Kirkby Tyres implement BYOD solution for their meeting rooms
“All of our requirements with Rapid have come last minute. Rapid responded and always delivered. This has been demonstrated when we have had the need for Conference AV rental with stage design and the need for screen to be supplied and fitted around our offices. Keep up the good work.” – Simon Evans, Analyst – Kirkby Tyres About Kirkby Tyres Kirkby Tyres is a renowned leader in the tyre distribution industry, serving a variety of clients across the UK. With a strong reputation for reliability and an extensive range of high-quality products, Kirkby Tyres has cemented its position as a trusted partner for businesses seeking top-notch tyre solutions. Identifying the challenges Kirkby Tyres came to Rapid as they had began to use video conferencing more regularly and had issues with poor audio and video quality, connectivity issues, and user friendliness. This was becoming increasingly an issue for senior management who needed to connect with key suppliers in foreign countries seamlessly. Kirkby Tyres also needed to remain platform agnostic as they used Microsoft Teams internally but other platforms such as Zoom and Google Meet were used by suppliers & customers and they could not always dictate the platform of choice. Delivering a solution As a result of the requirements laid out by Kirkby Tyres, Rapid proposed a simple Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) solution in order to ensure ease of use and allow for use with multiple different video conferencing platforms. After reviewing a couple of different options, the Biamp Parle VBC 2500 Video Conferencing Bar was chosen for the meeting rooms along with a single USB-C cable for ease of use. Biamp use Acoutic Echo Cancellation (AEC), AI Noise Reduction (NRD), and their patented Beamtracking technology that actively tracks and intelligently mixes conversations from around the room. The wide angle 4k camera also uses auto framing technology to identify meeting participants and to adjust the focus and zoom to keep participants in view. Since then Rapid Technologies have successfully worked with Kirkby Tyres to assist in the AV design, planning, and rental for a recent event they hosted in the Crowne Plaza. Find out more about our Video Conferencing solutions!
Rapid x Lookers Project
See what the Interim Project Manager at Lookers had to say about their experience with Rapid and how they have overcome challenges in their workplace since working with us. What challenges did you face before speaking to Rapid? We’d already deployed the Go Bright solution to our head office site, however we now wanted to expand the system to include another office. How would you describe the buying experience? Straight forward and pretty pain free. How do you use our product/service and how much has it helped overcome your challenges in the workplace? Its helped us overcome challenges with not only having a high desk ratio (2 people for every desk), but also where we have challenges where specific teams need to have locations to themselves due to privacy (sensitive conversations) or hardware requirements (dual screen) – whilst trying to keep a flexible office set up where possible. Would you recommend Rapid to others? Absolutely Is there anything you would like to add? Kit and Louis we’re our main Rapid representatives that we engaged with, both really helpful! Particular shout out to Louis who noted down c.80 pass numbers down and allocated to our colleagues 😊