BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Formetco Sports becomes the Official Video Board Partner of the Gulf South Conference in a new agreement announced by the league office.
“Formetco’s partnership with the GSC is a perfect collaboration,” said GSC Commissioner Matt Wilson. “In-venue experience continues to be a key consideration when our member institutions evaluate their facility plans.”
The partnership features in-person presentation and information sessions for GSC athletic administrators with the Formetco team, presence on all GSC-produced live events, and branding on GSCSports.org.
“Formetco is excited about the opportunity to partner with the Gulf South Conference, because we are located in metro Atlanta, working with the GSC is a perfect fit,” said Formetco Southeastern Sports Sales Manager Jeremiah Parker. “We look forward to helping schools within the conference, not with just a facility upgrade, but with improved recruiting, generating new ad revenue, and engaging the fans with a state-of-the-art video scoreboard.”
The relationship dates back to a 2018 partnership announcement between the two organizations, later extended through a three-year agreement running through 2028.
What Being the GSC’s Official Video Board Partner Means
As the Gulf South Conference’s official video board partner, Formetco Sports becomes the league’s go-to resource whenever a member institution is ready to upgrade its game-day technology. That designation goes beyond a name on a press release — it means in-person consultations with GSC athletic administrators, a presence at GSC-produced live events across the conference’s 13 member institutions, and co-branded visibility on GSCSports.org. For schools evaluating a scoring and video system, having a conference-endorsed partner simplifies the process, since administrators can lean on Formetco’s track record with fellow GSC programs rather than vetting an unfamiliar vendor from scratch.
Formetco built that track record the same way it has with hundreds of other collegiate and high school venues — with FTX video scoreboards backed by a 10-year parts and brightness warranty, 24/7 live diagnostics, and turnkey installation, service, and support. Those standards, paired with the conference’s built-in trust, are a big part of why Formetco is positioned to remain the Gulf South Conference’s official video board partner well past the current agreement’s 2028 expiration.
About Formetco
Since 1968, Formetco has researched, designed, and developed thousands of innovative out-of-home products, including cutting-edge digital displays, billboard hardware, and safety equipment. Headquartered in Atlanta and owned by the same family since its founding, Formetco is proud to be the only supplier and manufacturer to have served the outdoor advertising industry for over 50 years. Formetco Sports designs and facilitates complete turn-key LED video scoring solutions for outdoor and indoor applications, with sports packages that feature easy-to-use multi-sports scoring, sound systems, control rooms, video cameras, replay, and much more. Formetco LED scoreboards and digital scoreboards have the best warranties in the industry, and unparalleled on-going service and support seven days a week.
About the Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference is a charter NCAA Division II member based in Birmingham, Ala., that sponsors 19 sports, 18 annual championships, and has won 54 NCAA team titles. The GSC is comprised of 13 member institutions — The University of Alabama Huntsville, Auburn University at Montgomery, Christian Brothers University, Delta State University, Lee University, Mississippi College, University of Montevallo, Shorter University, Union University, Valdosta State University, University of West Alabama, University of West Florida, and University of West Georgia.
For member schools, the arrival of an official video board partner means every athletic director in the conference now has a single, vetted point of contact for scoring, sound, and video upgrades — rather than starting the vendor search from zero each time a facility project comes up.
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