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Daniel J Sait

City Home Cinemas

CE Pro Europe tells the story of Peter Walker’s fascinating journey from owner of one of the UK’s most loved independent professional cinemas to offering the same level of performance and luxury to home owners with his new project, City Home Cinemas...

Triad Speakers Aims For ISE Triumph

Custom made-in-the-USA manufacturer Triad Speakers, is showing its new home theater speaker developed to deliver the immersive experience of Dolby Atmos....

Bowers & Wilkins Presents A Terrific Trio At ISE

The centrepiece of the Bowers & Wilkins stand comes in the form of a custom, high-end home cinema demonstrating the latest in surround sound formats including Dolby Atmos and Auro-3D delivered by B&Ws high-performance speaker range....

Reach Out For Rako At ISE

UK based lighting specialist, Rako is showcasing its latest developments at ISE, which include LED Control via constant current and four-channel RGBW constant voltage LED drivers and a new range of wireless 16-scene dimmers with more scenes – which the company says are now even easier to install with their wall mounting brackets, single ended wiring and the simplified set-up button that eradicates the need to use a magnet....

A Piece Of Cake From HDanywhere at ISE

LayerCake offers a new three-component AV system, comprised of a HDanywhere brand video matrix, a 12x12 audio matrix and an eight-zone power amplifier that lets installers deliver up to eight zones of HD video and up to 12 zones of high fidelity audio....

Cinema Showroom Upgraded With A Touch Of Majik

Clients continue to smile at its performance and luxury, so the Majik House directors, husband and wife Tim and Carol Burrow, ushered CE Pro Europe into their new cinema showroom...

Daniel J Sait

Editor-In-Chief

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.