Features

Does membership matter?

There are now a number of associations serving our industry. You see their logos everywhere. You receive emails and newsletters from them. You attend their trade shows, and in many cases you pay to join them. But what do you get in return? We approached four of the major players in the market and gave them the right to reply.


Branching out

As part of this month’s focus on South Africa InAVate spoke to Gideon Taljaard (Managing Director) and Leon Theunissen (Technical Director), the men behind integration firm Hattech. The company has been synonymous for a decade with the house of worship market but is about to spread its wings and move into the wider AV world.

Peer Review - Biamp Nexia

Shaun Hodgson: Area Technical Manager - Saville Audio Visual, Paul Richards: Project Manager - Saville Audio Visual

Congress systems converge

The days of a stand-alone congress system in the installation market are numbered, if not already gone. InAVate looks at the ways in which integrators can build them into the wider AV system and examines the challenges that remain before full integration is possible.