We do. The UK has been a third country since Brexit, so hire equipment from the EU travels under an ATA Carnet rather than a delivery note. The carnet admits the terminal temporarily and avoids import duty and import VAT, because the system returns to the EU after the event. The flight case crosses by Eurotunnel or the Dover ferry, then runs north on the M6 and M62, which is a short additional leg rather than a separate trip. Air freight into Manchester Airport is the option for short-notice bookings. For Manchester Central and the AO Arena we book the loading dock slot in advance, because both sites schedule access tightly during build-up and the city-centre streets around them allow little waiting. Recommended lead time is three to four weeks: carnet, branding configuration and CRM setup all fit inside that window.

Yes. The systems run on 230 V with BS 1363 type G leads, so no adapters are needed on site. Manchester Central, the AO Arena and Emirates Old Trafford all ask for electrical safety evidence before power-up: we supply current PAT test records plus the technical data your stand contractor needs for the electrical order. Where the organiser requires a risk assessment and method statement, we provide the equipment section for it. One 13 A socket runs a terminal including the printer, so an upgraded power order is rarely necessary. The systems are built to our own specification with steel housings and industrial-brightness displays, which is why they pass venue checks that consumer tablets in plastic shells often fail. For heritage rooms such as the Bridgewater Hall we confirm access routes and floor protection with the venue beforehand.

Yes, and it is one of the more common Manchester briefs. Teams book Manchester as the anchor date and add Leeds, Liverpool or Sheffield in the same week, because the M62 corridor keeps the transfers short. The cloud dashboard controls every terminal centrally: one campaign push updates the screens at all locations, and the leads arrive in a single export tagged by city, so you can compare cost per lead per stop. No technician travels between venues, because each system starts in kiosk mode with the campaign already loaded. If two dates overlap we quote a second terminal rather than moving one, since the freight saving rarely covers the risk of a late arrival. Rental is priced by period, so a full show week costs less per day than three separate single-day bookings.

The consent flow runs on the touchscreen with separate checkboxes for contact details, image rights and marketing consent, none pre-ticked, so there is no bundling problem under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Image rights matter more than average in Manchester, because much of the activity sits around MediaCityUK in Salford, where broadcast and production teams need a documented release before a picture is reused in a campaign. The terminal records that release as a separate consent with a cryptographically secured timestamp, so your legal team can evidence it if the ICO or a broadcaster's compliance desk asks. Transfers between the UK and the EU run under the adequacy decision. On request we supply a data processing agreement and documentation of the data flows. AI image processing runs GDPR-compliantly; an edge/offline mode is bookable for sensitive deployments.

Any address in the city and the wider region. The venues we handle most often are Manchester Central, the AO Arena and Emirates Old Trafford Events for conferences and large corporate formats, plus the Bridgewater Hall for seated events and award ceremonies. Around Salford Quays we deliver into MediaCityUK for broadcast, tech and agency work, and into hotel and university venues across the city centre for client days, training programmes and internal town halls. For any venue, we check loading access, lift dimensions, power provision and the build-up window with the venue in advance. The requirement on the day is the same everywhere: one 13 A socket and a couple of square metres of floor, which fits even a tight breakout room.

Everything needed to run the terminal: the hardware in flight-case transport, UK customs handling, the complete software platform, the AI modules agreed for your campaign, cloud CMS access, the base branding configuration and remote support while the event runs. We do the corporate-identity setup remotely before dispatch, so the system arrives in your design rather than being reconfigured in the loading bay on Windmill Street. GDPR forms and the lead export belong to the package, as does the CRM connection to Salesforce, HubSpot or Marketo. Priced separately by effort: bespoke AI scenarios such as a new industry-specific image world, and physical wrapping of the housing in your brand design. AI modules are credit-based and booked modularly with us, so a two-day conference costs fewer credits than a week-long show.

It depends on your event count and where the system sits between dates. For one or two northern events a year, hire is the sensible route: no capital outlay, no storage, no maintenance, and customs handling comes with the booking. From roughly four to five events a year, purchase starts to pay back against repeated hires — Compact from €4,990 net, Pro V1 from €6,990 net, Mirror Pro from €9,990 net, all excl. VAT. Agencies in the North West often buy for a second reason: a system kept in a Manchester store serves client dates in Leeds and Liverpool without a carnet each time. Purchase includes the UpReach software platform for twelve months, then continues on an annual contract. AI modules stay credit-based and modular either way. Leasing is a third option when a predictable monthly cost fits the budget better.