ProSource, the largest audio, video, and integration group in the United States, announced the 2023 ProSource Vendors of the Year. Annual honorees were celebrated at the 2024 ProSource ‘Evolution’ PRO / Power Spring Conference, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, May 13 – 17, 2024.
ProSource members were asked to vote using the following criteria for selecting the Vendors of the Year:
- The Vendor through engagement with the group, has helped their class of trade more than others in the category.
- The Vendor who has shown a continued commitment to developing products for their class of trade.
- The Vendor who has allocated the proper resources to ProSource members and can be exemplified as a company that is responsive and easy to do business with.
- The Vendor who has had the most positive financial effect on members’ performance in the category.
The 2023 Vendor of the Year honorees are:
- Television / Displays: Sony
- Projection / Screens: Stewart Filmscreen
- Audio – Electronics: Masimo Consumer
- Audio – Speakers: Premium Audio Co. (Klipsch)
- Audio – CI Speakers: Origin Acoustics
- Accessory / Furniture: Salamander Designs
- Lighting: DMF Lighting
- Shading: Hunter Douglas
- CI – Technology & Infrastructure: AVPro Edge
- Overall Vendor of the Year: Origin Acoustics
- Dave Workman Lifetime Vendor Support Award: SVS
“2023 proved to be a challenging year for the electronics and integration industry,” said Jim Kozicki, VP of Business Development. “It is times like those where having the right partners makes the difference between just getting by and succeeding. ProSource is fortunate and grateful to have the finest and most supportive vendor community in the industry, bar none. With the unwavering support of our vendor community the ProSource family was able to successfully navigate the often-rough waters of 2023. This makes awarding our vendors of the year an even more difficult task than usual. We are very proud to recognize those vendors who were the pinnacle of support and the definition of true partnership in 2023. Congratulations to our winners and thank you for being part of the ProSource family.”
For additional information, visit www.prosourceinfo.com.
About ProSource
ProSource is a cooperative, member-governed, not-for-profit group representing 575+ custom integrators and specialty retailers. With annual sales of more than $6 billion, ProSource is the largest specialty and consumer-electronics merchandising group in the United States, which allows it to negotiate stronger programs with manufacturers, help independent dealers stay relevant to consumers, and keep the specialty A/V channel competitive.
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