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Free CPD sessions on when technology has to be decided in a building: infrastructure, cinema rooms, lighting control, residential networks, listed buildings.

Finalist in 2020, Gold for Veteran Owned Business of the Year in 2022, category sponsor in 2023. The record, with links to the organisers’ own pages.

Lighting, blinds, heating and door control designed so someone with reduced mobility or memory loss can stay in their own home, on their own terms.

How we design VR rooms: play area and ceiling height, safe surfaces, controlled light, cooling, where the computer lives and the network it runs on.

What a golf simulator bay needs from a clubhouse: height, depth, structure, light, power and sound, and how the launch monitor is chosen last, not first.

What Lutron HomeWorks is, what an authorised programmer does at each RIBA stage, and why the decision has to be made before the electrical package is let.

How Sonance invisible speakers work, where they are the right answer, and what has to be decided with the architect before the plasterer arrives.

What Samsung’s The Wall is, where direct-view LED beats projection and television, where it does not, and what has to be settled at design stage.

How we design and install private cinemas across Scotland: room first, then geometry, fabric and only then equipment. With the questions clients ask.

Viewing distances for 55 to 110 inch screens at 30 and 40 degree angles, how to size a screen for the room you have, and what the table leaves out.

What a support agreement covers: scheduled visits, firmware and security updates, secure remote support, priority response and documentation you own.

A house or venue network is only as secure as its layout. How we segment a property, what sits underneath the plan, and why the right time to talk about it is before the electrical drawings are finished.

Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Standard 4.14 used to be about ducting. It is now about connection, and the change has not been widely noticed. On 1 January 2025 the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 substituted standard 4.

In the world of Agentic AI home automation, the infrastructure is no longer just a skeleton; it is a living, breathing nervous system.

If you’re on the outside of the marketing world looking in, you’re likely curious as to what a marketer does on a daily basis. But truth is, there is no typical day.

Crafting Sensory Delight: The Lairds AV Experience with MK Sound and Arcam AVR30 in the Lairds Auditorium Experience the pinnacle of audio excellence with our auditorium project, where the exceptional quality of MK Sound speakers meets the unparalleled performance of the Arcam…

A project we have been a part of this year is a full renovation to our client’s home. I have been on a bit of a rip about getting Lairds in at the design stage of a project. And this client did.

Dolby Atmos takes surround sound to the next level by delivering a 3D audio experience to its listeners. Have you ever wondered if you could get 4K for your ears? Well, think of Dolby Atmos as that.

One of the most common asked questions to our employees when they tell their friends and family that they work for us is “What is an AV Company?”. We’ve realised this is a question that more than just family and friends hold.

We’re proud to share that Lairds AV has been published in the latest issue of MondoDR, Issue 35.5, the international magazine dedicated to technology in entertainment.

Lairds AV and Linn Partnership: Elevating Audio Excellence Together We are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter for Lairds AV as we join forces with Linn, a world leader in high-fidelity audio.

A correction to our 2024 note: BUILD Magazine records the award as 2022. The award as the issuer lists it, and how we treat publisher awards alongside independently judged ones.

In a competitive hospitality market the room has to work harder. How audio, video, lighting and control are designed for bars, restaurants and hotels, and what each decision does for the guest and the operator.