NEC Display Solutions Client Installation Education CARDINAL NEWMAN COLLEGE CREATING A CROSS CAMPUS VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS ‘WOW’

When Cardinal Newman College began searching for ways to enrich their students’ educational and social progression, they went about it in no small way with the determination to make a big impression. With Saville Audio Visual, NEC delivered a high quality, high impact display solution.

THE CHALLENGE With other educational establishments in the we’re looking to get maximum usage out of our area competing for students to fill their course investment.” ‘WE WERE LOOKING TO INVEST IN THE portfolio, Cardinal Newman’s appealing ethos BEST TO MAKE A HIGH IMPACT’ must be strongly demonstrated if it is to attract the THE NEC SOLUTION most fervent students. On this basis, the college Cardinal Newman Catholic Sixth Form College initiated a refurbishment of the canteen and social The college sought reputable suppliers through in Preston strives to be a centre of educational areas within the campus. the education purchasing consortium and in terms excellence for the community, seeking to nurture of their IT requirements, began a dialogue with the gifts of individuals through high quality Such highly visible public areas are crucial to several AV providers. It quickly became apparent teaching and learning and dedicated pastoral care. forming a perception of any establishment and that whilst several were able to supply product, for young people this is of particular importance. only Saville Audio Visual stood out as having the Stephen Pegg, Principal of the College describes A successful refurbishment would serve to give knowledge and confidence to provide a total the establishment as “a small and distinctive the college a competitive advantage in attracting service. College which welcomes students of all faiths and student applications whilst enriching the has a real feeling of community. We are passionate experience of existing students, staff and visitors. Saville AV were able to provide assistance from about excellence, but believe that this can only be conception and design through to the final achieved if students enjoy their time here.” “We were really looking to achieve the WOW installation and as an authorised Solutions Plus factor. From the furniture and coffee vendor to reseller for NEC Display Solutions, they were also décor and IT installs, we were looking to invest in able to supply the product expertise direct from the best to make a high impact”, said Rick Boyce, the manufacturer. Projects and Development Manager at the college. Rick went on to explain: “The canteen and student Cardinal Newman College were initially attracted common room provide a multi-purpose facility to the potential impact of NEC’s 82inch LCD, which we use to host a number of events, so we however, after further discussion it became clear www.nec-display-solutions.com Fax: Phone: [email protected] Landshuter Allee 12-14, NEC DisplaySolutionsEuropeGmbH–HQ artwork further adding to the appeal of the public the of appeal the to adding further artwork digital display to wall canteen the along installed displays V321 NEC inch 32 nine and purposes signage digital for displays P401 three further a selected college the videowall, the to addition In display. convincing race exhilaration conveyed by the huge with nights race as such events at and meetings staff at presentations for used be to videowall the allowing laptop a via transmission simple very for allows installation the networked, Whilst events. and services student courses, about students informing communication, increasing at aimed students and staff administration, by provided input with content own their produce college The impression. They were certain in their conviction to make a big P401 LCDscreensforthestudentcommonroom. NEC 40inch nine of up made videowall mammoth a select to on went college the configuration, 4x4 the provide would flexibility they were looking for. First, considering a solution videowall a that GmbH maymake changes, revisionsorimprovements in, timewithoutnotice. any product describedorreferenced inthisdocumentat or discontinuethesupplyof any Europe Solution Display excepted.NEC are omissions and implied.Errors whatsoever,or kind express any either of warranty is”without provided “as is GmbH.document Europe This Solution Display NEC of permission written prior the This documentis©Copyright 2010NECDisplaySolutionEuropeGmbH. oftheirrespectiveowners. infavour All rightsarereserved The document, orpartsthereof, shouldnotbe copied, adapted, redistributed, orotherwiseusedwithout INSTALLATION INFORMATION +49 (0)8999699-500 +49 (0)8999699-0 SITE INFORMATION Installed 04/2010 www.saville.co.uk (0)8706061100 Saville Audio Visual NEC INSTALLATION PARTNER 2,200 Attending Students 237 Part andFull Time Staff Single CrossCampusInstallation Preston CityCentre, UnitedKingdom CLIENT LOCATION INFORMATION Education, 6thForm College SECTOR D-80637 München www.nec-display-solutions.co.uk Fax : Phone: 1 Victoria Road, London W3 6BL NEC House NEC (UK)Ltd. –Display SolutionsDivision +44 (0)20887523670 +44 (0)87001201160 o d t te niiae O fco, ik and Rick factor, WOW anticipated the to add To THE RESULTS to medium display studentwork. fantastic a providing and spaces Referring to the IT installation Rick went on to say: IMPACT WE WERE HOPINGFOR’ THE ACHIEVED HAVE WE THAT SATISFIED TRULY ‘WE BY DELIGHTED WERE REACTION,THE WE ARE transformation. the by away blown were they break Easter the after returned students and staff when that so wraps under refurb the keep to decided team his Affordable quality digital signage forDigitalPortfolioAffordable qualitydigitalsignage displayintheStudentCanteen 9 xMULTISYNC V321 forcontentmanagement. 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