Since joining the Blitz Communications Group, Interactive has played an increasingly important role in developing and expanding the ‘state-of-the-art’ technology and skills offered by the group to our staging, exhibition and installation clients.
Blitz Interactive’s specialists become an intrinsic part of the client’s team, working with interior and exhibition designers, architects, production companies and major international corporations to create appropriate, integrated presentation solutions.
When approached by a potential client seeking advice on presentation systems, or an Interactive Installation.
Our Project Manager Mansoor Ahmed from Blitz Interactive will be your initial point of contact and will attend a preliminary meeting to discuss the concept and how we may assist. We will then provide an initial response with a provisional cost estimate.
Mansoor Ahmed will provide a consistent point of contact for the client and other specialist consultants or contractors in a large or multi-disciplined project. This project manager will head the Blitz Interactive team, bringing in other key members as needed and will ensure the project is brought in on time and within budget.
The principal services offered by Blitz Interactive are:
AV Presentation Concept Planning
Working with the client and designer to explore ideas, concepts and to identify appropriate solutions.
Application Development, Estimates and Contracts
Developing and specifying of the presentation system concept, including control functionality, demonstrations and testing of proposed equipment.
Liaison with all the other parties involved.
Production of cost estimates. : Agreement of requirements and contractual details.
Technical Design and Detailed Specification
Confirmation of all the technical details, core equipment, key components, custom items and software requirements.
System design using CAD.
Liaison with suppliers and specialists (e.g.cabinet makers, lighting and acoustic
designers) as required.
Production of detailed design, specification, schedule and installation procedures as
demanded by the project.
Integration into Interior Fabric and Operational Principles
Working with the designers to detail the design of the system equipment into surrounds and
settings: ensure it works effectively in the environment and is accessible for servicing;
plan cable routing within technical parameters; position source and control equipment
according to operational demands.
Detailed specification of system programming and remote control panel layouts.
Liaison with Presentation Production Team
Liaison with client’s in-house team or production company regarding any specialist
requirements or features of the presentation systems and specific project requirements
such as digital video encoding, graphic data file transfer or IT department
requirements.
Installation and Commissioning
Off-site engineering of equipment into racks and complete pre-install testing. Planning of
logistics, deliveries, removal of packing etc.
Provision of all on-site installation services, including phasing as required by the
project supervision by Blitz Interactive project manager, including liaison with other
specialists and trades as required.
Testing and commissioning of system. Programming and testing of remote control facilities.
Hand-Over to Client and Training
Full training of client’s staff on system operation, care and basic maintenance.
Provision of system manual.
Service and Maintenance Contract
Provision of proposals for ongoing support services, at recommended intervals appropriate
for the system.
Through its Manchester branch on the Piccadilly Trading Estate near the city centre. Blitz
Vision, has established excellent links with production companies in the area, building
the business into the successful northern arm of Blitz Vision.
In the last 20 years Blitz Vision has grown rapidly, through both acquisition and
successful trading, since its inception. It has encompassed synergistic businesses to
provide technical support in all areas of the media communications industry.
The 14 strong Manchester, team which works on a broad base of presentations for a variety
of international clients. These range from product launches for Reebok to huge
pharmaceutical presentations world-wide for Zeneca.
With a team of dedicated technicians and engineers, its equipment has been used at royal
visits, party political conferences Installations and store openings.
Blitz has been behind the scenes at both the Bafta film and television awards ceremonies;
at a British Airways conference Blitz provided equipment and technical management for the
camera relay and projection, and the project involved five months’ planing.
Even more spectacular was the 36-cube Video Wall, Virtual VCRs, Cameras and Projectors
which Blitz provided for the launch of the Vauxhall/Opel Astra in Marrakech earlier this
year.
The show, which lasted six weeks and was attended by 16,000 delegates, involved the most
complex technological design. The videowall moved across the stage, rapidly disappearing
into the wings_ a heavy task for an eight-tonne wall with five tonnes of counterbalancing
weight on either side to stabilise it. Sound, supplied by TP sound, was transmitted in 18
languages and the show also included backdrop slide projections on a 14m by 7m high
screen.
We work closely with Digital Projection which recently produced one of the world’s
newest high brightness video projectors. Barco, our other main projector supplier, often
uses Blitz for beta testing of equipment before it hits the market. These projectors
create images over 60 feet wide which means we are also able to service the arts and
entertainment’s industries and can mount architectural projection, we can project
sharp images on to walls half a mile away.
All the events, whether large or small, receive exactly the same care and attention, We
have the highest quality equipment and a number of video projectors costing more than
�100,000 each in our Warehouse.
Future
So what does the future hold for Blitz? With an estimated turnover of �14.25m this year,
Blitz is clearly a dynamic and evolving business, which is gearing up for the challenges
of the 21st century. Its strength lies in the variety of services it can offer.
Our objectives
Blitz will continue to develop its future throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
The main objective for the immediate future is to develop organically.
European companies are improving their standards and certainly we will be working with
them very closely.