FT. LAUDERDALE, FL — December 28, 2004 — AVAD, America’s leading distributor of custom home technology, announced today that plans are underway for the inauguration of a new AVAD facility to better serve the needs of their great plains dealer base. Custom installers in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Southern Illinois will greater benefit from the AVAD advantage with the closer proximity of the new location.
The new AVAD Great Plains branch is scheduled to open in Missouri next year. The new location will expand AVAD’s service offerings and provide the same level of quality value-adds as the rest of the nationwide locations. Featuring a showroom, warehouse, training room and office space, the state-of-the-art distribution center will offer installers the best products, manufacturer training, complete design and integration assistance, next-day delivery, plus education and certification programs such as CEDIA’s Level I Installer Certification and D2B (Dealer to Builder) program certifications.
“We are extremely excited to launch a new AVAD location in Missouri,” said Joe Piccirilli, managing director of AVAD. “The new branch will enable us to better serve our dealer base, and I’m certain that the addition of Shawn Dixon to the team will ensure AVAD Great Plains’ steady growth and success.”
Overseeing operations, Shawn Dixon joins as Territory Manager. Dixon will head up the sales efforts, providing dealer support with new program and product rollouts. With over sixteen years in the consumer electronics industry, Dixon brings vast distribution and retail experience to lead operations. Most recently, Dixon was employed for four years with a local Independent Representative company, operating as an outside Sales Rep for Missouri and Southern Illinois. Former positions include distribution management, sales representation, as well as retail management.
Dixon stated: “I’m very excited to come onboard with AVAD. They have shown a serious commitment to their dealers through their product offering, solid support, training, and programs since their inception and I look forward to all the opportunities that lie ahead.”
About AVAD
AVAD LLC is the most complete home integration solutions provider in the United States. What makes AVAD unique is its in-depth inventory of the most prestigious name brand products in nearly every discipline necessary to provide a complete home solution. From home theater and lighting controls to distributed audio/video and central vacuum, AVAD has it all in stock at each of its 21 locations nationwide.
AVAD LLC, founded in 1998 as a specialized network of distributors, provides the system integrator with a great opportunity to make more profit by providing complete design and integration assistance, technical training, education and certification programs such as CEDIA’s Level I Installer Certification, plus the ability to enter into new types of businesses like central vacuum. AVAD offers coast-to-coast delivery within 24 hours or pick-up at one of its convenient nationwide locations.
Building around installer’s needs, AVAD continually expands its service offerings. The Dealer to Builder Program, D2B is a clear example of AVAD’s dealer commitment. This initiative creates a common channel to link dealers and builders in bringing homeowners across the nation the best in home technology. With D2B, AVAD reinforces individual businesses and the entire custom installation channel by putting highly qualified technicians at the forefront of industry expansion.
Product lines that AVAD distributes and supports include Belden, Bose, Carlon, ChannelPlus, Coleman Cable, Draper, H-P Products/Dirt Devil Central Vacuum Systems, D-Link, Fujitsu, Harman Kardon, Lutron, Middle Atlantic Products, Inc., NetStreams, OnQ Technologies, OpenHouse, Panamax, Panasonic Audio/Video, Panasonic Phones, Peerless, Philips, Polk Audio, ProConnect, ProFlex, Replay TV, RTI, Samsung, ScreenPlay by InFocus, Sharp, SharpVision, Spaun USA, Universal Remote Control, VisionArt, and more.
For more information about AVAD and its services, visit their website at www.avad.com or contact Joe Piccirilli at (954) 484-3221 or info@avad.com.
