Melanie Malcolm Featured in Essential Install Magazine
We’re delighted to see Melanie Malcolm, Director of Bespoke Home Cinemas, featured in a double page article in this month’s Essential Install Magazine.
As a company, we’re incredibly proud to see Melanie representing Bespoke Home Cinemas in one of the industry’s leading publications, discussing some of the key issues facing our sector today.

Apprenticeships, Recruitment and the Future of Our Industry
In the feature, Melanie talks openly about apprenticeships, recruitment and the challenges businesses across our industry are facing when it comes to finding and developing the right talent.
The smart home and home cinema industry continues to evolve at an incredible pace, but with that growth comes the challenge of ensuring we have skilled people coming through who can support the future of the sector.
For Melanie, developing new talent and creating opportunities for people to build a career within the industry has always been an important part of the conversation.
The article looks at some of the realities businesses face when recruiting, the importance of attracting younger people into our industry and why we need to continue looking at how we develop the next generation of skilled professionals.
An Important Conversation
These are issues that affect the whole industry, which is why it’s fantastic to see them being given space in Essential Install Magazine.
Recruitment, training and apprenticeships aren’t simply about filling vacancies. They’re about investing in the future of our industry and making sure we have the skills, knowledge and experience needed to continue delivering the exceptional projects our customers expect.
Melanie has always been passionate about encouraging more people to consider a career within the smart home and home cinema sector, and this feature provides an opportunity to share some of those thoughts with a much wider audience.
Read the Feature
You can find Melanie’s feature across pages 64 and 65 of the September 2026 issue of Essential Install Magazine.
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We’re proud to see Bespoke Home Cinemas continuing to be part of the wider conversation about the future of our industry.
