Crestron Maintenance & Support — Proactive Monitoring & System Takeovers

We Support What We Install

A Crestron system is not a product that is installed and left. It is a living programme that controls every major system in a property — and it deserves ongoing support that matches the investment it represents. Custom Controls provide proactive monitoring and support for all Crestron systems we install, and for Crestron systems installed by other companies where the original installer is no longer available, no longer trading or no longer meeting the standard the client expects. We are five-time Crestron Integration Award winners and have been supporting Crestron systems since 1998 — we are still maintaining installations from our first decade in business.

Crestron Home

Custom Systems

Audio Video

Lighting & Shading

Programming

Proactive Monitoring — We Know Before You Do

Every Crestron system we install is configured for proactive remote monitoring. The system reports its status to our operations automatically — processor health, network connectivity, third-party device responses, Lutron integration status and any error conditions are all logged and flagged. When something needs attention, we are alerted before the client notices anything is wrong.

In practice, this means the majority of issues are resolved before a client ever experiences them. A projector lamp approaching end of life is identified and replaced before it fails mid-film. A satellite receiver that has stopped responding to IP commands is rebooted remotely and its integration is verified. The system continues working. The client continues using it. No call is made. This is what proactive monitoring means — and it is the standard we apply to every system we support.

Remote Support

Crestron processors are remotely accessible. Programming changes, software updates, new scene additions, device integrations, keypad remapping and fault diagnosis can all be performed from our UK operations without a site visit in the majority of cases. For properties in Dubai, the Alps, West Africa and across our international portfolio, remote support is the default — an engineer flies when the work genuinely requires physical presence, not as the default response to every issue.

Crestron System Takeover, Canaletto Tower, City Road

Case Study: Turning a Frustrating System Into an Invisible One, City Road

This apartment in the Canaletto Tower on City Road is the clearest example of a system takeover done properly. The developer-installed Crestron system arrived competently wired but frustrating to actually live with — lighting keypads that bore no relation to what they controlled, an audio system limited to Bluetooth input with no way to tell which rooms were active, an HVAC program only partially commissioned. None of the underlying hardware needed replacing.

We reprogrammed the lighting into genuine activity-based scenes recallable from a single keypad button, upgraded the audio to a proper streaming server with easy room-ganging for parties, and finished the HVAC automation properly — right down to the master bathroom towel rail warming automatically with the lights. The result: a system that was frustrating became invisible in the best possible way, exactly the standard we bring to every takeover. Read the full case study →

System Takeovers

A significant part of our support work involves taking over Crestron systems that were installed or programmed by other companies. The reasons vary — the original installer has closed, the programmer is unavailable, the system has never worked correctly, or it worked once and gradually degraded as devices were updated and the programme was never maintained. In every case, our process is the same: audit the existing hardware and programme, establish what is working and what is not, fix faults at their actual cause rather than working around them, and bring the system to a standard we are confident to support on an ongoing basis.

Takeovers are not rewrites by default. Where the existing programme is fundamentally sound and the issues are specific and addressable, we fix what needs fixing and leave what is working. Where the programme is too compromised to maintain efficiently, we rewrite. We tell clients which applies before any work begins. Read more about our system takeover, repair and renovation service →

Worldwide Support

We support Crestron systems on every continent where we have installed them. Our approach varies by location and by the nature of each property — some clients have resident staff who can carry out simple physical interventions under remote guidance; others require an engineer on site. For larger systems and international properties, we maintain hot spares for critical components — a touchpanel or processor held in reserve at the property means that a hardware failure does not mean a system failure. For seasonal properties and rental properties, we offer pre-arrival system checks — ensuring every system is verified and operational before the owner or guests arrive, regardless of how long the property has been unoccupied.

Five-Time Crestron Integration Award Winners

Custom Controls have won the Crestron Integration Award five consecutive times — unique in EMEA, earning Dealer of Distinction status. The quality of our ongoing support is part of what Crestron recognises in those awards — a system that is still performing correctly years after installation is a system that has been properly maintained.

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