Financial organisations have access to data and advanced technology, yet many still feel disjointed to the people who work in them. Arthur Holm approaches the workplace as one connected experience, with discreet AV technology that appears only when needed and integrates into the systems already running the building. Audio Visual Distributors (AVD) is Arthur Holm’s authorised distributor for Australia and New Zealand, bringing this approach to financial sector workplaces across both countries.

The Challenge: Siloed Systems Create a Fragmented Workplace

The core problem is structural friction. In many financial organisations, HR, IT, real estate, and operations run on separate systems that do not talk to each other. The result is disconnected systems, inconsistent data interpretation, and a fragmented workplace experience. People feel the gaps even when every individual tool is advanced.

The direction of travel is clear. Buildings are increasingly conceived as integrated operating systems, where spaces, technology, and services work as one. For a meeting room or trading floor briefing space, that means the AV cannot sit on its own island. It has to connect to the control systems, the room scenes, and the design of the space itself.

The Solution: Connected, Discreet AV Integration From Arthur Holm

Arthur Holm builds AV around four principles that suit the financial workplace.

  • Seamless integration: Products are compatible with leading AV and control systems, so they join the wider environment rather than fighting it.
  • User-centric design: Intuitive interfaces reduce complexity, so meetings start without a fight with the technology.
  • Customisation and flexibility: Solutions can be tailored to different environments, from executive suites to collaborative floors.
  • Discreet technology: Retractable technology appears only when needed, keeping rooms clean and focused the rest of the time.

A Connected Product Range

The Arthur Holm range covers the full meeting space. It includes retractable Dynamic monitors, microphones, speakers, and cameras, along with CourtesyBox, connections, and accessories. Each part retracts into the furniture when idle. It integrates into the room’s control system when in use. So a single space can support private displays, clear audio, and hybrid video, all without visible clutter.

How It Connects to the Building

Behind the design sits a proven control architecture. Arthur Holm motorised products communicate over AHnet, a protocol based on the RS-422/RS-485 Full Duplex serial standard. The ERT interface bridges the room’s AV control system to the monitors and provides IP based access for commissioning, diagnostics, and remote management. Because AHnet is an open protocol, control system programmers can write native drivers for Crestron, Q-Sys, Extron, AMX, and Kramer. This is AV integration that is real rather than a slogan. The AV answers to the same control platform that runs the rest of the room.

Download the technical white paper: How to control motorized retractable and foldable monitors in AV systems (Arthur Holm, May 2026). It explains the AHnet control architecture, the ERT interface, the four control methods, and the commissioning workflow integrators follow.

Key Outcomes and Results

  • A cohesive experience: Connected AV reduces the sense of separate, siloed systems. The financial workplace feels like one environment, not many.
  • Rooms that stay professional: Discreet, retractable technology keeps high-stakes financial meeting spaces clean and composed.
  • Lower operating friction: Intuitive interfaces and room scene control mean staff spend less time setting up and more time meeting.
  • One control platform: Native driver support for major control systems lets the AV join the building’s existing control environment.
  • Remote oversight: RDM diagnostics and the AHlink app give facilities and integration teams visibility of the technology without constant site visits.

Why Arthur Holm for Financial Sector Workplaces

  • It fits a regulated, considered environment. Clean, discreet rooms suit the tone of executive and client facing financial spaces.
  • It connects rather than divides. Integration with leading control systems supports a workplace where technology works as one.
  • It is proven at the top end. Arthur Holm solutions are specified in corporate headquarters, government institutions, and high-end architectural projects worldwide.
  • It is flexible across the floor plan. The same product family scales from a single executive boardroom to multiple collaborative spaces.

Partner With AVD

As Arthur Holm’s authorised distributor for Australia and New Zealand, AVD helps financial organisations, integrators, and designers plan connected AV from the start. The team coordinates dimensions, power, cabling, and control integration early, so the technology is designed into the workplace rather than added at the end.

Contact AVD’s solutions team for a product demonstration, dealer pricing, or a project consultation by phone on +61 7 5561 7530 or email [email protected].