Last night the professional home technology industry gathered to celebrate some of the best achievements in design, installation, and integration in EMEA and beyond at the 2018 CEDIA Awards.
Over 400 people attended this year’s black-tie awards ceremony at the British Museum in London, with a drinks reception in the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery followed by a three-course dinner beneath the stars in the Great Court.
Winners were announced across 23 hotly-contested categories recognising the best in EMEA, in addition to three awards celebrating high quality integration work on a global scale.
Best Showroom: Sound Sense (India) - Sound Sense Surat
“The outstanding quality of all projects, in every category, was incredibly inspiring this year,” commented Matt Nimmons, managing director of CEDIA EMEA.
“We’d like to thank all those who took part and joined us for a fantastic evening of celebrations and would like to congratulate the winners on their well-deserved success. They have set the benchmark for next year’s CEDIA Awards and the industry as a whole, and we hope this inspires members to put forward their projects into next year’s awards scheme.”
The full list of CEDIA Award winners is as follows:
Home Cinema £40,000 and under
Winner: Sound Sense (India) - Clinical Retreat
Home Cinema £40,000 - £120,000
Winner: Archimedia (UAE) - Polo Home Cinema
Home Cinema £120,000 - £340,000
Winner: Cyberhomes (UK) - Hampshire Cinema Seduction
Home Cinema £340,000 & Over
Winner: Cornflake (UK) - Taking it to the iMAX
Integrated Home £120,000 & Under
Winner: TwentyTwo Integration (UK) - Project 515 London
Integrated Home £120,000 - £230,000
Winner: Intuitive Homes and Ultamation (UK) - Edge Cottage
Highly Commended: Homeplay (UK) - Neo Bankside
Integrated Home £230,000 - £340,000
Winner: SONA (UK) - Religious Intent
Highly Commended: Cyberhomes (UK) - Hampshire Luxury Living
Integrated Home £340,000 & Over
Winner: Environ (UK) - High Tech Family Home
Media Room £20,000 & Under
Winner: M.E.G.A. AV Installations (UK) - Small & Mighty Media Room
Media Room £20,000 - £75,000
Winner: ConnectedWorks and Total Solutions (UK) - Monochrome Media
Multiple Dwelling Unit Design
Winner: The Next Level (UK) - Mayfair House Apartments
Showroom
Winner: Sound Sense (India) - Sound Sense Surat
Highly Commended: The Pyramid Group (UK) - Home Technology and Cinema Showroom
Lighting System
Winner: Environ (UK) - The Eco-Luxe Country Estate
Best Dressed Rack
Winner: The Next Level (UK) - Mayfair House Apartments
Highly Commended: Sound Sense (India) - Sound Sense Surat
Best Documentation
Winner: The Next Level (UK) - Mayfair House Apartments
Highly Commended: Sound Sense (India) - Clinical Retreat
Best Hardware
Winner: 2N - Verso IP Intercom
Best Training Course
Winner: AWE - Whole House Integration with URC Total Control
Highly Commended: Meridian Audio - Meridian SMART Education
Best Trade Supplier
Winner: Habitech
Best Technology Feature
Winner: Chris Haslam - Grand Designs
Life Lived Best at Home
Winner: The Next Level (UK) - Mayfair House Apartments
Technology Meets Design
Winner: The Next Level (UK) - Mayfair House Apartments
GLOBAL WINNERS:
Best Home Cinema
Winner: Sound Sense (India) - Clinical Retreat
Best Media Room
Winner: Audio Images (US) - Inside Out
Best Integrated Home
Winner: Intuitive Homes and Ultamation (UK) - Edge Cottage
All CEDIA Awards winners and finalists will be showcased in the annual CEDIA Awards 2018 yearbook, designed to celebrate the creativity and talent put into each project. The yearbook will be available to download from the CEDIA website and printed copies will also be available.
Supporting the 2018 EMEA CEDIA Awards as headline sponsor was ABB, alongside Bowers & Wilkins, Gira, IFSEC International, Meridian Audio, the Drinks Reception Sponsor, Habitech, and the after-party sponsor, URC.