Voltimum held its first Smart Solutions Awards on Wednesday 11th October at Smart Buildings 2017, part of UK Construction Week. BBC TV presenter Steph McGovern (pictured here with the Voltimum team) hosted the event, which championed installers who have demonstrated creativity and excellence on residential and light commercial projects, as well as celebrating manufacturers and […]
Nominations are now open for the first ever Smart Solutions Awards, which will be held at UK Construction Week 2017. The awards – sponsored by Schneider Electric, Legrand and Vent-Axia – will recognise installers, manufacturers and wholesalers. Smart Solutions is a new online resource, developed by Voltimum, guiding electrotechnical professionals along the journey towards […]
How will the Internet Of Things (IoT) impact the industry and your business? Voltimum has teamed up with the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) to bring you a unique one-day seminar, SMART TECH LIVE, where you will learn about the smart, connected, and innovative technologies that will give your business a competitive edge. How will the […]
Time is running out, entries for the Electrical Wholesaler Awards close on Friday 15th January – that’s less than two weeks away. Organised by Datateam Business Media Ltd, the publisher of Electrical Wholesaler magazine, the EW Awards were launched in 2014 to recognise and highlight the achievements, products and services of electrical wholesalers and manufacturers. Are […]
“Onus is on the electrical industry to ensure standards are in place to fuel the IoT revolution” The Internet of Things (IoT) will create millions of job opportunities worldwide, according to leaders from the electrical industry, who poured cold water on speculation that automation could cause massive job redundancies. Executives from the ‘troops on the […]
Electrical professionals across Europe believe smart products are the future of the industry, with further sales support needed to meet demand The boom in connected devices coming into the workplace will be the future of the electrical industry but further work is needed to help professionals sell the products, according to research from Voltimum <http://www.voltimum.co.uk/> […]
By Wolfgang Schickbauer, CEO, Voltimum The electrical industry is facing somewhat of a dilemma with the rapid emergence of burgeoning technology such as the Internet of Things (IoT). A Voltimum survey of 5,000 wholesalers, contractors and manufacturers revealed that 75 percent of contractors had never bought a ‘smart’ device, indicating that more needs to be […]
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Electrical industry in pole position to fuel the IoT revolution
Noun: Internet of things A development of the Internet in which everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data. by Debbie Eales, Editor I’m a great fan of plain English, so, when I first heard about “the Internet of Things” – it left me scratching my head as I wondered: “What […]
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