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Enviroscene: Lighting controls add market appeal and enhance a developer's profitability

(02/09/2008)

For apartments, condominiums, luxury homes or refurbished residences, installing lighting controls adds market appeal and enhances a developer’s profitability. Property developers aim to provide prospective purchasers or tenants with attractive residences featuring stylish décor and practical systems. Homeowners have become accustomed to the convenience of remotely-controlled entertainment systems and appliances – and now home-environment systems as well – and intelligent lighting control is... [more]

Emergi-Fire: Emergi-Fire provides practical solutions for fire alarm and detection

(19/08/2008)

Emergi-Fire is the new fire safety products brand from Emergi-Lite Safety Systems. Bringing together established fire detection and alarm system solutions, Emergi-Fire offers the fire safety professional choice, flexibility and value for money. With over 15 years experience in the UK fire safety marketplace, Emergi-Lite has focused its technical expertise into a range of fire detection solutions that includes analogue addressable, conventional two- and four- wire and wireless fire detection ... [more]

Enviroscene: Intelligent Lighting Controls for Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities

(30/07/2008)

A hospital’s primary mission is to provide seamless 24-hour/365-day treatment to patients – frequently in critical condition and extreme pain. Reliable and appropriate lighting control systems are essential in all areas of the modern hospital, and must offer centralized system architecture, multi-point programming and switching, the ability to operate with all types of standard and specialized lamps, as well as robust operation, ease of maintenance and superb product support. There are many t... [more]

Enviroscene: Smart Lighting Makes Sense for Retail and Cinema Complexes

(23/07/2008)

Smart lighting control systems make easy work of controlling the complex lighting requirements of the retail and cinema industries. Though both industries appeal to similar target markets – consumers of entertainment and goods – their lighting needs are significantly specialized, with specific requirements for different sectors within each industry. Retail The retail industry includes stand-alone retail developments such as huge shopping malls and complexes, hypermarkets and large showroom... [more]

eGard interlocks: Fortress Interlocks safeguard workers at ATM Automation robotics manufacturing plant

(22/07/2008)

ATM Automation has chosen Fortress Interlocks to safeguard workers at its Robotics manufacturing plant in Blaby, Leicestershire and on ATM robot cells at all customer sites where they are designed to ensure cells are safe for operators and meet all safety legislation. Fortress’ eGard interlocks protect a robot cell. When an operator wants to gain access he must turn and remove the key from the unit holding the door closed. This action shuts down the power to the protected area and allows oper... [more]

Energy Saver remote control: Energy Saver remote control switches off all your audiovisual equipment at the press of a button

(26/06/2008)

It is estimated that the average UK household could save £37 per year on electricity bills if they always fully switched off home appliances instead of leaving them on standby. Multiplied by 24.4 million households (National Statistics - 2007) that amounts to £902 million of wasted electricity in a year. Nearly £1billion worth of energy is wasted in UK homes each year just by leaving appliances on standby. One For All have introduced the 'Energy Saver' universal remote control that switche... [more]