Ricoh Europe today announced the acquisition of two firms, Pure AV in the UK and AVC in Denmark, cementing its position as one of Europe’s largest AV and workplace integrators. Pure AV is an award-winning specialist AV integrator with expertise in higher education learning environments, as well as the commercial…
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disguise launches new metaverse solutions division
disguise has launched a Metaverse Solutions division to provide richer, more immersive experiences for the metaverse. disguise Metaverse Solutions will build on already existing disguise solutions that empower live events, audiovisual, location-based experiences and virtual production content. While the metaverse is already defined as an $8 trillion dollar opportunity by…
Exertis sees opportunity in acquisitions and convergence
DCC Technology, which operates the Exertis brand, is the largest distributor of pro AV products in North America, and "probably" the largest globally according to its managing director Tim Griffin. So if any company is going to be affected by supply chain shortages, it will be DCC. And yet the…
Stage Precision and Neutral Human announce partnership
Tracking software company Stage Precision (SP), and technical business development consultancy Neutral Human have announced a strategic partnership alongside the launch of Stage Precision to the wider market. SP is an independent data and control platform that enables users to build complex control systems and previsualise or pre-programme technological workflows…
Maverick announces agreement with Sennheiser at ISE
Maverick AV Solutions has announced a distribution agreement with Sennheiser at ISE 2022. The selection of meeting room technologies covered by the agreement includes a newly announced TeamConnect Intelligent Speaker (TC ISP) for Microsoft Teams Rooms and bestselling TeamConnect Ceiling 2 microphone (TCC2). The agreement introduces Sennheiser to the IT…
Christie acquires assets of Brass Roots Technologies
Christie has announced its acquisition of assets from Brass Roots Technologies LLC, an Allen, Texas-based technology innovation company specialising in consulting and the engineering design of advanced optics and electronics for high-performance display and imaging systems. All current employees of Brass Roots Technologies have transferred to Christie and the operations…
Exertis performance diverges in North America and UK
DCC Technology, which operates the Exertis brand, has seen a divergence in performance between North America and the UK, according to its financial results for 2022. The technology division of DCC plc reported operating profits up 12.8% at £81.7 million, with sales up 3.6% at £4.644 billion. The division's North…
Kramer sets goal to triple revenues in three years
Kramer has unveiled a new brand and a new vision for the future at ISE in Barcelona. Kramer, which has over 40 years of experience and more than 20 offices worldwide, began a process of transforming its business over the past year, with new regional structures across Europe, APAC and…
Peerless-AV unveils new models amid acquisition news
Peerless-AV has unveiled new-to-EMEA Xtreme High Bright Outdoor Display models and a mobile trolley at ISE 2022 in Barcelona. The models were unveiled in the same week that the company announced the acquisition of California-based ADF Visual Display Products which has providing engineering and manufacturing for some of the most…
Dubai-based distributor takes ‘major stake’ in Visualization
Vue Audio Visual Trading has acquired a major shareholding in three companies in the enterprise and cinema sector. The Dubai-based technical solutions distributor has invested in Visualization, in the UK; VISUA, which is based in Hungary; and CineAV Services, from South Africa VueAV offers expertise and services covering projection, LED…