FEEL FLOWS Audio has announced the UK launch of BONAWATT, a Polish high-fidelity amplifier manufacturer renowned for blending traditional valve warmth with cut...
Industry leaders unite to launch OpenAV Cloud: A nonprofit initiative for an open, interoperable AV ecosystem.
A coalition of leading AV manufacturers and t...
Spitfire Homes has chosen Sync Energy, BG Electrical and Luceco Lighting from the Luceco Group to accelerate sustainable living at its latest project.
Spitf...
Sony is pleased to announce today that its BRAVIA home cinema projectors and business projectors will resume shipping in the European market starting this mon...
CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals, has announced a reinvigorated education program for CEDIA Expo and Commercial Integrator Expo 2025, taking...
ADI | Snap One has Episode Extreme Series environment speakers built to withstand the harshest conditions.
With direct input from customers and testing to t...
TVDB2B, the new trade-only e-commerce platform for AV, commercial, and electrical goods, is targeting CI with a hive full of buzzing deals, prize draws, and a ...
Amit Saini, Director at BitCloud Automation, specialist in smart home and luxury entertainment experiences, provides a tour of this agile and stylish automated...
New entry-level Kaleidescape movie player Strato E delivers lossless audio and reference-quality 4K video.
Hot on the heels of the Strato M announcement,Ka...
Russound products are now available in the United Kingdom and Ireland through Match Distribution.
Russound, provider of premium multiroom audio, is proud to...
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.
