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Amazon Prime Air Drone Being Tested In The UK

Aerial drone showcasing Amazon Prime Air technology gliding against a cloudy sky.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amazon Prime Air is a cargo airline and conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development by Amazon. The drone is currently being tested in Cambridgeshire in the UK, so hopefully by the end of the year Christmas shopping could be even easier! Watch the video below to find out how it works[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/vNySOrI2Ny8″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

GoPro Recalls Drone Resulting In Job Losses

GoPro logo featuring brand name above four colored squares, representing GoPro's iconic action camera branding.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GoPro is cutting 200 of its job and closing some of its IT services that it currently offers. The announcement came as the new Karma aircraft that was launched back in the summer has had a few crashes, causing the company to recall the anticipated drone. The US company president, Anthony Bates would leave […]

AVE Services Now Accepts Over The Phone Payments With Sage!

AVE Services metal sign with red curtains, highlighting events, AV hire, installations, and streaming services.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AVE Services can now take over the phone payments with our Sage payment system making those last minute hires easy and quick to pay for. We accept Maestro, MasterCard, Visa, Visa Debit, Paypal and American Express[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18563″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18562″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

AVE Services Has Been Busy Moving Offices to Greenham Business Park On The Outskirts Of Newbury

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]If you have contacted AVE in the last couple of weeks you may have heard something along the lines of we are currently moving offices. Well we have! Greenham Business Park just on the outskirts of Newbury, Berkshire is now our new home! Thanks to our new offices we are now offering a place […]

New SciTec Building Opened By HRH The Duke Of Gloucester At Oundle School

Oundle School logo on a dark blue background with an ornate crest.

Oundle School’s SciTec Unveiling with AVE Services We were proud to provide unveiling curtains for Oundle School as HRH The Duke of Gloucester officially opened the school’s latest SciTec development. First launched in 2007, SciTec is an award-winning, ground-breaking complex that now houses 16 state-of-the-art laboratories. This new phase brings science, technology, engineering and mathematics […]

Mars Probe Crash Lands

A futuristic spacecraft hovers above a barren landscape, showcasing advanced propulsion technology.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/CuxqW_4xN08″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are racing to figure out what went wrong with the Schiaparelli Mars lander. On 19 October, the probe just seemed to drop out of the sky and crash to the surface in less than a minute before its planned soft landing. The ESA is urgently trying to […]

Case Study: Bringing #TuskerFest2016 to Life

Red uplighting casts a vibrant glow on a stage setup for an evening event, highlighting the sound and lighting equipment.

When Tusker decided to host #TuskerFest2016, they wanted to transform an ordinary field into a fully equipped festival site for their employees — a place where they could enjoy an unforgettable evening of entertainment, team spirit, and celebration. AVE Services was proud to make it happen by delivering a complete technical solution to support the […]

Case Study: Hitachi Capital Employee Conference

Hitachi logo featuring the tagline “Inspire the Next,” relevant for AV equipment in corporate event production.

In September, AVE Services was proud to deliver full event production for Hitachi Capital’s annual employee conference. The goal was clear — create a powerful, visually striking setting that would leave a lasting impression on the 200 employees attending each day. Creating a High-Impact Visual Experience To meet Hitachi Capital’s vision, we installed a 3×3 […]

Case Study: Sculpture Unveiling at Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham

Unveiling of a sculpture at a garden event, featuring dark blue drapery and attendees in formal attire, including a mayor.

On 12th September, AVE Services was proud to support the official unveiling of a striking 10-foot sculpture in the gardens of Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham. Commissioned to celebrate the town’s connection with Vannes, France, this public art piece was the centrepiece of a day filled with celebration and civic pride. Creating the Perfect Unveiling Moment […]

A 360 Degree View Of Mars Using NASA’s Rover at Murray Buttes

Mars rover exploring a barren, rocky landscape with distant mountainous formations, under a clear sky.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Explore this Mars panorama by moving the view with your mouse. This 360-degree panorama was acquired on August. 5, 2016, by the Mastcam on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as the rover neared features called “Murray Buttes” on lower Mount Sharp. The dark, flat-topped mesa seen to the left of the rover’s arm is about 50 feet […]

Sophia The Life Like Robot Who Wants To Destroy Humans

A humanoid robot with visible circuitry on display, suitable for technology-focused events or robotics conferences.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is Sophia, a female humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics. This alpha-protoype came to SXSW for this first time last week and became an instant sensation, drawing curious crowds wherever she went. But unlike human celebrities, Sophia seemed uncomfortable with all the attention. “Rather than be a spectacle, I would rather learn and participate,” Sophia […]

Watch NASA Test The Biggest Rocket, EVER!

A powerful rocket booster test igniting in a desert testing facility, highlighting intense flame propulsion and engineering precision.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NASA tested the largest, most powerful booster ever built for flight for the agency’s new rocket, the Space Launch System(SLS) on June 28 at Orbital ATK Aerospace System’s test facility in Promontory, Utah. SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft will launch astronauts on missions to explore multiple destinations on the journey to Mars. The NASA team […]

The Eamonn Dolan Plaque Unveiling

Crowd gathers outside a stadium entrance beneath a large event poster under a clear sky, with visible building signage.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AVE Services provided the unveiling package for the Reading Football Club to unveiling the Eamonn Dolan tribute at the Madejski Stadium on the 6th August. Sir John Madejski and the Dolan family were there to watch the unveiling of the plaque and the football stand.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18329″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18328″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” […]

Faroe island now on Google thanks to Sheep view

A scenic coastal view with a brown goat overlooking a village surrounded by green hills and a distant ocean backdrop.

Forget Google Street View, now there’s Sheep View. Despite mapping out millions of miles of streets around the world, Google has still not sent its 360-degree camera cars to the Faroe Islands. The locals have had enough and have improvised their own version of the technology to map out their islands. Small, handheld 360-degree cameras have been […]

State of the art new Measuring facility unveiled at Silverstone

Modern Innovation Centre building with glass facade, suitable for corporate events and conferences, featuring MEPC and Hexagon logos.

AVE Services provides the unveiling curtains to open the new Measuring facility in Northampton at Silverstone Park. Here’s what they had to say:   “A state-of-the-art new measuring facility at Silverstone’s Innovation Centre has been officially opened. The doors of Hexagon’s new metrology inspection centre to serve the expanding cluster of firms based by the […]