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PANAVISION EVOLVE
Panavision Evolve are situated in Kramerville in Johannesburg, and were
founded 20 years ago by brothers, Barry and Claude Jardim. They are still
directors in the company, along with Jaco Potgieter and Ricky Dos Santos.
Panavision Evolve started as a small family concern, but has since evolved
into a thriving business employing some 25 dedicated staff.
Jaco describes the company ethos as, “relationship and solutions driven.”
He notes: “We’ll deliver solutions to small houses, or big corporates, the size
of the job is not the issue. It’s about finding a solution that works for clients.”
And, as Jaco points out, Panavision Evolve have a wide array of clients in
various sectors, including commercial, hospitality, corporate, training,
and residential. Service to these clients includes: automation, building
management, green products, and anything AV.
Douw Steyn is one client who has been more than happy with the solutions
that Panavision Evolve have delivered, including what they achieved at The
Saxon. While the Palazzo Steyn job was relatively big, The Saxon was four
times bigger: there were 72 zones that needed separate control functions.
When faced with complex jobs like this, Panavision Evolve are thankful for
their strategic partnerships with the likes of Crestron and Electrosonic SA.
As Jaco notes, “We can lean on them for help with design, when required.”
Crestron's professional Procise surround sound system
A perfect example of this was when Crestron helped Panavision Evolve by
writing the code for the Bacnet control of the air-conditioning at Palazzo
Steyn. Jaco is proud of this industry first, as he is of the installation of
Crestron’s PROCISE™ PSPHD high-definition 7.3 surround sound audio
processor. The first one of these in the country was in the Panavision Evolve
demo room. Palazzo Steyn has two of them, one in the master bedroom
and one in the lounge/cinema area.
When probed on the secret to Panavision Evolve’s success Jaco replied:
“Our team spirit is high, and we have good, skilled people working for us.
We’ve adopted the attitude that we don’t support mediocrity: what you
put in is what you get out.
Central control at its best, Crestron Processing and Distribution and Crestron
Centralised Lighting
Crestron Touch Panels conveniently placed throughout the residence
PROMAG
– first quarter 2014
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