The smart home industry gathered to celebrate the 2024 CEDIA Smart Home Awards EMEA Winners in London on Friday October 18.
The winners of the2024 CEDIA Sma...
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Industry friends CAVD and Indigo Distribution team up to represent Nakymatone invisible speakers and Black Nova keypads in the UK and Ireland markets.
CAVD ...
RDS offers a wide range of display technologies and support peripherals which include standard and high brightness TFT modules, e-Paper displays, OLED displays...
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D-Tools System Integrator (SI) v22 launched unveiling array of productivity enhancements.
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Midwich Group has unveiled its new brand identity marking a new chapter in its growth, while reinforcing its dedication to excellence and innovation.
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The MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 888 is the latest ‘tour de force’ from speaker designer Andrew Jones. AV distributor Karma-AV is delighted to announce the UK ...
Ribble AV undertook a fantastic project, developing the AV and automation systems at The White Horse in the popular coastal town of Cromer, North Norfolk. KNX,...
Hi-X20 headphone presents a fresh take on Austrian Audio's signature sound. The Austrian Audio Hi-X20 closed-back design offers a compact, affordable package w...
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.
