We started London AV Hire in 2013 with a single van and a stubborn belief: corporate events deserved better than the 'rent-a-tech' model. Today we run 120+ events a year for brands, boards and broadcasters across the capital.
In 2013, our founder Marta was running lights at a west-London hotel when the in-house AV team walked out mid-show. She spent the next 90 minutes calling cues from the lighting desk and decided that night that corporate events deserved better than the 'rent-a-tech' model.
Twelve years on, we run 120+ events a year for brands, boards and broadcasters across the capital. Our crew has grown to 14, our kit room holds 300+ line items, and our venue list now spans 40+ pre-approved London rooms. But the principle hasn't changed: every project is led by a senior technician who owns the outcome end-to-end.
No subcontractors. No kit we don't own. No show we'd be embarrassed to put our name on. The same crew, year after year — that's the whole pitch.
Every cue, every input, every fallback is documented in a run-sheet before the doors open. We treat live events like infrastructure.
We work to venue access windows with a 30-minute buffer. In 12 years and 850+ events, we've never delayed a doors-open.
£10m public liability, £5m employer's liability, full RAMS on every job. Compliance-grade for FTSE boards and listed AGMs.
Our senior team has been together for 8+ years. When you book us, you get the same show caller, the same LD, the same engineer.
A production process refined over 850 events. Predictable, documented, and built to give your team total clarity.
We start with a 30-minute briefing call to understand the objective, audience, venue and budget envelope. No assumptions, just questions.
Within 48 hours you receive a technical design, scaled floor plan and itemised quote. We revise until every stakeholder is signed off.
Our crew arrives on-site with the kit rigged, tested and labelled. We work to the venue's access windows and leave the room spotless.
On the day, your show caller and lead technician run every cue. You get a single point of contact from doors-open to load-out.
Our senior team has been together for 8+ years. When you book us, you get the same show caller, the same LD, the same engineer.
Marta Oliveira
Founder & Creative Director
Live event producer for 18 years. Started London AV Hire in 2013 after a career at the BBC and MTV.
Tom Blackwood
Head of Technical
DiGiCo-certified audio engineer. Leads our technical design team and owns every CAD drawing that leaves the workshop.
Priya Anand
Head of Broadcast
Ex-Sky News producer. Runs our AGM and hybrid streaming practice — compliance, governance, broadcast-grade delivery.
James Whitfield
Head of Production
Theatre-trained stage manager. Calls every awards show and large conference we deliver — cue by cue.