Category Archives: Blog

THE SMALLER WIND TURBINES SPINNING INTO 2017

The arguments of wind turbines and wind farms have gone on since they first popped up. On one side, the clean energy source is creating a sustainable future, on the other despite wind energy being non-polluting, the turbines are unattractive to a natural landscape and may create a lot of noise. Wind farms are not built near residential areas, nor can […]

ECOBUILD 2017 – ROUNDUP AND INTERVIEW

Last week on March 7th-9th we attended Ecobuild at Excel London, where we exhibited our full range of energy monitoring and control systems to more than 33,000 people in a range of roles within the built environment, as well as providing visitors with a sneak preview of our new nanoBEMS building management system that features Niagara 4, which has […]

RECRUITING FOR GROWTH

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Derek Lamb as Engineering Manager and Andrew Davies as UK Sales Manager. Both will play an integral role in the company’s development and future growth. George McGhee, NetThings CEO, said: “We have an exciting year ahead with an innovative new energy management product targeted at small commercial […]

NETTHINGS BRINGS BUILDING MANAGEMENT TECH TO ECOBUILD

Ecobuild is back for 2017 and this year takes place at Excel London on 7 th – 9 th March. We are excited to be returning and this year you will find us exhibiting at stand C214, hall N5. We will be exhibiting our full range of energy monitoring and control systems as well as providing visitors with a […]

We’re all set for aM&T 2017

Our NetThings team are set to attend the Automatic Monitoring & Targeting Conference and Exhibition (aM&T 2017) which takes place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 23 rd February 2017. Now in its 15 th year, aM&T is organised by trade association ESTA and is the UK’s leading event showcasing the latest in bespoke metering, monitoring, technology […]

2017 and our move into the commercial sector

We finished 2016 the way we intend to start 2017, with ambition and great support from our team, investors and customers. Early December a press release went out stating our intention to move into the commercial sector after successfully closing a £1.2 million funding round. This funding will allow us to sell our monitoring and […]

The University of Cambridge spent over £16 million on energy and it sparked the University Green Challenge.

We recently read that over the course of 2014-2015 the University of Cambridge spent over £16 million on energy. We needed to take some time to stop and think about that. Here is the breakdown: ▪          The University spends £31 on energy every minute. ▪          The University spends £1,865 on energy every hour! Energy is something that we all […]

Breaking down the smart home

The Internet Of Things has hit the consumer in 2016 in a craze not last seen since the internet itself in the 1990s or the rise of the smart phone almost ten years ago. It has been a market dominated by the biggest industry names such as Samsung and Microsoft, those with the financial backing […]

Our thoughts from The Energy Event

We were lucky enough to be part of the RWM Energy Event this month at the NEC Birmingham. The Energy Event is widely considered the UK’s leading event for energy and utilities procurement professionals, attracting more than 7,000 visitors and thanks to ESTA Energy not only could we mix and mingle amongst industry professionals, our […]

NetThings welcomes China Entrepreneur Club to Scotland

Today we welcomed a group of China’s leading private sector entrepreneurs as part of a nine day business tour aimed at developing international links directly with Scottish businesses. 26 members of the China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) visited our premises in Edinburgh interested in exploring collaboration and investment opportunities with Scottish companies. The CEC involves some […]