Van Nuys, Calif. — November 06, 2006 — AVAD LLC, America’s leading distributor of custom home electronics, announced today that the company has opened a new distribution center in Las Vegas, to best serve the area’s regional dealer base. Now accepting orders for pickup, the distribution center is officially open for business and begins full-scale shipping operations this month. Grand opening celebration plans are underway.
At over 11,600 square feet, the new facility provides a complete inventory of residential system solutions, as well as comprehensive product training, technical and sales support. The center is conveniently located in a new industrial park on the quickly-developing southwest side of Las Vegas, near the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Interstate 215, for quick and easy access.
True to the AVAD tradition of investing heavily in the technical expertise of their dealers, the location also features a state-of-the-art training facility and an additional conference room for dealer and client meetings, training, consultation and service. An ample showroom with multiple integrated technology systems are in place, so dealers and their clients can see how AVAD’s leading brands interact with one another.
“We’ve been looking at adding a Las Vegas location for a number of years,” said Michael Spokny, general manager of AVAD Southern California. “We know from our market research that there is great demand and our customers have been asking us to establish a distribution center in this area for some time. This new location will provide convenience and save our dealers considerable time and money.”
Bob Gartland, president of AVAD LLC commented: “We’re very excited about the growth outlook for the western United States. This facility is an example of AVAD’s regional expansion plans and investments in both our company’s and our dealer’s future. Our dealers demand the very best in service and support, and we’ll be able to deliver that thanks to this second location.”
Location and contact information: AVAD-Las Vegas, 6450 Cameron St., Suite #110, Las Vegas, Nev., 89118, (702) 251-4434.
In Brief: Release Summary
· AVAD, America’s leading distributor of custom home electronics, announces the opening of a new Las Vegas location to best serve the company’s regional dealers.
· Now accepting orders for pickup, the new Las Vegas distribution center begins full-scale shipping operations this month.
· At over 11,600 square feet, the new facility provides a complete inventory of residential system solutions, as well as comprehensive product training, technical and sales support.
· AVAD-Las Vegas is located at 6450 Cameron St., Suite #110, Las Vegas, Nev., 89118.
About AVAD, LLC
AVAD, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro, Inc., is the most complete home integration solutions provider in the United States. Its in-depth technology offering of the most trusted brands and progressive continuing education programs provide all the support necessary to design and implement complete home electronic systems solutions. AVAD stocks products for home theater, lighting controls, distributed audio/video, central vacuum, and more. AVAD also provides just-in-time delivery from each of its 37 locations nationwide.
AVAD is dedicated to dealer education, training and skill advancement, as evidenced by AVAD University’s over 450 online and classroom continuing education classes held each year. By partnering with CEDIA for key industry training courses such as Installer Level I and II Certification, Designer Boot Camps and Home Theater Workshops, AVAD is unparalleled in its commitment to the betterment of the industry and the dealer’s bottom line.
AVAD exemplifies this concept with the Dealer to Builder (D2B) program, which links highly-trained and qualified members of its 9,000+ dealer corps with homebuilders across the United States to outfit new homes with in-demand, cutting-edge electronic systems.
Product lines that AVAD distributes and supports include: Acme Brackets, APC, Aprilaire, Artison, Atlantic Technology, Belden, Bose, Carlon, ChannelPlus, Coleman Cable, H-P Products/Dirt Devil Central Vacuum Systems, D-Link, Draper, Fujitsu, Gefen, Goo System-Visual Reality, Inc., Harman Kardon, InFocus ScreenPlay, iPort, JVC Professional Products Company, Key Digital, Lutron, Marantz, Middle Atlantic Products, Inc., NetStreams, Niles Audio, Niveus Media, OmniMount, OnQ Technologies, OpenHouse, Panamax, Panasonic Phones, Peerless, Philips, Polk Audio, PROconnect, ProFlex, RTI, Samsung, Sharp, SharpVision, Spaun USA, Terk, Toshiba, Universal Remote Control and more.
In July 2005, AVAD was acquired by Ingram Micro, Inc., making its parent company the leading distributor for solution providers and custom integrators serving the fast-growing consumer electronics and home automation markets in the United States.
For more information about AVAD, visit www.avad.com.
