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Your Office Is a Living Organism. Are You Treating It Like One?
Most companies approach an office move the same way. Pick a space, call a design and build firm, choose a nice kitchen, get some screens on the walls. Done. Move in. Cut the ribbon. Job finished.
That thinking, according to Sam Sahni, is exactly what's killing workplace productivity and it's costing businesses far more than they realise.
Chris Gore
Mar 65 min read
From Council Estate to £100M Exit — What Andrew Hulbert's Story Can Teach Every Business Leader
There's a version of the entrepreneurial success story that gets told a lot. Private school. Good connections. A bit of family money to get started. A safety net. Andrew Hulbert's story is not that version. Growing up on a council estate in Oxford, nearly losing his life at 15, watching his dad spend 46 years on a factory floor, Andrew built one of the UK's most respected FM businesses from scratch, with nothing but belief, hard work, and a phone call to a hotel contact on d
Chris Gore
Mar 34 min read
The Future Of Work Has Already Arrived. Is Your Office Ready?
We talk a lot about the future of work. But the truth is, for most businesses, the future has already arrived. The question isn't what's coming. The question is whether your office is keeping up.
Chris Gore
Feb 214 min read
Podcasts
Comprehensive Professional AV Services Offered by Spor AV
In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations require audiovisual solutions that are not only advanced but also scalable and easy to manage. I have seen firsthand how Spor AV delivers on these needs, providing comprehensive professional AV services that empower enterprises to stay ahead. Their approach focuses on designing, deploying, and managing audiovisual and digital environments that align with modern work demands. Understanding the Scope of Professional AV S
Chris Gore
Mar 24 min read
Why Your Meeting Room Technology Is Already Failing — And It Started at the Design Stage
Most meeting room technology doesn't fail because of the hardware. It fails because of the decisions made before anyone even placed an order.
That's the uncomfortable truth we see play out across organisations every single week and it's almost always avoidable.
Chris Gore
Feb 287 min read
Why Meeting Room Technology Fails: The DITAM Framework
Most organisations spend tens of thousands of pounds getting their meeting rooms kitted out, and within eighteen months half of them aren't being used properly. I've seen it happen more times than I can count, and I want to explain exactly why it keeps happening and what actually fixes it.
Chris Gore
Feb 2213 min read
The Problem With AV
How SPOR Group Transformed Masdar's London HQ Into a Seamless Microsoft Teams Rooms Environment
When a global clean energy company relocates its London headquarters, the pressure is on to get everything right and that includes the technology that keeps their people connected. Masdar, one of the world's leading renewable energy developers, needed a complete Audio-Visual overhaul at their new Paddington office. They turned to SPOR Group to deliver it. Here's how we did it and what the end result looks like.
Chris Gore
6 days ago4 min read
How Pinebridge Investments Future-Proofed Their London HQ with a Standardised Microsoft Teams Rooms Strategy
Hybrid work has exposed a hard truth for many organisations: most meeting rooms weren’t designed for the way people actually work today. Too many offices still rely on legacy AV systems, inconsistent room setups, and “figure-it-out-yourself” meeting experiences that frustrate staff and undermine collaboration. The result? Wasted time, poor meeting equity, and technology that quietly becomes a blocker rather than an enabler. PineBridge Investments faced this exact challenge at
Chris Gore
Dec 15, 20254 min read
How the NFL Rebuilt Their London HQ Into a Seamless, World-Class Collaboration Hub
When the NFL decided to elevate their UK Headquarters in the heart of London’s Leicester Square, they weren’t simply shopping for shiny new AV kit. They were chasing something far more ambitious: a frictionless, future-proof collaboration environment capable of connecting London to the rest of their global operations with absolute clarity, reliability, and consistency. As one of the world’s most recognisable sporting organisations, the NFL has extremely high expectations for
Chris Gore
Nov 13, 20254 min read
Reviews
How Much Does a Logitech Meeting Room Cost? Your 2026 Pricing Guide
Logitech is probably the most recognised name in meeting room technology. And for good reason.
They've been in the space long enough to get it right. The hardware is reliable, widely deployed, well understood by IT teams, and supported by a global ecosystem that means parts, replacements, and firmware updates are never a problem. If Yealink is the sensible entry point and Neat is the premium choice, Logitech sits comfortably in the middle, a proven, versatile platform that
Chris Gore
5 hours ago5 min read
How Much Does a Neat Meeting Room Cost? Your 2026 Pricing Guide
You've probably heard of Neat. If you haven't, you will.
They're the brand that's quietly become the go-to choice for businesses that want premium v
Sounds obvious. But you'd be surprised how many businesses spec a full UC setup for rooms that are purely used for internal presentations, training sessions, or client briefings where everyone's in the room.
This guide is specifically for presentation-only setups. No cameras. No microphones. No conferencing kit. Just a cl
Chris Gore
6 hours ago4 min read
How Much Does a Presentation-Only Meeting Room Cost? Your 2026 Pricing Guide
If your meeting rooms don't need video conferencing, no Teams, no Zoom, no remote participants, you don't need to pay for it.
Sounds obvious. But you'd be surprised how many businesses spec a full UC setup for rooms that are purely used for internal presentations, training sessions, or client briefings where everyone's in the room.
This guide is specifically for presentation-only setups. No cameras. No microphones. No conferencing kit. Just a clean, reliable system
Chris Gore
6 hours ago5 min read
How Much Does AV Cost?
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