Kortrijk, Belgium, 20 January 2016 – Visualization expert
Barco and audio-visual (AV) expert Peripheral Vision have just signed a
distributor agreement. Under the partnership, Peripheral Vision will
provide South-African resellers and system integrators with easy access
to Barco’s extensive product portfolio. Barco is delighted to team up
with this leading AV expert, which has an excellent market reputation.
Headed by Mr. Wynand Langenhoven, who’s also the Chairman of
SACIA, the South African association of the audio-visual (AV) industry,
Peripheral Vision is renowned across South-Africa for its in-house
expertise in all aspects of AV applications. More than distributing
products from the world’s leading manufacturers, the company also
provides resellers and integrators with extensive training and support
services, to ensure they can deliver the most state-of-the-art
solutions. “South Africa’s demand for AV solutions is growing at a rapid
pace. We offer our customers the highest-quality solutions to cater to
that demand,” says Wynand Langenhoven. “Barco’s high-end offering
definitely meets our stringent criteria for quality, innovation,
support, etc.”
One-stop-shop for all markets
Signing this new agreement, Peripheral Vision is now an official South
African distributor of a wide range of Barco products ? from networked
AV solutions, the complete line-up of Barco projectors (except digital
cinema projectors) and Image Processing solutions through to the
ClickShare collaboration product range. “This partnership really offers
many lucrative opportunities and growth possibilities for both
companies,” Langenhoven adds.
Backing up products by services
This new agreement is part of Barco’s global partner program strategy,
which it is constantly intensifying to strengthen its foothold in the
control room and corporate markets. “We are excited to be a supplier to
Peripheral Vision,” says Eric Brouwers, Barco Vice President MEA.
“Peripheral Vision is well-known in the South-African market for its
strong expertise and competence, as well as for its commitment to back
up its solutions with professional services and support.”
He continues, “There is a solid market demand for AV suppliers who
combine AV and IT expertise; who can deliver the complex solutions that
today’s clients are looking for. Perhipheral Vision provides the ideal
combination of products and services, including training, to meet that
demand. In this way, we can assure our South-African customers the
cutting-edge solutions they’ve come to expect from Barco.”
About Peripheral Vision
Staffed by a group of audio-visual (AV) professionals with many years of
collective AV experience, Peripheral Vision supports South African
resellers and system integrators in all aspects of residential and
commercial AV applications. The company sets itself apart by the
high-quality products it distributes, backed up by outstanding customer
services and support, including training. Peripheral Vision is
headquartered in Kyalami, Gauteng.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked
visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare
markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing,
Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and
APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90
countries with 3.300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.051
billion euro in 2014.