The winners of the 2025 Smart Building Awards have been announced, check out all the winners below!
This year proudly sponsored by Niko, the award winners were unveiled at EI Live! celebrating the very best in smart building, AV, home automation and related technologies—highlighting innovation, design and industry-leading solutions across product, project and company categories. Organised by All Things Media the company behind Essential Install, Electrical Contracting News, Data Centre and Networking News, EI Live! and the Smart Building Awards, the judging is conducted by an independent panel, ensuring integrity and recognition in the field.
Held in conjunction with the UK’s premier AV and Smart Home trade show, EI Live! — which draws together manufacturers, installers, integrators, distributors and design professionals — the Smart Building Awards offers winners a powerful platform for showcasing excellence. ⠀
Why Winning Matters
Winning a Smart Building Award brings several substantial advantages, including:
Industry recognition — It distinguishes your product, project or company among peers in the AV/smart home/smart building sector. It’s a mark of credibility and quality.
Editorial exposure — Winners receive coverage across several trade media outlets, including Essential Install magazine, newsletters, the Smart Building Awards’ website, and more. This boosts visibility among the audience that matters (distributors, specifiers, installers) as well as potentially reaching consumer-facing outlets. ⠀
Marketing leverage — Award winners can use the award seal or badge in their marketing materials, product packaging, website. That helps build trust and helps potential clients or partners quickly identify quality.
Networking opportunity — The presentation at EI Live! ensures winners are in front of a high-calibre audience: industry stakeholders, decision-makers, press. This can lead to new business, partnerships, and potential collaborations.
Momentum & differentiation — Especially in a competitive market, an award win helps institutions, manufacturers or projects stand out. It can help in tenders, R&D investment, or in attracting talent or partners, who see you’re delivering recognised innovation.
And the winners are!
Best cable Solution
Kordz – PR04 HDMI cable
Best dedicated Touch Screen Controller
HDA – uControl Remote
Best Exterior AV Product
DbM – Ambisonic – Bollard Burial Speaker
Best Integrated TV Display
Picture Frame TV – Mirror TV
Best Inwall / In ceiling Speaker
Lyngdorf Audio – D-60C
Best lighting Control
Rako – DIN range
Best Matrix / Signal Management Product
HDA MHUB S16
Best multi Zone Music System
Marantz – Model M4
(Entered and distributed by AWE)
Best Projector
JVC Kenwood – DLA – NJ900
Best Projector Screen
ADEO – Movie Mask
(Entered and distributed by AWE)
Best racking and Mounting Product
SONOS – Era 100 Pro Surface Mount
Best Standalone Speaker
Lyngdorf Audio – FR2
Best Software Release/Update
WeQuote – WeQuote update
Best TV Display Conventional
Hisence – 110 UX
(Entered and distributed by AWE)
Company Categories
Best Training
ADI Snap One
Installer Of The Year
Nucleus AV
Distributor Of The Year
Alltrade
Manufacturer Of The Year
L-Acoustics
Project Categories
Best Commercial Integration Project
Ribble AV – Grand Hotel Belvedere
Best Home Cinema Project Over £50k
Cinema Luxe and ImmersiFi – Pinecroft Cinema
Best Media Room Over £50k
Nucleus -WOWHouse media room
Best Media Room Under £50K
Cinema Rooms – Tudor Building
Best Rack Installation
Media Powerhouse Ltd – The Blue House London