SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY FOCUS
Lighting the way
to becoming a smart electrician
After recent online training sessions for SELECT Members proved popular, BEMCO reveals the simple way to get your business more involved with the tech of tomorrow
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he age of the smart home is well and truly upon us. Technology has changed dramatically over the past ten years to such an extent that smart tech in the home has moved from a perceived
luxury to becoming an accepted part of our everyday lives. According to its 2019 digital home report, the research company EY found that 22% of UK households now own a voice-controlled digital home assistant device, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home, doubling the 11% figure recorded in 2017. This survey of 2,500 UK consumers found that 12% of households own a smart heating device, 11% a smart lighting device and 41% and 36% respectively plan to own these products over the next five years. What’s also clear is that while this DIY market is thriving, so too is the professional (B2B) smart home sector. In its latest Size and Scope Report, CEDIA, the trade body representing the professional home technology market, revealed that the UK sector is worth just under £700 million and includes 1,600 active companies.
Confidence is high among the participants of this survey, with 80%
22%
of UK households now own a voice-controlled digital home assistant device, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home
expecting to continue to grow their revenue over the next 12 months. In fact, it is the surge in popularity
of DIY-led solutions that is helping to grow the market opportunity for professional electrical installation services. Homeowners are becoming weary of the volume of smart-tech and getting bogged down in the technical configuration of different devices, particularly if they are looking to integrate with existing home lighting and heating systems. If anything, consumer experiences in lockdown are accelerating this shift.
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By spending more time at home, consumers have seen how much they have come to rely on a fast connection for seamless home working, school education and accessing entertainment services efficiently.
The opportunity for SELECT
Members to be part of this smart home future is there. But, with so many home technology devices and sub-systems to choose from, the challenge can often be: How do I get a foothold to build a reputation in smart home, without it being too overwhelming a step for my business?
Smart lighting control is the way in Lighting is bread and butter business for SELECT Members. You know the dimming challenges with LED inside and out. Today’s larger houses have many more lighting circuits than in the past for LED strip accents, wall lights, feature pendants, and even chandeliers. Without proper lighting control, achieving the right effect is difficult to achieve.
Bringing smart lighting control into the mix allows you to add value by transforming individual rooms, the whole house and the lifestyle of the homeowner. Customers will be able to set multiple
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