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security, windows & doors
For example, at Allegion, Bryce Carter confirms that the brand’s Schlage Encode Wi-Fi Deadbolt is going “really well” thanks to strong sales, not only through existing channel partners but also now thanks to growing demand from the previously wary and price-conscious (my words!) group home builders.
Over at ASSA ABLOY, Ronnie Pocock confirms: “Digital is the ‘in thing’ for the look, convenience and practicality. Group home builders have already started to incorporate a fully smart home and locks are a major component of this.”
Sean Crowley is another who’s seen the building trade fuelling growth in the market, with Chinese builders in particular – and their customers – demanding electronic locks on their front doors, he says.
Food for thought in this respect that a 2019 report from Fixr (a US service matching consumers who are remodelling with professionals) found that 81% of people surveyed indicated that they would be more likely to buy a home if smart features were already installed.
TOWARDS THE SMART HOME
What about the market for a more whole-of-home or “smart home” approach to security? What about smart doorbells with remote video?
In the UK last year, Sellhousefast.uk surveyed 1,462 UK households to discover which smart home products they intended to own in 2020.
They found that smart thermostats (71%) and smart doorbells
“Group home builders have already started to incorporate a fully smart home and locks are a major component of this”
(66%) were top of the list for 2020, while 60% expressed a strong desire to install smart cameras around their property, and 57% had set their sights on smart locks.
But – and here’s something to consider for our readers – in terms of where they said they’d go for advice, 31% said they’d seek advice and/or recommendations from an established home retailer (e.g. B&Q etc) but almost half (48%) said they’d go direct to a supplier or manufacturer of products...
I ask Ronnie Pocock at ASSA ABLOY how far he thinks there’s still to go before Kiwi consumers want a smart whole-of-home automation infrastructure that includes entry systems.
“We are already there!” he exclaims. “Also, as more group home builders start to offer it as part of their standard package, it will become an expectation.”
Saying “It’s only a matter of time before we’re seeing more and more uptake in New Zealand”, Allegion’s Bryce Carter is also enthusiastic, if a little more circumspect, about the prospects for home automation.
Miles Nelson gets commercial
After years in the making, Sales Manager and qualified locksmith Kyle Raynes is pleased to announce the launch of the new Miles Nelson Commercial (MNC) range.
Miles Nelson has brought to bear its 90 years of experience in residential hardware to develop and design this new commercial range from the ground up, including a wide variety of standard door mechanisms including, fire rated mortice locks, door hinges, deadbolts, locksets & handles, strikes, door closers and accessories which are all suitable to secure businesses, schools, community buildings and even residential homes.
Supported by MNC’s in-house technical expertise, the range is made from heavy duty metal designed to endure additional wear and tear from heavy usage, cycle tested, fire rated and provides added security to any building or home. There is a full range of functions available to cover any project specification.
Included in this range are brand new easy-retrofit Miles Nelson handles designed to cover common furniture plate sizes and screw fix spacings, a quick handing change design on wide body door furniture and a through fix option for round rose accessories.
The range also includes wide and narrow style mortice lock options that are easily adaptable to suit card access handle escutcheons.
www.miles-nelson.com
20 NZHJ | MARCH 2020
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