AV Hire Leeds
AV hire in Leeds for business events at financial district hotels, conference centres and cultural venues.
Lectern, PA, mics, screens and lighting at Leeds financial-district hotels, dedicated conference centres, cultural venues and modern business spaces. Dropped or operated, by the same person you first speak to.
Salford-based
Regular run to Leeds
Financial dist.
Modern glass-tower rooms
21+ yrs
In live AV (11 at the BBC)
Same operator
First call to event close
What we hire in Leeds
The flagship AV package, scoped to your Leeds venue.
Leeds business events run across the financial-district hotels, dedicated conference centres, cultural venues and the modern glass-tower meeting spaces. The flagship rig sizes to whichever room you’ve booked.
- Lectern with comfort confidence monitor (your slides where you can see them)
- Four wireless mics: handheld, lapel or headset
- Room-tuned PA, from a two-speaker setup up to d&b for larger rooms
- HD projection screen or LED video wall for the room size
- Stage and audience lighting where it adds, never where it doesn’t
- One operator on site, watching every level, every minute
Packages from £118 (two-speaker PA, dry hire collected from our Salford workshop) up to fully operated Leeds events.
Every attendee at your Leeds event will clearly see, and clearly hear, every word.
Our promise on every AV hire we ship out of Salford. See how it works.
How AV hire in Leeds works with us
Four steps from first call to event day. Same Salford-based operator throughout.
01
Walk your Leeds venue
Free venue walkthrough at the Leeds venue you’ve booked. Sight lines, audio zones and load-in window agreed in person.
02
Written spec, with the cost
A spec, not a sales pitch. The kit that holds the see-and-hear guarantee in your Leeds room, plus the price you’ll actually pay.
03
In, tuned, ready
Van loaded the night before. Kit on site in your Leeds venue load-in window, mics tested, levels set, screen aligned. Calmly.
04
On the day, with you
Same operator who walked the room. Watching levels, swapping mic batteries, handling the moments the agenda forgot.
Three ways to hire in Leeds
Pick the level that matches your team and your event. Dry-hire collection straight from our Salford workshop.
Dry hire
Up to £350
You collect from our Salford workshop, set up at your Leeds venue, run the event, return. From a £118 two-speaker PA upwards.
Delivered
From £400
We bring it from Salford to your Leeds venue, set it up, tune the room, hand it over, collect after. For in-house teams who’ll run the event themselves.
Operated Most popular
From £2,000
Same operator on site through your whole Leeds event. The level we recommend for events that have to land.
Leeds venue types we cover
From a single meeting room through to a multi-room conference day, the rig is scoped to the venue type, not a stock layout.
Financial-district hotels
Glass-tower hotel conference suites. Modern, clean, lighting plot scoped for daylight.
Dedicated conference centres
Leeds’s purpose-built conference centres. Predictable load-in and rigging-friendly rooms.
Cultural + heritage venues
Listed buildings and cultural spaces. Discreet kit that respects architecture and house rigging.
Business-park venues
Suburban business parks for product launches and training days. Easy van access.
Plus university spaces, sporting venues and a long list of Leeds meeting rooms across the wider city region.
Leeds worked examples
Indicative scenarios with placeholder client names. Yours will land somewhere on the line between these.
Low end
Training day at a Leeds business hotel
The room: Hotel conference suite, 60 to 80 staff, single trainer at the lectern.
What we bring: Two-speaker PA, lectern with comfort monitor, two handhelds, projection screen.
Service tier: Delivered tier
From £400
High end
Conference day at a Leeds conference centre
The room: Conference centre, 400 attendees, multi-stream day with keynotes + panel + breakouts.
What we bring: Dressed stage, lectern + five mics, large projection screen, breakout-room mic kit, hybrid stream feed, on-site show-caller.
Service tier: Operated tier
From £5,000
Indicative prices, ex VAT. Final quote follows a free Leeds venue walkthrough.
AV in Leeds
Financial district and conference centres
Leeds financial-district and conference-centre venues have their own AV rhythm.
A short walkthrough of what an operated ST | AV day looks like at a Leeds event, from morning recce to load-out.
Leeds rooms in action
Leeds venue types, real ST | AV kit.
Where we cover in Leeds
Leeds city centre, the financial district, the conference centres and surrounding Yorkshire venues. Regular run from our Salford workshop.
Find us on Google Business for venue staff reviews and Q&A.
What our clients say
★★★★★
“The ST AV team provided a highly professional, seamless experience from start to finish. I would highly recommend working with them.”
Megan Whitby
★★★★★
“Really impressed. Great price for a small PA hire, excellent kit in mint condition, great communication, easy collection and drop off. Recommended.”
Tim Arber
★★★★★
“Steven and James at ST AV provided the audio visual technology and support for an event. The event comprised of a hybrid session with some attendees in the room and some on Teams, as well as a panel discussion with 4 people on wireless mics plus a host with a lectern mic. It was a technically smooth and successful event.”
Olivia White
AV hire in Leeds: questions we hear most
Straight answers, the ones Leeds event teams ask before booking.
How much does AV hire in Leeds cost?
It depends on the room and the day. Entry is a two-speaker PA at £118 dry hire collected from our Salford workshop. A delivered package with lectern, mics and screen for a 100 to 300 guest Leeds event is from £400. A fully operated event day at a Leeds venue is typically from £2,000.
How quickly can you get AV kit to a Leeds venue?
We’re Salford-based, so the van is rolling within an hour of confirmation for most Leeds addresses. For same-day swap-outs we can usually drive a spare in within an hour or two depending on traffic.
What if our Leeds venue already has installed AV?
Often the venue’s installed system is sized for background music or general conferencing, not for clean speech reinforcement and a usable recording. We can supplement (mics, recording, lighting) or replace where the installed kit will not hold the see-and-hear guarantee. The walkthrough is where we decide.
Can you collect dry-hire kit straight from your Salford workshop?
Yes. Dry-hire kit (from £118 for a two-speaker PA) is collected by appointment from our Salford workshop. The lectern rig fits in a hatchback, the full PA needs a small van. Bring photo ID and a payment card.
How quickly can you respond to a Leeds enquiry?
Same working day. Steven answers his own enquiries. If you send the form before 4pm we’ll get a written response back the same day, with a date for a free venue walkthrough.
Do you cover venues outside Leeds?
Yes. The regular run covers Salford, Greater Manchester (Stockport, Trafford, Bolton), Cheshire, Lancashire and Liverpool to Leeds. See the Locations hub for the full list.
Advice to Leeds event organisers
Four things to get right at a Leeds venue
Practical guidance for organisers running events across Leeds.
Confirm pass and access workflow early
Tenanted offices, secure sites and stadium suites need crew names submitted ahead of time. Confirm with your venue contact the day before to avoid a stand-around at reception.
Pre-book the load-in window
Theatre, hotel and busy-venue loading bays run on strict timetables. Pre-book the slot with the stage door or events team and plan smaller-footprint kit where it’s tight.
Plan around rush-hour traffic
Most of the routes into our coverage area grind from late afternoon. If doors are at 6pm, plan a load-in well before 4pm so the van isn’t sitting in traffic at handover.
Walk the room before quoting it
Mixed ceiling heights, irregular floor plans and reflective hard surfaces all change the rig. We always walk a new venue before sending a final number.
Case study
Leeds case studies
We’ll publish full Leeds case studies as clients clear them. In the meantime, the wider case-studies hub shows the kind of business events the flagship rig runs day-to-day.
Pair AV hire Leeds with
The services Leeds bookings usually add.
Book AV for your Leeds event
A few details and we get back the same working day with a written recommendation for your Leeds venue and date.
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