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NEWS B2BAV: HOME TECH MARKETPLACE OUTSOURCING SERVICE LAUNCHES B2BAV is described as a first for the professional home technology industry – a new, service-based marketplace which allows users to upload their experience, skills and network with others to create additional business. Users of the new B2BAV website can share their skills and generate secondary revenues based upon their specialisms while at the same time-saving business owners time by providing the skills they lack or don’t have the bandwidth to learn. Integration businesses who may need a drawing, a cinema design or even some Control4 Programming can find them at b2bav.com. “The home technology space is in the midst of exponential growth, a growth which cannot currently be sustained by the number of people working in the industry,” said B2BAV Founder Benjamin Davies. “Creating a space where any company globally can register, and both sell and outsource their skills is a big task but made all the easier with a secure and verified website. B2BAV allows integrators to grow and scale their business without employing somebody in every discipline.” Benjamin added, “B2BAV has been an idea burning a hole in my brain for the last three years. Having spent over a decade in the Smart Home Technology market, dedicating the first five years of my time training in every discipline, I came to the realisation
that it was impossible to become specialised in all areas. For a small business, attempting to maintain that level of knowledge without outsourcing other skills is impossible. The freedom I, and my business, has gained through outsourcing areas of the business I am either not competent in or do not enjoy allows me to be more strategic and focus successfully on achieving our goals.” B2BAV has been created to be quick and easy to use. It takes just five minutes to set up an account, and users can start promoting their talents and earning from them right away. B2BAV b2bav.com For the first 6 months of the site, fees are capped fees for sellers to 5%
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FINE SOUNDS UK ADDS MCINTOSH AND CI-FI RANGES, EXPANDING HQ New lines and an expanded HQ, things are on the up at Fine Sounds UK
Fine Sounds UK, the country’s McIntosh and Sonus faber distributor, says it has expanded its music and movie portfolio to bring the benefits of McIntosh and Sonus faber sound quality to a new group of home entertainment fans. FSUK is now offering a comprehensive range of Hi-Fi quality installation products, including McIntosh electronics and Sonus faber loudspeakers. In addition to the growing portfolio, Fine Sounds UK has joined CEDIA as a trade supplier member, bringing McIntosh and Sonus faber’s high-performance CI offerings to the organisation’s integrator members (and their customers), for the first time. Crucially, McIntosh and Sonus faber sound and build quality is no longer the preserve of traditional two-channel music systems, with the two companies (both part of the McIntosh Group) providing
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synergistic electronics and loudspeaker systems for a range of home installation projects. The convergence, where Hi-Fi quality meets installation convenience, enables the ‘Voice of Sonus faber’ and McIntosh’s sound quality to be enjoyed in several areas of the home, not just where the Hi-Fi system is located. Fine Sounds UK’s Sales Director, Andy Oattes, has even coined a phrase for the converging categories: (Ci-Fi). The Ci-Fi portfolio will include Sonus faber’s Italian-made range of in-wall and in-ceiling CI loudspeakers, the Palladio Collection, plus McIntosh Laboratory’s range of install-friendly equipment, including the recently announced MX100 A/V processor and MI347 seven-channel power amplifier. The company has also announced an expansion of its headquarters in Fife, Scotland, to house a greater range of products from its brands. Fine Sounds UK’s new larger facility means more products, including AV racks and isolation devices from Italian specialist Bassocontinuo, can be held in stock at any one time, ready to ship directly to the company’s dealer network. The result, says the company, is a far better customer experience as waiting times for the distributor’s imported hi-fi ranges are greatly reduced. Fine Sounds UK finesounds.uk
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