With a reinforced board of directors, stunning new premises at Arlington Square, Bracknell and a rapidly growing vendor portfolio and workforce, onemedia can make a solid claim to being named the UK’s fastest growing technical AV distributor. UC Advanced speaks to Chris Wood, founder and co-owner, to learn about their offering and future ambitions.
With its AV technology roots going back to 2008, the onemedia management team welcomed former Midwich directors Iain Campbell and Lee Baker in 2024, who joined co-owners Chris Wood, Will Hetherington and John Jeffreys on a mission to bring something fresh, dynamic and personable to the AV channel.
“The appointments of Iain and Lee have helped us greatly in where we want onemedia to go”, said Chris. “They have unrivalled experience in the channel and, through purely organic growth throughout last year, we have been able to add several new vendors to onemedia’s portfolio, double the size of our team and establish ourselves at our state-of-the art experience centre and head office in Arlington Square.”
So what is the secret to this staggering growth? “Technical know-how, high levels of service and people relationships certainly play a key part”, says Chris. “Knowing your customers and your customers’ customers helps us to provide side-by-side support which benefits all parties. Our team have extensive experience in the AV channel, and this knowledge helps to eliminate any unwelcome surprises.”
Onemedia now offer a full 360 service of AV requirements, from assistance with project design, distribution, support and even bespoke content creation.
With vendors including Unilumin, Datapath, Smart, Uniguest and Vogel’s, among others, the company provides total solutions for a wide range of clients in vertical markets including education, hospitality, corporate, banking and government.
So what of the future? According to Chris, we can expect more of the same as the company continues to expand its vendor offering to compliment its current portfolio.
“We continue to talk to new manufacturers who can add to our product range”, says Chris. And we are always on the lookout for the best people to further strengthen the onemedia team. We look forward to 2025 and beyond with great optimism.”
