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Peerless-AV unveils Green Credentials for Earth Day

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Peerless-AV has unveiled a new statement of its Environmental Management System (EMS) policy and commitment to sustainability, to coincide with Earth Day on 22 April. In a statement of its Green Credentials, the company said its 2022 environmental objective is to achieve 90% landfill waste diversion year on year. Peerless-AV…

Diversified launches as-a-service financing options

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Global integrator Diversified is to provide technology financing options to its clients, with the launch of Diversified Global Payment Solutions. The new service is aimed at organisations that want to invest their capital in revenue-generating projects rather than depreciating assets. Diversified Global Payment Solutions will bundle all costs into predictable 'as-a-service'…

Audio-Technica celebrates 60th anniversary of founding

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Audio-Technica is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the company with a series of events across the world on the theme of analogue living. The company was founded as a Japanese manufacturer  on 17 April, 1962 by Hideo Matsushita with the launch of an AT-1 cartridge.  Inspired…

Sony invests $1bn to help Epic Games build the metaverse

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Sony Group Corporation has taken part in a $2 billion round of funding to support Epic Games with the construction of the metaverse. Sony, which already has a stake in Epic Games, has invested together with KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company behind the LEGO Group. Both companies have…

Huge EU framework award to macom-led consortium

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The European Commission has appointed the WEAVE AV consortium, led by AV consultancy macom and real estate consultancy Drees & Sommer, to the largest European framework for AV consultancy, technical design and project management in a contract worth tens of millions of Euros over a period of four years. The…

AV spending growth hits record levels in AVIXA survey

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Spending on AV systems is showing record growth across the world, despite supply chain delays and difficulties in recruiting qualified staff, according to industry association AVIXA. The record growth is driven by the removal of Covid-19 restrictions in many countries, as the disease becomes endemic, barring unforeseen new variants of…

Maverick AV Solutions adds Neat video displays to portfolio

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Maverick AV Solutions is to distribute Neat's complete range of intelligent video displays across 18 countries in Europe. Neat products, which are certified for Zoom and Teams, will form part of Maverick's Smart Meetings product portfolio. Simon Kitson, Smart Meetings director at Maverick AV Solutions, commented: “Our Smart Meetings initiative…

Solotech speeds up sales cycle with Jetbuilt quotations

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Founded 45 years ago, Solotech has been recognised as among the top 10 integrators in North America and has grown to become one of the leading AV and entertainment technologies globally. The business now has 18 locations across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, and over 1300…