Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control systems, last night announced the winners of its Dealer Awards at a dedicated party at STATS, Atlanta. Now in its third year, the annual Control4 Dealer Awards recognises dealers for superior business practices, service and technical support to clients, and sales volume. New this year are awards recognising excellence in Control4 projects in categories such as lighting, multi-room audio, security, climate, green and retrofit.

“The Control4 Dealer Awards give us an opportunity to highlight the solutions dealers are delivering with Control4 products,” says Control4 senior vice president for sales Jim Arnold.

“Our dealers work diligently to promote and support the growth of Control4 and we are thrilled to reward their success in doing so.”

Control4 has named Abt Electronics & Appliances located in Glenview, IL as its Dealer of the Year for 2010 and the Control4 Tech Support Choice award went to The SOHO Shop of St. Charles, MO.

The following dealers were also recognised with Project Awards:
• Best Overall Install – Audio Video Interiors – Medina, OH
• Best Smart Lighting – Audio Video Interiors – Medina, OH
• Best Multi-Room Audio Install – Liquid Sound – BC, Canada
• Best Safety and Security Install – The SOHO Shop – St. Charles, MO
• Best Advanced Temperature Control Install – Turn It Up Technologies – Bozeman, MT
• Best Home Theater Install – Cinemagic – Scottsdale, AZ
• Best Green Install – Foothill Integrated Systems – Pasadena, CA
• Most Original Install – DeWar Audio Video – ON, Canada
• Best Retrofit Install – Audio Video By Design – Williamsburg, VA
• Best Dealer Signage – Canadian Sound – ON, Canada

In addition to the project awards, the Control4 sales and technical support teams also awarded excellence in sales, support and service:

Top Volume:
• Northeast AVI, Inc. –Plainview, NY
• Bethesda Systems – Bethesda, MD
• Central Triphase Technologies – Carmel, IN
• Diem Digital Interiors – Lewisville, TX
• Desco Audio & Video – Olympia, WA
• iWired – Scottsdale, AZ
• Audio Warehouse – SA, Canada

Regional MVPs:
• Total Home Technologies – Roseland, NJ
• ZOBO TV – Charlotte, NC
• Crawford Entertainment Systems – Louisville, KY
• Aveon, Inc. – Houston, TX
• Intuitive Integration – Lynnwood, WA
• Hood Branco Innovations, Inc. – Rocklin, CA
• Audio Video Unlimited Langley – BC, Canada

Inside Sales Choice:
• Audio Video Unlimited Langley – BC, Canada
• Home Theater & Automation – Meridian, ID
• SAS Electric, Inc. – Phoenix, AZ
• Texas Custom AV & Security LLC – Dallas, TX
• Tunnel Vision Technology – Chicago, IL
• Total Home Technologies- Roseland, NJ
• Neu Wave Systems, Inc – Raleigh, NC

Regional Excellence in Service Awards
• Automated Audio – Bellevue, WA
• Hood Branco Innovations, Inc. – Rocklin, CA
• Select Automation, Inc. – Mandeville, LA
• Audio-Video Alternatives, Inc. – Royal Oaks, MI
• Everglades Technologies, LLC – NY, NY
• Knowhouse2, LLC – Gables, FL
• SifftElectric Ltd. Mactier – ON, Canada

All award-winners received a plaque; in addition, all project award-winners will be featured in the Control4 Project Gallery in 2011.

For more information on the winners, visit http://www.control4.com/dealer-awards.