A Track Record of Success
1974 Launches audio visual equipment supply company in Bismarck, ND.
’ 70s &’ 80s Becomes premier dealer of audio, video, broadcast and presentation equipment.
1986 Adds offices in Des Moines, IA and Omaha, NE.
1990 Opens Minneapolis, MN office for audio, video, presentation and conferencing systems integration.
1996 Adds Kansas City, KS location. Enters video conferencing market.
2000 Acquires Audio Systems Company in Bismarck, ND, adding sound masking, sound reinforcement and security systems.
2001 Establishes a Total Quality Initiative for the development of technical standards and processes.
AVI At A Glance
Year Established 1974
Number of Employees 400
Number of Offices 16
FY 2013 Revenue $ 147.1M
An ESOP Company 100 % employee owned
2003 Gains a West Coast presence in a merger with Televideo San Diego.
2004 Acquires offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Grand Rapids under the name AVI Midwest, LLC.
2005 Launches Advanced Managed Services group providing highend AV / IT engineering, enterprise control systems programming and project management.
2006 Continued succession planning results in bringing the overall percentage of the company owned by its employees to 71 %.
2008 Audiovisual, Inc. and its subsidiaries begin to operate under the corporate name of AVI Systems, Inc. AVI Midwest and Televideo San Diego names are retired.
2009 Launches multiple AVI Systems branded products: Digital Signage, Asset Management and Conference Support. Jeff Stoebner assumes role as CEO.
2010 AVI Systems is now a 100 % employee owned company. 2011 Acquires Workplace AV Systems in Sioux Falls, SD. 2012 AVI adds two new locations in Detroit, MI and Cincinnati, OH.
2013 Adds Denver, CO and acquires Antech Labs of St. Louis, MO. Launches state-of-the-art Global Professional Support Center in Minneapolis, MN.