APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, has announced the winners of its 2008 APC Commercial AV Manufacturer’s Representative and Dealers of the Year.  An awards presentation was held in Orlando on June 17 at the InfoComm ‘09 Conference, the largest and most comprehensive professional and commercial AV event in the world.  The APC Commercial AV Award winners were selected based on year-over-year revenue growth, sales volume and customer satisfaction.  Forming an impressive field of candidates, five commercial AV manufacturers’ representatives and more than 500 commercial AV dealers were considered.

“We would like to thank the 2008 APC Commercial AV Manufacturer’s Representative and Dealers of the Year Award winners for their dedication to providing unparalleled customer service and strong sales growth,” said Bryan West, vice president of channels, APC.  “We look forward to our continued enjoyment in providing our representatives and dealers with APC’s leading solutions.”

2008 APC Commercial AV Manufacturer’s Representative of the Year Award Winner

SYMCO (www.symcoinc.com), an independent manufacturer’s representative firm based in Stirling, New Jersey, was honored with the 2008 APC Commercial AV Manufacturer’s Representative Award.  SYMCO represents manufacturers in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states in the professional, commercial, industrial, education and government audio-video markets.  On winning the award, Frank Michael Culotta, president of SYMCO, said “We strive to offer our customers the best components for their all of their audio-video needs.  Working with APC helps us achieve this goal, because they provide the technology, safety and reliability that our clients demand.”

2008 APC Commercial Dealers of the Year Award Winners

Northeast – McCann Systems (www.mccannsystems.com), of Edison, New Jersey has been producing audio-video environments that have successfully communicated clients’ ideas, products and images throughout the last decade.

Southeast – Ford AV (www.fordav.com) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been engineering and installing audio/video systems across the United States since 1973.

Midwest – Sport View Technologies (www.sportviewtechnologies.com), headquartered in Brighton, Michigan, has been providing a wide variety of electronic systems integration and solution packages since 1955.  Sport View has been an avid APC supporter since 2007.

West – RFI Communications and Security Systems (www.rfi.com) of San Jose, California, a diversified multi-systems integrator, has been building high-technology, state-of-the-art, turnkey systems for more than 30 years.