About Us
The company prides itself on providing an excellent service for its entire client base and has built up a reputation for help and support far beyond the warranty period of its products. Our approach to any project is to create a positive, educational and fun visitor experience where children and adults can play and learn at the same time.
It is our aim to work with the client to deliver a high quality service, which maintains the internationally recognised value of aivaf Ltd. We specialise in finding communications solutions for complex ideas, whether in the field of science and technology or otherwise, which deliver an entertaining and educational visitor experience.
We aim to be global leader’s, which means that we recognise the need for cultural sensitivity in the markets in which we work, by gaining local knowledge either through our own research or working with local partners. We carry out extremely thorough testing and reliability programmes, whether it is through prototyping exhibits, compiling audience research to evaluate the themes and content of our exhibitions or providing a professional maintenance and warranty service.
Some of our Team
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Bruce Davies - Managing Director, set up Aivaf Ltd in 1988 and since then he has overseen the financial control, management and production of over 3000 different exhibits, working with well over 200 different museums, science centres and visitor attractions within the UK and worldwide. He has excellent management and leadership skills, project co-ordination as well as having a university engineering background. He has a wealth of experience within the interactive and fit out industry being the sole owner of a company now in its 21st successful year. |
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Julie France - Director, has worked with aivaf for 9 years and has gained invaluable experience and excellent liaison skills with all our clients. She has a business management background over 20 years and is qualified to degree level and is also skilled in areas of project acquisition, contract negotiation as well as marketing media and PR working with the Managing Director. Julie is also responsible for overseeing all of the administration systems for the company and the implementation of contract invoicing. |
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Lee Wildgoose: Senior Model Maker Although Lee has only been with aivaf for two years he is already a well respected and skilled member of our team. Lee works on many of our scenic projects including props, models and recreating artefacts. He is also a key member of our site installations. |
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Simon Allsop- Senior Exhibit Fabricator/ Scenic dressing Simon gained a BA Honours at the University of Leicester in Product design. He joined Aivaf Ltd from Snibston Discovery Park, where he gained a wealth of experience in the design, interpretation and fabrication of interactive exhibits over his 5 year period at the centre. Prior to that he worked as a model maker / sculptor for Farmer Studios, His role within aivaf is that of the internal project-coordination, model making and scenic dresser as well as ensuring the completed fabrication of the exhibitions within the workshop |
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Matthew Lane: Technical Design Manager - Matthew Lane gained an interactive art degree at the University of Wales. He joined Aivaf in 1998 and heads a team of technical designers. He is qualified in AutoCAD and Solid Works design software packages amongst others. Over the last 11 years Matthew has also become a key project manager controlling many prestigious projects we have worked on. |
We also have a great team of cabinet makers, engineers, spray painters, electronic engineers and our administration staff.
Apprenticeship Programme
Aivaf has recently commenced an apprentice programme for youngsters aged between 16 years and 19 years. We now have one young man working at aivaf on the apprentice scheme and in 3 years will be fully trained in all aspects of Exhibition Fit out and Interactives
