Tennessee Visual Service Company

In 2006, Tennessee Visual celebrated 60 years of providing service to businesses, government agencies, commercial establishments, and educational institutions throughout the Southeast. We know it is about you, our customers, and we have for more than half a century sought to provide personal service, quality products, professional assistance, and absolute integrity!

Too many schools and businesses have encountered the technology trap, encumbering expenses rather than increasing productivity. Tennessee Visual works with you to make sure that you get the right presentation products. Getting the message to your patrons effectively means having the right tools; we would rather sell you the right tool for the job than load you up with cumbersome equipment that no one will use.

Real people answer when you telephone us. When you visit us, real people meet you at the door. And, when you shop online you can be sure that your order will receive the same personal service and attention!

Bob Davis, Jr., Sales Manager and CEO
Bob literally grew up in Tennessee Visual. At age twelve he was inspecting, cleaning and packaging for shipment the 16mm films that were a major part of Tennessee Visual's business at that time. He came to work for Tennessee Visual on a full-time basis in 1964. With the retirement of his father, Bob Davis, Sr., in 1972, Bob, Jr. became President and Sales Manager.

Bob now works mostly with our school clients in Tennessee and Kentucky, spending his leisure time testing new educational toys with his grandchildren.

R. Christopher Davis, Office Manager / Accounting & Finance
Chris was born into the Tennessee Visual family right about the time his grandfather, Bob Davis Sr., retired. From stuffing envelopes as a kid to managing the accounitng functions as a bigger kid, he's been hands on all the way.

Chris also works as a multimedia artist, to include the design and restoration of stained glass, mixed media painting, and ambient audio production. When he's not in the office or the studio, he's cultivating the family's blueberry patch.

Bob Davis, Sr., Deceased 2005
Bob Davis, Sr. founded Tennessee Visual in 1946 and continued as its president until his retirement in 1972.

Upon "retiring" to Freeport, Florida. He dedicated himself to a mix of fly fishing, farming, and making a little wine. Bob cultivated blueberries, several strains of grapes, as well as melons, pears, and figs. Whenever someone told him that a particular grape wouldn't grow in the region, his green thumb proved them wrong.

Leaving the world some mighty shoes to fill, he passed away in July 2005,

Tom Tate, Deceased 2010
Tom passed away in April, leaving behind a lot of people who will miss him.

Tom joined Tennessee Visual as a service technician in 1972, and evolved with us from the era of 16mm projectors and filmstrips to the current generation of video/data projectors and display devices.