London — crew with kit
Audio visual hire in London — people first, kit included.
The kit never mixed a show on its own. Book vetted AV technicians who bring what they own and run it properly, all on one booking and one invoice.
- Vetted, photo-ID-checked technicians
- Kit hired as part of the booking
- Hire, delivery and materials itemised
- No agency markup
Supporting events across London at venues like
- ExCeL London
- Olympia London
- QEII Centre
- Tobacco Dock
- Hotel ballrooms
- Offices & auditoriums
How crew-first AV hire works
Book the technician
Search vetted London crew by discipline and date, and send an offer at your rate. The person who will actually run your show is the starting point — not a pallet of boxes.
Add the kit they own
Freelancers list kit they own and maintain — radio mics, mixers, monitors, projectors, cabling. Request what you need and the owner confirms it alongside the booking.
One event, one invoice
Crew fee, kit hire, any delivery and materials are itemised on the same automatic invoice after the event. No second supplier, no second paper trail.
Why book kit through the crew
An operator, not just a box
Kit on AVCrew comes from the technician who owns it and knows it — the same person mixing your show, not a courier dropping flight cases at goods-in.
Right-sized for real events
A conference breakout, a panel talk, an awards dinner — most events need a capable engineer with a solid small rig, not an arena package. That's the sweet spot here.
Transparent pricing
Hire fees, delivery and materials are separate figures agreed up front, never blended into a mystery total. Consumables are counted, not guessed.
Paperwork included
The kit's details are agreed as part of the booking, and the freelancer's public liability insurance and qualifications are already on their profile.
Direct line to the owner
Questions about spec, power or backups go straight to the person who owns the kit — in the same thread as the rest of the event.
Vetted before they're bookable
Every freelancer passes a photo-ID identity check before they can be found or booked, and kit hire is only available from crew already confirmed on your event.
When you need a rental house — and when you don't
Honest answer: if you're dry-hiring a full PA rig, a 6-metre LED wall or truckloads of staging, a specialist rental house is the right call. AVCrew is not a dry-hire warehouse. What most London events actually need, though, is different — a vetted engineer with a professional small rig: wireless mics for a panel, a mixing desk and monitors for a conference room, a projector and switching for a product demo.
That's what crew-first hire solves. You book the technician first, add the kit they own to the same booking, and get one invoice with the crew fee, hire and any delivery itemised separately. The person setting up at your venue is the same person who owns, maintains and will troubleshoot every piece of it — which is precisely who you want standing next to the desk when the CEO walks on stage.
Crew for every part of the show
Kit hire is available from technicians across all of these disciplines.
- Audio engineers
- Lighting technicians
- Video & vision engineers
- LED wall technicians
- Camera operators
- Riggers
- Stage managers
- Crew chiefs
- Broadcast engineers
- IT & networking
- Teleprompter operators
- Power & generator
- Staging & set
- Local crew
- General AV technicians
Frequently asked questions
Do you hire out projectors, PA systems or LED walls on their own?
No — AVCrew is crew-first, so kit is hired from a freelancer who is already booked on your event. For large-scale dry hire without an operator, a rental house is the better fit. For everything where a technician is on site anyway, hiring their kit alongside them is simpler and there's an expert attached.
What kind of kit do crew typically offer?
The working end of live events: radio mic systems, mixing consoles, monitors and speakers, projectors and screens, cameras, comms, cabling and consumables like tape and batteries. Each listing shows what the item is and what the hire costs.
How is kit hire priced?
The owner sets the hire fee, and any delivery and materials are itemised separately — three clear figures, not one blended number. Consumables are charged by counted quantity.
Is the kit insured and tested?
Freelancers offering kit hire hold public liability insurance, which is visible on their profile, and kit listings carry the owner's details of the item. You agree the hire directly with the owner before it's confirmed.
Can I book crew without any kit?
Of course — most bookings are crew only. Kit hire is an option that appears when the freelancer you've booked has listed equipment, not an obligation.
Book the person. The kit follows.
Create a free account, find a vetted technician in London, and sort crew and kit in one booking.
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