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Klipsch Adds Global CI Distribution Partners Pulse and QualiFi
Klipsch with new
CI partners Pulse at
CEDIA 2017
Klipsch, a tech-driven audio company
and wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX
International Corporation, has added two
global distribution partners for its premium
custom installation speaker solutions; Pulse
Cinemas in the UK and QualiFi in Australia.
They will act as official representatives
of the Klipsch brand by developing new
relationships and market share among
integrators in their respective markets.
Pulse Cinemas offers a portfolio of brands
that focus on home cinema and custom install
products for their ease of use, reliability,
quality, value and compatibility. The company
has built a reputation for developing and
growing brands, as well as offering a hands on
service, education programs, and customer
support. Pulse Cinemas is also a marketing
firm that works to raise the profile of high-end
home cinema and the brands they represent.
“We are convinced that offering Klipsch high-performance speaker solutions to integrators in the UK will give
them protected distribution, achievable margins, and unrivalled sound,” said Kapes Patel, technical sales director
for Pulse Cinemas.
QualiFi is one of Australia’s leading importers and distributors of premium home entertainment systems. They
incorporate sales, warehousing, and were one of the first CEDIA members in Australia.
Klipsch recently introduced more than 50 new premium custom speaker solutions featuring installation systems
at CEDIA Expo 2017. Patent-pending Sky Hook and SecureFit technologies are designed for reliable and ultra-fast
installation, saving time and money for integrators.
Pulse +44 (0)1279 647039, pulsecinemas.com
Harman Announces Redundancies,
650 Employees Laid Off
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER - SOUTH
HOME /FIELD BASED
Attractive salary and bonus package including additional benefits
The residential technology market continues to expand, creating
momentum and business opportunities like never before. Invision is
the UK’s fastest growing distributor of market-leading systems and
integrated solutions for today’s smart home. Our trade customers are at
the forefront of custom-installed technology that’s bringing automation,
security, energy management and high-end entertainment into homes.
To support our planned expansion in the UK in 2018, we have an
opportunity for an ambitious and self-motivated individual to join our
technical sales team. As a Regional Sales Manager, your responsibility
is to drive revenue and profit growth. You will be working with existing
customers as well as developing new business opportunities within
a specified territory. Full product training will be given. With relevant
industry experience, either in a technical sales role or as a professional
installer, the ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate a successful
track record in sales and possess excellent communication and
presentation skills.
Closing date for applications is 31st October 2017. To apply,
please email your CV to [email protected]
T: 01359 270280
W: www.invisionuk.com
E: [email protected]
Harman Professional Solutions – which includes brands such as
AKG, AMX, Crown, JBL Professional, Lexicon and SVSI – is in the
midst of a major restructuring, and as such 650 positions are
set to be made redundant, representing around 2.5% of current
employees. This move is not entirely unexpected, with Harman
having been acquired by Samsung in late 2016, the firm was bound
to undergo some staffing changes.
The layoffs were announced to Harman employees with plenty of
notice, according to Harman Professional Solutions’ public relations
director, David Glaubke. The company has notified all staff members
of the changes that it needs to make over the next year to assist with its
transition, and to mitigate the impact on its employees and their families.
Since the acquisition by Samsung of Harman, there has been
a lot of speculation on the future of Harman’s brands. In the
integration market, many wondered about the future of SVSi (video
distribution) and AMX (automation). David maintains that all Harman
Professional Solutions brands will continue to exist, adding that
“there will be continued investment in the portfolio, including AMX.”
Meanwhile, Harman has been transparent about its focus on
restructuring to better serve the evolving integration market. That
transformation has been in process “over the last two years to better
serve our customers, increase our competitiveness and accelerate
new product innovations,” David notes.
David adds: “We are now consolidating certain locations
acquired through acquisitions over the years to leverage the R&D,
engineering, design and manufacturing operations of our other
divisions and speed up our time to market.”
“We also are investing in a stronger IT infrastructure, supply chain
and software-driven NPIs (new product introductions) that will improve
high-demand product availability and processes and resources for our
customers, sales teams and distributors.”
Harman pro.harman.com
10 | September 2017