New equipment, more possibilities for your events
New Yamaha audio, Pixelhue presentation switchers, Absen LED systems and LANG Foldster displays. Our latest investment gives event planners and production teams more ways to bring their ideas to life.
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We have been investing across our audio and video departments, adding new equipment from Yamaha, Pixelhue, Absen and LANG to the Kudos AV hire fleet. From a conference with multiple presenters to an awards show with an ambitious LED set, these purchases give our team more options when designing and delivering your event.
The investment brings together the equipment audiences see and the systems working behind the scenes: digital mixing, presentation switching, flexible LED panels, screen support and modular displays. Here is what has joined the range, and what it means for your next production.
Yamaha audio: control from stage to mixing desk
The Yamaha DM5 digital mixing console joins our audio inventory with 60 input mixing channels, 26 faders and built-in Dante networking. Its dual 13.3-inch touchscreens give our engineers a clear view of the mix, while the channel capacity provides room for microphones, music, playback and live performers within the same production.
Alongside it, we have added the Yamaha Rio3224-D3 stagebox, with 32 analogue inputs, 16 analogue outputs and eight AES/EBU digital output channels. A stagebox puts audio connections close to the performers and microphones, linking them to the mixing position over a Dante network.
For clients, the benefit is flexibility: a system that can be planned around panel discussions, keynote speakers, awards presentations and live entertainment. Our sound production team can specify the complete setup, including microphones, PA, monitoring and engineer support.
Pixelhue: bringing every screen into the show
A successful presentation depends on more than the screen itself. Slides, camera feeds, films and speaker content need to appear in the right place at the right moment. Our new Pixelhue P80 presentation switcher adds 4K60 processing and flexible screen outputs for productions with multiple sources and displays.
We have also invested in the Pixelhue P20-DS seamless switcher, which combines presentation switching with Dante audio networking. Both models offer PixelFlow control, giving our operators tools to manage the presentation as part of the wider show.
These additions support conferences, product launches and awards ceremonies where a single programme may move between presentations, live cameras and branded content. We plan the source list, screen layout and control requirements together, so the equipment suits the production.
Absen 2.5 mm LED: curves, corners and finer detail
Our latest Absen purchases open up more creative choices for stage backdrops, exhibition stands and branded environments. The 2.5 mm range includes three complementary panel types:
- Absen Polaris PL2.5 Plus V2 for flat LED screens, presentation backdrops and display surfaces.
- Absen FL2.5 Flex Plus V2 for curved LED displays that follow the shape of a stage or set.
- Absen Polaris PL2.5 Cube Plus V2 for creative corners and cube-style display designs.
The finer pixel pitch gives us another option where audiences are closer to the screen and content needs careful attention to detail. Curved and corner formats also let the screen become part of the set design, with opportunities to carry imagery around a structure or create a more enveloping backdrop.
Our video production and scenic design teams can develop the screen layout, surrounding build and content dimensions together, choosing the panel configuration to suit the room and the creative brief.
More Absen Polaris options, with ground support
The investment also includes Absen Polaris V2 PL3.9 panels in 500 × 500 mm standard, 500 × 1000 mm XL and 500 × 500 mm corner formats. These provide further options for screen dimensions, larger surfaces and designs that turn a corner.
We have added Absen Polaris LED ground support too. This modular system gives us a ground-stacked approach where a floor-supported screen is appropriate, with the support layout specified for the screen and venue. It is an important part of planning the complete installation, alongside processing, power, data and access.
LANG Foldster: taking displays beyond the main stage
The LANG Foldster LED totem brings another dimension to the range. Its folding, modular design offers different display configurations, from a standalone digital totem to joined screen arrangements.
Think welcome messages at registration, agendas outside a conference room, sponsor content beside the stage or branded displays through an exhibition space. Foldster gives us more ways to carry the event identity through the guest journey, beyond the main presentation screen.
Explore the Foldster display configurations to see more of the possibilities.
New equipment, planned around your event
Every purchase adds to what we can offer from our Uxbridge base, supporting events across London and the UK. The real value comes from bringing the right equipment, design and technical team together for the brief.
Whether you need equipment hire or a complete production with delivery, installation and operators, we can help plan the package. Tell us your event date, venue, audience and initial ideas, and we will confirm the right configuration and availability.
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