NEWS NEWPARTNERS
Belgian manufacturer Audac has named Ertikin Elektronik as its exclusive distributor in Turkey.
www.audac.eu www.ertekin.com.tr
HHB Canada is the new distributor for Merging Technologies in the country. The Toronto-based company will be charged with building on the strong sales of Merging products throughout North America.
www.hhbcanada.com www.merging.com
Williams Sound has appointed International Sales as its representative for Latin America and Asia. The company will work to support existing customers and to expand Williams Sound’s distribution across the regions.
www.intlsales.net www.williamssound.com
Harman’s Martin Professional has appointed SF SES vs ISIK Sistemleri (SF) as the exclusive distributor of its products in Turkey. Istanbul- based SF will enhance the sales, distribution, and support of Martin Professional lighting solutions throughout Turkey as well as Azerbaijan and Northern Cyprus.
www.martin.com www.sf.com.tr
Grassfi sh Marketing Technologies and BrightSign have announced they are to collaborate. Grassfi sh’s content management system (CMS) will be integrated with the BrightSign XD product line with the intention of providing a cost-effi cient, scalable and highly reliable solution for digital signage networks.
www.brightsign.biz www.grassfi
sh.com
WORLD Industry growing 11% a year, says InfoComm
Ahead of its publication in July, InfoComm International revealed a few headline statistics from its Global AV Market Defi nition and Strategy Survey at InfoComm 2014.
The survey, conducted on the association’s behalf by Acclaro Growth Partners, found that the value of the audiovisual market continues to grow at a healthy rate. Valued at $75bn in 2013, the industry is predicted to generate $92bn in 2014 and $116bn in 2016 – a compound annual growth rate of 11% over the four-year period. “The AV industry is strong, thanks to a rebounding economy and a growing need for collaboration,” said David Labuskes, InfoComm’s executive director and CEO,
UNITED KINGDOM Esprit creates Commonwealth Games signage
Four digital totems, designed by Esprit Digital in association with Foster + Partners, will guide visitors around this month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Each totem will deliver
general information, games schedules and venue directions to visitors by means of high-brightness 60in LCD screens, viewable in all weather conditions, including direct sunlight. A high-speed fi bre-optic network connection feeds new content and messaging directly to the digital media player within each unit. On-screen information can be instantly updated from a central control
offi ce, allowing urgent and emergency messages to be displayed if necessary. In addition to the digital display, the totems house powerful loudspeakers and carry
site maps and games logos illuminated by LED backlights. Standing 4m high, each unit is housed in a seamless aluminium case, designed by Foster + Partners to match the futuristic design of the SSE Hydro performance arena, which will host the gymnastics, netball and boxing events. To ensure reliable and continuous operation at all times, the totems include full environmental control including integral ventilation and heating with delayed display start-up to ensure that the internal temperature is stabilised and all traces of condensation are eliminated prior to operation. They
were designed and tested to operate between -20ºC and 45ºC in all weather conditions. “This is the fi rst time that
we have collaborated with designers of this calibre to create a truly great design,” said James Brenner, technical director of Esprit Digital. Malcolm Close, SECC’s
director, operations, said: “The information totems are an essential element in providing a fantastic visitor experience. They extend the arena’s radial symmetry out into the public realm and with their slim and narrow format, are a perfect example of form and function.”
www.espritdigital.com
InfoComm International. “However,” he added, “growth is not universal across the world.”
The survey has found
that, for the fi rst time, the contribution of the Asia Pacifi c market is set to outstrip that of North America by 2016. Globally, three sectors
generate more than half the industry’s revenue. The corporate market is the single largest revenue generator, with a 30% contribution. Next come venues and events (14%), closely followed by government and military (12%).
The top three product sectors are displays (23%), AV acquisition and delivery (19%) and projectors (14%). The fi rst two of these are also in the top three fastest-
growing sectors, along with control systems and software. Software is described as “as emerging category that is gaining in prevalence”. Worth $839m in 2012, it will double to a predicted $1.68bn in 2016.
Services contribute a
third of the value of the sector. Installation/ integration contributes 55% of the total, some way ahead of managed services (18%) and rental and staging
In addition to the global overview, fi ve reports on regions, plus country reports on Brazil and China,
will be released in July. A total of 17 reports will be released at InfoComm events around the world. The study will be available to purchase, in whole or in part, from InfoComm’s online store.
www.infocomm.org/store
4 July 2014
www.installation-international.com
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