TWG :: Awards

Friday, July 30, 2010

The Whitlock Group has been privileged to receive awards, honors and recognition for our growth, technical capacity and outstanding achievements in audio and video systems integration. Below please find a listing of the technical certifications and quality awards we have received, as well as a listing of the industry associations to which we belong:

TANDBERG, now part of Cisco, a leading global provider of telepresence and high-definition videoconferencing products and services, named The Whitlock Group as winner of its ’Integrator of the Year’ award at the annual TANDBERG Americas Partner Summit, held April 12-13, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. "The Whitlock Group is an outstanding AV partner for TANDBERG," said Todd Meister, Vice President of Americas Channels. "Their investments and commitment to TANDBERG have enabled them to deliver the most complex AV room integrations in the industry and they continue to meet the unique needs of their customers." Mr. Meister added, "The Whitlock Group has helped customers realize the increased business productivity, cost savings and environmental benefits that result from telepresence and videoconferencing." The Whitlock Group was also recognized as a Top Growth partner award for delivering superior customer solutions and demonstrating outstanding sales and service performance for TANDBERG.

The Whitlock Group has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top technology integrators. Named to the prestigious VAR500 list, The Whitlock Group placed number 229 in the 2010 annual ranking, up thirty spots from our 2009 ranking of 259. The VAR500 list details the leading producers among technology integrators and technology solution provider organizations in North America based on gross worldwide revenue of hardware and software sales, as well as earnings from professional and managed IT services.

The Whitlock Group has received recognition from LIFESIZE with the "Rising Star" award.

The Whitlock Group has been ranked by Systems Contractor News magazine as the 2nd Largest Audiovisual Systems Integration firms in the United States. (source: Systems Contractor News magazine, Systems Contractor News’ (SCN) 2009 listing of North America’s Top 50 Systems Integrators.) Recognized as one of the leading publications that serves the audiovisual industry, SCN publishes the annual Top 50 listing as a means of measuring the leading companies in the systems integration business. According to SCN, the ranking of systems integrators was accomplished by sorting each company’s estimated revenue from audiovisual installations from 2009 as well as 2008 actual revenue.

The Whitlock Group has received innumerable awards from manufacturers for being an "Outstanding Dealer" from companies like Sony, Crestron, Extron, Tandberg, Panasonic, Polycom, SMART Technologies and many others.

The Whitlock Group was recognized as the "2007 Polycom A/V Integrator of the Year". Polycom stated, "This award recognizes superior sales results, naturally, but is not a measure of "who sold the most." We also recognize The Whitlock Group as providing top level integration with the best of breed ancillary products and systems that allow our mutual customers to get the best possible performance and value from their investment in Polycom conferencing solutions. Among our many very capable partners, The Whitlock Group does indeed stand out with consistently superior performance and top marks in customer satisfaction."

The Whitlock Group was recognized by TANDBERG in May of 2006 for "Best in Class Performance". The Whitlock Group received a regional "Award of Excellence" based on what TANDBERG stated as "[This partner's] willingness and desire to fund joint demand creation events, account map with sales personnel, and make significant investments in infrastructure and demonstration gear has enabled this organization to make Visual communication part of their business fabric. TANDBERG would like to thank and acknowledge The Whitlock Group for their dedication and partnership. This MVP award for the Southeast Region is much deserved and we continue to look forward to our mutual continued success."

The Whitlock Group was awarded "Dealer of Distinction" by SMART Technologies. This is SMART's top award for its North American dealers. The award is based on sales volumes, dedication to customer service and support, and an overall commitment to excellence.

Professional organizations The Whitlock Group is a member of include: InfoComm International, the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). The Whitlock Group is also a Certified Continuing Education Provider of Audiovisual Technologies for the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

The Whitlock Group has been recognized for many local and regional awards recognizing outstanding growth and achievement in the business community, including the "Rising 25", "Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Fantastic 50", and "Deloitte & Touche's Virginia Technology Fast 50". (Please note: these awards were distributed in Virginia because The Whitlock Group is headquartered in Richmond, VA, and these awards are given in the jurisdiction based on Company headquarters).

The Whitlock Group has been recognized four times as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, which annually releases its "Inc. 500", a ranking of the nation's top entrepreneurial growth companies.

The Whitlock Group received a Laureate Award from the Computerworld Smithsonian Program for the "pioneering use of technology" in a Network Operations Center project we completed for MCI. The Computerworld Smithsonian Program (CWSP) was established in 1989 to document the progress of information technology in the public and private sectors. According to the U.S. General Services Administration's Web Site, the Computerworld Smithsonian Program is considered to be the most prestigious awards program in the information technology industry.

The Whitlock Group has been recognized in numerous industry trade publications and magazines for the systems integration projects we've completed:

The Whitlock Group received "Honorable Mention" by Presentations magazine for an Executive Briefing Center completed at Nortel Networks.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in Presenting Communications magazine for "bridging a technology gap" for a technical training center completed at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in Sound & Video Contractor magazine for "Using Videowalls as the Backbone of a Network Operations Center" for finance company Americredit in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in Systems Contractor magazine for "Freeing Info's Flow" by integrating audiovisual technologies into a free-flowing newsroom environment at Bloomberg in Washington, D.C.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in ProAV magazine for "future-proofing communications" by installing an audiovisual system that employed fiber optics to link multiple conference rooms at the NFL Player's Association in Washington, D.C.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in ProAV magazine for being the integrator who provided the "flexible AV [to] help Law School Expand" to outfit a multipurpose room with a flexible AV system to enable it to function as a working courtroom and private classroom at the Stetson University's college of Law in Tampa, FL.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in Sound & Communications magazine for completing a massive audio installation at the new Bobcats 18, 500-seat sports arena in Charlotte, NC.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in Systems Contractor magazine for designing and implementing an immersive audiovisual atmosphere for a newly constructed restaurant, the EndZone, located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Whitlock Group received recognition in Sound & Communications magazine for completing multiple audiovisual installations for the Southwest Airlines corporate headquarters in Dallas, TX.