Home technology with style

If you dream of a fully automated home environment where you can set the right mood via voice command, Legrand’s new concept store in Beirut’s Ashrafieh region might be a good place to start. Globally, Legrand provides solutions designed to manage lighting, heating, energy, networks and building access through products ranging from control and command devices to cable management, power distribution and voice-data-image systems. The group has a global turnover of $6.3 billion with a turnover of around $25 million in Lebanon alone spread over their portfolio of brands in the country which include Arnould, Bticino, Cablofil, Legrand, Vantage and Zucchini. According to Pascal Decons, Legrand’s Near East regional manager, Lebanon is the group’s strongest market in the region, accounting for 70 percent of its business, despite the country’s comparatively small size when compared to neighboring Jordan or Syria. Decons sees Iraq and the Gulf as potential markets of growth