Household Automation

The home automation market place is unique. It combines many disciplines with many market sectors and has hundreds of manufacturers of different items of equipment. As a consequence the market will evolve over many years and our policy has therefore always been not to be manufacturer specific. Because we are independent we are able to tailor make solutions to our customers requirements rather than sell specific products. We have provided a list below of manufacturers that we have had direct experience of.

AMX One of the larger companies AMX manufactures high end automation for residential and commercial applications. www.amx.com	Apple You will be familiar with apple and its iPad, iPhone and iPods but also of the Apple TV, streaming pay on demand films over the internet. www.apple.com
Centralite Whole house lighting control panels and switches. Units come in banks of 24 dimmable circuits, so this can work out as a cost effective lighting solution - just make sure you don't have 25! www.centralite.com	Control 4 Control 4 offers a comprehensive solution to home automation at a mid range price. www.control4.com
Control FX Offering bespoke phone applications including iPad, iPhone and Android. www.controlfx.co.uk	CBUS Clipsal CBUS is the brand name for Clipsal control products, Clipsal is part of Schneider. The origins of CBUS are in Australia. Largely for mid to high end lighting and building management applications. Includes a DLT wall plate with coloured glass surrounds www.clipsal.com
Crestron Crestron is one of the market leaders in high end automation systems. Offering a comprehensive package of AV and control options. www.crestron.com	Cytech If you are looking for something more than a home security system then look no further. The Cytech product is based on an approved alarm system it offers comprehensive integration with other devices at an affordable price. www.cytech.biz
DF Solutions Based in Ireland DF solutions continue to push the boundaries of AV storage and multi-room distribution. www.digitalfuturesolutions.co.uk	Dynalite Purchased by Philips in 2010 the Dynailte product range is marketed by AWE. Originally an Australian company Dynalite product are largely lighting based. www.dynalite-online.com
Farnborough Blinds Bespoke blinds: curtain openers, venetian blinds, roman blinds, blackout blinds. For all your blinds and shutter requirements. www.farnboroughblinds.com	Fermax One of the leading manufacturers of door entry system. Ideal for door and gate entry or buildings with multiple apartments. www.fermaxuk.com
GIRA High end manufacturer of KNX equipment including lighting, heating and door entry equipment www.gira.com	iLight Lighting control using the very robust CANbus. Does what it says on the tin no messing reliable lighting control. www.ilight.co.uk
Kaleidescape The ultimate in playback and storage of audio and video. The system was designed for this purpose and has not evolved from other products. High end but polished solution - no Internet radio thought! www.kaleidescape.com	Logitec Best know for its PC accessories Logitec also produce a range of hand held remote controllers. Inexpensive easy to set up and use. www.logitech.com
Lutron The name has become synonemous with lighting control. However the Grafik eye is really only a scene controller and the Homeworks set up with its seies 4 and 8 processors offering more flexibility are expensive. europe.lutron.com	Netgear Probably the best known network equipment provider for residential use. comprehensive range of hard wired and wireless equipment. www.netgear.co.uk
Netstreams This US company produces the IP based multi-room audio system called Digilinx. www.netstreams.com	NICE Italian manufacturer of gate control equipment. As with all Italian products you cannot beat the styling how do you make a gate motor look attractive! www.niceforyou.com
NIKO This Belgium manufacturer has slowly been gaining marke share in the UK. A well thoughout simple to install home automation product range. www.niko.eu	NuVo Multi-room audio - probably the first manufacturer to introduce truly interactive in wall ipod docks.
Rako Best known for its wireless lighting control Rako now produces hard wired lighting controllers and a superb easy to set up free iPad iPhone app. www.rakocontrols.com	RTI With the demise of the Pronto what are the alternatives for hand held remotes. This US company has been around for years and offers a comprehensive array of remote control solutions. www.rticorp.com
Panasonic Who else could produce a 150" Plasma TV. www.panasonic.co.uk	Philips Although Philips sold out on the Pronto they still produce AV equipment. They also have a large lighting divisiion and own Dynalite. www.philips.co.uk
Rain bird Manufacturer of irrigation equipment www.rainbird.com	Stardraw comprehensive software for design of systems and iPhone / iPad apps. www.stardraw.com
X10 Probably the most cost effective home control device in the market place. Suposedly developed in Scotland X10 has been around for years - unfortunately it suffers badly for EMC inteference from other products so has its choice of installation is quite limited. Unquestionably at the lower end of control. www.x10europe.com