Professional Sound - June 2018 | Page 13

SFM Now Distributing Niles Audio Products Nortek Security & Control (NSC) has appointed SFM as its Canadian distribution partner for Niles audio products. NSC VP of Sales Jeff Costello says the arrangement will bring Niles solutions to more resellers, integrators, and retailers throughout Canada. “SFM has a 40-year history of providing AV integrators with the solutions their customers demand, including our Furman and Panamax brands,” he says. “SFM’s expertly trained sales force will help dealers deliver Niles solutions to more custom installations throughout Canada.” “Distributing the Niles produ ct line in Canada was the right business deci- sion for SFM and our dealers, and it further supports our long-lasting relation- ship with Nortek Security & Control,” says Steven Freytag, GM of SFM’s Custom Installation division. “We can now offer Niles audio solutions to our dealers and integrators along with our other CI industry leaders, including Shure, Luxul and OmniMount.” For additional information, contact SFM CI: 514-780-2070, [email protected], www.sfm.ca. SFM’S STEVEN FREYTAG & SIMON TOURNAY DataVisual to Represent All Yamaha Commercial Audio Products Across Canada Yamaha’s Professional Audio Division has appointed DataVisual, the Ottawa-based distribution company currently repre- senting Yamaha Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) and Revolabs products, to represent all Yamaha commercial audio products, including its digital mixing systems, networking products, and NEXO loudspeaker systems, in Canada. DataVisual will team up with Yamaha Professional Audio’s existing commercial audio district manager in Québec, Michel Trepanier, and will assume sole repre- sentation of Yamaha Commercial Audio products to the rest of the Canadian provinces. DataVisual’s team will also work with Ashley Clarke, Yamaha’s application specialist based in the Toronto area, to provide technical support. “We are very pleased to be partnering with DataVisual and continuing to serve our strong network of Yamaha Commercial Audio dealers in Canada while at the same time exploring new business opportunities in the hospitality, enterprise, retail, corpo- rate, and stadium/arena vertical market segments,” says Paul Furtkamp, director of sales for Yamaha Commercial Audio and NEXO products. For more information, contact Data- Visual: 888-294-9889, [email protected], www.datavisual.ca. … As of June 3, 2018, Solotech’s U.S. rental division will have a new president, Mickey Curbishley. This appointment coincides with the opening of a new Solotech office in Los Angeles. Under this new structure, Martin Chouinard will now assume the role of president of Solotech’s Canadian rental division. Curbishley and Chouinard will be jointly responsible for Solotech’s Rental Division strategy. www.solotech.com. PROFESSIONAL SOUND 13