{"id":22837,"date":"2025-04-29T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=22837"},"modified":"2025-04-29T09:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:38:48","slug":"simplifying-smart-home-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/simplifying-smart-home-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Simplifying smart home security"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may be \u2018smart\u2019, but smart security needs to be simple for today\u2019s homeowners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karl Woolley, head of product for Yale Retail, highlights the key trend wholesalers should be aware of in the smart security market to stay up to date with current consumer demand.<\/p>\n

\u2018Smart homes\u2019 are no longer reserved for the technology innovators and early adopters. We\u2019re reaching an age where smart homes are the norm \u2013 or at least the technology that drives them is commonplace in the average UK home.<\/p>\n

According to recent research from solar energy company GreenMatch in 2026, the UK smart home market is expected to grow to nearly \u00a312 billion. By 2027, there will be over 15 million \u2018smart homes\u2019 in the UK. That equates to over half of UK homes, showing the sheer scale of this continuously growing market.<\/p>\n

Whilst smart home adoption began years ago with the arrival of smart speakers, providing a hub for the start of a smart system, the category has shown no signs of slowing since, and that\u2019s down to one key benefit \u2013 convenience.<\/p>\n

Being able to automate menial tasks and control smart home devices remotely has ensured smart home usage has continue to grow over the last five years. This is the same story in the smart security sector where convenience, control and peace of mind are a gift for homeowners.<\/p>\n

In more recent years, with new smart home products entering the market regularly and infiltrating homes, we\u2019ve seen a further shift in consumer behaviour.<\/p>\n

Today, with homeowners having numerous smart home gadgets across their home, there\u2019s another key benefit consumers are looking for – the ability to control all their devices in one place. A fully connected smart home system allows homeowners to do just that, adding an additional layer of convenience to these already handy home gadgets.<\/p>\n

Simplifying security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noticing this shift in consumer demand, the security experts at Yale introduced its new Smart Security Ecosystem last year, a system designed to ensure all its popular smart security products work and interact together as part of a fully connected smart system.<\/p>\n

The Smart Security Ecosystem ensures all areas of the home are covered with Yale\u2019s superior security protection. The system includes a range of high quality smart security products from Smart Alarms, Smart Locks, Smart Security Cameras, a Smart Video Doorbell and a range of accessories to further boost the convenience and security of the range.<\/p>\n

Yale\u2019s products connect together through the intuitive Yale Home app, allowing homeowners to control each of their devices through one central interface. The Ecosystem also benefits from interoperability with other smart home brands for heightened convenience, pairing with leading voice assistants including Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and smart lighting brand, Philips Hue, to control smart lighting and security under the same app.<\/p>\n

Users can personalise their system to suit their lifestyle, building a heightened security experience around their personal routine.<\/p>\n

For example, Yale\u2019s Linus Smart Lock, can be set to lock at a certain time to fit in around the user\u2019s daily routine. In the evening, homeowners can set all the smart locks in the home to lock, allowing the homeowner to be sure their home has automatically secured itself prior to going to bed. Other functionality such as part-arming and \u2018privacy mode\u2019, a feature that offers users enhanced privacy via Yale\u2019s smart security camera range, ensures homeowners can tailor their home security system to work for them.<\/p>\n

With all these handy features and benefits and the functional Yale Home app, wholesalers investing in the range will be assured that they\u2019re providing a high quality system that meets both needs of their customers and the demands of today\u2019s tech-savvy homeowners. As all the products work seamlessly together, the Ecosystem also provides ample upsell opportunities for both wholesalers and their customers.<\/p>\n

Trusted security<\/strong><\/p>\n

When choosing Yale, wholesalers can also be confident that they will be recommending a brand that has long been a trusted name in the security space, with over 180 years of experience in protecting homes. Whilst smart security devices are now a key feature in UK homes due to their convenience and control, homeowners are still wanting to ensure that their chosen security brand is protecting their home sufficiently.<\/p>\n

Statistics from the Smart Home Buyer Index 2024 highlighted that \u2018home security\u2019 was one of the biggest reasons for integrating smart technology into homes, with 75% of homeowners looking for products that could provide peace of mind and security.<\/p>\n

With the backing of a brand with a strong security heritage and the innovation to create a fully connected Ecosystem designed for the modern-day homeowner, the Smart Security Ecosystem is an ideal solution for wholesalers looking to provide high quality and secure smart security products to their customers.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Smart Security Ecosystem from Yale, alongside its range of smart security solutions, please contact trade@yale.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It may be \u2018smart\u2019, but smart security needs to be simple for today\u2019s homeowners. Karl Woolley, head of product for Yale Retail, highlights the key trend wholesalers should be aware of in the smart security market to stay up to date with current consumer demand. \u2018Smart homes\u2019 are no longer reserved for the technology innovators […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":22838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-13.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22839,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22837\/revisions\/22839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}