Your AV estate shouldn't go dark on the day it matters most.
Efficient IS is a Glasgow based AV and IT infrastructure company. We design, procure, install and support the technology behind council chambers, courtrooms, classrooms, control rooms and boardrooms, for public sector and private organisations across Scotland and the wider UK.
- Three different suppliers for screens, signage and support, and nobody actually owns the problem when something breaks
- Procurement that stalls a project for months before a single screen goes up
- Kit that fails in the room, on the day, in front of the people it was meant to serve
From a single interactive screen to a full council chamber fit-out, an event that has to stream live, or a network and cloud project that needs an independent design: one team, one point of accountability.
Direct, on framework, or through a partner you already trust
Approved on the Scotland Excel AV framework for direct public sector procurement. A specialist AV delivery partner within existing Computacenter, Insight and CDW relationships. A Scotland delivery partner for other UK and international AV/IT businesses. However your organisation already buys, there's a route in that doesn't mean starting from scratch.
Government & Public Sector Frameworks
Every framework route into Efficient IS, mapped in one place.
Read more →FrameworkScotland Excel
Direct framework route for all 32 Scottish councils.
Read more →Trade & subcontractScotland Delivery Partner
Subcontract site surveys, installation and maintenance in Scotland — under your brand or ours.
Read more →Reseller partnersComputacenter, Insight & CDW
AV delivery within your existing reseller relationship — plus every other procurement route, including Scotland Excel and UK-wide frameworks.
Read more →We recommend what's right for the room, not what we're tied to
We work directly with the major manufacturers across AV, unified comms and network hardware, not locked into a single brand's product line, so the specification is led by your requirement and budget rather than a sales target.
Vetted, insured and independently certified
Buy what you already know you need. Design what you don't.
Whether it's a single screen or a multi-site rollout, a complex install or an independent second opinion, there's a route through that matches how you actually buy.
Design & build
Council chambers, video walls, event AV, campus-wide signage and multi-site rollouts. Project-managed, delivered by our team anywhere in the UK.
- Site survey, design and specification
- Procurement via framework or direct
- Installation, commissioning, training
Buy online
Signage screens, interactive panels, video wall kits and network hardware, specified and ready to order. Public sector and education purchase orders accepted.
- Transparent, upfront pricing
- PO accepted for schools & public bodies
- Every order backed by our engineers
Design only
Independent, vendor-neutral specification for complex or multi-stakeholder projects, for tender, for your own delivery team, or for an MSP client relationship you keep.
- AV, network, CCTV & cloud design
- Tender/RFP specification support
- No obligation to use us for install
Partner with us
The Scottish delivery partner for MSPs, IT resellers and AV integrators UK-wide and internationally, white-label or named, your client relationship stays yours.
- AV, network, CCTV & cloud, all covered
- White-label or named delivery partner
- Scotland Excel framework-approved
What we design, build and support
Video Walls
LCD and direct-view LED video walls for control rooms, receptions, retail and command centres.
See video wall solutions →Digital Signage
Wayfinding, internal comms and campus-wide signage networks, indoor and outdoor.
See digital signage solutions →Council Chamber & Broadcast
Democratic services AV, public gallery systems and livestreamed committee broadcast.
See chamber & broadcast →Interactive Classrooms
Interactive touchscreens and projection for schools, colleges and training centres.
See classroom technology →Meeting Room AV
Video conferencing, boardroom and huddle-space technology for hybrid teams.
See meeting room AV →Event, Venue & Streaming
Multi-room conference AV, live event production and professional casting/streaming.
See event & streaming AV →Consultancy & Design
Independent, vendor-neutral design for AV, network, CCTV and cloud — install optional.
See consultancy & design →Support & Maintenance
Proactive care plans, remote monitoring and rapid-response engineer visits.
See support plans →Martyn’s Law Readiness
Communication readiness assessment and AV/IT integration ahead of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.
See Martyn’s Law Readiness →Commissioning & Programming
Full system commissioning and control programming, so what was designed is what actually gets handed over.
See commissioning & programming →Design Consultation & Tender Management
Independent AV design consultation and tender management, keeping your project on spec and on budget through procurement.
See design & tender management →A room that becomes anywhere your learners or residents need it to be.
360° projection, interactive flooring and lighting turn a blank room into an underwater reef, a rainforest, or a calm sensory space, changed scene to scene from a tablet. Built for SEN and mainstream schools, and increasingly for care and dementia settings too.
Every room is different. So is every quote.
Whether it's a dedicated sensory room or a single wall in an existing classroom, tell us the space and what it's for, and we'll tell you honestly what's realistic.
Full detail, pricing and FAQs.
What's included, indicative pricing for a single wall through to a full 360° room, and the questions we're asked most by schools and care settings.
See Immersive Rooms & Sensory SpacesBuild your own screen package and see the price instantly
Shop window screens, in-store menu boards, advertising displays: configure exactly what you need, order the hardware online, or get it confirmed by a person first.
Live pricing, instant checkout or quote.
Window screens, menu boards and advertising displays, configured for your exact space. The price updates as you build it.
Configure your screensStandalone IT infrastructure, or alongside your AV
Network design, installation, WiFi, cloud and cabling for any business, whether you're taking AV from us too, or you just need proper IT infrastructure done right. Same standard either way.
Network Design
LAN/WAN architecture, VLAN segmentation and redundancy planning that scales as you grow.
See network design →Network Installation
Structured, tested installation — switching, routing, VLANs — right first time.
See network installation →WiFi Installation
Enterprise WiFi design and installation — full coverage, no dead spots.
See WiFi installation →Cloud Services
Microsoft 365 and Azure setup, migration and ongoing management.
See cloud services →Structured Cabling
Cat6/Cat6a data cabling, containment and certified testing.
See structured cabling →CCTV
IP CCTV design and installation, specified and compliant from day one.
See CCTV →Managed IT Support (MSP)
1st and 2nd line IT helpdesk support run to an ITIL-aligned model with defined, measured response times.
See managed IT support →Cyber Essentials Certification
A guided gap analysis, a call with our team, then an accreditation plan we work through with you — for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus.
See Cyber Essentials →Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
A secondary IT support provider already running a slice of your environment day-to-day, so we’re not starting cold if your primary team or provider can’t cope.
See business continuity →Staff Augmentation for IT Roll-outs
Qualified engineers and technicians who work alongside your team for device refreshes, office moves and multi-site roll-outs, then step back down once it’s done.
See staff augmentation →Hardware Procurement, Staging & Deployment
Bulk hardware procurement and pre-configuration before it reaches site, so kit arrives ready to deploy rather than needing setup on the day.
See hardware procurement →WEEE Recycling & IT Asset Disposal
Secure, certified data wiping and WEEE-compliant recycling or disposal for redundant IT hardware, with an audit trail you can evidence.
See asset disposal →Built around how each sector actually procures and operates
Police & Justice
Custody, briefing and control room AV to public sector security standards.
Read more →Fire & Rescue
Station and control room technology built for 24/7 operational use.
Read more →Local Government
Council chambers, civic buildings and shared services estates.
Read more →Schools
Classrooms, halls and reception signage for primary and secondary schools.
Read more →Universities & Colleges
Lecture theatres, campus signage and student wayfinding.
Read more →NHS & Healthcare
Wayfinding, waiting room and patient information screens.
Read more →Corporate
Boardrooms, town halls and hybrid meeting spaces for growing businesses.
Read more →Hospitality
Digital menu boards, video walls and ambience AV for restaurants and bars.
Read more →Retail
Self-serve screens, window displays and digital menus for shops, salons and independent high-street businesses.
Read more →Shopping Centres & High Streets
Digital signage, LED video wall maintenance and ongoing AV support for landlords, managing agents and BIDs.
Read more →Office Refurbishment & Fit-Out
AV specified and delivered alongside your fit-out programme, from first fix through to snagging — never the trade that runs late.
Read more →One set of screens. Every message that matters.
Wayfinding, reception boards, retail promotion, campus-wide comms: the same screens, updated by your own team in minutes, not a call-out. And when the message has to be an evacuation or lockdown instruction instead of a lunch menu, the right network behind them means they can carry that too.
Content your team controls, not a supplier.
Wayfinding, reception and reminder boards, campus or multi-site networks, retail and hospitality promotion, specified so updating a screen is a two-minute job for whoever needs to do it, not a ticket to us.
Ready for more than day-to-day messaging.
If your premises falls under Martyn's Law, the screens already doing your everyday comms are exactly the infrastructure that needs to carry evacuation, invacuation and lockdown messaging too — worth specifying with both in mind from the start.
See Martyn's Law ReadinessYour procedure says lockdown. Can your building actually say it too?
Three of the four duties under Martyn's Law are communication problems. Evacuation, invacuation and lockdown messaging all depend on the screens, speakers and network already in your building.
Book a call with our Martyn's Law team.
This is new legislation and every premises is different, so we'd rather talk it through properly than point you at a self-serve tool as the first step. Tell us about your premises and we'll scope what's actually needed.
sales@efficient-is.co.uk
Take the free 2-minute scorecard first.
12 questions on whether your existing screens, speakers and network could deliver zone-by-zone messaging today. No obligation, and it's a useful starting point for the call above if you'd rather come prepared.
Start free assessmentDesign and procurement from Glasgow. Delivery everywhere.
Our team delivers anywhere across the UK, the same design, procurement and delivery standard whether the project's in Glasgow or Newcastle. See how delivery works in each location →
Recent work
Falkirk Council: Upgrading Democracy
residents served by the chamber this upgrade supports
A full Committee Chamber AV upgrade covering wireless conference and electronic voting, auto-tracking cameras, Teams integration and YouTube live streaming, delivered on time and on budget for a set of emergency meetings the Council could not postpone.
Read the case study →NTT DATA: Engineering the Meeting Room
from our East Kilbride base to the City of London boardroom we delivered
A complete Microsoft Teams Room fit-out for NTT DATA's London boardroom, with multi-camera coverage, enterprise-grade audio and a three-stage approval chain spanning Glasgow, London and NTT Global, delivered on time and on budget with no sub-contractors.
Read the case study →Testimonials
AV, explained without the sales pitch
LCD or LED Video Wall? A Straight-Talking Cost & Buying Guide
Both technologies produce a large video wall. Here's what actually decides which one fits your budget.
3 min read →Digital Signage Content Management: What It Actually Does
The screen is the easy part. This is what actually makes signage work long-term.
2 min read →Teams Rooms vs Zoom Rooms: Which Should Your Meeting Rooms Run?
This looks like a technology choice. It's usually an org-chart question.
3 min read →AV & digital infrastructure, answered plainly
How much does a video wall cost in Scotland?
A small LCD video wall (four to six screens) typically starts from around £6,000–£12,000 supplied and installed; large-format direct-view LED walls for control rooms or receptions usually run from £15,000 into six figures, depending on pixel pitch, size and content management software. We'll give you a scoped estimate after a short design call.
What is the Scotland Excel Audio Visual framework?
Scotland Excel's AV framework lets all 32 Scottish local authorities, and associated public bodies, procure audio visual equipment and installation without running a full tender. Efficient IS is one of a small number of approved suppliers on this framework, which runs until April 2027.
Can schools and public bodies pay by purchase order?
Yes. Purchase orders are accepted from schools, councils and other public sector bodies on both our shop and our project work.
Do you deliver projects outside Scotland?
Yes. Our team delivers projects anywhere in the UK to the same standard. See how delivery works in your area.
Is Efficient IS accredited?
Yes. Efficient IS is ISO accredited, independently certified for quality and information security, and approved on the Scotland Excel Audio Visual framework for direct public sector procurement.
Do you offer ongoing AV and IT support, or just installation?
Both. Alongside design and installation, we offer proactive support and maintenance plans, remote monitoring and rapid response engineer visits, so a project doesn't end at handover.
Tell us what you're trying to fix.
A short call is usually enough to tell you whether this is a £2k order or a £200k project. Or get an instant ballpark first.
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