Q.How much does a meeting room AV system cost in the UK?
UK meeting room AV pricing scales with room size, platform certification and audio complexity. As a guide, a small huddle room is typically £3,000–£8,000 fully installed; a mid-size Microsoft Teams Room or Zoom Room build with ceiling mics, certified camera and a single display sits at £8,000–£20,000; and a Microsoft Signature Teams Room or executive boardroom with dual displays, DSP audio, room control and joinery can reach £25,000–£60,000+. We always provide a fixed-price quote after a free site survey.
Q.Do you install Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms and Google Meet hardware?
Yes — Strive AV is platform-agnostic. We design and install native Microsoft Teams Rooms (Logitech, Poly, Yealink, Crestron Flex, Neat), Zoom Rooms (same certified ecosystem), Google Meet hardware and Cisco Webex rooms. We also build BYOD/bring-your-own-device rooms for organisations that don't want to commit to one platform, using USB-bridged Logitech or Poly bars.
Q.What's the difference between a huddle room, a meeting room and a boardroom?
Huddle rooms are 2–6 person spaces designed for short, ad-hoc calls — usually one display, a video bar and a touch panel. Meeting rooms typically seat 6–14 and need a single or dual display, ceiling or table microphones, a PTZ camera and basic control. Boardrooms seat 12–20+, need dual-display front of room, DSP-driven ceiling microphone arrays, professional audio, programmable Crestron/Extron control and integrated lighting/blinds.
Q.How long does a meeting room AV installation take in the UK?
A standard huddle room install is typically 1 day. A Microsoft Teams Room or Zoom Room with ceiling mics and a touch panel is usually 2–3 days. A boardroom with dual displays, DSP audio, lighting and Crestron control can take 5–10 days on site, plus 2–3 weeks of programming and commissioning. Multi-room rollouts are scheduled in waves to minimise disruption — we'll plan around your business hours.
Q.Do you integrate meeting room AV with our room booking system?
Yes. We integrate with Microsoft 365/Outlook, Google Workspace, GoBright, Robin, Joan, Condeco and similar room booking platforms. Typical integrations include outside-the-room scheduling panels, in-room start/join automation, occupancy sensing and reporting back to facilities. SSO and identity integration with Azure AD/Entra is included as standard on Teams Room deployments.
Q.Which AV brands do Strive AV use for meeting rooms?
We're vendor-agnostic and specify the right kit per room. Common choices include Samsung, LG and Sharp/NEC displays; Logitech, Poly, Yealink and Neat for video bars and Teams/Zoom certified hardware; Shure and Sennheiser for ceiling and table microphones; Q-SYS and Biamp for audio DSP; and Crestron or Extron for room control. Final brand selection depends on platform, budget and your existing IT estate.
Q.Do you offer ongoing support and maintenance contracts?
Yes. We offer tiered AV support contracts including remote monitoring of Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms, proactive firmware management, on-site response SLAs, scheduled preventative maintenance and end-user training refreshers. Support contracts are commonly attached to multi-room rollouts to keep estate-wide reliability above 99% and cut down service-desk tickets from end users.
Q.Can we lease or finance a meeting room AV rollout?
Yes. We work with finance partners to offer leasing and operating-expense models, which spread the cost of larger rollouts across 3–5 year terms and align with most UK CapEx/OpEx cycles. This is particularly helpful when standardising AV across multiple sites or when a Microsoft Signature Teams Room or full estate refresh would otherwise be a single large CapEx event.