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AV installation across Cambridge
From the Cambridge colleges and Anglia Ruskin to schools across Cambridgeshire, Strive AV equips classrooms, tutorial rooms, lecture theatres and halls with interactive displays, lecture capture and digital signage.
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Strive AV provides audio-visual installation across Cambridge from a locally-based engineering team. ISO 27001, 9001 and 14001 certified. Same-day on-site response. Typical project range: £8,000 to £60,000+ fully installed.
Cambridge is one of Europe's leading research and life-sciences clusters, anchored by the University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin, the Biomedical Campus and Addenbrooke's, and the Science Park.
Strive AV supports research occupiers, life-sciences firms and corporate tenants across Cambridge, from the Cambridge Science Park off Milton Road through to Granta Park at Great Abington and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus at Addenbrooke's. Typical clients include departmental buildings on the New Museums and West Cambridge sites, biotech tenants at the Babraham Institute and the Wellcome Genome Campus just outside the city at Hinxton, and growing software firms in and around the city centre. We design AV for laboratories, lecture theatres, boardrooms and hybrid meeting spaces.
AT A GLANCE
- Local presence
- Cambridge engineering team
- On-site response
- Same day
- Certifications
- ISO 27001 · 9001 · 14001
- Sector focus
- Education · Corporate & Finance
WHAT WE DO IN CAMBRIDGE
AV solutions for Cambridge businesses
From a single huddle room to a multi-floor corporate fit-out, one team, end-to-end.
Meeting Rooms
Hybrid-ready boardrooms, huddle rooms and divisible spaces.
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Microsoft Teams Rooms
Certified MTR Pro, Signature and Front Row deployments.
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Digital Signage
Wayfinding, brand and operational displays across your estate.
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Video Walls
LED and LCD video walls for receptions and control rooms.
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Audio Systems
QSC, Shure and Biamp audio for meeting and event spaces.
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AV Support & Maintenance
24/7 remote helpdesk and on-site engineers to SLA.
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Typical AV project sizes and costs in Cambridge
Indicative fully-installed costs for AV projects across Cambridge. Strive AV provides fixed-price quotes after a free site survey.
| Room type | Typical scope | Typical install time | Cost range (fitted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huddle room | 2 to 6 people, single display, video bar | 1 day | £3,000 to £8,000 |
| Mid-size meeting room | 6 to 14 people, dual display, ceiling mics | 2 to 3 days | £8,000 to £20,000 |
| Microsoft Signature Teams Room | Executive, dual display, DSP audio, room control | 5 to 10 days | £25,000 to £60,000+ |
| Multi-room rollout | 5 to 30 rooms, phased install across Cambridge estate | 2 to 6 weeks | £50,000+ |
Pricing for Cambridge AV projects, indicative ranges only. Strive AV provides a fixed-price quote after a free Cambridge site survey.
Since 1999
27 years delivering AV across the UK
WHY STRIVE AV
Why Cambridge teams choose us
Cambridge is about 110 miles from our East Grinstead base, normally two and a half hours by road via the M25 and M11.
Cambridge engineering team
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Built for regulated sectors
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Local sector experience
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End-to-end accountability
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OUR PROCESS
How we work in Cambridge
Four steps from first call to fully-supported AV. Fixed price, no surprises.
Free site survey
We visit your Cambridge site, audit existing AV, sketch the brief and agree the scope. No charge.
Design & fixed-price proposal
Detailed CAD drawings, equipment list and a fixed quote, with no scope creep and no surprises.
Installation & commissioning
Our certified team handles cabling, mounting, network integration and full commissioning to AVIXA standards.
Training, handover & support
We train your team and stay on as your AV partner, with remote helpdesk, monitoring and engineers on call.
LOCAL COVERAGE
Engineers on the ground in Cambridge
Our Cambridge-based engineering team works across the area, from the local corporate cluster to surrounding business parks. Same-day surveys, snagging and emergency call-outs.
Registered HQ: Unit 4C, Birches Industrial Estate, East Grinstead, RH19 1XZ
CLIENTS
What our clients say
We're delighted with the final outcome of the project and we've also been very, very pleased that Strive AV have been part of that journey. From the outset StriveAV helped us with our designs and helped find the technology to ensure it suits our vision and is a perfect complement for the school's teaching.
Gareth Atkinson
Director of Operations, Kensington Prep
Strive AV team work really closely with us to ensure that we were able to deliver the building in the new revised time scale [due to covid] having worked with Strive AV on this project for the past two years now and I would definitely recommend them across the industry.
Iain McCracken
Deputy Director of IT, CCCU
The team at Strive AV listened to our needs and effectively tailored a solution that could work across all three of our sites and supports the educational journey from pre-school to higher education.
Richard Bowles
IT Services, ORTU Federation
CUSTOMER ROSTER
Trusted by 31+ Cambridge organisations
A selection of the Cambridge businesses, universities, NHS trusts and public-sector teams Strive AV works with.
CRUK Cambridge Institute
Other / Unknown
Cambridge Enterprise Limited, University of Cambridge
Education
Cambridge Judge Business School
Education
Clare College
Education
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Education
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Education
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy - University of Cambridge
Education
University of Cambridge
Education
University of Cambridge - Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Education
University of Cambridge - Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
Education
University of Cambridge - School of Clinical Medicine
Education
University of Cambridge - The Sainsbury Laboratory
Education
View all 31 Cambridge customers+
Including the 12 featured above, plus:
- Bottisham Multi Academy Trust
- Bottisham Primary School
- Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust
- Cambridge Investment Management Ltd
- Ditton Lodge Primary School
- Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
- Fibrenex - Voice and Data Solutions
- Gretton School - Cavendish Education
- Kennett Primary School
- Kier Construction - Eastern
- Meridian Trust - North Cambridge Academy
- Moulton CEVC Primary School
- Soham (Staploe Education Trust)
- University of Cambridge - Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
- University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
- University of Cambridge - Department of Sociology
- University of Cambridge - Information Services
- University of Cambridge Department of Pathology
- University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine
Customer relationships shown with permission per our terms and conditions. Project specifics shared on request under NDA.
BUYER GUIDE
How to choose an AV integrator in Cambridge
Seven criteria most procurement and facilities leads use when shortlisting AV partners. Strive AV passes all seven.
Locally-based engineering presence
A Cambridge-area engineer reaches site the same day. A supplier driving from a distant base does not.
Strive AV: Engineering team based in Cambridge
Independent ISO certifications
ISO 27001 (info security), 9001 (quality) and 14001 (environmental) are the minimum bar for any regulated-sector buyer.
Strive AV: Certified to ISO 27001, 9001, 14001 and 45001
Public-sector framework supplier
Crown Commercial Service supplier status removes the procurement risk for public-sector buyers and works for many corporate buyers too.
Strive AV: Crown Commercial Service supplier
AVIXA member
AVIXA is the global trade body for AV integration. Membership signals adherence to standards procurement teams can verify independently.
Strive AV: AVIXA member since founding (1999)
Documented case studies
Ask for case studies that name the sector and rough scale, ideally within an hour of your site.
Strive AV: YoooServ benchmark, Coeo Signature Teams Room, Bath Spa University 94-space campus refresh
Fixed-price quoting after a free survey
Anything else is a budget-creep risk. The site survey, design and fixed quote should be at no charge.
Strive AV: Free Cambridge site survey, fixed-price proposal
Ongoing SLA-backed support
AV is a multi-year commitment. Confirm 24/7 helpdesk, remote monitoring and on-site response SLAs are in scope, not a separate vendor.
Strive AV: 24/7 manned helpdesk, on-site engineers
27 years of trading history
Founded 1999. Long-trading suppliers carry installation backlogs and warranty obligations honoured across that time, which short-trading suppliers cannot.
Strive AV: Founded 1999, East Grinstead
Cambridge AV FAQs
Q.Do you serve Cambridge Science Park, Granta Park and the Biomedical Campus?
Yes. Strive AV's Cambridge engineering team covers the full life-sciences and tech cluster around the city: the Cambridge Science Park off Milton Road, Granta Park at Great Abington, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus at Addenbrooke's, the Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton, the West Cambridge research sites and the colleges across the central city. We work with AstraZeneca, ARM, Microsoft Research Cambridge, the biotech and pharma tenants on Granta Park, and the cluster of scale-ups around St John's Innovation Centre.
Q.Which Microsoft Teams Rooms platforms have you installed in Cambridge?
Across Cambridge we have installed certified Microsoft Teams Rooms at the MTR Pro, Signature and Front Row tiers using Logitech, Poly, Yealink, Crestron Flex and Neat hardware. Strive AV is platform-agnostic, so the same Cambridge team also installs Zoom Rooms, Cisco Webex Rooms and Google Meet hardware. The life-sciences tenants on Granta Park and the Biomedical Campus typically require network-secure design and integration with corporate identity systems, while the colleges favour hybrid teaching rooms and lecture capture.
Q.How quickly can a Cambridge-based engineer reach my site?
Because Strive AV has engineers based in Cambridge, on-site response is typically same day for active support contracts and within 1 to 2 working days for new survey requests, rather than the multi-day wait you get from a London-based supplier travelling up the M11. Emergency call-outs on covered systems are routinely attended the same day. We are also familiar with college term-time install windows and the lab-adjacent access protocols at Granta Park and the Biomedical Campus.
Q.Do you serve Cambridge Science Park, Granta Park and the Biomedical Campus?
Yes. Strive AV's Cambridge engineering team covers the full life-sciences and tech cluster around the city: the Cambridge Science Park off Milton Road, Granta Park at Great Abington, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus at Addenbrooke's, the Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton, the West Cambridge research sites and the colleges across the central city. We work with AstraZeneca, ARM, Microsoft Research Cambridge, the biotech and pharma tenants on Granta Park, and the cluster of scale-ups around St John's Innovation Centre.
Q.Which Microsoft Teams Rooms platforms have you installed in Cambridge?
Across Cambridge we have installed certified Microsoft Teams Rooms at the MTR Pro, Signature and Front Row tiers using Logitech, Poly, Yealink, Crestron Flex and Neat hardware. Strive AV is platform-agnostic, so the same Cambridge team also installs Zoom Rooms, Cisco Webex Rooms and Google Meet hardware. The life-sciences tenants on Granta Park and the Biomedical Campus typically require network-secure design and integration with corporate identity systems, while the colleges favour hybrid teaching rooms and lecture capture.
Q.How quickly can a Cambridge-based engineer reach my site?
Because Strive AV has engineers based in Cambridge, on-site response is typically same day for active support contracts and within 1 to 2 working days for new survey requests, rather than the multi-day wait you get from a London-based supplier travelling up the M11. Emergency call-outs on covered systems are routinely attended the same day. We are also familiar with college term-time install windows and the lab-adjacent access protocols at Granta Park and the Biomedical Campus.
Q.Does Strive AV provide AV installation in Cambridge?
Yes — Strive AV designs, installs and supports audio-visual systems for clients across Cambridge and the surrounding area. Cambridge is one of Europe's leading research and life-sciences clusters, anchored by the University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin, the Biomedical Campus and Addenbrooke's, and the Science Park. We deliver meeting rooms, lecture theatres, video walls, digital signage, audio systems and Microsoft Teams Rooms with full project management.
Q.How quickly can Strive AV respond to a Cambridge AV project?
For new Cambridge AV projects we typically schedule a free site survey within 5-10 working days of an enquiry. Active service contracts get faster response — same-day remote support and on-site engineer attendance to agreed SLA targets.
Q.What sectors do you work with in Cambridge?
In Cambridge we focus on schools, colleges and universities; corporate offices, law firms, banks and professional services. Across all sectors we deliver consultation and design, installation, programming, project management and ongoing support.
Q.Where is Strive AV's office and how do you cover Cambridge?
Strive AV's head office is at Unit 4C, Birches Industrial Estate, East Grinstead, RH19 1XZ. Our engineers travel to Cambridge for site surveys, installation and on-site support, and we provide remote helpdesk and proactive monitoring 24/7 from the head office.
Q.How long does a typical AV installation in Cambridge take?
Project timelines depend on scope. A single Cambridge meeting room typically takes 1-2 days on site, a multi-room office fit-out 2-4 weeks, and a large estate refresh (e.g. a university campus or hospital trust) 3-6 months including phased install around live operations. Free site surveys give an accurate fixed timeline before you commit.
Q.What does AV installation in Cambridge cost?
Costs depend on the room type, technology and scale. A basic Cambridge meeting room typically starts around £8,000-£15,000 fully installed; a Microsoft Signature Teams Room is £25,000-£60,000; lecture theatres and video walls run from £40,000 upward. Strive AV provides fixed-price quotes after a free site survey — no hidden costs.
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