Celebrated recently during EI Live! the Smart Building Awards showcased some of the best work
delivered by the sector in recent times.
Picking up the award...
Savant has announced that it is embedding its Smart Home Software in a new Smart Soundbar. The move brings Siri Voice command functionality and HomeKit compati...
The team at Pulse Cinemas says it has been carefully planning
for new ways to reward those installers who are serious about partnering with the
company in crea...
British brand Flexson has added to its wide range of
installation solutions for Sonos, with new discreet Wall Mounts for Sonos Beam
and Sonos Playbar, which th...
There has been lots of news coming out recently about CEDIA new flagship building and HQ in Indiana.
EI’s case study on the building’s home cinema demo roo...
Serving both the custom integration and the retail Hi-Fi channels, American speaker brand KLH has expanded into Europe, partnering with Ireland’s TBM Solution ...
When the largest
signal processor is the room, CinemaTech says it has devised the easiest way to
treat it, with panels that fit straight on the wall.
After...
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) has announced Control4
Corporation as the first home automation platform to support MQA’s
award-winning technology, via the ...
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.
