PureLink GmbH, a provider of professional AV and IT connectivity solutions, has introduced the PureTools 1020 Series, a new family of HDBaseT 3.0-based KVM ext...
Housed outside Europe’s most popular airport for business travelers, the newly opened Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport turned to PPDS to help deliver home-from-h...
Billed as the smart evolution of its compact immersive audio processor, StormAudio has released details of the Core 16+.
StormAudio, manufacturer in high-pe...
Cambridge Audio, British brand with a pedigree stretching for over five decades, has announced its new branding, signalling a renewed commitment to always bein...
Biamp, leading supplier of professional audiovisual solutions, has announced the deployment of a fully integrated AV solution at Atomic Golf, a new high-energy...
Exclusively for members, the professionally produced CEDIA campaign includes a full-length video advertisement free for members, along with a customisable vers...
Raising the bar in style and practicality, Ansell Lighting’s brand-new outdoor lighting range, Foliar Connect, is ideal for high-end residential lighting proje...
BLUESOUND, hi-res multi-room audio brand, has announced the launch of the new POWERNODE, a next-generation wireless music streaming amplifier that has been cre...
Germany based Lehmannaudio has selected Symphony Distribution as the company’s new distributor in the UK.
Lehmannaudio Vertriebs GmbH was founded in 1988 by...
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the annual tech show for the audiovisual and systems integration industry, introduced Innovation Park at ISE 2025, a business ...
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.
