Controls

Sales success at Smitty’s Home Hardware Building Centre in Pembroke, Ontario. They’re solving every customer switch problem with Levven Controls wire-free switches.

“Home owners don’t want ugly PVC pipe going up their wall or patio,” says Hawkins general manager Adrian Higgins. “We’re using wire-free switches to put control where the customer wants it… without running any wire to the switch location.”

Levven Controls has been nominated by the Canada Green Building Council as one of two finalists for the Green Building Product of the Year Award. Winner announced on June 7, 2016.

Levven Controls has been nominated by the Canada Green Building Council as one of two finalists for the Green Building Product of the Year Award. Winner announced on June 7, 2016.

“We have a lot of older homes in Chicago,” Larry began. “My biggest fear with electrical repair work is in houses built before the 1950s. They’ve got old cloth-covered wire with rubber insulator. Brittle. Move it the wrong way it cracks.

“The risk of damaging the client’s property is what I worry about.” We spoke with Anthony Rhodes, owner of Advance Electric in Lancaster, California, about how he’s taking less risks with his electrical service and repair jobs.

Nikola Tesla’s radio controlled boat beat the Morris & Goldberg’s wired toggle switch by 18 years. Look at the evolution of wireless control since then: garage door openers, cordless phones, keyless entry for cars and Amazon delivery drones.

The average new home has 27 light switches and 40 light bulbs. With an average of 20 feet of wire per switch, 540 feet of copper wire is consumed by switches in every house. We need copper, but…

Home buyers say “yes” to these six switch upgrades when you offer useful, affordable wireless switch options.

What does the future hold for spa, audio and switch products? Bill Mah, Business Journalist for the Edmonton Journal, interviewed Levven President James Keirstead to find out.