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Conference & Live Events

Welcome to the new look edition of Conference for 2013 - we hope you enjoy the new format.Exciting times in the events sector has seen an increase in demand from organisers for cutting edge events with cost effective returns – a challenge we are happy to take on!

We‘ve seen huge growth in the demand for our Digital Event Services, which has resulted in the release of our very own Saville IDEA platform. This bespoke technology enables delegates to use their own smartphone or tablet to participate at an event in a truly engaging and dynamic way. Keep an eye on our website for updates, demonstrations and videos.

We are also committed to continually updating our equipment to bring you the latest technology available.

We operate from a unique national network of twelve centres enabling us to deliver the kit and crews you need where and when you need them whilst keeping costs to a minimum.

Finally, I ‘d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all our loyal customers, especially those who have given their permission for us to feature their events in this publication.

We look forward to exceeding your expectations in the near future!

Ben Voisey, Divisional Manager

Belfast | Cardiff | Coventry | Edinburgh | Guildford/London | Hull | Leeds | Liverpool | Manchester | North East | Welwyn | York Conference & Live Events

> Contents02 > 05 Being Saville Introducing Saville conference & live event services

06 > 07 Creative Planning Pre-event design visuals & computer modelling

08 > 09 Digital Event Services Exclusive technology for streaming, webcast & delegate collaboration

10 > 21 Conference Conference case studies with customer comments

22 > 27 Awards Awards dinners & presentation ceremonies

28 > 39 Live Events International Events Pharmaceutical Events Events al Fresco Associations and Charities We don’t just do big stuff... Equipment Rental & Venue Support

40 > 41 Installation - The Other Side of Saville AV system design, video conferencing & contract services

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Saville Audio Visual - Head Office Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6PQ T: 0870 606 1100 E: hire@saville-av.com www.saville-av.com/hire

> Plus 12 centres nationwide

> Nationwide resources... local support

Wherever you are in the UK, you’re never far from award-winning professional AV facilities.

If you need sound advice, sensible rental costs and extra-special service, the solution is on your doorstep – at your nearest Saville centre.

Conference & Live EventsBelfast | Cardiff | Coventry | Edinburgh | Guildford/London | Hull | Leeds | Liverpool | Manchester | North East | Welwyn | York

View online at www.saville-av.com/hire

Creative Planning

Conference Awards

Digital Event Services

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Anglian Home Improvement Awards see page 22-23

> Your Vision… Our Promise

The Saville conference network is the modern face of an innovative, creative business, built on more than a century of financial stability and forty years of event industry leadership. It’s a unique resource that enables us to operate an unrivalled nationwide conference and live events service.

With a reputation for uncompromising customer care, our team of over 100 full time conference and live event specialists take a professional and passionate approach to your event - whatever its scale and wherever it takes place. As an extension of your own event team, their experience and commitment guarantees a stress free project for you - and a presentation you can be proud of.

Trust Saville crews have been staging and producing events across the UK - and around the world – for over forty years, including national and international conferences. From initial consultation to the planning and delivery of your event, you’ll benefit from the experience, skills and dedication of the industry’s outstanding technical team.

Innovation & InvestmentFrom streaming, recording and webcasting to live interactive collaboration packages, Saville enables

you to engage with your audience and focus firmly on the delegates. On-going investment in new technology is a key factor, making our rental inventory one of the biggest and best maintained in the industry.

Award Winning Customer Care The true measure of any business is a loyal and happy client list, as reflected in many letters of thanks and praise, plus a string of national awards. Since 2000 we have collected many national industry awards, including six Gold awards as Best Conference Equipment Supplier at the Meeting & Incentive Travel Industry Awards.

Reliability; Health and SafetyStaging a conference or live event puts your brand in the spotlight and your reputation on the line, but you can rely on the outcome with the UK’s most successful events team at your side. It’s also reassuring to be looked after by a company with a strenuous commitment to quality and numerous accreditations for health & safety practice and policy.

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OHSAS 18001Registered

Health & SafetyManagement

Certified OHSAS: 18001

A member of the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

Accredited with Contractors Health & Safety Scheme (CHAS)

Safe Contractor Accreditation

Saville is also a member of the Hire Association of Europe.

Accredited with ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System)

> Health, Safety and Environment

We have a pro-active approach to all aspects of quality, health, safety and the environment and have a continuous improvement monitoring system in place to ensure the company continues to develop and improve the services it provides to our customers.

The Company is aware of its legal and moral obligations to the environment. We approach every job with the objective of using the least harmful, biodegradable products available to successfully complete the task. At all times when on site we ensure the health, safety and welfare of all personnel involved and implement as far as is reasonably practicable, the necessary measures to meet our obligations under current statutory and regulatory requirements.

Competence Awareness and TrainingTraining is an important tool in securing competence, and trained personnel are able to work confidently, knowing and understanding what the work involves, why it is being carried out, the effects on quality and the environment and how work should be done in a safe manner.

Saville recognises that training brings wider benefits to the organisation other than just securing competence and therefore will:• provideadequatejobdescriptions&minimumquality,

health & safety & environment standards for staff• Introducecomprehensivequality&safetyrules&

procedures & induction training programmes for all new recruits • providerepeattraining(eitheronthejob,inaclassroom

or equivalent environment) at regular intervals• ensurethatnoemployees,transferredorpromoted

from one job or activity to another, are permitted to start work in their new job until and they have received training and instruction sufficient to enable them to perform the job to the required standard.• ensurethatsafetyrepresentativesareadequatelytrained• provideadequatetrainingformanagersatalllevels• payattentiontotheneedsofexistingemployees• documentdetailsofalltraininggivenandreceived

All Saville technical staff are trained to a high level in accordance with the specific needs associated to their roles. Many of the courses need refreshing at regular intervals and the company is committed to the on-going training and development of its technical staff.

Technical Training: Certified Technology Specialist Saville Audio Visual is an active Member of the International Communications Industries Association, the world’s leading trade body for the audio visual industry. The company is fully committed to the training and qualification process provided by ICIA and currently holds Emerald Standard through the award of CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) status to over 35% of its customer-facing technical staff.

The CTS certificate is awarded to AV professionals who have demonstrated knowledge and comprehension of the science and technology used in communications including audio, video, display and systems. Individuals must also agree to a Code of Ethics pledging truth, accuracy and a commitment to excellence in all aspects of their profession.

Our reputation is built on customer care, staff involvement, commitment to staff training and an excellent recruitment policy.

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> Creative Planning

Great events don’t just happen. It can take weeks, months, or sometimes even years of planning to realise your creative vision. That’s why we believe that time spent with you - to understand then deliver your expectations - is time well spent.

Saville creative and technical teams relish the opportunity to work in partnership with our clients and together produce a first class event. As part of our effort to help you through an often bewildering array of ‘techno speak’ and creative concepts, we believe that seeing really is believing!

Fly-Round VideoUsing industry leading CAD software, we use rendered pictures and fly-round videos to visualise your event before it happens. If you’re spending thousands of pounds on creative graphics, projection, video or lighting, it’s reassuring to see how it’s all going to look well beforehand!

3D visuals enable you to have a more active input into the end production, being able to approve concepts or request different options or updates. This gives confidence that before you’re on site, you know what you’re paying for.

Accurate Computer ModellingCAD planning doesn’t just allow everyone involved to visualise the final show from the pictures and video fly-rounds. After carrying out detailed site surveys, our designers can then use actual measurements and photographs to build an accurate, computer-generated 3D model of a venue, complete with all its features and textures.

This allows us to ensure that everything will fit and work as planned; highlighting and suggesting fixes for any potential issues that might otherwise arise, from checking sight lines and screen sizes to knowing how many tables can fit into a given space.

From the inception of an event’s creative concept and subsequent revisions, through the technical planning and all the way to the actual production, the team at Saville are there to make sure you get the event you always wanted!

Planning a first class event!

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With an ever growing need to find ways to increase and measure the ROI across the industry we decided that the time was right to introduce a range of solutions and services specifically aimed at event planners. These solutions provide the resources to create engaging and rewarding conferences and events both nationally and internationally.

Webcasting | Hybrid Events | Social Media | Interactive Collaboration | Voting

> Digital Event Services

Digital Event Services was born from the need to provide the meetings industry with innovative and feature rich solutions to raise audience engagement at conference presentations and seminars.

The Saville eValu8 voting system utilising credit card sized keypads is still one of the most cost effective ways of adding an interactive and engaging twist to your event whilst capturing valuable in-depth real time data. Use eValu8 to check that your message is reaching your audience and more importantly is being understood.

Saville eStream is the complete turnkey solution for event recording and webcasting. With eStream, presentations are delivered in an engaging easy-to-use interactive format and can be accessed live or on-demand globally on the internet or via corporate network or USB/DVD.

www.saville-av.com/digitalevents

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With the powerful technology behind IDEA you can create the most engaging interactive meetings possible.

> A new way forward for meetings …

Saville IDEA is a bespoke in-house interactive platform developed for use across a variety of digital devices like tablets, smartphones and notebooks creating maximum delegate interaction, engagement and drive maximum event ROI.

Ask Questions

Tag CloudFacilitate

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Twitter Integration

Real-time Answers and trends

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Client: Travel Counsellors

Venue: ICC Birmingham Arena

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Travel Counsellors Annual ConferenceA two-day conference with a ‘Fun Fair’ themed welcome evening and a ‘Secret Garden’ Awards Dinner the following night. With only five hours to change the room, we used projection mapping onto a 15m x 9m Cyclorama Cloth to create the backdrops, with LED wash lights for instant colour changes. A line array sound system met with the rider requirements for ‘Blue’ and Michael McIntyre, with relays to ensure entire room coverage.

We won the tender from a long established provider who had supplied the event for five consecutive years. The proposal came within the budget and offered creative ideas to enhance the event, including the provision of detailed visuals.

A plan was agreed to arrange dates to visit the venue, choose key Saville team members, identify areas for possible cost savings if required closer to

the time and also suggest opportunities to increase spend marginally for maximum impact.

Our design team liaised closely with the client’s in-house technical team to improve the visuals without adversely affecting the available timescale.

We also worked hard to maintain the professional look of the event, keeping within the clients corporate branding guidelines but also adding something new. Members of the Saville team undertook training in the software used by the client on the event to avoid having to work over multiple platforms thus ensuring maximum efficiency.

What the client said

We were impressed from the start… and the feedback from attendees has been excellent. We were amazed at how our vision of the “Secret Garden” theme came to life on the Gala Night and how the lighting and visuals created by Saville for the Fairground theme resulted in a real fun atmosphere in the room. We all felt at ease with the Saville team knowing that they had their side covered - allowing us to concentrate on everything else!Travel Counsellors

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Client: Yorkshire International

Business Convention

Venue: Wellington Place, Leeds

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Yorkshire International Business Convention

What the client said

We have worked with Saville for a number of years… they have always provided an excellent service. They listen and understand the brief. They work to a budget, they are creative and produce wonderful stages and backdrops – most importantly they deliver on the day. Our event brings world-class speakers and Saville’s relaxed professionalism always puts them at ease – essential for a good show.Founder & Chairman, YIBC

Saville provided the staging and facilities for the 17th Yorkshire International Business Convention, held in Leeds and Bridlington. Over the past seventeen years, the event has brought together some of the world’s most inspirational and influential speakers, from Bill Clinton to Mikhail Gorbachev.

The sell-out 2012 event was run in a purpose-built marquee at Wellington Place, Leeds with a parallel presentation at The Spa Bridlington and a two-way helicopter taxi service for the key speakers.

The production included dynamic sponsor and presenter graphics with themed projected backdrops to tie in with each presentation, plus broadcast standard cameras, atmospheric lighting and a high end audio rig, making an impressive and memorable event.

TV presenter and host Clare Balding introduced Michael Portillo; former world record holder Steve Cram; Will Whitehorn - architect behind Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic commercial space programme plus retail guru turned government advisor, Mary Portas.

This year’s keynote speaker was His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who addressed the subject of ethics in business. Additional speakers in Bridlington included Kevin Keegan and Rory Bremner.

Saville Technical Project Manager Richard Zamberlan had the honour and responsibility of ‘miking up’ the speakers before each presentation. “They were all experienced professional speakers and quite used to having a radio mic and belt pack fitted, however a little more care and respect was needed with some speakers than with others!” commented Richard.

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Award winning conference venue Warwick Conferences staged their biggest ever event at The University of Warwick, seating 1800 delegates for a Teach First conference in the round - in a tennis hall.

What the client said

This event saw the biggest gathering of the Teach First community to date. It was extremely ambitious both in terms of the number of people we wanted to bring together and the technology we needed to create the interactive event we envisioned. We are delighted to be able to achieve it and would like to thank Warwick Conferences and Saville for making this possible.Teach First

To ensure that the audience were all seated within a reasonable reading distance from the screens, Saville supplied a central box of four 16’ x 9’ front projection screens above a 6m circular stage. Four Barco W8 HD projectors along with LED lighting and PA speakers were fixed to a 100ft wide box truss frame suspended from the ceiling - so no ‘line of sight’ problems!

Four Sony HD cameras were deployed to cover the 360° stage and were mixed via a Grass Valley Indigo and then fed to the projectors all via SDI. Two Sanyo XP200s projected a Twitter feed onto two 12’ x 9’

screens on either side of the room so that delegates could tweet comments. The lighting included a stage wash provided by 8 Robe Robins LED fixtures on the outer truss with generics inside the screen box to light the presenters from all sides. Audio was mixed via Yamaha LS9 that provided all the matrix outputs, EQ and delay needed all within a small footprint which was invaluable with the control position being located on a very small balcony!

Saville’s Greg Deakin said: “The biggest challenge was that it was in the round, which made everything four times more difficult, but everything worked very well.”

Client: Teach First

Venue: Warwick Conferences

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Client: Avenue Events

Venue: Hinckley Island Hotel,

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Debenhams Staff Fragrance Conference

What the client said

I just wanted to thank you SOOOOO much for absolutely everything that you did last week – please do pass my big thanks onto all of your team, they were absolutely exceptional as always!!!!!!! I love working with you guys – you make our life so easy and it’s always such great fun!! THANK YOUAvenue Events (South) Ltd, www.avenueevents.co.uk

For the 6th consecutive year the Saville team were contracted by Avenue Events to provide AV support for leading department store Debenhams Staff Fragrance Conference.

300 cosmetics staff and department managers from stores around the UK travelled to Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicester for training by key suppliers on new fragrance products ready for the Christmas trading period. This year’s theme was based around an airport so from the minute delegates arrived at the hotel they were transported into an airport ready to travel with DEBENair lines. After the check-in desk, security and bag drop, delegates entered the duty free lounge where a range of suppliers greeted them with new fragrances and beauty products before heading to the main plenary in the terminal where

the room was transformed to look like the inside of an aircraft with the custom built stage designed as the pilots cockpit.

Saville provided the AV for 10 different suppliers including Givenchy, Elizabeth Arden, Clarins and Team Beauty that have the brands Moschino, Ghost, Versace, Agent Provocateur and Burberry. Conference and Events manager Sara McKenzie explained: “ This is always a tough event for the team with long days filled with walking from one side of the “airport” to the other but the fun aspect of the event makes it all worthwhile. With the airline theme the technicians were the first to offer to dress up for the part and often fighting over who was going to be the first officer. But the main question on leaving Hinckley was - what theme can we do for next year!”

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It was certainly a case of everyone helps when the Saville team headed up by Account Director Adam Pike were called on by market leading retail giant Tesco to provide all the AV and technology support for 7 events across 5 days and in 6 different venues!

This demanding week kicked off with a prestigious finance event in the city where the main projection featured one of two blended screen systems that would be utilised over the week. This was quickly followed with a commercial and marketing conference on the waterfront where our bespoke Saville IDEA platform was used to collate opinions and discussion points throughout the day. IDEA appeared again in the next event for the senior team at Canary Wharf where core ideas going forward were captured live and collated for the concluding presentation from the CEO.

Right in the middle of all this was the Group company conference held at London Excel where 3000 delegates were able to hear keynote speeches from their senior business leaders and of course

CEO Philip Clarke and other members of the Executive Committee. The main plenary room housed a massive 36M x 8M curved screen which was edge blended using 6 Christie 35K projectors. These were fed via fibre optic channels from a Barco Encore vision mixing system. Content came from media servers allowing for 1 to 1 pixel mapping providing incredible crystal clear images.

The impressive lighting rig was designed around the latest power saving LED technology and consisted of mostly Robe Robin 600 and 1200 fixtures plus a number of the all new Robe 100’s for the dramatic X-factor style sweeping beam effects. High definition audio was provided by a d&b line array system and live video relay to the screen was supplied from 4 full HD cameras around the room all sub-mixed via a TriCaster 850 vision mixer.

The highlight of the plenary was setting the official new world record for the number of people in one room standing on one leg!

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Client: Tesco

Venue: Various Central London Locations

and London Excel

What the client said

Saville first worked on a small, internal job for Tesco about 4 years ago. From the beginning they impressed me with their professionalism. Since then “Adam & the Saville’s event team” have become the go-to people for departments across the company – from large events like our company conference to small events that just require a projector and screen.Tesco

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The Capital Hall was the venue for refreshments amongst an exhibition of new technologies from within the business.

The room followed an innovative environmental design featuring 6 exhibition areas displaying new technologies including touchscreens, 3D and augmented reality simulations, and to top it all off a bus!

The technical spec mirrored the main auditorium with over 70 Robe 600/1200’s providing the scenic lighting with Robe 100’s coupled with a hint of haze to produce some dazzling effects throughout the event. Sound was covered by discrete systems for the two centre stages and once again a d&b system for the main stage, which was designed to also cope with the demands from the surprise appearance of a variety of top music acts from the 80’s during the celebration dinner in the evening.

Around the room we installed 3M x 8M wide 16:9 format screens covered by 6 Christie 18K projectors mixed via another Barco Encore system connected via fibre optic. Surprise videos were shown on these throughout the day and then they were used for live camera relay from the stage whilst the bands performed.

At last the end of the week is in sight and we rounded everything off with an event for the senior directors consisting of multiple breakout sessions in which Saville IDEA again featured heavily. Each room featured a different IDEA module for capturing feedback and comments and this was complemented with Saville Evalu8 voting systems and for the technophobes good old whiteboards and pens!

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What the client said

I would like to commend Saville who organise seamlessly our international senior team day twice a year. Saville’s team is professional, gets on with the room set up efficiently, and runs our technology-driven events very smoothly. It is a pleasure to work with the team, always available, flexible and ready to help.Executive Assistant to the CEO , Tesco

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Client: Anglian Home Improvements

Venue: Kingsgate Conference Centre

Peterborough

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Anglian Home Improvements Awards The Anglian Home Improvements National Awards Ceremony 2012 was staged in the main 1000-seater auditorium at the Kingsgate Conference Centre in Peterborough. The Saville team worked in partnership with creative digital marketing and event/communications agency Stream to interpret the client’s creative brief and deliver a fresh new event in a familiar event space.

The ceremony was Olympics-themed, incorporating a parade of regions, an opening aerial gymnastic display, torch procession and lighting of the cauldron. The set incorporated a catwalk running track approach for the winners and a winners’ podium.

The main projection comprised of a 16m x 5m screen using two blended 12k Barco HD projectors.

The graphics control was managed via a Screen Pro system with a TriCaster 850 for VT playback and vision mixing the six camera shoot. Saville also produced the animated backgrounds and support VT stings for the incentive awards destinations.

3D visual of the stage set

What the client said

We enjoyed working with Saville. They were totally professional and very reassuring. We look forward to working with them again in the future.Anglian Home Improvements

As ever the Saville team became a seamless part of the overall delivery team for the event and delivered faultlessly. Thanks guys for all the innovation, hard work, attention to detail and calm delivery on the day.Stream

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Client: Liverpool Mutual Homes

Venue: Gladstone Conservatory

Stanley Park, Liverpool

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Liverpool Mutual Homes Set in the Isla Gladstone Conservatory in Liverpool’s Stanley Park, the Liverpool Mutual Homes Focus Awards were designed to recognise staff achievements and themed as ‘Going for Gold’.

We supplied a PA system for the speeches, playback of pre-cut music stings and sound reproduction for a contemporary choir, using Sennheiser’s 2000 G3 range. The staging included twin chrome truss lecterns, a bespoke gauze back-drop with two 61” screens plus five LCD screens for displaying rolling montages and live camera feeds.

The set was constructed from gold painted lightweight steel and covered with sharks tooth gauze to maximise the lighting effects, whilst allowing the intricate features of the venue to

complement the setting. Lighting included generic, moving head and LED fixtures plus ROBE AT1200 lights for gobo and awards stings.

Previous experience of the ‘Palm House’ style venue led the team to use large flat screens, knowing that projection would not cope before dark. Powerful lighting was needed to have any impact prior to dusk and the client also agreed to hold the presentations back until sunset to get the best possible setting for the Awards.

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What the client said

It’s always a pleasure to work with the team from Saville. You know they will always go that extra mile to ensure your event not only runs smoothly but is perfect. Our customers and guests always comment positively on our sets, music and event management – Saville are an important part of our events team.Liverpool Mutual Homes

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A big lift for the EFIA Print Awards Ruby Anniversary The Saville team provided a spectacular climax for the 2012 EFIA Print Awards, marking the Ruby Anniversary of EFIA, the UK trade association for the flexographic print industry. The black tie event in the Premier Suite of De Vere Whites hotel at the Reebok Stadium drew over 750 people, with former England rugby star Martin Bayfield handing out the awards.

The event preparations included two days of location filming to create the opening video sequence, plus sixty Award slides and pre-recorded voice overs. To mark their milestone event, the EFIA’s event brief requested a dramatic ‘reveal’ effect for the main award of the evening.

The Saville team duly rose to the challenge by creating a 10m x 3m backdrop screen on the main stage, which was physically raised to unveil the main

award and also reveal the live on-stage band – accompanied by powerful lighting effects and pyrotechnics.

Saville Project Manager Steve Farnsworth said: “This was a challenge and a first for us. The truss frame screen was lifted using two Loadstar motors with inertia safety locks, synchronised to a pre-edited audio sting. It took 33 seconds to raise the screen to four metres above the stage, with the projected graphics locked in place, as the live musicians took over from the music track”.

A Christie Roadster 18,000 lumen projector was used to project the backdrop on to the screen on stage and controlled into its final elevated position using the Saville projection mapping system.

What the client said

With the success of this year’s event we have already booked the Saville team for our 2013 ceremony.EFIA

Client: EFIA

Venue: Premier Suite

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The British events industry can look ahead with one of the strongest messages to come out of the London Olympics 2012 – when it comes to events we have a world-class product ready for global export. This has been reflected in our own experience of exponential growth for the Saville Audio Visual international events portfolio. So why do our clients continue to engage us to support them on their events overseas? Here is some of the feedback we receive…

Saville technicians don’t just install and operate the technology on site, but actively engage with the presenters and project team. Crew continuity leads to a superior understanding of clients’ objectives and differentiates the Saville service from locally sourced equipment and in-house suppliers.

On-site Saville crews consult directly with project teams to ensure that conference spaces are set up specifically to client instructions. As part of the on-site team they can brief presenters, answer questions, calm nerves and make any last minute presentation amends. Once the conference commences, they are the eyes and ears within the conference room, supplying updates on timings,

addressing delegates’ concerns and responding to any specific requirements from the presentation team.

In summary, partnering with a Saville international team inspires confidence in presenters, reduces stress levels for the project team and mitigates risk of technical failure. It eliminates potential cultural and language barriers and most importantly gives delegates the best possible event environment ensuring maximum information retention and significant ROI gains.

In the past year Saville crews have delivered world-class events in these cities…

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BudapestBuenos AiresDenverEstoniaHong KongMadridMoscow

MunichNassauPragueRomeSan FranciscoSeychellesVienna

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> Pharmaceutical Events

Saville Audio Visual have been specialising in supporting the international pharmaceutical events industry for over 12 years. Our unique and intuitive approach from our teams whilst working on site has been making a big difference to the quality of meetings especially where the event planners and presenters traditionally have sourced the AV equipment and operators locally via the venue.

The feedback on our level of service and quality of equipment has been extremely positive right from the start and this has encouraged us to focus our development on this business sector. A decade or so on and we now have experienced teams of technicians and project managers who have worked in all corners of the globe. Our philosophy of working in close contact with our clients has allowed us to invest in and develop specific services addressing the continually changing requirements in the pharma events sector.

Supplying a complete portfolio of additional value-added solutions now complements our initial foundations of providing strong service and AV equipment support. These include webcasting using one of the most successful systems in the world and the supply and development of interactive and collaborative tablet based technologies for increased delegate engagement in most of our meetings. All this in combination with specialist on-site eDC support, paperless conferencing and digital presentation capture for on-demand playback has meant that our services are increasingly in demand year on year.

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> Events al Fresco

Sue Ryder Starlight HikeSue Ryder’s latest fund raising event, the newly rebranded Starlight Hikes is a midnight walking event aimed at attracting both men and women to take part in a 10km walk.

The walks started at midnight in eight different locations throughout the UK from Reading in the South up to Dundee in the North where the event

was staged in the beautiful grounds of the Glamis estate.

On site from early afternoon, the Saville team provided the start and finish gates together with dramatic woodland lighting for the walk and also for the hall itself, plus sound systems, lighting and a mobile stage for a live band in the main arena.

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What the client said

Anyway, I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for all that you’ve done to help make Starlight Hike 2012 go as smoothly as possible! From moving lights about last thing, to feeding us pasta....I definitely think you’ve gone above and beyond the call of duty and I have no doubt we made the right decision bringing you on board this year.Sue Ryder

Not every event we do involves being in a darkened conference room. Sometimes we get to work in the dark outdoors. Wherever our clients need the best in AV support - we are happy to provide the most suitable solution … even if it means cold feet!

Client: Sue Ryder

Venue: Nationwide

For the fourth year running we supplied a comprehensive electronic voting system consisting of 400 RF handsets. The system is used during the AGM sessions and has dramatically reduced the time taken to vote on resolutions with the results being made available instantly and shown on-screen for everyone to see. All the votes cast are captured by the system and are ratified by an independent panel.

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> Associations and Charities

Saville have long term relationships with many Associations and Charities, the longest is with the National Association of Head Teachers.NAHT 2012 at Harrogate International Centre saw an impressive custom built stage set centred around a 6.5M wide 16:9 aspect screen flanked by two 3M high banners. The design allowed the speakers and committee to enter the stage from the rear under the screen to give the event a theatrical effect befitting the surroundings. This was further enhanced with scenic lighting from an array of low energy high spec LED lighting fixtures.

6 Sony HD cameras’ were mixed alongside DVD, numerous PC’s and a voting system by a Grass Valley Indigo vision mixer and Barco Screen Pro II then routed via fibre optic cabling to the main Christie 18K projector at the front of house. The images were front projected onto the screen using multiple animated PIPs over a dramatic full screen background.

The custom – built top table contained a slide preview monitor and a countdown display for the chairman that was powered by bespoke Saville timer app software. The speakers and the top table panel were provided with 42” LCD “comfort” monitors so they could see the action on the screen.

We were also asked to supply a 12’ x 9’ screen, projector and PA system with radio mics for the team briefing room as well as providing all the laptops for the internet café along with laptops and printers for the NAHT registration area.

What the client said

Saville AV has been supporting the NAHT with their Annual Conferences for nearly 20 years by providing superb stage sets, advanced technical skills and the latest technology making our conference a prestigious media event. The Saville team always keeps one step ahead of the game and provides unparalleled support for the NAHT Conference Team.National Association of Head Teachers

Client: National Association

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Venue: Harrogate International

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> We don’t just do big stuff…

But every job we undertake deserves - and gets - our total commitment and every client receives the same quality of service, no matter how small or large their event.

Tata SteelThe Tata Steel Excellence Awards comprised two separate staff events, a ‘Town Hall’ theatre style presentation and an awards dinner, staged at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe. For both events we supplied a typical compact conference system consisting of large screen and projector, two 61”

LCD repeater screens, a video camera and tripod. The equipment was set up and operated by two Saville technicians to compliment the audio system and staging supplied by the venue.

We supply AV support to Tata for a variety of small events throughout the year ranging from simple laptop hire to small LCD projectors and screens.

We consider this support vital to providing our clients with the ultimate in reliable, professional customer care.

What the client said

I think the guys did a great job and I do find the whole Saville team really helpful - nothing ever seems too much trouble.Tata Steel

Everything we do is tailored to clients’ own needs, whether it’s setting up a projector for a small meeting, a charity event or rigging and operating a full blown conference for an audience of hundreds - or more.

Tata Steel Photography: www.addo-pix.com

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Client: Tata Steel

Venue: Baths Hall, Scunthorpe

> Equipment Rental & Venue Support

For over 40 years we have been proud to provide the most comprehensive Nationwide AV Rental, Conference and Venue Support available.

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With a unique network of twelve professional hire centres and a nationwide team of full-time qualified technicians, Saville Audio Visual is the UK’s most experienced AV company and the leading source of AV equipment and facilities for rental.

We take the utmost pride in providing the advice, products and quality of service which guarantee sparkling AV presentations - plus complete peace of mind for all our clients.

We have a comprehensive set of support options for venues which can be tailored to suit the individual requirements of the client. We promise to ensure that your venue can offer the best and latest technologies to your clients with total reliability.

To support our event clients who require only equipment rental we have an enviable inventory of the most up to date audio visual and presentation equipment, all with full support which includes delivery and installation options. If we don’t have the items you need available in-stock then you can rely on us to source it for you.

For free advice, a quotation or latest hire rates, phone: 0870 606 1100 or contact your nearest Saville Centre.

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> Sets & Stages> Felt Flats> Re-covering Service> Projection Screens (front /rear)

> Star Cloth> Drapes> Staging Blocks> Catwalks> Stage Carpet> Steps> Wheelchair Ramps

> Data> Laptop Computers> Desktop Computers> Netbook Computers> iPads> Seamless Switchers> Scan Converters> Distribution Amplifiers> Printers> Scanners> Network Hubs/Routers

> Presentation Aids> Flip Charts & Easels> Laser Pointers> Cue Light Systems> Countdown Timers> Slide Advance Remotes> Projector/ Laptop Stands

> Audio> Mixers and Amplifiers> Speakers> Powered Speakers> Line Array Systems> Radio Microphones> Microphone Stands> CD/HDD Playback> Induction Loop System> Special FX> Talkback Systems> Multicores> Delegate Microphone Systems> In-Ear Monitors

> Lighting> Intelligent Moving Lights> LED Lighting> Generic Lighting> City Colour Architectural Lights> Strobes> Smoke and Haze> Pyrotechnic Systems > Lighting Control Desks > Dimmer Systems > Trussing > Motors and Hoists > 3 Phase Mains Distribution > Gobos

> Projection> HD Projectors > LCD Projectors> Desktop Projectors> Projector Lenses> Hanging Brackets> BARCO ScreenPro Widescreen System

> Display> CRT Video Monitors> TFT Monitors (21” – 29”)> 42” Plasma Screens> 50” Plasma Screens> 60” Plasma Screens> 32” LCD Screens> 42” LCD Screens> Plasma Video Wall System> Full Inventory of Stands> iPad Stands

> Interactive> Voting keypads> Webcasting> Collaborative Systems> Event Apps> iPadsSee our DES section on pages 08-09

> Video> DV-Cam Player/Recorders> Mini DV Player/Recorders> DVD Player/Recorders> HDD Player/Recorders> Vision Mixers & Switchers> SD/HD Camera Systems> Document Cameras> Video Conferencing Systems

> Lecterns & Props> Top Tables> Lecterns – all types> Theme Items> Awards Tables> Floral Decorations

Custom Furniture Solutions Bespoke Videoconferencing Environments Unified Communications Service Contract and Maintenance

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> The other side of Saville

A reputation for quality built on trust In addition to our investment in conference and live event services, Saville is proud to be one of the UK’s most experienced and innovative providers of integrated audio visual and unified comms technology. Founded originally in 1876, it’s a reputation built on well over a century of financial stability and an unswerving commitment to quality and customer service.

Bespoke Videoconferencing EnvironmentsSaville designs, manufactures and installs an unrivalled range of professional videoconferencing environments - custom-built designer solutions that deliver superb natural High Definition images and sound. Support includes a range of managed services, remote diagnostics, video testing and call bridging.

AV/IT Integration Saville possess Industry-leading experience in the design, configuration and deployment of audio visual presentation systems. These range from simple audio and projection systems to fully networked multi-room multimedia systems in educational, corporate, medical and military sectors.

Digital Signage & VideowallsThe Saville team designs and installs digital display systems, from individual welcome screens to site-wide signage networks, with off-the-shelf or bespoke content solutions. Our experience also includes the creation of large scale videowall displays for interior and exterior applications.

Custom AV Furniture SolutionsFor bespoke, tailor-made furniture, Saville offers an exclusive range of innovative design and manufacturing capabilities. From boardroom tables, lecterns & cabinets to the versatile modular Academy range – affordable, high quality solutions for contemporary business environments.

Contract MaintenanceSaville nationwide AV contract maintenance & asset management services are tailored to customers’ individual needs. Current corporate and public sector clients include BAE Systems, eBay, Ernst & Young, BUPA and Prudential, covering their AV estates in UK or across Europe.

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Conference & Live Events

National Number: 0870 606 1100 Email: hire@saville-av.com

view online at www.saville-av.com/hire

Edinburgh: 0131 661 1900

North East: 0191 490 2620

York: 01904 606 744

Hull: 01482 382 980

Manchester: 0161 873 5600

Guildford: 01483 547 990

Liverpool: 0151 707 6577

Welwyn: 01707 378 770Cardiff: 02920 678 000

Leeds: 0113 218 3600

Belfast: 02890 772 772

Coventry: 02476 705 380

> The Saville Conference NetworkWith a unique twelve-centre national network, Saville is the largest conference and live events company in the UK to provide an AV staging and rental service entirely from its own in-house personnel and resources.