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Smart Hardware Guide
EDITOR Gemma Emmerson gemma @ cvgroup. co. uk 01226 321 450 Ext. 304
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HOW SMART HARDWARE LINKS US ALL
We’ re All Connected – But Are We Connected Enough?
The fenestration sector has always relied on strong connections; between supplier and fabricator, manufacturer and installer, product and performance. But as homes and buildings become increasingly intelligent, it’ s not just people and processes that need to stay connected, it’ s the hardware itself.
» SMART HARDWARE IS NO longer a future trend. It’ s a
fast-growing, commercially significant part of the doors and windows industry, reshaping how we design, specify, manufacture, and install. From access control and digital locking to sensors and cloud integration, intelligent systems are now influencing every link in the supply chain.
This Smart Hardware Guide has been developed to help all
corners of the industry understand where the opportunities lie and what’ s needed to stay competitive in a connected landscape.
For fabricators and systems companies, it’ s about designing products that support seamless integration. For installers, it’ s understanding the added value and user benefits these systems can deliver. For distributors, suppliers, and specifiers, it’ s about keeping pace with fast-moving
technology and evolving expectations around security, efficiency, and interoperability.
Smart hardware doesn’ t exist in isolation, and neither does our industry. The better we connect with each other, the better we can connect the products we bring to market.
So the question isn’ t whether we’ re connected. It’ s: are we connected enough?
Gemma
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05 IT JUST MAKES‘ SENS’
Yale explores the explosion
of smart tech and how
homeowners are looking for
smarter security systems.
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08 NEXT SMART MOVE
How ERA and Yorkshire Trade
Windows 27-year partnership
is set to get a whole lot
smarter …
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09 TECHS MESSAGES
DoorBird and Auerswald align
on access control as their first
joint project with COMfortel
and COMtrexx.
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11 SOLVING THE INIGMA
Squire gets ready for the
International Security Expo as
the market continues to shift
towards smart.
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12 LET’ S GET PHYSICAL
ASSA ABLOY discusses data
centres and how physical
security is key to keeping
precious information safe.
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14 WHAT’ S THE‘ MATTER’?
MACO makes sense of the
smart homes of the future;
navigating challenges and
providing real solutions.
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