Regional Business Units
In the Asia-Pacific region, ESCO, a GPA business unit, recently achieved the highest ME04 L6 certification from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA). This accreditation allows ESCO to manage larger, higher-budget projects and places it among only two AV companies in a select group of 26 accredited organizations.
On September 22, 2026, enterprise IT directors, corporate real estate executives, and workplace strategists gathered at Microsoft Singapore for the second international stop of the Global Forum series, ‘Re-Imagining Modern Work: The AI-Powered Workplace Evolution’. Co-hosted by GPA and local regional business unit ESCO Pte. Ltd., the event convened senior leadership from Cisco, Crestron, Logitech, Microsoft, and Sony. The objective was distinct and immediate: converting generative AI and intelligent collaboration systems from theoretical boardroom discussions into scalable, standardized enterprise architecture across the Asia-Pacific region.
The audiovisual industry is facing a critical turning point where environmental responsibility must align perfectly with enterprise performance. On October 7, 2026, industry leaders will gather to address these exact challenges at the AV Sustainability Summit in London. Setting the stage for this vital conversation, Marjolein Koens Schaddelee, Managing Director of AVEX and Board Member of GPA, will deliver the opening keynote address.
In June 2026, Logitech hosted the inaugural Southeast Asia Partner Connect event in Hanoi, Vietnam. The three day conference brought together regional partners for strategy, learning, and celebration. ESCO, the GPA Regional Business Unit for several Southeast Asian countries, was recognized with multiple top tier awards, including Partner of the Year and Rising Star Elite, across their operations in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Several GPA teams took home the Connected Meeting Spaces Project Award at the Inavate APAC Awards 2026. The awards ceremony took place on July 15 in Bangkok, bringing together the full spectrum of the regional AV industry.
Yesterday marked the high-energy, highly anticipated kickoff of our global event series, Re-imagining Modern Work: The AI-Powered Workplace Evolution Global Forum. As organizations rapidly transition from treating AI as a buzzword to leveraging it as a foundational operational tool, the conversation has officially shifted. The question is no longer if AI will shape the workplace, but exactly how it will be designed, scaled, and managed across complex global footprints.
To help IT and AV professionals understand this new operational model, ESCO is hosting an exclusive Microsoft Teams webinar on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The session will dive deep into how automation and observability can transform reactive support into autonomous operations.
AVEX, the GPA Regional Business Unit for Benelux and the UK, has officially acquired Yielder Audiovisual B.V. This strategic move consolidates regional expertise in the eastern Netherlands, directly enhancing our capacity to deliver standardized, highly resilient AV and unified communications solutions to global enterprise clients.
FORTÉ, previously known as AVI Systems, has rebranded and made strategic investments in System Video and GMS, enhancing its global…
