, professional audio, and a DJ booth
Pioneer Group
Thought Leadership
Dyslexia: How interactive boards support help in the workplace
Interactive boards offer support for those with dyslexia, but why does it have to stop there, asks Mark Childerhouse, sales and marketing director, Pioneer...
Integrators
System integrators: Advancing boldly into a brave new world
Special report. Emerging from the pandemic, many sectors are looking to engage with new technologies and ways of working, which means that systems integrators...
Sustainability
Everything’s gone green: How AV firms are embracing sustainability
With sustainability more important than ever before as temperatures around the globe reach record levels, Installation sounds out some of the AV industry's leading...
Case Studies
Pioneer Group creates comprehensive collaborative workspace for Nomios
Project covers two floors, comprising 12 different workspaces/areas, and includes Samsung QMR series screens with a dual 75in set-up, and Poly video conferencing in...
Business
Internet of Things: Mitigating risk
"There is a growing consensus in the IT security industry that IoT devices may offer hackers a route onto a network"
Business
Internet of Things: Opportunities and liabilities
"In order to manage data effectively, it’s important to understand first what data is available, what data is relevant for your business, the overall...
Business
Internet of Things: Brave new world or Pandora’s box?
The ability of a new generation of connected devices to deliver valuable data and facilitate fresh applications is causing real excitement in sections of...
Case Studies
Selfridges deploys LED for futuristic campaign at flagship branch
Pioneer Group has teamed up with digital signage experts Freehand, to visually enhance Selfridges’ beauty hall with captivating LED displays. The world-famous luxury department...
Technology
Product focus: Logitech Room Solutions for Google Meet
Mark Childerhouse, sales director at Pioneer Group, espouses the usability benefits of this range of Google Meet solutions
Displays & Signage
Mounts: behind the scenes
In the second part of our focus on the hidden world of mounts, Ian McMurray considers how the sector has changed and developed in...
Technology
Sports venues: hybrid approach
According to Deloitte, European football is worth £22bn in annual revenues. Sport is big business, as are the venues that are its home -...
Case Studies
Pioneer Group integrates Samsung Experience store on Oxford Street
Appointed by marketing agency Cheil, Pioneer Group has been involved in the creation of a fully immersive retail experience for customers visiting the updated...
Business
Budgets: circumnavigating price sensitivity
Having previously looked at the level of competition there is for tenders, before revealing the unrealistic price expectations clients often have. Ian McMurray concludes...
Business
Budgets: hidden added value
"In the UK, the role of the AV Integrator isn’t regarded as a highly skilled profession"
Business
Budgets: little margin for error
It can sometimes seem that customers know the price of everything, but the value of nothing. Ian McMurray looks at the challenges this presents...
People
Meet Your AV Integrator: Pioneer Group – they’re finger lickin’ good
Sales director Mark Childerhouse provides discusses current business trends and how to avoid costly errors in your AV decision making
Case Studies
Fit for a King (Power): Leicester City FC LED-ing the way with ‘state of the art’ club shop
Fans and shoppers at Premier League club's King Power Stadium met with 'stunning club visuals' from the moment they enter new revamped store
Case Studies
Wasabi menu boards go digital with Pioneer Group and LG
Upgrade applied across seven London locations
Technology
Digital signage: greater scope
We look at how manufacturers and retailers are combining application, content and technology to meet the growing expectations around retail environments.
Technology
Digital signage: future developments
Ever narrower pixel pitches, the introduction of voice control - in the final part of this feature we consider what developments we can expect...
Technology
Digital signage: measuring effectiveness
What are the technologies emerging in the digital signage and DOOH space and how can businesses quantify effectiveness?
Displays & Signage
Digital signage: engage the attractor beam
There is now far more technology at work in the digital signage industry. Is it having the desired results?
Technology
Video comms user experience: how is it for you?
The AV industry is reinventing itself as an experience industry: you need look no further than AVIXA’s recent re-branding for an example. To begin...
Technology
Video communications: changing value of hardware and software
We conclude this feature by discussing the increasing emphasis on software over hardware to deliver the desired user experience.
Technology
Video communications: delivering unified platforms
We look at the pros and cons of interoperability, and consider whether the shifting video comms landscape offers a potential opportunity for integrators.