In a statement released on LinkedIn Thursday afternoon, Warren Chaiken, CEO of Almo Corporation, announced plans to leave the company days before his April 2024 planned ascent to chairman. Gene and Roz Chaiken, Warren’s parents and former chairman and executive VP of Almo Corporation, announced their respective retirements in a press release mid-January. The press […]

Almo Corporation today announced the official retirement of leaders Gene and Roz Chaiken, effective Jan. 1, 2024 after 61 and 51 years of dedicated executive management and philanthropic service, respectively. With this change, current Almo Corporation President and CEO Warren Chaiken is ascending into the newly vacated role his father once held as Chairman, starting […]

In addition to new corporate sponsorships, Almo Corporation says it is continuing its longstanding tradition of selecting local organizations and businesses that are meaningful to employees and donating valuable time, food and supplies as a way of saying thanks and giving back this holiday season. In recent weeks, Almo employees organized a food drive for […]

rAVe’s own Gary Kayye was the first reporter to have a chance to record a video interview with Exertis International’s managing director, Clive Fitzharris, and Almo Corporation’s president and CEO, Warren Chaiken less than 24 hours after the bombshell announcement of Exertis’ acquisition of Almo. This is a candid look into how it happened and what’s next — including organizational details and […]

DCC Technology, which trades as Exertis and is a technology distribution and services business, has announced its acquisition of Almo Corporation in North America. The acquisition is the biggest yet in the history of parent company DCC plc. The addition of Almo Corporation builds on other Exertis acquisitions in North America such as Stampede, Jam […]

In celebration of Almo Corporation’s 75 years in business, the company is focusing on 75 ways of giving back during this year’s InfoComm. As part of the year-long celebrations surrounding this achievement, Almo employees are lending their time and talent, and the company is providing product and monetary donations to 75 different organizations. The company will be in […]

Almo Corporation just added 529 roof-mounted solar panels to its Wisconsin-based warehouse facility. The move allows Almo to lower energy costs by operating through the use of sun-produced energy to fulfill 80 percent of the facility’s electricity needs. Installed by SunVest Solar, the addition of the WI warehouse solar panels are expected to produce 254,565 […]

Apparently, hospitals save nearly everything. And, many of them have a host of old-style ventilators sitting around that just need to be refurbished or repaired to be usable. And, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) having available ventilators could be what saves many lives in hospitals. Gary was joined on his podcast today with Almo Corporation CEO, Warren Chaiken, who explains the process […]

Bloom Energy and Almo Corporation today announced they are joining forces to refurbish unused, out-of-warranty ventilators and ship them to state agencies and hospitals throughout the country, particularly as an increasing number of patients experience critical respiratory issues as a result of COVID-19. As part of this process, Bloom is refurbishing the ventilators, while Almo […]

To help create a warm, comfortable living space for families with children receiving hospital treatment, especially during the holidays, Almo Corporation (#AlmoGivesBack), a distributor of appliances, consumer electronics, proAV equipment and housewares, has provided a total of 23 major appliances to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in Philadelphia. The appliances are part of a significant […]

Almo Corporation, the nation’s leading independent distributor of appliances, consumer electronics, Pro A/V equipment and housewares, today revealed that its president and CEO, Warren Chaiken has received a Philadelphia Inquirer 2019 Top Leadership Award for Mid-Sized Companies. This follows a previous announcement about Almo earning a 2019 Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplace award, marking the sixth […]

Almo Pro A/V today announced it is acquiring certain assets and assuming certain liabilities of International Audio Visual Inc. (IAVI), a global distributor. This will make Almo Corporation, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the largest privately-held professional audio video distributor in the industry and a $1.2B corporation. It also makes Almo a global company […]

Da-Lite Screen Company has promoted Matt Tevan to the position of Vice President of European Corporate Operations. Teevan was previously Managing Director of Procolor and Vice President of International Sales… Waveguide Consulting is opening a Los Angeles office and appointing David Gales as director of California operations. Gales was previously a founder and principal at Vantage Technology Consulting Group… Pacific Media Associates has released […]

AVe Scoop/Exclusive:  Sam Taylor of Electrograph fame is back!  Well,almost. On July 1st, he’ll launch a new division of a company called ALMO – a leading U.S. distributor of consumer electronics and appliances. Officially, he’ll be the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Professional Audio/Visual Division. Here’s the official PR below: Company […]