Audio Visual Systems

What Audio Visual Systems does

Audio Visual Systems, Inc. (AVS) is a Chicago-based, privately held audio-visual systems integrator founded in 1979 (with predecessor company activity dating to 1969). The company designs, engineers, and installs custom AV systems for corporate boardrooms and conference rooms, government and command-and-control facilities, educational institutions, museums and exhibits, and retail environments. Core technical capabilities span video projection, flat-panel and video-wall displays, sound reinforcement and digital mixing, digital signage networks, dynamic lighting control, and integrated environmental automation. Business activity is organized into three revenue streams: custom systems integration (project-based design-build), full-service event production (video, audio, lighting, staging), and will-call equipment rental (projectors, screens, displays, sound systems, microphones, staging, and pipe-and-drape) for client-managed events.

The company serves primarily regional clients in the Chicago metropolitan area and broader Midwest United States, with historical marquee clients including Walt Disney, General Electric, and Lions Club International. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: account managers engage enterprise and institutional buyers from concept through completion, supplemented by phone/email intake and a physical Chicago rental location for will-call pickup. Pricing is project-scoped and quoted custom; no standardized pricing or subscription model is disclosed. The company is family-owned under second-generation leadership (Rob Weituschat) since 2004, with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or parent company.

Audio Visual Systems has 11-50 employees and operates from its current Chicago headquarters (4532 South Kolin Ave, Unit A). The firm is not publicly listed and does not disclose revenue, certifications, patents, awards, or active partnerships. The company has maintained a stable profile as a regional AV integration specialist since its late-1990s strategic shift from rental/production to custom systems integration.

Name

Audio Visual Systems

Legal name

Audio Visual Systems, Inc.

Website

https://audiovisualsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Audio Visual Systems is a Chicago-based, family-owned AV systems integrator (founded 1979) that designs and installs custom audio-visual systems for corporate, government, educational, museum, and retail clients in the Midwest, with adjacent event production and equipment rental services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio-Visual Systems Integration Services

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio-Visual (AV) Systems & Rentals (Audio, Video, Projection, LED Walls) (THAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF), Classroom AV Systems Integration (Projectors, Displays, Sound, Control) (EDAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Audio visual integration
• AV system design
• Event production services
• AV equipment rental
• Digital signage solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Systems Integration: Project-based revenue from designing and installing custom audio-visual systems for client facilities including conference rooms, command centers, educational spaces, museums, retail environments, and digital signage networks
2. Event Production Services: Professional event staging services including video, audio, dynamic lighting, and staging equipment with professional execution
3. Equipment Rental: Rental of AV equipment including projectors, screens, displays, sound systems, microphones, and staging for client-managed events with will-call pickup

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Audio Visual Systems is a Chicago-based audio-visual systems integrator that designs, engineers, and installs custom AV systems for corporate, government, and educational facilities (conference rooms, command centers, classrooms, museums, retail spaces). In addition to its primary custom systems integration business, the company operates a full-service event production department and a will-call equipment rental department serving the Chicago metropolitan and Midwest U.S. market.

Product overview

Audio Visual Systems is an audio-visual systems integration company offering custom-installed AV systems, event production services, and equipment rentals. Their portfolio includes Custom Installed Systems (design-build services), Event Production, and Rental Equipment, serving verticals such as Conference Rooms and Boardrooms, Command and Control Centers, Digital Signage, Education and Training, Museums and Exhibits, and Retail. The company shifted focus in the late 1990s from rental/production to custom systems integration, while maintaining full-service event staging and will-call rental departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Installed Systems (Design-Build)
• Event Production
• Rental Equipment

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• AVI Systems: National AV systems integrator offering design-build, integration, event production, and managed services across corporate, government, and education markets - a direct competitor to Audio Visual Systems across nearly every vertical AVS serves.
• Ford Audio-Video Systems: Commercial AV integrator and rental provider serving corporate, education, government, and house-of-worship customers in the Midwest and nationally - directly comparable to AVS's design-build + event production + rental business model.
• Conference Technologies Inc. (CTI): Multi-office AV integrator specializing in collaboration, presentation, and integrated communication environments for enterprise, higher education, and government - highly comparable to AVS's conference/boardroom and command-center work.
• CCS Presentation Systems: AV integration company delivering design, installation, and support for classrooms, boardrooms, conference centers, and digital signage - overlapping squarely with AVS's installed systems and digital signage offerings.
• IVCi: AV collaboration integrator focused on unified communications, video conferencing, and meeting room environments for enterprise customers - a close comparable to AVS's boardroom/conference-room integration practice.
• HB Communications: Northeast US AV systems integrator providing design, integration, and managed services across corporate, education, and government - comparable business model and customer mix to Audio Visual Systems.
• Vistacom: Control room and AV integration specialist serving command centers, security operations, and corporate facilities - highly comparable to AVS's command and control center segment.
• Technical Innovation: AV/IT integration and broadcast solutions provider for corporate, education, healthcare, and government - directly comparable to AVS's design-build, education, and event production capabilities.
• Whitlock: AV collaboration and digital signage integrator serving enterprise, healthcare, and government customers in the eastern US - a similar design-build systems integration business model to Audio Visual Systems.
• Spinitar: West Coast-based AV integration, event services, and managed services company - closely comparable offerings across installed AV, event production, and managed services to Audio Visual Systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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