The 2017 CEDIA Awards were held on Friday 29 September at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter to award the excellence and professionalism of CEDIA members.

The event was attended by 430 industry professionals who began the evening with a drinks reception before enjoying a tour through the renowned Harry Potter set and settling on Platform 9 ¾ for a three course dinner.

British actor, presenter and comedian Warwick Davies hosted the awards, who is known for his involvement in the Harry Potter films.

Following the EMEA awards ceremony, Warwick also presented the three Global Award winners to integrators from America and Pakistan.  The ceremony concluded with Ian Morrish, Founder of Together for Cinema being awarded the CEDIA Special Recognition Award.

“We were incredibly impressed with the standard of entries this year and thank all of those who took part in the 2017 CEDIA Awards” says CEDIA EMEA managing director Matt Nimmons.

The full list of winning projects is as follows:

Best Media Room £20,000 and under

Winner: TwentyTwo Integration (UK) – Perfect Perspective

Best Media Room £20,000 – £80,000

Winner:  Life Emotions (Portugal) – Music/DJ Room

Best Media Room £80,000 and over

Winner: Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – AI Media Room

Best Home Cinema £40,000 and under

Winner: Philharmonic AV (UK) – Wandsworth Home Cinema

Best Home Cinema £40,000 – £120,000

Winner: The Pyramid Group (UK) – Haines Family Cinema

Best Home Cinema £120,000 – £240,000

Winner: Clever Association (UK) – Deep Blue Cinema

Best Integrated Home £120,000 and Under

Winner: Brownhen Solutions (UK) – The Downs

Highly Commended: Cyberhomes (UK) – Lutterworth Contemporary Home

Best Integrated Home £120,000 – £240,000

Winner: Archimedia (Dubai) – JBR Penthouse

Best Integrated Home £240,000 – £360,000

Winner: Clearly Automated (UK) – The Windmill

Best Integrated Home £360,000 and over

Winner: NV Integration (UK) – Siam Super Smart House

Best Innovative Solution

Winner: Perfect Integration (UK) – 119 Ebury Eco Excellence

Highly Commended: Clever Association (UK) – Mission Control

Best Auto, Marine and Aircraft Project

Winner: Luxury Engineering (Russia) – Varvara Yacht

Highly Commended: Archimedia (Dubai) – Majesty 110

Best Special Project

Winner: Clever Association (UK) – Equestrian Stables

Best Lighting Control and Installation

Winner: The Pyramid Group (UK) – Ladies Lake

Highly Commended: Teksclusive (UK) – Ammonite House

Best Multiple Dwelling Unit Design

Winner: Mosaic Audio & Visual (UK) – Soho Apartments

Best Showroom

Winner: Henri (France) – La Maison

Best Documentation

Winner: Brownhen Solutions (UK) – The Downs

Highly Commended: Henri (France) – The Grand Prix House

Best Dressed Rack

Winner: Henri (France) – The Grand Prix House

Best Software

Winner: The Cinema Designer (UK) – The Cinema Designer

Best Hardware

Winner: Meridian (UK) – Meridian 218

Best Training Course

Winner: LILIN (UK) – Surveillance for Custom Install

Best Trade Supplier

Winner: Invision (UK)

Best Technology Feature

Winner: Martina Lees

Life Lived Best at Home

Winner: Perfect Integration (UK) – 119 Ebury Eco Excellence

Technology Meets Design

Winner: NV Integration (UK) – Siam Super Smart House

Best Home Cinema – Global

Winner: DC Home Systems (USA) – Playhouse Theater on the Lake

Best Media Room – Global

Winner: Synergy Technologies (Pakistan) – IA Media Room

Best Integrated Home – Global

Winner: Land & Sea Entertainment (USA) – Surf’s Up

Special Recognition

Winner: Ian Morrish – Together for Cinema

“On behalf of CEDIA, I’d like to congratulate our winners on the excellence, talent and creativity shown in every category. The awards evening was not one to forget this year and we hope that our guests enjoyed celebrating the best of our industry with us,” says Matt.

All CEDIA Award winners and finalists are showcased in the annual CEDIA Awards 2017 yearbook. The yearbook celebrates the hard work and creativity put into each project with impressive imagery, project synopsis and kit lists included. The Awards yearbook will be available to download from www.cediaawards.org and printed copies will also be available.