SVI CEDIA AWARDS 2017 RESULTS
AWARD-WINNING
WIZARDRY The biggest social event of the CI season has been and gone for another year, so, celebrating the cream of custom install, we give you the CEDIA Awards 2017 winners…
On Friday 29th September, the industry gathered together to reward the excellence and professionalism of CEDIA members at the 2017 CEDIA Awards. Hosted at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, 430 industry professionals (and Team SVI) were part of the magic, enjoying an evening of networking, fine dining, and raising their goblets to toast the award winners. Beginning with a drinks reception sponsored by HEOS and Definitive Technology, guests enjoyed a tour through the renowned Harry Potter set, before settling on Platform 9¾ for a three course dinner. Adding to the evening, British actor, presenter, and comedian, Warwick Davies, hosted the awards. After sharing some interesting tales from his film and TV appearances, Warwick announced the night’s winners. Following the EMEA awards ceremony, Warwick also presented the three Global Award winners, with integrators from America and Pakistan taking the coveted accolades. The ceremony concluded with Ian Morrish, Founder of Together for Cinema being awarded the CEDIA Special Recognition Award.
THE WINNERS
BEST MEDIA ROOM £20,000 AND UNDER Winner: TwentyTwo Integration (UK) – Perfect Perspective BEST MEDIA ROOM £20,000 - £80,000 Winner: Life Emotions (Portugal) – Music/DJ Room BEST MEDIA ROOM £80,000 AND OVER Winner: Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – AI Media Room
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BEST HOME CINEMA £40,000 AND UNDER Winner: Philharmonic AV (UK) – Wandsworth Home Cinema BEST HOME CINEMA £40,000 - £120,000 Winner: The Pyramid Group (UK) – Haines Family Cinema BEST HOME CINEMA £120,000 - £240,000 Winner: Clever Association (UK) – Deep Blue Cinema BEST INTEGRATED HOME £120,000 AND UNDER Winner: Brownhen Solutions (UK) – The Downs Highly Commended: Cyberhomes (UK) – Lutterworth Contemporary Home BEST INTEGRATED HOME £120,000 - £240,000 Winner: Archimedia (Dubai) – JBR Penthouse BEST INTEGRATED HOME £240,000 - £360,000 Winner: Clearly Automated (UK) – The Windmill BEST INTEGRATED HOME £360,000 AND OVER Winner: NV Integration (UK) – Siam Super Smart House BEST INNOVATIVE SOLUTION Winner: Perfect Integration (UK) – 119 Ebury Eco Excellence Highly Commended: Clever Association (UK) – Mission Control BEST AUTO, MARINE AND AIRCRAFT PROJECT Winner: Luxury Engineering (Russia) – Varvara Yacht Highly Commended: Archimedia (Dubai) – Majesty 110
BEST SPECIAL PROJECT Winner: Clever Association (UK) – Equestrian Stables
EVERYONE’S A WINNER!
BEST LIGHTING CONTROL AND INSTALLATION Winner: The Pyramid Group (UK) – Ladies Lake Highly Commended: Teksclusive (UK) – Ammonite House
Andy Jack, Director, TwentyTwo Integration
BEST MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT DESIGN Winner: Mosaic Audio & Visual (UK) – Soho Apartments
“It was another great CEDIA Awards and an amazing venue. We took the whole company and everyone had a great time. Winning an award is always a fantastic feeling and a brilliant boost for the team who work their socks off to try and be the best at what we do.”
BEST SHOWROOM Winner: Henri (France) – La Maison
Guy Singleton, Managing Director, The Cinema Designer
BEST DOCUMENTATION Winner: Brownhen Solutions (UK) – The Downs Highly Commended: Henri (France) – The Grand Prix House BEST DRESSED RACK Winner: Henri (France) – The Grand Prix House BEST SOFTWARE Winner: The Cinema Designer (UK) – The Cinema Designer BEST HARDWARE Winner: Meridian (UK) – Meridian 218 BEST TRAINING COURSE Winner: LILIN (UK) – Surveillance for Custom Install BEST TRADE SUPPLIER Winner: Invision (UK)
“This is the culmination of four years of work for me; there were so many people in that room who I respect and who I have shared my career with. To be amongst these people and so many worthy nominees and winners was humbling, and I feel very grateful and overwhelmed to have had TCD win Best New Software in EMEA and for USA and Asia Pacific in one month – it is going to take a while for it to sink in! I want TCD to help the industry that I love, so to have it recognised by my peers and chosen as the winner means everything to me.”
Steve Beahan, Managing Director, Invision “We’re delighted to win this prestigious award for the second year in a row. Our run of success is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all our team. In July, we celebrated our 15th anniversary and I am very proud of what we have achieved, but there is plenty more to come.”
Phil Turner, Managing Director, Philharmonic AV
BEST TECHNOLOGY FEATURE Winner: Martina Lees
“What an amazing venue and wonderful event! So proud of all of the team at Philharmonic AV for their dedication to projects like this!”
LIFE LIVED BEST AT HOME Winner: Perfect Integration (UK) – 119 Ebury Eco Excellence
Peter Aylett, Technical Director, Archimedia
TECHNOLOGY MEETS DESIGN Winner: NV Integration (UK) – Siam Super Smart House BEST HOME CINEMA – GLOBAL Winner: DC Home Systems (USA) – Playhouse Theater on the Lake BEST MEDIA ROOM – GLOBAL Winner: Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – IA Media Room BEST INTEGRATED HOME – GLOBAL Winner: Land & Sea Entertainment (USA) – Surf’s Up SPECIAL RECOGNITION Winner: Ian Morrish – Together for Cinema
CI SUPERIORITY
“We were incredibly impressed with the standard of entries this year and thank all of those who took part in the 2017 CEDIA Awards,” comments Matt Nimmons, Managing Director of CEDIA EMEA. “On behalf of CEDIA, I’d like to congratulate our winners on the excellence, talent, and creativity shown in every category. The awards evening was not one to forget this year, and we hope that our guests enjoyed celebrating the best of our industry with us.” All CEDIA Award winners and finalists are showcased in the annual CEDIA Awards 2017 yearbook. The yearbook celebrates the hard work and creativity put into each project with impressive imagery, project synopsis and kit lists included. The Awards yearbook will be available to download from cediaawards.org and printed copies will also be available. Supporting the CEDIA Awards this year as official sponsors were Bowers & Wilkins, IFSEC International, Meridian Audio, Murideo and The Cinema Designer. All-in-all, a splendid evening was had, the winners celebrated the night away, and CEDIA celebrated anther successful Awards. cediaawards.org
“Archimedia is honoured and privileged to win yet another CEDIA Award. As the most prestigious awards that the industry has to offer, winning a CEDIA Awards is an important part of our brand. Every year, CEDIA organises an amazing event confirming its industry status as the premier awards for our channel. We look forward to entering again next year and seeing what amazing venue will host yet another enjoyable evening.”
Pip Evans, Director, NV Integration “2017 was our first entry to the CEDIA Awards, so to come away with two awards is a massive achievement. We won the top prize of Best Integrated Home, and words cannot describe how proud I am of the team and this achievement. In my opinion, it’s the equivalent of winning ‘Best Picture’ at The Oscars! We’re aiming to be back next year with another round of entries.”
Joel Reis, CEO, Life Emotions “We would like to thank our amazing team for accomplishing the impossible, our partners for guaranteeing quality, and our customers for dreaming. Last but not least, we would like to congratulate CEDIA for the amazing event that allowed networking between all CEDIA members. These kinds of events improve the credibility of the home technology industry. It was a magical night.”
John Buchanan, CEO, Meridian Audio “We are over the moon to have won Best New Hardware for our 218 Zone Controller at the 2017 CEDIA Awards. We constantly strive to create products that are innovative and relevant for our dealers and customers, and winning this award has really inspired us with our ongoing commitment to the industry.”
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