The event which takes place at The Brewery in London on Friday 3 April, is the biggest industry awards of the year. All the potential winners have summited their entries and will be waitng with anticipation until Friday night.
The awards will also feature an electric string quartet famed for their explosive performances. The band of four, collectively known as Stringfever, promise to excite and inspire the audience at the awards.
CineNow will be at this years CEDIA Awards and are set to film the event.
CEDIA commented, “The CEDIA Awards is a celebration of our industry and we want the 2009 event to be a night to remember; and that means some really good entertainment"; and on the band "This band is unique and we are sure they will pull all the right strings and get the evening in full swing!”
Bigger and better than ever before, the CEDIA Awards 2009 are set to showcase best practice in the residential custom installation industry. The scheme was founded in 2006 and has become an important platform for the industry members to share their work and achievements.
The full list of categories are as follows:
Best home cinema installation project under £40,000 (€50,000)
Best home cinema installation from £40,000-£100,000 (€50,000-€125,000)
Best home cinema installation over £100,000 (€125,000)
Best integrated home under £100,000 (€125,000)
Best integrated home from £100,000 – £250,000 (€125,000 – €315,000)
Best integrated home over £250,000 (€315,000)
Best multi-dwelling installation
Best dressed installation
Best special project
Best marine
Best trade supplier
Best training initiative by a trade supplier
Best stand at Expo
Best shell scheme stand at Expo
Nervous moments before the winners are announced
THE WINNERS
The CEDIA Awards are a celebration of the residential custom installation industry and were established in 2006 to recognise and reward high quality system design, installation and integration within the home electronics industry. Now in their third successful year, they continue to set the standard for CEDIA Electronic Systems Professional members across Region 1.
To learn about CEDIA Region 1 in video from the Chairman, Simon Williams, click here
Each installation category will be judged by an expert panel comprising building industry professionals and journalists from the interior design, architectural and AV worlds.
The trade supplier category will be judged by CEDIA ESP members via an email poll. It is open to all CEDIA members and recognises the top manufacturer or distributor in the industry for standards of service, support, product innovations and training provided to members.
‘Best Shell Scheme Stand at Expo’ and ‘Best Stand at CEDIA Expo 2009’ will be voted for by the Association Exhibition Organisers and awarded separately during the Chairman’s Reception at CEDIA Expo itself.
The CEDIA Awards are open only to CEDIA member companies.
For more information including the full list of awards categories, judging criteria, visit www.cedia.co.uk/awards.