Standard Bank

London, UK

Standard Bank is a leading African banking group with activities focussed on emerging markets across the globe. It is represented in 33 countries and its London office serves as the base for its Corporate and Investment Banking's expansion into emerging markets. The office employs over 900 staff and acts as the hub from which all international operations outside Africa are managed.

proAV was asked to deliver extensive professional audio visual and video conferencing systems for Standard Bank's new landmark offices in Gresham Street, London. The bank occupies over 150,000 square feet of prime office space over four floors of the building.

An architecturally and operationally imposing workspace

A wide range of conferencing, meeting, office and client rooms required an innovative AV solution throughout; state-of-the-art audio visual equipment and technologies were installed throughout this architecturally and operationally imposing workspace.

'We created cutting-edge meeting, presentation and communications solutions for a collaborative working environment for employees and clients located both within the building and across a global network of operations.'Mark Hazell, proAV

proAV delivered numerous high-impact display systems and wide-ranging and fully-interactive audio and video conferencing, presentation and communications facilities. Site-wide TV distribution and world zone clock systems were commissioned as part of this dynamic AV installation.

proAV designed and installed an integrated suite of dynamic high-end audio visual technologies using an approach that is sensitive to Standard Bank's secure operations yet powerful enough to consistently meet the demands on an international banking institution.

We created cutting-edge meeting, presentation and communications solutions that are conducive to a collaborative working environment for employees and clients located both within the building and across a global network of operations.

The result is a sophisticated solution that embraces every area of the Gresham Street building, from office, meeting and boardrooms to crisis and learning room, client lounge and dining room ensuring seamless operations and effortless communications.

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The proAV Standard Bank project was named as a finalist in InAVate magazine's InAVation Awards 2010. These awards celebrate the very best in the professional AV systems industry throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and beyond.

The key features of this remarkable project include:

Ground Floor

2 x meeting rooms (type B) were each equipped with the following:

• 46" LCD display screen, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including PC, laptop, ceiling speakers and wireless table microphones
• Audio and video conferencing via mobile, codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Remote control unit with management of audio visual and environment controls

2 x meeting rooms (type B) were each equipped with the following:

• 46" LCD display screen, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including PC, laptop, ceiling speakers and wireless table microphones
• Audio and video conferencing via mobile, codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Remote control unit with management of audio visual and environment controls

2 x open offices were each equipped with the following:

• 46" LCD display screen, wall mounted
• 2 x 42" LCD display screens, wall mounted with TV input and controlled centrally

Crisis and Learning Room

• Dual 46" LCD display screens, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including TV, PC, laptop and ceiling speakers
• Audio and video conferencing via mobile, camera and codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Wall mounted touch panel unit with management of audio visual and environment controls

Level One

3 x meeting rooms (type B+) were each equipped with the following:

• 46" LCD display screen, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including PC, laptop, ceiling speakers and wireless table microphones
• Audio and video conferencing via mobile, codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Remote control unit with management of audio visual and environment controls

2 x meeting rooms (type G) were each equipped with the following:

• Dual 46" LCD display screens, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including PC, laptop, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, TV, ceiling speakers and table microphones
• Video conferencing via codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Wireless touch screen control unit with management of audio visual and environment controls

Boardroom

• 103" plasma display screen, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including PC, laptop, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, TV, ceiling speakers, table microphones and gooseneck lectern microphone
• Video conferencing via codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Wireless touch screen control unit with management of audio visual and environment controls

Client Lounge

• 46" LCD display screen, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources and/or interfacing including PC, laptop, TV and ceiling speakers, with management via control system

3 x open offices were each equipped with the following:

• 5 x 42" LCD display screens, wall mounted with TV input and controlled centrally
• 4 x 37" plasma display screens, wall mounted with TV input and controlled centrally

Level Two

2 x meeting rooms (type G) were each equipped with the following:

• Dual 46" LCD display screens, wall mounted
• Audio visual input sources including PC, laptop, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, TV, ceiling speakers and table microphones
• Video conferencing via codec-based IP/ISDN system
• Wireless touch screen control unit with management of audio visual and environment controls