Ford Audio-Video Celebrates 30th Anniversary!

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (PRWEB) April 6, 2003 -Video Systems, Inc. (FAV) today occupies a 50,000 square feet corporate headquarters and employs 200 people in seven cities across the U.S. Officially founded as Ford Audio & Acoustics, Inc." in January 1973 by husband and wife Jim and Claire Ford, the company expanded it operations to Tulsa, OK in 1975 and became Ford Audio-Video Systems in December 1981. While charting a course that led the company from local to regional, then on to national and international repute, the Fords never forgot their roots; the new corporate facility is barely ten miles from the garage in which the company began.

When asked about changes in the industry over the past thirty years, FAV President, James Ford, P.E. said, Our business has changed, the industry has become more complex in all aspects. The constant introduction of new products and technology places a high demand on the technical knowledge of the workforce. Continued education and training is mandatory to stay at the leading edge of the industry. The complexity of the operation and setup of equipment has increased. The migration from analog to digital and the introduction of computer control now requires knowledge of computers and networking."

With a bonding capacity of over $10 million per project, FAV can compete in any arena. A large staff of experienced Electrical Engineers, Project Managers, Job Superintendents, Installation Technicians, and supporting Service and Administrative personnel, provide the manpower and managerial resources to handle any project, anywhere in the nation or abroad. FAV has built long-standing alliances with the best electronics manufacturers in the business, ensuring the ability to offer the most extensive array of cutting-edge technology available. Working with the most renowned people in the sound, video, and theatrical lighting industries, FAV designs, builds, installs, services, and rents systems in virtually every imaginable setting. Despite all of the growth and development, FAV makes certain that all customers, no matter the size or scope of their project, receive individual attention, service, and support.

For further information visit www.fordav.com or call toll free 1-800-654-6744.

About Ford Audio-Video:

FAV designs, fabricates, installs, services, and rents professional sound, video, and theatrical lighting systems. Established in 1973, FAV employs 200 at offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Austin, and Houston.

Recognized as one of the top audio-video integrators in the nation, FAVs customer list includes top governmental agencies (US House of Representatives; Office of White House Communications; FAA; USPS; USAF; EPA), major sports arenas (Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte NC; Coors Field in Denver; Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver; Houston Astrodome), entertainment/convention facilities (Caesars Palace; Opryland Convention Center; Beau Rivage), performing arts venues (Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City; Lyric Opera in Chicago; Denver Universitys Newman Performing Arts Center), commercial and industrial giants (Devon Energy; Northrop-Grumman; J.C. Penney), over 1500 religious facilities, and a host of others.

Specializing in computer-controlled, digital sound, video, and theatrical lighting systems, FAV Engineers design technically brilliant systems while FAV Project Managers concentrate on installing quality-controlled systems, on time and within budget. After installation, FAVs large staff of factory-trained Service Technicians provides 24/7 maintenance and repair, down to component level. FAV further provides operator training for every system it installs, as well as regularly scheduled technical and operating instruction at its new customer training facility.

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