The Sound & Light Hire Company Provide AV Installation for Business Training Event at Reigate Manor Hotel 

Perched on the edge of Redhill, Surrey is the Reigate Manor Hotel, an elegant 18th-century manor house that is now used to host various events, including weddings and conferences. Its two-faced history is reflected in the two different areas this venue offers. With several suites and function rooms available to book, this venue caters to all party sizes and occasions.  

The Surrey Chambers of Commerce recently booked the Reigate Manor Hotel to carry out a digital marketing training event for employees of local companies. To prepare for such an event, The Sound & Light Hire Company were hired to provide an AV installation capable of handling the 100 or so guests in attendance. 

As this sort of work is our bread and butter, we were more than happy to oblige. So let’s tell you a little more about the work we carried out. 

AV Installation Supplied to Leading Surrey Events Hotel

As it turned out, the event was set to take place in the suite known as the Garden Room. The seats were arranged in rows (or a “theatre” format, if you prefer) to maximise the number of people that could be squeezed into the space to listen to the training workshop instructor. 

Essentially, our job was to ensure that the instructor had everything he needed to carry out the training from a technical standpoint. That started by supplying him with a laptop so he could set up his PowerPoint presentation via USB. We then connected that laptop up to a state-of-the-art projector positioned on a free-standing desk nearby. 

We then erected a projector screen and began adjusting the projector settings to ensure it filled the entire screen in the correct proportions. Our next job was to move on to the sound, as we shall now explain. 

Professional Sound Equipment Installation at Reigate Manor Hotel

After we had handled the visual elements, it was time to move on to the sound equipment. We started by supplying a Shure radio lapel mic for the instructor as he needed his hands free during the presentation. 

We then ran that mic through a couple of PA speakers placed at either side of the projector screen and another pair of battery-powered PA speakers located at the rear of the seating area, just to make sure those at the back had adequate coverage. Going battery-powered allowed us to save on unsightly power and data transfer cables running from the front to the back of the room, which could have also presented a trip hazard. 

All in all, this certainly wasn’t the most extensive AV installation we’ve ever completed. However, our client was thrilled with the setup, and the event was a great success. We have already been booked again to take care of the AV requirements for the next training event in this series. 

Contact The Sound & Light Company Today for Your AV Installation Requirements 

The Sound & Light Hire Company has supplied and installed AV installations at professional events for more than 20 years. Our experienced team can provide you with a full range of audio visual services, including lighting fixtures, conference sets, and professional sound systems. 

Along with the installation, we are able to supply experienced and highly-skilled personnel to oversee tasks such as sound mixing. When you contact us about your requirements, we can also arrange a site visit so that one of our team can spend some time planning the AV installation on your behalf or assisting you in making these plans. 

So if you are in the process of planning a private or corporate event that requires a professional AV installation, make sure to contact a member of our team on 0800 861 1136 today to discuss your requirements.

The Sound & Light Hire Company Provide Conference AV Installation to Wotton House

Located in Dorking, Surrey is the 17th Century Grade II listed Wotton House. This events venue is a stunning country estate hotel surrounded by ornate Italian gardens, temples, ponds, and babbling brooks with pretty little bridges over them. In fact, the gardens are deemed of such historical interest they have been given a Grade II listing in addition to the house.

However, our focus was on the interior as we were contacted by a client who had booked the majestic Wotton Suite for their conference. While the space does have some AV equipment in place, they decided that they needed more by way of event production to ensure the event was everything they had envisioned.

So without further ado, let’s tell you about our work. 

Conference Set Installation at Wotton House for Surrey Conference  

We started with the conference set, which was a raised platform that spanned the front of the room. While one of our preset designs fitted in the space, we customised it with the logos and the clients’ branding. We then completed the conference set with several chairs and a podium for the guest speakers. 

The chairs in the room were laid out in the “theatre” format, allowing just under 250 delegates to fit comfortably within the four walls of the conference suite. As mentioned, while the suite does have equipment included, the client decided that we would come in and offer upgraded versions of their in-house devices, as we shall now explain. 

AV Installation for Surrey Conference at Wotton House 

The first item we replaced was the in-house LCD projector, providing a state-of-the-art Panasonic 4K projector in its place. We also provided a matching projector screen that was considerably larger than the existing in-house offering. 

Next, we offered a complete suite of professional sound equipment, including six PA speakers and a set of Shure wireless microphones. We then ran all of those elements through a Midas digital mixing desk. Our sound engineer was also on hand to balance everyone’s levels during the event.

Next, we set up a professional lighting installation, complete with a ceiling-mounted truss. We affixed several spotlights and stage washes to achieve the desired look for the clients. We also added a couple of Big-Eye moving heads to add a little more excitement for when the headline guest and keynote speakers walked out on stage. 

Last but by no means least, we also set up a gobo projector to beam the name and logo of the event across the back wall and ceiling of the conference suite, adding a genuine touch of professionalism that the client really appreciated. 

Overall, the event was a great success. The client thanked us for all of our hard work given that we only had a few hours at the venue to get everything set up, monitored and double-checked before the event began. 

Speak to The Sound & Light Hire Company Regarding Your Surrey Conference Today

At The Sound & Light Hire Company, we are experts at delivering and overseeing professional AV installations. Whether you are planning a conference like the one described above or an awards evening or corporate event, we have the equipment, expertise, and personal service to make your event a runaway success. 

So if you are planning an event in Surrey or any surrounding areas and would like to speak to an expert today, please call us on 0800 861 1136 or email us at info@thesoundandlighthirecompany.co.uk.

PA System, DJ Equipment, Event Lighting, and Dance Floor Supplied to School Prom at Hartsfield Manor

Situated on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the beautiful Victorian stately home, Hartsfield Manor. Set in 16 acres of private Surrey countryside on the outskirts of Betchworth, this venue is the perfect location for all kinds of private functions and events. 

As an approved event production supplier for this venue, we were recently tasked with supplying the technical infrastructure for a prom night organised by students from one of the local secondary schools. 

So, without any further delay, let’s dig into our involvement in this wonderful occasion and recap the services we rendered. 

The Sound & Lighting Hire Company Offer Event Production Services to Prom Night at Hartsfield

We started by setting everything up for the DJ for the evening, who was one of the school students. We supplied a DJ booth and Pioneer decks. As they were unfamiliar with them, our on-site engineers provided him with a bit of on-the-spot training, and he was up and running in no time. 

Once we had gone through the basics, it was time to put some meat on the bones for the event production, starting with the sound equipment. We installed a high-quality PA system, complete with a couple of passive speakers, a few subwoofers, and a couple of power amps. This setup was more than powerful enough for the 100 or so students in attendance. 

Next, it was time to move on to the lighting. 

Event Lighting and Dance Floor Hire Supplied to School Prom in Surrey 

We started with mood lighting. The function room provided us with a blank canvas to work with, and we decided to go with a combination of wireless uplighters and fairy lights strewn across the ballroom. The uplighters were set to a deep shade of purple that completely transformed the room’s ambience and worked really well with the dance floor lighting ensemble. 

We rigged a truss structure for the dance floor area that housed a number of disco lights, a laser machine, and the obligatory smoke machine. We also directed a few spotlights at the glitterball we had positioned over the dance floor. 

Lastly, we installed a raised LED starlit dance floor for the students. In total, it spanned a whopping 150 square metres – equating to more than a square metre per person! 

Once the event had concluded, we arrived back at Hartsfield Manor to dismantle everything and load it all back onto our vans before carting it all back to the warehouse. Although the event was in its dying embers when we came back, it certainly looked as though everyone had a great time.

From Proms to School Discos, Speak to The Sound & Light Hire Company Regarding Your Event Production Requirements 

No matter the specific type of function you are organising for your students, The Sound & Light Hire Company boasts over two decades of experience concerning event production. From event equipment to on-site event support services, we have the know-how and experience to take care of your needs. 

Better still, we have over three warehouses chock-full of equipment. From lighting fixtures and professional sound equipment to tables and chairs and other pieces of event furniture – if we don’t stock it, it’s not worth having at your event!  

To find out more about what we can offer your event, please give us a call on 0800 861 1136 or e-mail us at info@thesoundandlighthirecompany.co.uk with your event enquiry. 

Wedding Stage, Event Lighting, Dance Floor, and Professional Sound Equipment Supplied to Asian Wedding at Northbrook Park

Straddling the Surrey and Hampshire border, Northbrook Park is a truly spectacular venue. Set within 120 acres of stunning countryside, this privately owned Grade II listed eighteenth-century manor house offers a choice of unique wedding settings to tailor a truly bespoke celebration.

It was recently the setting for an incredible Bengali wedding reception (with no less than a whopping 250 guests!). We became involved when the happy couple had instructed us to take care of all the technical event production elements. It’s fair to say we had our work cut out, but we brought out the big guns, as we shall now explain.  

Wedding Stage Hire for Asian Wedding in Surrey

The first and perhaps most crucial event production element we provided for our clients was the wedding stage. As those familiar with Asian wedding celebrations know, the wedding stage is of utmost importance, with the bride, groom, and other dignitaries taking their place on the platform at the head of the hired event space. 

We supplied one of our modular, elevated platforms for this specific wedding event and combined it with three-tiered steps leading up to it. While we often supply white wedding stages, we customised this particular one with rose-gold-effect plating, as was requested, so that it fitted in nicely with the rest of the wedding decor. 

With the stage taken care of, it was time to move on to the more technical aspects, such as the sound and lighting equipment. 

Sound Equipment, Event Lighting, and Dance Floor Hire Supplied to Asian Wedding at Northbrook Park

As mentioned, this is one of the largest weddings by way of attendees we have ever supplied our equipment and services to. Fortunately, since we supply clients such as music festivals, we are no strangers to supplying equipment capable of wowing audiences in the hundreds or even thousands. 

On the sound side, we supplied one of our premium PA systems from industry-leading brand d&b audiotechnik. We paired them with a couple of wireless mics for the DJs (yes, there were a couple of them), and we had our sound engineer monitor all of the sound through a Midas digital mixing desk. 

Concerning the lighting, the venue actually had dedicated rigging and anchor points for lighting fixtures, which certainly made our job more manageable. We used these locations to rig moving head lights, LED disco lights, and a couple of laser machines for good measure. 

Finally, in keeping with the white and gold decor theme, we supplied and installed a white starlit dance floor that sparkled underneath the many dancing feet! We managed to fit a staggering 35ft by 20ft dance floor into the event space, delivering 700 square feet of dance floor surface area! 

Contact the Sound & Light Hire Company Today Regarding Your Asian Wedding 

Whether you are planning a Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Muslim, or any other form of Asian wedding celebration, we can help. With hundreds of celebrations under our belt, we have intimate knowledge and expertise relating to the event production challenges these occasions present. 

Better still, we also have the equipment to cope. From wedding stages to event lighting and professional sound equipment, we stock everything you need to put on the wedding of a lifetime. 

Please speak to a member of our events team today to discuss your Asian wedding event production requirements on 0800 861 1136. We look forward to turning your dream wedding vision into a reality. 

The Sound & Light Hire Company Provide Event Lighting, Sound Equipment, and Dance Floor to Wedding at Cain Manor 

Nestled on the border between Surrey and Hampshire within the outskirts of Headley is Cain Manor. This charming Tudor manor barn looks as if it has been transported directly from the 16th Century and still looks unchanged from the outside, despite its modern interior. With roaring log fires and wooden beams, this exclusive-use wedding venue offers happy couples the chance to experience a ceremony or reception like no other. 

Cain Manor is one of Bijou’s wedding venues, and, given we are on their preferred supplier list, we were asked to handle many of the event production aspects. So without further ado, let’s delve into the details of this intimate and quaint celebration that we were privileged to be a part of. 

Event Lighting Supplied to Wedding Reception at Cain Manor

We began by installing an array of event and mood lighting for the dinner and speeches whilst also having one eye on the frivolity and dancing to come in the evening. We started with wedding festoon lighting. 

With the plentiful wooden beams within the property and the Music Room in particular (where the reception was held), intertwining these warm glowing fairytale-esque lights was a no-brainer. We started by draping them from the minstrels’ gallery rights across the main room. We also wrapped fairy lights around the wooden supporting beams to complete the rustic look.   

We then set up three banks of wireless uplighters along the two side walls and the back wall, respectively. Initially, we programmed them to emit warm shades of yellow to match the festoon lighting. However, when the time came for the happy couple and their guests to get in the party spirit, we switched them to a deep purple to better reflect the desired atmosphere. 

Last but by no means least, we also supplied an array of LED disco lights and a set of LED light-up letters that spelt the newly-wed couple’s names. 

Sound Equipment Supplied at Installed at Surrey Wedding Venue

Next, we built on the existing sound set up with the manor to supply an immersive PA system more than capable of entertaining the 100 or so guests in attendance. We supplied a couple of wireless mics for the speeches, and we complemented them with a couple of PA speakers, a few subwoofers, and a couple of power amps, all of which was run through a mixing desk.

This setup was put in place for the wedding DJ (it would have been more than overkill for the wedding speeches), and he was impressed with the quality of equipment we had supplied him with (the professionals always smile when they see the words d&b audiotechnik on the side of the speakers!). 

While it certainly wasn’t the most complicated sound setup we have provided to a wedding, it nevertheless proved to be more than ample, with the guests commenting on how good the sound was in the Music Room. 

Dance Floor Hire for Surrey Wedding Venue

The last remaining event production element we were in charge of was the dance floor hire. With the Music Room not being the biggest of spaces, we opted for a dance floor that would deliver maximum impact in return for a minimum footprint. That meant bringing our white starlit LED dance floor that perfectly offset the purple mood lighting delivered by our uplighters and stole the centre of attention after darkness fell. 

All in all, the event production element we supplied and installed came together brilliantly to deliver the perfect technical infrastructure for the wedding celebration that will live long in the memory for all of those in attendance.

Speak to the Sound & Light Hire Company Regarding Your Surrey Wedding Event Today

At the Sound & Light Hire Company, we help dozens of happy couples with their wedding event production every single year. With decades of experience, a huge equipment inventory, and the expertise to help plan and execute your occasion, we are your number one choice for wedding celebrations. 

No matter where you plan to host your special day in Surrey, we can help. From wedding stages to professional sound equipment and even wedding marquees, we do it all.

To speak to a member of our team about your upcoming wedding celebrations, simply give us a call on 0800 861 1136 today. We can’t wait to help you pull off the perfect day.