Hitachi Australia appoints Hills SVL as distributor for Australia

Hitachi Australia announced today the appointment of the Hills SVL Group as national distributor for its Digital Presentation Solutions. As part of the agreement, the Hills SVL Group will be responsible for bringing to market Hitachi’s comprehensive range of StarBoard interactive whiteboards, digital projectors and accessories. The distribution agreement between Hitachi Australia Pty Ltd and Hills SVL becomes effective as of April 1, 2012.

Hitachi Australia identified the need to partner with a national distributor with a proven track record in excellent customer service and technical proficiency as a key success factor for its Digital Presentation Solutions in Australia. A leading distributor of professional audio and visual products in Australia, Hills SVL Group proved to be the perfect fit for Hitachi. Hills SVL Group has over 30 years of market-leading integration expertise and is dedicated to empowering integrators and end users to create powerful, easy to use systems.

Hitachi’s Digital Presentation Solutions have been designed for use in corporate and classroom environments as a sharing and collaboration tool, providing a tailored solution to meet individual customer requirements. After formalising the agreement in Sydney, Gaurav Sethi, General Manager - Channel Business Group, Hitachi Australia, said that the partnership with the Hills SVL Group represents a significant milestone in bringing Hitachi’s Digital Presentation Solutions to the Australian market.

“One of the key reasons for selecting Hills SVL Group as a distribution partner was its extensive experience in the Australian audio visual market,” said Gaurav Sethi. “Working with the Hills SVL Group, we are confident in our ability to provide resellers and customers integrated, functional and value-add solutions, best-in-class training, and a high level of support and service, while continuing to deliver cutting edge hardware and software solutions to address the needs of our customers across Australia and New Zealand. We are certain that our partnership will be a fruitful one that closely aligns to our future business goals.”

“Hitachi’s range of Digital Presentation Solutions really is a seamless fit within our portfolio at the Hills SVL Group,” said Stuart Craig, Group General Manager, Hills SVL Group. “We aim to offer our customers a turn-key solution for all their audio, visual, control and lighting requirements, combining market leading brands such as Hitachi with our unrivalled technical expertise,” added Dan Fletcher, National Manager AV, Hills SVL Group.

Photo: Gaurav Sethi of Hitachi Australia and Stuart Craig of the Hills SVL Group

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