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YALE SPONSORS SMART HOME WEEK 2019
Yale joined a host of major brands in sponsorship of Smart Home Week
2019 – an initiative showcasing the best in smart home technology.
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26th May, Smart Home Week used live
events and social media broadcasts
to spread the benefits of smart home
technology. Crucially, the programme
of events assisted those in the domestic
security sector to learn how to maximise
on the growing industry.
Paul Atkinson, Sales and Commercial
Director for Yale Door and Window
Solutions, commented: “It’s great to be
part of such an industry-leading campaign
Get smart
about smart homes.
once again. Of course, being supporters
alongside Samsung SmartThings, Google,
Amazon, Swinton Insurance, Ring, Tado
and Philips Hue is a real positive, too.”
“With our position as the leading smart
security brand, there is obvious synergy
between Yale and Smart Home Week. In
supporting the campaign, we’re helping to
build public understanding for smart tech
alongside other like-minded companies.”
www.yale.co.uk/smart-living
EDESIX LAUNCHES NEW VIDEOBADGE VB-400
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leading providers of Body
Worn Cameras (BWC), has
launched the VB-400. It will
be predominantly aimed
at the policing and security
sectors, where officers on the
front line utilise BWCs to help
prevent both criminal and
anti-social behaviour when
out on patrol. Additionally,
the captured footage not only
provides greater transparency
of interactions with the public,
but also significantly increases
early guilty pleas when used in
a prosecution.
This latest Body Worn
Camera from Edesix has
been designed to be a simple,
unobtrusive addition to any
uniform. The VB-400 has a
market-leading IP67 ingress
protection rating, and delivers
full 1080p HD recording
capabilities to capture
evidence-quality footage,
Bluetooth sensor monitoring,
and built-in GPS functionality
which will greatly simplify
camera asset management
across large estates. Other
features include a full-shift
battery life, Wi-Fi streaming,
120-degree horizontal field
of view and haptic and audio
feedback alerts to show when
recording has been activated.
Richie McBride, Managing
Director of Edesix: “Our
next generation VB-400 has
been built for the connected
world, and provides real-
time GPS functionality,
streaming and the ability to
seamlessly interface with its
environment.”
www.edesix.com
KEY ACQUISITION ACCELERATES EXPANSION
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Caldwell is expanding
its global reach with the
acquisition of a key Indian
distributor. Mumbai-based
Archintex already supply
quality Cotswold hardware to
businesses across the Indian
subcontinent. Now, the fast-
growing firm will become part
of newly-formed Caldwell
South-East Asia.
CEO Eric Mertz explains:
“India is set to grow 7.3% this
year and 7.5% the next – that’s
12
faster than China. By 2050,
it’s expected to overtake
America as the second-biggest
economic power on Earth.
“And most excitingly for
us, much of that growth will
come from construction. The
government’s ‘Housing for All’
initiative will see hundreds of
thousands of homes built in
the next few years.
“That’s a huge opportunity –
and by combining Archintex’s
unmatched market knowledge
with our global expertise, we’re
confident we’ve got a formula
for rapid growth.”
Founded in Rochester, New
York over 130 years ago, today
Caldwell is a world-leading
window hardware supplier. Its
products, including those from
its respected Cotswold brand,
are used by major fenestration
businesses all around the globe.
www.caldwell.co.uk
JUL/AUG 2019
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