Our History In The Audio Visual Industry

Jane and Dennis Woodhouse founded CTI in 1988 as a privately held audio visual firm. Throughout its history, CTI has grown to include multiple locations throughout the United States. CTI has also expanded its services from a local reach to a global customer base.

Today, CTI is a leading custom audio visual systems integration solutions specialist that offers a wide variety of services to customers from around the world.

History
1988Company founded in Saint Louis, Missouri by Jane and Dennis Woodhouse
1991CTI formally establishes company headquarters in Saint Louis, Missouri
1997John Laughlin joins company as Vice President
2001Acquires Visual Works KC location and expands into Overland Park, Kansas
2003Expands operations in Memphis, Tennessee
2004Expands operations in Omaha, Nebraska
2005Expands operations in Peoria, Illinois
2006Acquires Visual Works Wichita location and expands operations in Wichita, Kansas
2008Acquires VMI in Saint Louis, Missouri John Laughlin acquires 49% of company ownership and Jane Woodhouse retains the other 51% Dennis Woodhouse Retires
2009Headquarters relocated to larger facility in Saint Louis, Missouri John Laughlin named President, Chief Executive Officer Expands operations in Little Rock, Arkansas
2011Expands operations in San Jose, California Jane Woodhouse Retires John and Mary Laughlin were named Owners of CTI
2012Acquires Media Images in Saint Louis, Missouri CTI refreshes company logo
2013Asset Purchase of Pratt Audio Visual out of  Iowa Acquires United Visual, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois Expands operations in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities, Milwaukee, and ChicagoAcquires St. Louis Audio Visual in St. Louis, Missouri
2014Expands operations in Phoenix, Arizona Expands operations in San Francisco, California
2015Acquires UNAVP and expands event solutions in the Chicago and Milwaukee area Acquires Industrial Audio Video and expands operations in Houston
2016Expands operations in Austin, TX
2017Asset Purchase of ECS in Davenport, IA
2018Asset Purchase of AVSIGroup And Expands Operations In Houston CTI Has Rebranded TVS Of Detroit To CTI Asset Purchase of Digital Meeting Solutions (DMS) And Expands Operations In Indianapolis Expands operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan
2019Asset Purchase of Comprehensive Technical Group (CTG) in Atlanta, Georgia Asset Purchase of Techteriors, Expands Operations in Milwaukee
2021CTI Acquires AVNation Media, Inc CTI expands operations in Oklahoma City CTI opens new Seattle office Acquired AVPG (Audio Visual Professional Group), increasing the capabilities of our live events team in Houston, TX
2022CTI acquires ProVideo, increasing our capabilities in the Columbus and Toledo, Ohio markets Expands operations to New York Metro region with office in office in Lyndhurst, New Jersey Expands operations to Charlotte, North Carolina
2023Expands operations to Research Triangle with new office in Raleigh, North Carolina Expands operations in Northern Arkansas with office in Bentonville Expands operations in Washington, D.C.Conference Technologies, Inc. rebrands as CTI and launches a new website at cti.comCTI celebrates its 35th anniversary
2024CTI aquires Vistacom, Inc. of Allentown, PA, expands NOC and Control Room practice nationwide and globally through the PSNI AllianceAcquires Digital Technology Solutions Inc. of San Antonio, TX, CTI’s fourth office in the state. Acquires Advanced Systems Integration (ASI) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, CTI’s first office in the state, serving the greater region Expands operations in Birmingham, AL
2025CTI Acquires Delta AV of Portland, OR, expands Control Room expertise. Acquires MP Productions of Little Rock, AR. Acquires Lightwerks and expands operations in San Diego, CA and Boise, IDAcquires Candeo Vision and expands operations in the United Kingdom. Expands operations in Tampa, Florida.
2026Acquires Streamline AV  and expands operations in Seattle, Washington. Acquires Nomad AV and expands operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Acquires Valley Communication Systems and expands operations in Springfield, MA. Acquires Texolve Digital and expands operations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.