PPDS has unveiled its network state-of-the-art, fully interconnected PPDS Studios in Europe and North America, providing customers and partners with access to its full suite of products and solutions. for more inspired co-creation with partners and the opportunity for better informed decisions for customers.

Accelerating the company’s commitment to supporting partners (including system integrators, consultants, distributors, AV/IT designers/architects) and inspiring end customers to bring their installation vision and aspirations to life, PPDS Studios have officially been opened across Europe in Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Stockholm, Munich, Milan, and near Cheltenham in the U.K.. The sole U.S. location is in Charlotte, NC, with more PPDS Studios planned throughout 2023 and beyond.

Part of a significant investment and extending the company’s strategy to be available to customers wherever and whenever, in person and online, the PPDS Studios provide a setting for teams to come together, to innovate, and co-create fully tailored solutions within a convenient, multidisciplinary environment.

Managed by the company’s local teams, PPDS Studios are fully fitted and equipped to showcase PPDS’ extended range of dedicated Philips professional display products and solutions—including third-party hardware (such as Crestron, Logitech) and software partnerships (Intel, i3, GoBright)—supporting installations in all major verticals. These include dedicated solutions for hospitality, corporate, education, retail, food and beverage, public spaces, transportation, and broadcast, among others.

To help experience the full power and benefits of the company’s and its partners’ technologies and solutions, all Studios are connected—allowing partners and customers to view and participate demonstrations and training in real time, whether via seamless video calling and content sharing between Paris and Munich, or remotely managing a network of dvLED, digital signage, and professional displays from London. The U.K. Studio also features a space for proof-of-concepting, which is designed to be ideal for third-party partners, ensuring their products work seamlessly with Philips professional displays.

In addition, PPDS Studios will be available as a high-end event space for partners, resellers, and end customers, using PPDS’ range of solutions to create unique, fully immersive digital environments, and providing communication and branding opportunities.

“At PPDS, we understand the value for our partners and customers to be able to come together to collaborate, discover, and experience our extensive range of products and solutions for themselves,” said Martijn van der Woude, VP global marketing and business development at PPDS. “With our new multidiscipline PPDS Studios, partners and customers—whatever vertical they operate in—will have access to all the tools and information they require, in a single location. Coupled with our annual tradeshows and partner and end customer events, plus our continued engagement within local communities, the launch of PPDS Studios ensures we’re always available—wherever, whenever you need us.”

“Together is where we make things happen. And together is where we have the best ideas,” concluded Ron Cottaar, global marketing director at the company. “At PPDS we know that it’s through great teamwork and partnerships, not just within our own organization, but throughout the industry, that we will power evolution for our customers’ business vision. PPDS Studios are your space to come together with your customers to showcase your solutions.”