Varilight’s Andrew Wilson reflects on the growing importance of knowledgeable personnel in customer service functions to support wholesalers. Varilight won the Best Supplier Customer Service award in this year’s EW Awards. With the current focus on smart technologies in the wiring accessories market, such as programmable lighting control products and integrated home automation systems, […]
Marie Parry, Group Marketing Director with Scolmore, highlights the role wholesalers can play in overcoming the barriers to adoption of smart technology among the elderly. According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, 26% of the population of England and Wales will be more than 65 years old by 2065, increasing the cost of health and […]
Wiring accessories, lighting and security products manufacturer, Scolmore Group, has acquired Sangamo, the specialist supplier of time switches and heating controls. Established since 1921 and based in Glasgow, Sangamo has built up an excellent reputation and an extensive product range which will make an ideal fit within the Scolmore Group portfolio, enabling the company to […]
In addition to its highly successful product safety conferences, Electrical Safety First has established a series of industry events, which offer an in-depth look at emerging trends and a changing legislative landscape. So make a date in your diaries for Electrical Safety First’s industry summit – How a connected home can be a safer home […]
Marie Parry, Group Marketing Director, with Scolmore, asks if wholesalers are making the most of the growing building automation market. According to the latest market report from AMA Research – ‘Home Automation Market Report – UK 2017-2021, the UK home automation market is worth £160 million annually. It has experienced significant growth since 2010 as […]
Sprue Safety Products’ connected homes project is tapping into an increasingly connected world to revolutionise fire safety. The ‘connected home’ is expected to be the next technological revolution. There are already an estimated 10 billion devices globally, which are connected to the internet, and this figure is set to rise to 50 billion by 2020. […]
Marie Parry, Scolmore Group Marketing Director looks at the growing home automation market, what’s driving consumer demand and how wholesalers are in a prime position to educate and advise their customers. The growth of home automation continues to be driven by the rapid advance in technology which is bringing intelligent automation systems to a growing […]
Hamilton Litestat is helping wholesalers and electrical contractors to become more knowledgeable in the field of controls with its touring Mercury Demonstration Vehicle (MDV). The Hamilton team and its MDV most recently visited electrical wholesaler BEW Guildford, which was moving to a new location on 23 June 2016. Hamilton headed to BEW’s new store in […]
Having acquired Jontek, a specialist provider of software platforms for assisted living call centres, Legrand Electric Limited has also announced the acquisition of CP Electronics Limited, a UK leader in energy efficient lighting controls. Solutions from CP Electronics are complementary to Legrand’s offer in the commercial segment, where the company has leading positions in workstation […]
Karl Rawlins, Senior Technical Support Engineer at Scolmore Group, answers some of the key questions about smart homes and building automation. Q What is the scale of home automation – does it need to be a complete refit of the customer’s electronics, or are there minor installations that can nonetheless make a big difference to […]
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