Thorvin Electronics was formed in October 1974 by Jack Thorndike and Wilf Langevin. The name Thorvin is a combination of the two last names of Jack and Wilf.

At that point in time the only product Thorvin was distributing was Tandberg Educational Language labs. Thorvin were commissioned reps for Studer ReVox, Beyer Dynamic and ElectroVoice products in the Province of Ontario.

In 1977 Jack Thorndike's shares were purchased by Wilf Langevin and the company is wholly owned by Wilf Langevin and his wife Monique Langevin.

During the late 1970s Thorvin was active in the distribution of Hi Fi products across Canada, including Tandberg.

With the change in the consumer audio marketing in the early 1980s, Thorvin shifted its focus to the commercial sound and educational markets.

With 12-18 years distributing the Auditel, Williams Sound, Azden and Soundsphere lines across Canada, Thorvin has become a design specialist and major supplier for conference, simultaneous interpretation, hearing assistance, fm soundfield and wide area sound systems. More recently Thorvin have added Radia Pro and Polyfusion to the products we distribute across Canada.

The company still distributes Tandberg Educational products manufactured by Sanako. Minicom Classnet is another educational product that Thorvin have been distributing for over 15 years. New KVM and AV products from Minicom are also an excellent addition to the Thorvin package. Thorvin is the largest distributor of language lab systems in Canada, with well over 180 labs installed from coast to coast. Seventy of these systems are new digital multimedia systems. Thorvin acts as Canadian sales representative for Ivie Technologies.

2004 marked the 30th anniversary of Thorvin Electronics. With our many new products, the future for Thorvin is exciting. Our goal is to broaden our horizons, and to build on our reputation as a focused and competent player in the educational and professional sound and audio visual marketplace.

Thorvin Electronics has announced that as of July 1st, 2006 they have become the Canadian distributor for SP Controls Inc. This new product line will help Thorvin give their many AV dealers a new alternative for their own customers who are looking for a sophisticated, yet simple, solution for multimedia control in lecture halls and classrooms.