One of the most awaited and internationally acclaimed CEDIA Awards celebrated the work of its members by announcing the winners of the 2022 EMEA Awards during a black-tie ceremony at The Brewery, London.
Almost 400 industry professionals joined CEDIA for the 17th Awards Event, with attendees coming from countries including Belgium, India, Pakistan, Cyprus, Germany, France, South Africa, the USA, and the UK. There was live streaming of the ceremony for those who were unable to attend.
The evening began with a pre-dinner drinks reception in the King George III room, which was sponsored by Meridian Audio. Guests were then welcomed to their tables by Rob Sutherland, CEDIA Board of Directors Past Chair, and enjoyed a three-course dinner in The Porter Tun, one of the largest and oldest unobstructed event spaces in London. Following an address from CEDIA Global President and CEO, Daryl Friedman, the awards ceremony got underway, with Matt Nimmons, Managing Director of CEDIA EMEA announcing the winners alongside the event sponsors.
UK members, Intuitive Homes and Ultamation were the success story of the night, walking away with a total of four awards for its Cooper House installation. Homeplay and Cinema Lusso also had reason to celebrate, as both companies were presented with a Global Award, which was presented to them by headline sponsor, Monitor Audio.
Several individuals were also honoured during the evening, including Peter Aylett as a CEDIA Fellow, Mark Warburton and Andy Baker as CEDIA Volunteers, and Chris Pinder, who received the Special Recognition award. The event concluded with an after-dinner drinks reception, sponsored by Sonos.
“We are extremely proud of how the CEDIA Awards has become the must-attend event of the year in the industry calendar,” comments Matt Nimmons. “We thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to get our community together to network and celebrate our award winners. It was a fantastic evening and I’d like to congratulate all our winners once again.”
CEDIA EMEA Award Winners:
Home Cinema Level I
Winner: BNC Technology (South Africa) – King
Home Cinema Level II
Winner: Cinema Lusso (UK) – The Expanse
Media Room
Winner: Homeplay (UK) – Crazy Golf
Integrated Home Level II
Winner: Intuitive Homes & Ultamation (UK) – Cooper House
Highly Commended: Automated Spaces (UK) – Project Olympus
Integrated Home Level III
Winner: NGC Systems (UK) – Palladio
Highly Commended: Synergy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Pakistan) – SS Residence
Integrated Home Level IV
Winner: Woelf (Belgium) – House BE
Multi Dwelling Unit Design
Winner: Macbee (India) – DLF – The Camellias
Highly Commended: Lifestyle Technologies Ltd (Cyprus) – Limassol Del Mar
Showroom
Winner: Synergy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Pakistan) – Synergy Townhouse
Highly Commended: Potters Home Digital (UK) – The Smart Home Garden
Excellence in Innovation
Winner: Potters Home Digital (UK) – The Smart Home Garden
Highly Commended: Homeplay (UK) – Crazy Golf
Excellence in Documentation
Winner: Synergy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Pakistan) – SS Residence
Highly Commended: Homeplay (UK) – Crazy Golf
Highly Commended: Macbee (India) – DLF – The Camellias
Highly Commended: Woelf (Belgium) – House BE
Excellence in Lighting
Winner: Intuitive Homes & Ultamation (UK) – Cooper House
Life Lived Best at Home
Winner: Intuitive Homes & Ultamation (UK) – Cooper House
Technology Meets Design
Winner: Intuitive Homes & Ultamation (UK) – Cooper House
Global Integrated Home
Winner: Admit One (USA) – Stanley Park
Global Media Room
Winner: Homeplay (UK) – Crazy Golf
Global Home Cinema
Winner: Cinema Lusso (UK) – The Expanse
Best Hardware
Winner: Rako (UK) – Modular Keypads
Best Software
Winner: Cindev (USA) – Agent Bundle
Best Training
Winner: Snap One (UK) – Automation Programmer
Best Trade Supplier
Winner: Gallo Acoustics (UK)
CEDIA Fellow
Winner: Peter Aylett (UK) – Officina Acoustica
Volunteers of the Year
Andy Baker, Certification Volunteer of the Year (UK)
Mark Warburton: Volunteer of the Year (UK)
Rob Hileman, Education Volunteer of the Year (USA)
Jake Fuller, New Volunteer of the Year (Australia)
David Tkachuk: Standards Volunteer of the Year (USA)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Winner: Carol Campbell (USA) – Technology Insider Group
Special Recognition
Winner: Chris Pinder (UK) – HDAnywhere and One AV
Alongside Monitor Audio, Meridian Audio, and Sonos, the event was also supported by assosiate sponsors, JBL Synthesis, KNX, LG, Sonance, Sony, and Trinnov Audio.
