Aico announced as SFHA Annual Conference main sponsor

Aico, an Ei Company, are the European market leader in home life safety, new technologies and offering high quality alarms, developed, and manufactured in Ireland. All Aico alarms meet UK standards and offer a variety of sensor types to guarantee protection for every home, the cornerstone of which is delivering education, quality, service, and innovation.

Aico offer support, from Regional Specification Managers covering the whole of the UK and the in-house technical support team to their free of charge, CPD accredited training scheme, Expert Installer. Expert Installer provides Electrical Contractors with all the information that they require to select, site, install and maintain Aico alarms to the highest quality. It also ensures that attendees are up to date with the latest legislation and requirements.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a key focus for Aico; its ‘Aico in the Community’ initiative helps schools, colleges, charities, and community organisations achieve their goals to help create safer communities and build sustainable futures. Aico does this through the core areas of Education, Business Enterprise, Volunteering, Charity, and Environmental Impact.

Stemming from their ethos of innovation, Aico launched the SmartLINK Gateway to provide a solution for Registered Social Landlords to have access to real time data insight into the status of the Smoke, Heat and Carbon Monoxide alarm systems across their entire housing stock. Using its built-in GSM data connection, the Ei1000G utilises Aico’s next generation of wireless technology to report events including Fire/Carbon Monoxide activations and alarm head removals as they happen to the SmartLINK cloud portal, for full visibility and remote monitoring. The Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway aims to improve efficiency, reduce costs, aid with forecasting and compliance and enable smart asset management. The SmartLINK Gateway will revolutionise the way in which alarm systems are managed, paving the way to a solution-focused approach to asset management.

Aico have expanded their Connected Home offering through HomeLINK. HomeLINK are a multi-award-winning high-tech software team within Aico that leverage cutting edge home integration and analytic technologies to address the needs of social landlords and their residents. HomeLINK has been recognised as one of the most innovative businesses in the region, their team has industry leading expertise in artificial intelligence and IoT as well as software development and integration. At the forefront of this rapidly emerging market, in the last 12 months, HomeLINK has grown significantly and accelerated the roll out of its products and services. By partnering with leading IoT providers and management systems, they have a history of helping landlords reduce operating costs and carbon emissions whilst improving their residents' wellbeing and safety. Aico’s acquisition of HomeLINK will provide a complementary technology platform to present a synergistic approach to IoT, analytics and data management across the connected home arena.

Aico is delighted to be Headline Sponsor at the SFHA Annual Conference in June this year, supporting the sector and building relationships with professionals working in housing.