The Global Presence Alliance is the largest provider of services for integrating AV in the world.
The Global Presence Alliance is a global organization providing integration of audio-visual technology on an international scale through partner networks. In 2014, it exceeded its annual turnover to over a billion dollars, making it the world’s largest provider of AV integration.
Global Presence Alliance (GPA) has 17 partners operating in 30 countries with more than 3,500 professionals in the fields of AV and UC (audio-visual and communications solutions). The numbers stated and coverage will grow in the coming years with other new partners. Among the current members are GPA Whitlock in the US, Atea in Scandinavia, ProAV Solutions in Australia or AV MEDIA in the Czech Republic. GPA key customers are companies such as Chevron, Dell, Alcon, McAfee or Statoil. During a recent GPA Member Assembly held concurrently with the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade fair in Amsterdam, a premiere of a short video spot on its global focus was presented.
AV MEDIA, a.s. is a member of the Global Presence Alliance organization and participates in AV integration for global customers.
GPA presented a program for authorized contractors called the AVP program. This program is a response to the important role of producers in the AV industry, who through GPA provide globally standardized technology and specialized services. Accreditation by the AVP program will increase the credibility of the alliance members to existing and new customers. Crestron Digital Media, an authorized supplier, became the first participant in the AVP program during the trade fair. In the coming weeks, other participants in the program will gradually be announced.
Byron Tarry from the Canadian company Sharps Audio Visual and this year’s chairman of GPA said, “It's exciting and inspiring to belong to a global family of several dozen companies with similar convictions, which have uniform goals and a common vision. We all work together because we understand the benefits of our knowledge, which brings greater added value and wider opportunities, not only for GPA and its global customers, but also for our regional operations. Thanks to our mutual trust, we can be presented to customers as a single entity with clear objectives and values.”
Byron Tarry went on to add, “This year’s record attendance at ISE clearly demonstrates the continuing rapid worldwide growth of interest in the field of AV. GPA is ideally prepared to offer global companies innovative solutions, reliable delivery and quality services. "
GPA members will meet in June 2015 at the InfoComm trade fair and announce which supplier has won the Global Vendor Excellence Award.
GPA presented a program for authorized contractors called the AVP program. This program is a response to the important role of producers in the AV industry, who through GPA provide globally standardized technology and specialized services. Accreditation by the AVP program will increase the credibility of the alliance members to existing and new customers. Crestron Digital Media, an authorized supplier, became the first participant in the AVP program during the trade fair. In the coming weeks, other participants in the program will gradually be announced.
The Global Presence Alliance brings together selected leading providers of audio-visual and video-conferencing solutions and services around the world, while working together to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve communication for end customers. It provides solutions from a single source and offers global pricing support and simplified operation through a unified service.
AV MEDIA, a.s. is a leader in the field of presentation, projections and audio-visual technology in the Czech Republic. Through the design and implementation of solutions for sharing images and sound, they have provided their customers inspiration, profits and joy. They also provide professional services, training and maintenance. Through their membership in the GPA, the follow the latest trends which they bring and are the first to practically implement them in the Czech Republic.