One of the worlds leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, Gira, is proud to be one of the most influential players in the development of building digitalisation.
Setting design and function trends to succeed pioneering work, innovative solutions and noteworthy applications, Gira, has established itself as an award-winning innovator in the field of perceptive ‘Intelligent Building Technology’ and specification.
From the beginning, Gira has given special importance to ensuring the highest levels of functionality and reliability for its products, as well as devote keen investment on design attributes and lasting aesthetic appeal. Far from finite, Gira doesn’t just settle for “well-formed” products and solutions. Instead, each concept design is developed over several stages of assessment which looks at the interaction between design, function, technical innovation and emotion.
‘Made in Germany’, Gira products and property solutions epitomise high quality manufacturing to produce reliable, safe and durable home automation. The numerous prestigious international awards received, like the “iF Award“, “Red Dot Award” and “German Design Award“, are testaments to the exceptional design quality of Gira: where design and function come alive.
Gira has an aptitude for perfecting both form and function, but above all else, making lives become a little easier, more convenient and safer. It is no coincidence that Gira switches and control systems, communication, multimedia and safety systems, are now being used in more than 40 countries around the world.
To date, Gira has completed countless projects and developments which have seen luxury specification across some of the most prestigious commercial buildings worldwide. Ranging from housing, offices and administrative buildings, hotels, educational institutions, cultural facilities, hospitals and retail fitting/presentation, some of Gira’s completed intelligent building schemes include:
Berlin Central Station, Germany
– Gira E2 push button sensors
Artisan building complex in Fitzrovia, London
– Gira KNX system
– Gira E22 design line
– Gira touch sensors
5* Monument Hotel, Barcelona
– Gira Esprit switch range
Gira’s user-friendly solutions serve a diverse range of applications, exclusively designed to control:
– Lighting
– Heating
– Blind / curtains
– Ventilation
– Light scene management
– Energy saving
– Door communication
– Multimedia systems
– Smoke Detectors
With more than 100 years of successful company history, Gira, a family-run business, has helped shape the world of electrical systems and intelligent building management.
2018 welcomed huge successes, scooping multiple awards for its innovative designs and solutions for the intelligent build market. These include:
– Gira G1 wins ‘Best Smart Tool & Equipment’ Smart Solutions Award 2018: a pioneering room operating device for KNX & eNet.
– Gira E2 stainless steel design range was given the “Iconic Award: Innovative Interior – Best of the Best” in Cologne in January 2018
– “Innovative top performance in interior design”: The jury honours the Gira X1 app’s user-friendly interface with the “Iconic Award 2018: Innovative Interior – Best of the Best”. This highest accolade in the competition is only awarded to 30 entrants.
– International award for the interior design industry: More than 400 submissions competed to win the “Iconic Award 2018: Innovative Interior”. The prizewinners – including three products by Gira – will be on display at the Kölnischer Kunstverein from 15 to 21 January 2018
Representing a huge step forward and underpinning its massive commitment to the UK, this specialist manufacturer of electro-mechanical and digital building control has established a separate, legally and economically independent sales company in the United Kingdom, whose new offices are handily positioned close to London’s Heathrow airport.
“The birth of our subsidiary, Gira UK, represents a strong commitment to the British market. We are ambitious and in plan to build on the sterling work our team has already done here until now. We plan to realise the obvious potential for our business which we consider is huge”, Mark Booth, Managing Director of Gira UK Ltd., agrees and says, “The UK subsidiary will enable us to operate closer to our customers in the United Kingdom and to successively increase our market penetration heading into the future.”
Strengthen trade and projects business – Gira has operated between Plymouth and Aberdeen since 2003 – initially through a sales agency, but since 2010 with its own representation. In terms of turnover, the British market is now one of the “Top 5” foreign markets of the technology company which is impressive considering tat it sells its products in 41 countries!
‘‘The volume of business continued to increase significantly in 2017. With the main growth drivers being, above all, smart home solutions based on KNX technologies and high-quality switch design lines. High quality German engineering skills and outstanding design capabilities are highly valued in the United Kingdom, especially in the high-end projects business”, explained Mark Booth, he continued, ‘‘Take London as an example, Gira fitted out the “Design Museum” that opened at the end of 2016 and the luxurious “Barts Square” residential development not far from St. Paul’s Cathedral and “Fenman House” in King’s Cross, which is part of the large urban renewal project to create a modern lifestyle quarter.“
He added, “Our aim is to develop business across the UK and Ireland and improve the awareness of the Gira portfolio including our Building Technology products using a variety of platforms. With our team, in future we want to additionally focus on the wholesale trade and significantly increase our presence in its outlets throughout the whole country. Our objective is to present the advantages of our “Systems 55” and our smart home solutions even more prominently in the specialist trade. We look forward to developing business together and our team is here to help.“
