25 years exceeding expectations

After graduating from the August institution that was Newcastle Polytechnic in property, David spent eighteen months working in insurance in the City of London. Although he quickly realised that being employee 9468 didn’t really suit him and he disappeared to the French Alps for six months, working as a nightclub games compare during the night—skiing six days a week, which was bliss! Returning from the Alps, David realised he needed a job and the only person who was going to give him one was himself. In 1994 David started DB Systems, initially supplying stage presentation products. From those early stages, DB moved in to AV rental—now, 25 years on, DBpixelhouse are a unique combination of digital agency and AV tech supplier with 100 full time staff, combined with some equally nice and talented freelancers, operating globally. As CEO, David is involved in the day-to-day running of DBpixelhouse and passionate about driving the business forward—using the skills gleaned from events to offer immersive experiences and insight to permanent installations too. David says: "The reason have been successful for 25 years? We have always employed really nice people who look after our customers – no egos, no problem!"

Well-known within the events industry as Barney, James is a tech enthusiast through and through—keeping up to date with the latest tech and how to apply it in the world of exhibitions and events. Barney oversees all commercial elements of DBpixelhouse, from acquiring new business to ensuring we achieve the ultimate level of customer satisfaction. A veteran of DBpixelhouse, Barney joined the team over ten years ago as a technician, before moving to the sales team and progressing through various management roles. Having experienced the customer journey from numerous perspectives, Barney has a well-rounded picture of how every project is processed, from concept to completion. His passion for technology and constant pursuit of perfection make him the ideal choice to ensure our customers receive the very best. Outside of work, Barney continues his love for AV in the form of following his beloved Aston Villa football club!

There are precious few people in the industry with as much technical production experience as Graham. From lavish corporate events and prestigious music festivals to rock n roll tours and an impressive catalogue of trade shows and exhibitions—Graham has worked at venues around the world on productions of all scales. Since taking his first steps in the industry as an audio engineer, Graham displayed clear leadership skills and an intrinsic knowledge of all technical disciplines and assumed positions such as Technical Manager, Project Manager, Head of Production and now his current role as Technical Director at DBpixelhouse. Graham takes a keen interest in new technology as well as being driven to ensure that whilst endeavouring to achieve maximum efficiency, the production processes take place in a safe and secure working environment.

Anthony is a Chartered Accountant and Senior Finance Professional with over 25 years of experience in events, property, facilities management and healthcare. He has a wealth of knowledge across many business disciplines and experience of single and multi-site businesses in the UK and abroad, service companies and asset-based capital-intensive companies and is tasked with streamlining the transactional processes, increasing the focus on performance management and freeing up resources for value-adding business partnering which will lead to higher engagement in the finance function. Anthony’s safe stewardship of the company’s finances help DBpixelhouse to achieve maximum operational efficiency with the agility to respond to a wide range of business challenges.