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Smart Building Awards 2018 Results Revealed

With all the judging now completed, the results for the 2018 Smart Building Awards will finally be revealed at the EI Live! show on the evening of May 9 at Sand...

Legrand Plans ‘MyHome_Up’ Home Automation System Debut At EI Live! 2018

Legrand will be debuting its new ‘MyHome_Up’ home automation system at EI Live! 2018, with the company teaming up with AV distributor Habitech to show it off. ...

EI Live! Partners Retra In Association with AWE And CEDIA To Spread The Smart Word To Retailers

Looking to target electrical retailers who want new ways to generate profit and business longevity, a new initiative for this year is called the Retra Smart Hom...

Indigo Distribution Debuts Free App For End-To-End Project Management

Indigo Distribution is hoping to help installers throughout the entire journey, from project beginning to ending, with a launch of a new app...

Lutron Extends Smart Lighting Division With Ketra Acquisition

Lutron is pretty reputable in the smart lighting market, but in its 57-year history it has never actually made its own bulbs or light source. That will change f...

IOT Takes Centre Stage at CEDIA’s First Tech Forum For 2018

The growth of the Internet of Things is having a profound effect on the custom install industry, with plenty of new options making it easier than ever to build ...

Two New Trade Counters For Alltrade

Building on the success across its CI division, Alltrade has opened two new trade counters in Berkshire and Greater Manchester. Bringing the number of Alltra...

URC Total Control 2.0 and VSSL Mate Up Thanks to Chowmain

Chowmain, specialist module/driver developer for home control and automation systems, has released a free two-way VSSL A.6 module for URC Total Control 2.0. ...

CYP Announces EI Live! 2018 Technical Theatre, Headline Sponsorship

CYP has confirmed that it will be the headline sponsor of EI Live! 2018, with the AV distribution manufacturer also set to offer a vast array of training sessions at the show...

Invision Announces Inaugural Smart Home Conference

AV and smart home distributor Invision, has announced it will host an event it is calling Smart Home Innovation 2018 on May 1, 2018....