Sioux Falls, SD – 30th August 2026 – PlexusAV, the professional AV division of Sencore and provider of a suite of human-focused AV-over-IP solutions, today announced the appointment of PAVT as its authorised distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand.
The partnership marks another important step in PlexusAV’s growth across the Asia-Pacific region, giving system integrators and AV professionals in Australia and New Zealand local access to its high-performance, open-architecture AV-over-IP solutions built on the IPMX standard, alongside dedicated sales and technical support.
Steven Cogels, Global Director of Business Development at PlexusAV, commented, “We’re delighted to welcome PAVT as our distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand,” said Steven Cogels, Global Director of Business Development at PlexusAV. “Their long-standing reputation in the professional AV market, deep technical expertise and strong relationships with integrators make them an ideal partner as we continue to grow our presence across the region. Together, we’ll help customers embrace the benefits of open-standard AV-over-IP technology.”
“PlexusAV is an outstanding addition to the PAVT portfolio,” said Frank Andreeartha, PAVT. “We’re excited to represent PlexusAV across Australia and New Zealand and bring its innovative IPMX-based solutions to our customers. We firmly believe open standards represent the future of professional AV, and this partnership enables us to deliver a flexible, future-ready platform that meets the evolving needs of system integrators and production professionals throughout the region.”
Through the partnership, PAVT will provide sales, technical support and product expertise across Australia and New Zealand, helping customers deploy scalable AV-over-IP solutions that deliver the interoperability, flexibility and performance enabled by the IPMX standard.
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About PAVT
PAVT was founded by Colin and Margaret Stevenson in 1984. Colin, a pioneering figure in Australian TV audio at a major Australian television network, as well as a highly respected broadcast audio professional. Colin was instrumental in innovating the audio experience for studio and outside broadcasting, introducing groundbreaking techniques to enhance live sports audio. (In many cases, world firsts).
As the audio director and department head for the Nine Network, Colin worked on high profile productions, including concert performances by Neil Diamond, Elton John, and Dire Straits. On retirement from the Channel 9 network, his expertise was called upon to design and manage the live audio telecast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic games.
Co-incident with his television career the Stevensons along with their son Graeme, developed PAVT as a leading Australian wholesaler of high technology AV products representing many high-end brands, to a market of production companies, broadcasters and AV system Integrators. Graeme Stevenson took over management of PAVT in 2012, and the company has further developed across the spectrum of AV products, technologies and services.
Media Contact for PAVT
Frank Andreeatha PAVT
Phone: +61 9264 8000
Correo electrónico: frank@pavt.com.au
Acerca de PlexusAV
Impulsado por más de 70 años de excelencia y experiencia en radiodifusión, PlexusAV es un ecosistema AV-over-IP centrado en el ser humano de productos versátiles e interoperables. Fundada en 2023, PlexusAV es una nueva división de la fiable Sencore, the high-quality broadcast production company. Based on IPMX, PlexusAV eliminates the stress of selecting an AV-over-IP technology by leveraging a standards-based solution. As a result, PlexusAV is building interoperable, compatible, adaptable and stress-free AV-over-IP solutions. To learn more about PlexusAV, please visit https://plexusav.com/.
Media Contact for PlexusAV
Re-Sauce Marketing Consultancy Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 333 404 6094
Correo electrónico: press@re-sauce.net
