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About MAV Hire

Run by two people
who actually care
about the result.

MAV Hire is Michael and Zuzanna. We provide sound, lighting, visuals and event production for weddings, corporate events, festivals and live shows — planned by people who know the kit, the craft and the rooms, and delivered by a team you can actually pick up the phone to.

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5.0
Google rated · 40+ reviews
£10m
Public liability cover
UK
Corporate · live · private
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The story

Stage to showroom
to warehouse.

I came to AV the long way round. I started out in the Film & TV industry, working for the family company. Later I moved into selling audio-visual equipment to production companies and venues — which meant I learned the kit inside out, and got to know the people behind every brand.

Before all of that, I was in a band. The investing-in-equipment habit started there, and somewhere between rehearsals and load-ins it turned into a real love for live sound — for getting the room right, for the moment when the system disappears and the music or the speech just lands.

MAV Hire grew out of that path. After years on the buying-and-spec side, I knew which kit was worth the money, which corners other firms cut, and how often "AV" gets sold as a commodity instead of treated as a craft. Most of our competitors are renting boxes. We're delivering a result. That's the difference, and it's why this exists.

These days I run the business with my partner Zuzanna. I lead on the technical side and I'm on-site for most jobs. Zuzanna runs operations and clients — the planning, logistics, crew rota and most of the conversations you'll have before and after the event. Between us, there's always someone who can answer your call.

Michael Kearney
Founder, MAV Hire Ltd
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Who you're working with

A small team.
By design.

We don't run with layers of account managers, junior staff or call-centre handoffs. Two people run MAV — and on the day, we work alongside crew we know and trust.

Founder & Lead Engineer

Michael Kearney

Plans the technical side of every job and is on-site for most events. Background in Film & TV production, then years selling AV equipment into production companies and venues — which is where the deep knowledge of the kit comes from. Live sound came from years on stage as a musician.

Operations & Client Manager

Zuzanna Witych

Runs the side of the business you'll feel most as a client — planning, logistics, crew management and most of the client conversations from first enquiry through to the event. Also involved in quoting and on-site for some of the larger jobs. If your call gets answered quickly, that's usually Zuzanna.

On bigger jobs: we work with a small group of regular crew and experienced freelance engineers we've known for years — people we trust to deliver the way we would. You'll never get a stranger on your job.
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Why MAV is different

Craft, not commodity.

The AV industry has a habit of treating events like a kit list. Send the boxes, send a van, get out. We don't work that way — and these are the practical things you actually feel as a result.

i.
We know the kit, not just the brands
Years of selling AV equipment into the industry means I know what's worth the money, what fails, and what's right for your room. No over-speccing to bump the quote.
ii.
Two of us means one of us answers
No account managers, no chasing for callbacks. Between Mike on the technical side and Zuzanna on operations, there's almost always someone who can pick up.
iii.
Right-sized, not over-sized
Systems specified for the room, the audience and the brief. Never under, never bloated. You pay for what your event actually needs.
iv.
Calm on the day
A musician's instinct for what the moment needs to feel like, plus a technician's habit of checking everything twice. No drama, no ego, no surprises in front of your guests.
v.
Tidy installs as standard
Cables run cleanly, rigs that look as professional as they sound, and a venue handover so clean the duty manager actually thanks you.
vi.
Backup that actually exists
Spare mics, cables, key components on every job. PAT certs, public liability and venue paperwork sorted in one email — not chased on the morning.
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If you've read this far,
let's talk properly.

Send your date, venue and what the event needs to do, and one of us will come back with a clear recommendation and a straightforward quote — usually the same day.

Get a free quote

Or call 01379 450067 — we usually answer.