With trade visitor attendance up 15% on 2017’s event,
Alltrade’s recent Trade Show 2018 has been declared the most successful yet.
With exhibitors showing ...
Respected AV reviewer Richard Stevenson is Essential Install’s trade focused
reviewer, here he puts Monitor Audio’s
CPIW460X, the company’s latest in-wall loud...
This impressive project ‘Hampshire Cinema Seduction’ by Cyberhomes
picked up the Best Home Cinema £120,000
– £340,000 category at this year’s CEDIA Awards.
...
Bluesound, specialist
in wireless, high-res, multi-room music systems, has announced Bluesound Generation
2i (Gen 2i), looking to build on the success of the b...
Atlona has announced that a new feature to its OmniStream AV over IP platform that will enable distribution of 4K video with Dolby Vision dynamic HDR over stan...
The winners of the CEDIA Awards have been announced. On Thursday,
September 29, over 400 industry professionals gathered together to witness this
year’s CEDIA ...
ProofVision, supplier of high-quality outdoor TVs and indoor
waterproof electronics, has recently teamed up with OneAV, pan-European AV
distributor, in a bid t...
Systemline, specialist audio installation brand, and Schneider Electric, global energy management and automation experts, have announced a new software integra...
The Josh Micro device and Josh app can now integrate with
Crestron smart home systems to deliver intuitive, customisable voice control of
lights, shades, therm...
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.
