CEDIA Award winners announced

The winners of the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Awards were  announced in Brisbane on Wednesday 9 May in front of 300 industry professionals. This year's awards had 77 project entries from 28 companies across five countries: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan.

“We are consistently impressed and proud of the standard of the projects that are being designed and installed from businesses across our region, and this year was no different!” said Stephen Miller, CEDIA Asia Pacific’s Executive Director.

Below is the list of winners:

Best Integrated Home Installation over AUD $500,000
Winner: Len Wallis Audio, New South Wales (NSW)
Highly Commended: Soundline Audio, Auckland, New Zealand (NZ)

Best Integrated Home Installation AUD $250,000 - 500,000
Winner: Automation Associates, Auckland, NZ
Highly Commended: Integrated Technologies Australia, Victoria

Best Integrated Home Installation AUD $150,000 - 250,000
Winner: Len Wallis Audio, NSW
Highly Commended: Automation Associates, Auckland, NZ
Highly Commended: Electronic Living, Queensland

Best Integrated Home Installation AUD $100,000 - 150,000
Winner: Automation Associates, Auckland, NZ

Best Integrated Home Installation under AUD $100,000
Winner: Advanced Lifestyle Solutions, Victoria
Highly Commended: Automation Associates, Auckland, NZ

Best Media Room over AUD $55,000
Winner: Castle Integrated Media, NSW
Highly Commended: Len Wallis Audio, NSW

Best Media Room under AUD $55,000
Winner: Beijing Tian Hai Bei Fang System Integration, China

Best Commercial Project
Winner: Liquid Automation, Auckland, NZ
Highly Commended: Automation Associates, Auckland, NZ

Best Dressed System - Residential
Winner: Len Wallis Audio, NSW
Highly Commended: Soundline Audio, Auckland, NZ

Best Home Theatre over AUD$150,000
Winner: Len Wallis Audio, NSW

Best Home theatre AUD$75,000 - 150,000
Winner: Cableman, Victoria

Best Home Theatre under AUD$75,000
Winner: Connect Multimedia, Queensland

Best Integrated Energy Management Solution - Residential
Winner: Ultimation, Western Australia

Best Project Design & Documentation
Winner: Liquid Automation, Auckland, NZ
Highly Commended: Electronic Living, Queensland

Best Marine Project
Winner: Liquid Automation, Auckland, NZ
Highly Commended: CHM Electronics, NSW

Best Website
Winner: Electronic Living, Queensland

Judging for the Awards was carried out by international and local industry experts; CEDIA Asia Pacific Vice Chairman and Education Chair, Steven Hill, was joined by Peter Aylett, Home Technology Associates UK.

CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialise in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. These systems include home networking, home automation and communication systems, media rooms, single or multi-room entertainment systems, and integrated whole house sub-systems providing audio, video, lighting control, security, HVAC and other services.