Smart home automation system design & supply.
CIE Group helps installers, integrators and specifiers across the UK by designing, specifying and supplying reliable smart home solutions that bring together lighting, audio, security and control into one simple, connected system.
How can we help?
Leading smart home technology
Using the Akubela smart home platform, we support projects ranging from single residential properties to multi-dwelling developments.
Design, specification and ongoing support
We help you design systems that are practical to install and easy for the end user to operate.
Integration across multiple systems
So you can deliver a joined-up system rather than separate standalone products.
A system that works for your clients’ lives
One of the biggest benefits of a smart home system is the ability to bring different technologies together.
Using a single platform, users can:
- Answer a door entry call and unlock the door
- Adjust lighting and heating from one screen or app
- Set automated scenes for daily routines
- View CCTV cameras in real time
- Control multiple systems remotely
Built around the Akubela smart home platform
Our smart home systems use the Akubela platform, providing end users with an easy-to-use interface and full integration with their daily lives.
Akubela combines:
- Touchscreen control panels
- Smart home hubs and controllers
- App-based control for users
- Integration with intercom and access control systems
- Support for a wide range of smart devices
Free smart home automation system design service
Every smart home project is different. From the start, we design around property size, user requirements and integration with other systems.
Here’s what our system design team can support with:
- Smart home system design and architecture
- Product specification and system planning
- Integration with intercom, access control and AV systems
- Network and infrastructure guidance
- Wiring diagrams and layout support
- Pre-build and configuration services
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Frequently asked questions about our smart home automation system solutions
What is a smart home system?
How do smart home systems work?
What is Akubela?
Can smart home systems integrate with intercom and access control?
Can CIE provide training and technical support?
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