This elegant media room combines an understated install with impressive immersive audio and video performance. Award-winning integrator, Imagine This, shows th...
StormAudio has announced a partnership with AV EMEA, a full-service business development company, to accelerate its presence in the region.
StormAudio, spec...
Bluesound NODE and POWERNODE get new DAC designs, next generation quad-core processors and intuitive touch panel controls with pre-sets.
Bluesound, makers ...
Acquisition of Access Networks expands Partner options for enterprise-grade networking solutions.
Furthering its position as a complete one-stop shop for in...
Known for its range of mounting solutions for Sonos, Flexson has announced the launch of the brand-new SR-MTC Mountable Travel Cover for Sonos Roam. Designed t...
Custom AV Distribution have joined forces with Mikodam in the UK for the residential custom installation channel. Mikodam manufacturer acoustic architectural p...
EI provides a monthly round up of what is happening with the Together for Cinema initiative as part of a new regular programme of support.
The first thing t...
This year, the company will launch key new products and features that will be available to all customers through upcoming software updates. In addition to this...
Fine Sounds UK, the country’s McIntosh and Sonus faber distributor, says it has expanded its music and movie portfolio to bring the benefits of McIntosh and So...
EZVIZ, global supplier of home intelligence products, has strengthened its offering with its first outdoor pan/tilt camera, the C8C. Designed to overcome chall...
Daniel J Sait is a seasoned media leader and journalist who shapes the editorial vision of Essential Install as its Editor‑in‑Chief and serves as European Editorial Director at All Things Media News, the specialist publisher behind Essential Install, Electrical Contracting News and Data Centre and Networking News. In these roles, he combines deep editorial insight with a strategic understanding of the smart home, luxury AV and home cinema sectors, guiding coverage that informs, inspires and connects professional installers and integrators across the UK and Europe.
With an extensive portfolio that spans trade and mainstream technology coverage, Daniel’s work appears regularly in Essential Install and has featured across wider platforms including key trade and consumer titles, reflecting his commitment to elevating industry discourse while spotlighting innovation, best practice and emerging trends.
Under his editorial leadership, Essential Install has continued to expand its reach and influence, delivering targeted news, product insights, event coverage and thought leadership that supports the professional community responsible for bringing cutting‑edge AV, automation and luxury living technology into homes and commercial spaces. Daniel’s direction emphasises clarity, relevance and trade‑first reporting, helping integrators stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.
A respected voice within the AV and smart home ecosystem, he actively engages with industry events and major trade shows, shaping conversations around technology adoption, installer education and business growth. His editorial stewardship reinforces Essential Install’s mission to serve as the definitive source of industry news and insight for integrators, manufacturers, distributors and allied professionals.
Daniel brings both strategic editorial leadership and a journalist’s eye for detail to every issue of Essential Install, ensuring the publication remains essential reading for the trade.
Before launching Essential Install in 2009, Daniel spent over two decades in the trenches of AV and Hi-Fi trade press editing titles such as Television Magazine, Custom Installer and Inside Hi-Fi.
