All Articles Tagged Cinema Design Group

Richard Frank | 03/11 08:57 AM, 2 Comments

While custom-built home entertainment products have been around for decades, the custom installation industry helped sprout the build-to-order (BTO) business model for certain manufacturers. For integrators, the ability to spec one-off products offers: Extreme flexibility when designing a systemGreater customer satisfaction by giving them exactly what they wantAdditional margin versus standard productsLower inventory costsThe BTO model is common to several custom product categories, including projection screens, speakers, flat-screen enhancements, theater chairs and even entire theater builds. Leon Speakers is one manufacturer that actively solicits one-offs, often turning around a BTO… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 01/12 08:12 AM, 0 Comments

Acoustics solutions provider Cinema Design Group International (CDGi) has created a division dedicated to serving the commercial audio/video industry. CDGiPro springs from a reorganization, according to a statement by the company's board of directors. CEO and president Jeffrey Galea talked to CE Pro in June 2009 about reorganization plans that involved being granted Chapter 727 status under Florida Statutes. Galea said the company would emerge from the Chapter 727 status as "a shiny, new CDGI." The commercial division is clearly part of that vision. “For years dealers have been using… View this story