Door Industry Journal - Spring 2020

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 52 THE door industry journal spring 2020 Domestic Garage Doors ThermaRoll Gets Smart with Somfy Garage Door Systems has established the ThermaRoll garage door as a new benchmark for reliability. The “no-compromise on quality” design approach has brought plaudits from customers and excellent growth. Partnering with Somfy for its motors and controls definitely delivers on the promise of reliability but also gives ThermaRoll access to the connected world through Somfy’s industry leading Smart Home products. To ensure the door continues to evolve, Garage Door Systems is now adding Somfy’s smart home connectivity products to its ThermaRoll offering. Connexoon Access… First on the list is Connexoon, perfect for garage doors and backwards-compatible with all Somfy Rollixo controlled ThermaRoll doors. Incredibly simple to set up, Connexoon allows smart control of ThermaRoll with smartphone, tablet or pc. Every Connexoon is bundled with a photocell kit to ensure safe operation and a camera so you can see that important delivery being made and enable you to communicate with the delivery person. Connexoon’s geolocation function allows the garage door to be open and lights on when arriving home. The distance from a home can be adjusted between 50 and 250m Connexoon can also control lighting via a Somfy receiver or Philips Hue lighting directly. Somfy smart plugs can also be added and Connexoon can control up to 30 products. Connexoon is simple to configure, works with all the main smart home protocols and can be used with voice control via devices such as Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Paul McAdoo of Garage Door Systems commented: “Demand for products that are truly connected is rising and adding these tried and tested products from Somfy to augment the capability of ThermaRoll makes total sense” For more details on ThermaRoll and Somfy smart controls talk to Paul McAdoo and Mark McEvoy or the team at Garage Door Systems on 0870 242 3 242 www.garagedoorsystems.co.uk