NAD Electronics kicks off a month-long series of activities celebrating the release of the Masters M66 BluOS Streaming DAC Preamplifier at the Shanghai Audio S...
Netgear has launched the first WiFi 7 router with its new addition to its Nighthawk line. The new Netgear Nighthawk RS700 Router boasts “unprecedented power” a...
Highly acclaimed Imagine speaker line exemplifies elegance, premium sound and value without compromise says PSB Speakers.
PSB Speakers, underlining fiv...
PMC's introducing a product upgrade for owners of the original fact.8 and fact.12 loudspeakers to elevate them to fact signature performance levels, with incr...
Hisense has launched the PX2-PRO laser cinema projector. Following on from last year’s PX1-PRO, this new and improved model offers enhanced features and perfor...
Yale has announced the launch of the Sync Smart Home Alarm Kit, which will be exclusively available to trade members only and has been designed with installers...
AVM has added DynaScan’s high-brightness retail displays to its portfolio of AV solutions to trade clients nationwide. This new partnership between AVM and Dyn...
UK technical solutions distributor, Visualization, has announced a distribution agreement with Legamaster, a division of edding AG, for the sole distribution o...
‘It’s not a soundbar… it’s a sound experience,’ says Krix as it introduces the LX-7, billed as a first of its kind from Krix – a high-performance, pa...
TVD Group, a leading AV technology supplier and installer of commercial audio-visual projects, has opened The TVD Experience Centre, billed as the Tech Hub of ...
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.
