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ST | AV Resources

Plain-English guides for event organisers in Manchester.

Checklists, supplier-switch notes, sector-specific guidance and a few practical heuristics from 21 years on the live floor.

AV planning checklist

A one-page checklist that surfaces the questions most organisers wish they had asked earlier.

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Switching AV supplier mid-cycle

What to know if you have been let down by a previous supplier and need to bring someone new in.

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Unsociable-hours delivery

When you need kit delivered before doors open or collected after the venue locks up.

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Trade pricing for production teams

Dry-hire trade pricing for freelance engineers, agencies and production companies.

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Who we are usually a good fit for

Marketing managers, venue managers, agencies. The audiences we are built for.

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Sectors we cover

Corporate, charity, education, hospitality, sport. Sector-shaped questions to ask before quoting.

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Resources

Everything for the event owner

This page collects the practical guides you need before booking AV.

A short look at what ST | AV runs on a working operated day, so the checklists on this page make sense in context.

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Looking for case studies?

Real Manchester case studies, including the British Cycling strategy launch at the Velodrome and a Places for People board meeting acoustic fix, live at /case-studies/.

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