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AV installation across Reading
From the technology employers along the Thames Valley corridor to Green Park, Thames Valley Park and the financial offices around Forbury, Strive AV designs meeting rooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms and hybrid collaboration setups for Reading's tech, professional services and corporate firms.
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Strive AV provides audio-visual installation across Reading 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.
Reading is the heart of the Thames Valley tech corridor, with major technology employers across Green Park and Thames Valley Park, plus the University of Reading.
Strive AV works with technology and professional-services occupiers across Reading and the wider Thames Valley, from Green Park at the south of the town through to Thames Valley Park on the east side and Reading International Business Park near junction 11 of the M4. Typical clients include UK headquarters, regional offices and serviced-workspace operators housing tenants from the M4 tech corridor. We design meeting-room AV, unified communications, town-hall spaces and reception video walls for occupiers who treat hybrid working as their default operating model.
AT A GLANCE
- Local presence
- Reading engineering team
- On-site response
- Same day
- Certifications
- ISO 27001 · 9001 · 14001
- Sector focus
- Corporate & Finance
WHAT WE DO IN READING
AV solutions for Reading 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 Reading
Indicative fully-installed costs for AV projects across Reading. Strive AV provides fixed-price quotes after a free site survey.
| Room type | Typical scope | Typical install time | Cost range (fitted) |
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| 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 Reading estate | 2 to 6 weeks | £50,000+ |
Pricing for Reading AV projects, indicative ranges only. Strive AV provides a fixed-price quote after a free Reading site survey.
Since 1999
27 years delivering AV across the UK
WHY STRIVE AV
Why Reading teams choose us
Reading is about 55 miles from our East Grinstead base, around an hour and a half by road via the M25 and M4.
Reading 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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READING PROJECTS
Recent work in the area
FEATURED PROJECT
Coeo – A Premier Microsoft Teams Room Experience
Strive AV delivered one of the UK's first Microsoft Signature Teams Rooms for Coeo, creating a cutting-edge hybrid collaboration space that showcases Microsoft technology excellence.
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OUR PROCESS
How we work in Reading
Four steps from first call to fully-supported AV. Fixed price, no surprises.
Free site survey
We visit your Reading 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 Reading
Our Reading-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 114+ Reading organisations
A selection of the Reading businesses, universities, NHS trusts and public-sector teams Strive AV works with.
Chiltern Way Academy Trust (Formely Catch 22 Multi Academy Trust)
Education
Coeo
Other / Unknown
Easthampstead Park School
Education
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Other / Unknown
Garth Hill College
Education
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Education
Kendrick School
Education
Maiden Erlegh Trust
Charity / Non-profit
Reading Borough Council
Government
The Henley College
Education
University of Reading
Education
Valmet Automation Ltd
Corporate / Commercial
View all 114 Reading customers+
Including the 12 featured above, plus:
- AVSS Ltd (AV Interactive Services)
- Aldryngton Primary School
- Alfred Sutton Primary School
- All Saints CofE Infant School
- All Saints Junior School
- Basingstoke Community Link
- Basingstoke Day Services
- Battle Primary School
- Binfield CofE Primary School
- Birch Hill Primary School
- Bishopswood Infant School
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
- Bramley Primary School
- Buryfields Infants School
- Castle Hill Infant School
- Caversham Park Primary School
- Charles Kingsley's Primary School
- Cheam School
- Chiltern Way Academy Futures (Formely Ashwood Academy)
- Churchend Primary Academy (Now Part of Orchard Learning Alliance)
- Cliddesden Primary School
- Coley Primary School
- College Hall (This School is Closed)
- Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Ltd
- Crown Wood Primary School
- Crowthorne CofE Primary School
- DMS Custom Install Ltd
- Dove House Academy
- E P Collier Primary School
- Emmer Green Primary School
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
- Fox Hill Primary School
- Geoffrey Field Junior School
- George Palmer Primary School
- Great Binfields Primary School
- Great Hollands Primary School (Part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust)
- Greenfields Junior School
- Harmans Water Primary School
- Hatch Warren Junior School
- Hawkedon Primary School
- Holly Spring Infant and Nursery School
- Hook Junior School
- Katesgrove Primary School (part of The Kennet Federation)
- Kings Furlong Infant School
- Limington House School
- Loddon Primary School
- Long Sutton C of E Primary School
- Manor Field Infant School
- Manor Field Junior School
- Manor Primary School
- Maple Ridge Primary School
- Marnel Junior School
- Meadow Park Academy
- Meadow Vale Primary School
- Moorlands Primary School
- New Christ Church CofE Primary School
- New Town Primary School
- Oakridge County Junior School (part of Oakridge Schools Federation)
- Oakridge Infant School (Oakridge Schools Federation)
- Oakwood Community Pre-School
- Oakwood Infant School
- Old Basing Infant School
- Oxford Road Community Primary School
- PTR Associates Ltd
- Polehampton CofE Junior School
- Project Audio Visual
- R K Infrastructure Ltd
- Ranelagh School
- Ranikhet Academy (REAch2)
- Redlands Primary School
- Rivermead Primary School
- Rucstall Primary School
- Sandy Lane Primary School
- South View Infant School
- Southcote Primary School
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School
- St Edward's School
- St Gabriel's School
- St John'S Church Of England Primary School (part of the Oxford Diocesan School Trust )
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
- St Mark's CofE Primary School
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School
- St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School
- St Michael's Primary School
- St Michaels CE VA Primary School
- Thameside Primary School
- The Brakenhale School
- The Clere School
- The Emmbrook Junior School
- The Emmbrook School
- The Harewood PBS Centre
- The Hawthorns Primary School
- The Hill Primary School
- The Pines Primary and Nursery School
- The Ridgeway Primary School
- Warfield CofE Primary School
- Wildmoor Heath School (part of The Greenshaw Learning Trust)
- Wildridings Primary School
- Willow Bank Primary
- Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School
- Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School
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 Reading
Seven criteria most procurement and facilities leads use when shortlisting AV partners. Strive AV passes all seven.
Locally-based engineering presence
A Reading-area engineer reaches site the same day. A supplier driving from a distant base does not.
Strive AV: Engineering team based in Reading
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 Reading 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
Reading AV FAQs
Q.Do you serve Green Park, Thames Valley Park and the wider M4 corridor?
Yes. Strive AV's Reading engineering team covers Green Park, Thames Valley Park, Reading International Business Park, the Forbury and town-centre offices, the University of Reading Whiteknights campus, and the wider Winnersh and Bracknell corridor. We work with the Thames Valley Cat B fit-out contractors and direct occupier teams on integrated AV programmes, and we hold ISO 27001 plus Cyber Essentials which is what most of the tech-tenant procurement teams in this corridor require before issuing a purchase order.
Q.Which Microsoft Teams Rooms platforms have you installed in Reading?
In and around Reading we have installed certified Microsoft Teams Rooms across the MTR Pro, Signature and Front Row tiers, using Logitech, Poly, Yealink, Crestron Flex and Neat hardware. Documented Strive AV work in the area includes a Microsoft Signature Teams Room for Coeo, used as the benchmark for their corporate fit-out. Strive AV is platform-agnostic, so the same Reading team also installs Zoom Rooms, Cisco Webex Rooms and Google Meet hardware where the customer estate calls for it.
Q.How quickly can a Reading-based engineer reach my site?
Because Strive AV has engineers based in Reading, 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 supplier travelling around the M25. Emergency call-outs on covered systems are routinely attended the same day. Our remote helpdesk is staffed 24/7 from the East Grinstead HQ, which means most software and platform issues are resolved without an on-site visit at all.
Q.Do you serve Green Park, Thames Valley Park and the wider M4 corridor?
Yes. Strive AV's Reading engineering team covers Green Park, Thames Valley Park, Reading International Business Park, the Forbury and town-centre offices, the University of Reading Whiteknights campus, and the wider Winnersh and Bracknell corridor. We work with the Thames Valley Cat B fit-out contractors and direct occupier teams on integrated AV programmes, and we hold ISO 27001 plus Cyber Essentials which is what most of the tech-tenant procurement teams in this corridor require before issuing a purchase order.
Q.Which Microsoft Teams Rooms platforms have you installed in Reading?
In and around Reading we have installed certified Microsoft Teams Rooms across the MTR Pro, Signature and Front Row tiers, using Logitech, Poly, Yealink, Crestron Flex and Neat hardware. Documented Strive AV work in the area includes a Microsoft Signature Teams Room for Coeo, used as the benchmark for their corporate fit-out. Strive AV is platform-agnostic, so the same Reading team also installs Zoom Rooms, Cisco Webex Rooms and Google Meet hardware where the customer estate calls for it.
Q.How quickly can a Reading-based engineer reach my site?
Because Strive AV has engineers based in Reading, 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 supplier travelling around the M25. Emergency call-outs on covered systems are routinely attended the same day. Our remote helpdesk is staffed 24/7 from the East Grinstead HQ, which means most software and platform issues are resolved without an on-site visit at all.
Q.Does Strive AV provide AV installation in Reading?
Yes — Strive AV designs, installs and supports audio-visual systems for clients across Reading and the surrounding area. Reading is the heart of the Thames Valley tech corridor, with major technology employers across Green Park and Thames Valley Park, plus the University of Reading. 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 Reading AV project?
For new Reading 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 Reading?
In Reading we focus on 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 Reading?
Strive AV's head office is at Unit 4C, Birches Industrial Estate, East Grinstead, RH19 1XZ. Our engineers travel to Reading 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 Reading take?
Project timelines depend on scope. A single Reading 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 Reading cost?
Costs depend on the room type, technology and scale. A basic Reading 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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