Are Custom Controls certified Crestron installers in Cheshire?

Yes. Custom Controls have been certified Crestron dealers and installers since 1998. We are five-time Crestron Integration Award winners and hold Crestron Dealer of Distinction status. Our Cheshire office is in Didsbury, Manchester at 41 Whitelow Road, M21 9HG, covering the whole of Cheshire and the North West.

How much does a Crestron system cost in Cheshire?

A Crestron Home installation for a mid-size Cheshire property typically starts from £15,000–£20,000. Larger Cheshire projects combining Crestron with Lutron lighting, multi-room AV, security and climate integration typically run from £60,000 to £150,000 or more. We provide free, no-obligation consultations and detailed quotations.

Does Crestron work with Lutron in Cheshire properties?

Yes — and this is Custom Controls' most common Cheshire specification. We pair Crestron automation with Lutron Homeworks QSX or RadioRA 3 for lighting and shading on the majority of our significant Cheshire projects.

Crestron Installer Cheshire — Design, Installation, Programming & Support

Q: Can you take over an existing Crestron system in Cheshire?

Yes. We audit the existing installation, diagnose faults, reprogramme to our standard, upgrade hardware where needed, and enrol the system in our remote monitoring service.

Q: Do you offer Crestron support and maintenance in Cheshire?

Yes. Every Crestron system we install is enrolled in remote monitoring. We offer annual maintenance contracts with scheduled visits and priority response. Our Cheshire engineers provide rapid on-site response across the whole county — typically on site within the hour for urgent call-outs across central Cheshire.

Q: Which areas of Cheshire do you cover?

We cover the whole of Cheshire and the North West from our Didsbury office — including Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Prestbury, Knutsford, Hale, Bowdon, Altrincham, Bramhall, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Chester and all surrounding areas.

The North West’s most experienced Crestron dealer. Certified since 1998. Five-time Crestron Integration Award winners. Based in Didsbury, Manchester.

Custom Controls are a Cheshire-based Crestron installer with over 25 years of experience designing, programming and installing Crestron home automation systems for luxury residential properties across the North West. Our Cheshire office is in Didsbury, Manchester — at 41 Whitelow Road, M21 9HG — and our engineers are active across the whole of Cheshire and the North West: Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Prestbury, Knutsford, Hale, Bowdon, Altrincham, Bramhall, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Chester and the wider Cheshire countryside.

We are one of a small number of North West Crestron dealers to hold Dealer of Distinction status — awarded by Crestron for five consecutive Crestron Integration Award wins. Cheshire is one of our most active markets — the county’s concentration of large detached properties, country houses, new build developments and estate conversions is an ideal environment for Crestron’s whole-home automation capability.

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Crestron Installation in Cheshire — What We Deliver

Crestron Home Automation. The central intelligence of a smart home — managing lighting, AV, climate, security, access and blinds from a single, beautifully designed interface. We install both Crestron Home (streamlined, ideal for most Cheshire residential projects) and Crestron Custom (fully bespoke programming for the most complex briefs). For the large detached properties and estate houses common across Alderley Edge, Prestbury and Knutsford, Crestron Custom’s flexibility to manage multiple buildings, extensive outbuildings and large grounds is particularly valuable.

Crestron AV Distribution. Any source — Kaleidescape, Sky Q, Apple TV, streaming — to any room in the Cheshire property. Crestron NVX distributes 4K HDR video over the property’s IP network with no quality compromise. For Cheshire properties with separate annexes, garden buildings and outbuildings, Crestron AV distribution extends seamlessly across all structures on a single unified system.

Crestron Lighting and Shading. For most of our Cheshire projects we pair Crestron with Lutron Homeworks QSX or RadioRA 3 for lighting and shading. The combination of Lutron for lighting and Crestron for whole-home automation is the specification we use on the majority of our significant Cheshire installations.

Crestron Climate Control. Integration with underfloor heating, fan coil units, heat pumps and air conditioning under Crestron control. Zone-by-zone temperature management and occupancy-based scheduling across all zones in a Cheshire property.

Crestron Security Integration. CCTV, video intercom, access control and intruder alarm panels all managed within the Crestron interface. For Cheshire properties with gated entrances, perimeter fencing, detached garages and garden buildings, Crestron manages every entry point from a single interface. Read more →

Crestron System Takeovers Cheshire

Cheshire has a significant number of properties with existing Crestron systems installed by companies that have since closed or moved on. We audit the existing installation, diagnose faults, reprogramme to our standard, upgrade hardware where needed, and enrol the system in our remote monitoring service. If you have a Crestron system in your Cheshire property that is not working correctly, contact our Cheshire office.

Crestron Programming Cheshire

Our Crestron programming team write bespoke code for every Cheshire project — no template programmes. We offer programming-only services for Cheshire properties where the hardware was installed by another company.

Crestron Support & Maintenance Cheshire

Every Crestron system we install in Cheshire is enrolled in our remote monitoring service. We offer annual maintenance contracts with scheduled preventative maintenance visits, software updates and priority response. Our Cheshire engineers provide rapid on-site response across the whole county — with our Didsbury base, we are typically on site within the hour for urgent call-outs across central Cheshire.

Cheshire Case Studies — Crestron Installations

Knutsford, Cheshire

A whole-home Crestron installation in a large Knutsford property combining a dedicated cinema room, whole-home AV distribution and Lutron Homeworks QSX lighting throughout. The Crestron system manages the heated swimming pool, underfloor heating across all zones, and security with full perimeter CCTV coverage, as well as the 4.5m cinema room with Sony 4K laser projection and Artcoustic speaker system.

Luxury Garage Cinema, Cheshire

A complete Crestron smart home installation in a substantial Cheshire property, with a converted double garage cinema room as the centrepiece. Crestron manages AV distribution to twelve rooms, Lutron lighting control throughout, underfloor heating across three zones and full security integration. A reference project for the Cheshire market — demonstrating what a whole-property Crestron installation with a dedicated cinema room delivers at the £100,000–£150,000 technology investment level.

Prestbury Entertainment Complex, Cheshire

A large Prestbury property where Crestron manages a purpose-built garden entertainment complex — cinema, games room, bar and terrace — alongside the main house automation. The Crestron system coordinates transitions between room modes automatically: cinema mode dims the cinema and mutes the bar area; games mode adjusts lighting and switches the audio system to the games room configuration. An unusual brief that demonstrates Crestron’s flexibility in managing multiple entertainment spaces with complex scene requirements.

Garage Conversion, Hale Barns, Cheshire

A double garage conversion in Hale Barns combining a cinema room, gym and bar. Crestron Home manages the full space — cinema scenes, gym lighting and audio, bar ambience — from a Crestron touchpanel and iPad. A more compact Cheshire project demonstrating Crestron at a scale appropriate for a family home where the budget is focused on the conversion itself rather than a whole-property system.

Cheshire Areas We Serve

Alderley Edge · Wilmslow · Prestbury · Knutsford · Hale · Hale Barns · Bowdon · Altrincham · Bramhall · Poynton · Macclesfield · Nantwich · Chester · Tarporley · Northwich · Frodsham · Congleton and all Cheshire postcodes. We also work regularly across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and the wider North of England.