Active Audio and APG have solidified an alliance initiated in 2016 with the formation of Arbane Groupe. The brands specialise in public address systems and professional loudspeakers respectively.
“For the past four years, APG and Active Audio have been able to leverage a number of technological and organisational synergies, supported by strategic recruitment and exceptional results,” said Régis Cazin, CEO of Arbane Groupe. “We’ve seen many successful innovations come directly from our strategic alliance, including APG’s Uniline Compact and Active Audio’s Ray On. The creation of Arbane Groupe is the natural outcome of our strategy of bringing together and perpetuating the two brands.”
Arbane is the name of a grape variety used in the production of champagne. “This name perfectly illustrates the philosophy and the common approach of our brands,” said Cazin. “Robust and singular, it is chosen by some champagne winemakers to stand out from other more standardised and mass productions. It may not be the best-known grape variety, but it is distinguished by the excellence of its results.”
Arbane Groupe’s mission is to offer unique solutions with a particular focus on directivity and improve the intelligibility and fidelity across all points of a particular venue. The group’s values reflect those of the two manufacturers, with environmental and acoustic performance at the forefront.
The Active Audio and APG brands will continue to offer audio solutions that meet distinct needs, building on their existing international network of distributors. At the same time, the two manufacturers will be able to draw on common synergies, particularly in terms of the production line located at the Nantes headquarters in France, as well as in marketing.
