Audiovisual Contractor

The relationship between a business and an AV contractor is typically a bit different than that between a homeowner and an audiovisual contractor. Whereas the homeowner will hire the contractor for a single project, such as setting up a home theatre, a business will often have an ongoing relationship with an audiovisual contractor.

Facilitating Business

AV contractors provide technology solutions that facilitate business and enhance productivity. The audiovisual contractor is key to enabling interactive meetings, more effective presentations and even advising on things such as furniture layouts in conference rooms. 

Audiovisual contractors are regularly called upon to help integrate the latest video conferencing hardware and software and provide invaluable maintenance services that ensures the audiovisual equipment will always answer the call. But that’s not all.

Meeting Challenges

Audiovisual contractors also help businesses adapt and adjust to the ever-changing technological landscape of modern business. A good example was the recent shift toward remote work on a massive scale. 

It is not hyperbole to say that audiovisual contractors like Connect Automation helped keep the economy running by meeting and overcoming a series of unprecedented logistical challenges posed by the pandemic. And although many businesses have greatly scaled back remote work in the past year new logistical challenges emerge on a regular basis.

Providing Support

If your business is to thrive you cannot afford to suffer technological glitches during important meetings or presentations. For this reason more businesses in London, Surrey, Kent and Essex trust Connect Automation to provide for their AV needs. We keep their equipment in tip-top condition and are able to anticipate and fend off issues before they rear their head during important meetings.

There are a lot of companies out there offering audiovisual services, but how can you separate the wheat from the chaff and make sure you hire the right one? When assessing potential audiovisual contractors look for the following:

Experience - It’s important that you ascertain exactly what type of experience the contractor has. Have they installed AV equipment in homes before? Have they worked with commercial clients before? If they are new to the business you’ll want to give them a pass. If they are experienced you’ll want to know how long they’ve been in business and ask them to provide references.

Their schedule - It’s a good sign if a particular audiovisual contractor is in demand, but at the same time you don’t want your project to be put on the back burner indefinitely while they fulfill existing obligations. Ask the contractor to provide an estimate of when they can commence work and when they estimate they’ll be finished. If they can’t do that, or if they are slotting you in 6 months down the road you’ll probably want to take a pass.

Reputation - We already mentioned that you should ask for references. If the contractor provides them make sure you follow up on them. But there are other ways to determine a contractor’s reputation, such as uk.trustpilot.com, which is a great source for reviews. If your prospective contractor has been around for any length of time chances are they have a presence on Trustpilot and you will find out what others who have enlisted their services think about their work.

Personality - You will probably be working closely with the contractor for some time from the earliest planning stages of the project right through completion and follow-up. Therefore it is important that you have a certain level of comfort with them. Not that you have to be best friends, but you should always feel comfortable asking questions, voicing concerns and having the contractor and their employees in and around your home or office for an extended period of time.