Vantage Controls
| Private | |
| Industry | Automation and lighting control |
| Founded | 1986[1] |
| Headquarters | Orem, Utah |
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Key people
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John Selldorff, President and CEO, Legrand North America |
| Products | Lighting control system |
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Number of employees
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100+ |
| Parent | Legrand |
| Slogan | Living Perfection |
| Website | www.vantagecontrols.com |
Vantage Controls manufactures lighting control systems and automation control systems for homes and businesses. The company is headquartered in Orem, Utah[1] and has won several industry awards.[2][3] Through its international dealer network, it sells and custom installs its products. It offers wired and wireless solutions. Vantage competes with Crestron Electronics, Lutron Electronics Company, AMX LLC and other companies for customers building new homes and retrofitting existing ones.
Company history
Since its inception in 1986, the company has undergone a series of acquisitions and expansions. In 1993, Transera Corporation purchased it and opened a European office, Vantage EMEA, in 1997.[4][5] In 2006, Legrand, a French company specializing in products for electrical installations, purchased the company and changed its name to Vantage/Legrand.[1][6] Vantage became a subsidiary of Legrand North America (LNA) under the direction of its acting CEO. Announced in 2008, LNA merged On-Q and Vantage/Legrand into the Home Systems Division to guide strategic product development.[7] Vantage Controls still retains its company name and branding.
Products
Automation and lighting companies frequently employ one or more computers connected to LCD screens, keypads, motion sensors, and other hardware to provide homeowners with more control over their houses. Vantage sells the InFusion Controller System, a set of up to 32 computers attached to lighting modules, stations buses, wireless networks and third-party devices, to accomplish this goal. The Q-Link System, Vantage’s older system, also provides the same functionality. Vantage product lines include InFusion, Bticino Axolute, BrightStyle, HiddenTouch, Enspire, ScenePoint, ProLAN, TheatrePoint, Axium, TPT and others.[8]
Market
Although lighting and automation is frequently incorporated into the same system, each fulfills different needs. With large homes requiring long rows of switches to control lights, keypads can condense the on/off functionality of each of these into a single button, saving space. Since these systems can control multiple loads at once, they allow users to control the dimming levels of all the lights in the home, creating scenes like those in a play, to reflect the mood and activity of the homeowner. In a similar way, automation systems allow users to push a single button to arm a security system, lower the blinds, turn on a projector and start a movie.
With many companies going green and homeowners wanting to reduce energy costs, automation and lighting systems can track energy usage, turn off lights in unoccupied rooms, adjust thermostats and lengthen the life of light bulbs by gradually increasing or decreasing the illumination levels.
Because of the cost and time required, Vantage and its competitors typically market their products directly to dealers at trade shows such as CEDIA and CES, and in specialized journals. After training dealers how use its system, Vantage relies on them to sell its products to customers and provide custom installation. Since lighting and automation systems can cost thousands of dollars, they typically only offer their services to customers living in high-end spaces and rarely advertise to the general public. With many people unaware of the existence of such products, Disneyland added a lighting and automation system to its Innoventions Dream Home in Anaheim, California to inspire the public.[9]
