17/08/2026
๐ The impact of our industry can extend far beyond a cinema room.
At Together For Cinema, we have seen first hand what can happen when the AV industry comes together to use its technology, expertise and resources to support good causes.
That same thinking sits behind GivingBack.tech, helping useful surplus AV equipment find a new purpose with charities and CICs across the UK.
A recent example comes from GVAV.
Through its GVCARES programme, GVAV has donated a pair of JBL Control 1 loudspeakers to Marie Curie UK Hospice Liverpool through GivingBack.tech.
The speakers will help provide music for patients, supporting comfort and wellbeing through music therapy.
The equipment may have finished one role, but in its new home it can make a very human difference.
Mark Jennings, Commercial Director at GVAV, said: โThrough our partnership with GivingBack.tech, surplus equipment can be redirected to charities and community organisations with a genuine need, helping to reduce waste while creating positive social impact.โ
This is exactly why GivingBack.tech exists. To give useful technology the opportunity to keep creating value, while extending the positive impact our industry can make within the wider community.
A huge thank you to GVAV and everyone involved in making this donation possible. ๐
If you would like to see more examples of AV technology being given a useful second life, follow GivingBack.tech.
And if your organisation has surplus equipment, would like to support the platform, or knows a charity or CIC that could benefit, we would love you to get involved.