FORTÉ and GPA to Conduct a Global Launch Event
New York and London Locations to Celebrate Simultaneous Grand Opening Events
Additional Global Locations Open in Brisbane, Hong Kong, Madrid,
Frankfurt and Sao Paulo
Today, Tuesday, Dec. 12, FORTÉ, and AVEX International – two Regional Business Units (RBUs) of GPA, will celebrate simultaneous grand opening events at new facilities in two of the largest business and financial centers of the world: London and New York City. In addition, GPA RBUs in Brisbane, Hong Kong, Madrid, Frankfurt and Sao Paulo all will conduct grand openings of new facilities in their respective countries.
"We are very excited about opening our newest office location in New York," said Roger Patrick, Chief Operating Officer at FORTÉ. "With this presence in the Northeast United States, FORTÉ can more effectively serve our clients throughout the region and also deliver solutions from our distribution center to meet customer expectations."
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Dec. 12, FORTÉs New York office will host a customer and partner event at its facility located at 131 Sunnyside Blvd, Unit 110 & 112, Plainview, New York. At 12 p.m. Eastern Time, the New York office will conduct a simultaneous ribbon cutting with the AVEX International team, which will open its new office location in London's financial district.
This investment allows GPA to reach more global customers and prospects than ever before and serve the audiovisual, unified collaboration and digital media/broadcast needs of customers no matter where an organization may have locations around world.
"With operations in 51 countries and the ability to serve hundreds of cities worldwide, GPA and its RBUs truly have the largest scale in the world," said Byron Tarry, CEO of GPA. "Our RBUs employ more than 6,000 professionals worldwide – we do not use subcontractors to complete work for our global clients. We are the only global systems integrator with a footprint that ensures we are where our customers are. No one else matches this capability."
About GPA
GPA provides clients with an unparalleled global experience sharing new ideas with clients who need to communicate and collaborate globally. We are built upon distributed accountability and ownership, shared knowledge and innovation, and individual benefit driven by a primary focus on overall community gain. We encompass 27 expert Regional Business Units (RBUs) with localized delivery capability in 51 countries globally. Combined, we have more than 6,000 employees, and in excess of $1.6 billion in annual AV/UC related revenues.
