Studio infrastructure for
Film, TV & Media — designed,
installed, supported.

Systems that perform.

Services

(06)
— 01

Technical Assessment

Infrastructure audit, requirements scoping, and feasibility analysis. We understand your workflow before we specify a single piece of equipment.

Studio · UK
Infrastructure
— 02

System Design

End-to-end signal flow design, equipment specification, rack layout, and network architecture. Engineered for your workflow — not a generic template.

— 03

Procurement

Vendor-agnostic. We specify the right equipment for your brief — not the easiest to source, not the most familiar. Supply chain management from order to delivery.

Equipment
Recording · London
— 04

Installation & Integration

Physical build, cable infrastructure, rack installation, and system integration. Managed by ARLOW with a specialist team assembled for your project. Every cable is individually identified and corresponds directly to the system design documentation.

— 05

Commissioning

Full system commissioning, testing, and sign-off. We do not consider a facility complete until every signal path has been verified and documented.

Broadcast
Post Production
— 06

Handover & Support

Comprehensive documentation, operator training, and post-installation support. AutoCAD diagrams, rack layouts, and full cable schedules — delivered as a permanent as-built record. The relationship does not end at handover — it begins there.

How we work

The ARLOW process

Transparent, structured, and founder-present at every stage. You always know where the project is and who is accountable for it.

Brief & Discovery

We begin with a detailed technical and operational brief. Understanding how your facility will actually be used is more important than what equipment it contains.

Design & Specification

Full system design, signal flow documentation, equipment specification, and budget modelling — all presented before a single order is placed.

Procurement & Planning

Vendor engagement, lead time management, logistics coordination. Delivery schedules built around your production calendar, not equipment availability.

Build & Integration

Physical installation and system integration — managed by ARLOW with a specialist team assembled specifically for your project brief.

Commission & Handover

Full commissioning, signal verification, documentation, and training. The facility is handed over only when every system has been tested to specification.

Installed to broadcast standard

Every cable. Every connection.
Every one documented.

All ARLOW installations are completed to broadcast standard. Every cable is individually identified, corresponding directly to the system design documentation. That documentation — AutoCAD system diagrams, rack layouts, and full cable schedules — is delivered at handover as a permanent record of everything built. When something needs changing in five years, the information is there.

This is not standard practice in the industry. It is ARLOW standard practice — on every project, regardless of size.

Specialist disciplines
Audio jackfield wiring & termination
Precision analogue and digital audio patching to broadcast standard — correct impedance, correct termination, correct labelling.
Krone frame installation
Structured telecommunications cabling and termination — the backbone of a properly engineered facility, done by engineers who have done nothing else.
Fibre optic fusion splicing
Single-mode and multi-mode fibre termination and fusion splicing — for signal runs where copper is not an option and signal integrity is non-negotiable.
Structured broadcast cabling
SDI, AES, MADI, DANTE, IP video — routed, dressed, and identified to a standard that makes the finished installation legible to any engineer who follows.
Documentation & handover
AutoCAD system diagrams, rack layouts, and cable schedules — every cable, every connection, every path. Delivered as a complete as-built record.
Why ARLOW

The boutique advantage

Large projects have complexity. Freelancers have availability. ARLOW has something that fills the gap.

Industry native

ARLOW works exclusively in film, television, media, and music. We speak your language, understand your workflows, and have built facilities like yours before.

Curated specialist teams

Every contractor is chosen for the specific demands of your project. ARLOW draws on a network of seasoned specialists — engineers with decades of experience in disciplines that require genuine craft: audio jackfield wiring and termination, krone frame installation, fibre optic fusion splicing, and structured broadcast cabling. These are not generalists. They are practitioners who have spent careers doing one thing exceptionally well. ARLOW selects, manages, and is fully accountable for every one of them.

Space Planning

From blank floor plan
to operational blueprint.

Architects design beautiful buildings. Builders deliver them on spec. But neither typically understands the technical, operational, and acoustic requirements of a working broadcast facility, recording studio, or media space. ARLOW bridges that gap — translating what a facility needs to perform into geometry an architect can build from.

2D AutoCAD Planning

Floor plan & technical layout

Precise AutoCAD drawings that show equipment placement, cable routing, furniture, acoustic treatment zones, and room adjacencies. Formatted to architect and contractor standards — ready to go directly into a building package or planning submission.

  • Equipment layout & rack positioning
  • Cable tray & containment routing
  • Room adjacency & workflow mapping
  • Acoustic treatment zones
  • Architect-ready DWG format
3D Visualisation

See it before you build it

Three-dimensional renders of the proposed space — giving clients, architects, and interior designers a shared visual reference before a single wall goes up. Removes ambiguity, catches conflicts early, and helps non-technical stakeholders make informed decisions.

  • Photorealistic room renders
  • Equipment & furniture visualisation
  • Lighting & acoustic material preview
  • Client presentation ready
  • Revision iterations included
The gap we bridge

"Architects and builders don't always understand the technical, operational, or acoustic requirements of a working facility. ARLOW translates that knowledge into a language they can act on."

Serves
Broadcast · Recording
Post Production · Live
Works with
Architects · Interior designers
Builders · Project managers
Deliverables
AutoCAD DWG · PDF plans
3D renders · Revisions
Clients & Projects

Work we are proud of.
Some we can show. All we can name.

Many facilities we build are private — photographing them is not always possible. What we can show is the range of organisations that have trusted ARLOW to design, specify, and deliver their infrastructure.

BBC
ITV
NBC Universal
Warner Bros.
ITN
Channel 4
Sony DADC
Pinewood
Deluxe
Technicolor
National Theatre
EG Plus
Omnicom
ESPN
FOX
BBC
ITV
NBC Universal
Warner Bros.
ITN
Channel 4
Sony DADC
Pinewood
Deluxe
Technicolor
National Theatre
EG Plus
Omnicom
ESPN
FOX
Lipsync
MSV Post
Royal Opera House
Bentley Motors
Molinaire
Netflix
Amazon
Work Post
AVID
Company 3
The History Channel
Industrial Light & Magic
Ulster Studios
Be Grizzlee
Media Arts Lab
BBH
Imperial College
The Roundhouse
University of Stafford
Chelsea FC
Arsenal
Queens Club
Lipsync
MSV Post
Royal Opera House
Bentley Motors
Molinaire
Netflix
Amazon
Work Post
AVID
Company 3
The History Channel
Industrial Light & Magic
Ulster Studios
Be Grizzlee
Media Arts Lab
BBH
Imperial College
The Roundhouse
University of Stafford
Chelsea FC
Arsenal
Queens Club
Selected projects
Broadcast
Major UK Broadcaster
Master Control Room · London
System Design Integration Commissioning
NDA — facility details confidential
Recording Studio
Independent Label
New Build · Control Room & Live Room · Manchester
Space Planning 3D Visualisation Full Integration
End-to-end delivery from blank shell
Live Venue
Hospitality Group
AV Infrastructure · Multi-room · London
System Design Space Planning Installation
Phased delivery across 3 rooms
Media Facility
Streaming Platform
Content Operations Centre · Remote & On-site
Infrastructure Design MAM Integration
NDA — facility details confidential
Your project
Every facility
starts with
a conversation.
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About
The facility will work.
That is not a promise we make lightly — it is the only promise we make.

ARLOW was founded on a simple conviction: the people who make the world's stories deserve infrastructure that performs as precisely as their craft demands.

Every project carries the founder's name. Every outcome is personal. That accountability cannot be replicated by a practice that sends a different project manager to every meeting.

Nick Arlow
Founder · ARLOW Systems Integration
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