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The history of Calon...

Calon was founded in 1997 as a technology consultancy, developing open control products for others and providing specialist controls consultancy and troubleshooting services.

By 2001, Calon started to develop its own product range and it was in this year that Calon saw its first involvement in lighting controls, with the roll
  out of a system of a remotely-managed lighting control system to over 600 filling stations and convenience stores in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, believed to be a first for an IP-based managed lighting solution. 

In 2003 Calon launched their first-generation lighting controls, consisting of a range of DIN rail mounted control modules covering common lighting control requirements.  Over the next two years, the range was extended and further developed to include networked LCM solutions for lighting and room control under the InfraLIGHT brand,  successfully launched at Light+Building in 2006. 


Since 2010, all new products have been based on an advanced 32-bit ARM platform, providing greater performance and flexibility and allowing Calon to offer a flexible range of communications options including LonWorks, ModBus, BACnet, DALI and Web Services.


In 2012, the company moved to its current location in Manor Park, Runcorn, conveniently located for the M56, M6 and M62 motorways and close to the cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Chester.


2016 saw the launch of two new product lines,
SmartSensor™ and SmartBridge™ Duo , along with the recruitment of new employees.

In 2017, Calon celebrated its 20th birthday and started shipping the
InfraLINK Micro 30 and Micro 20 series OEM gateways for out-of-the-box compliance to IFSF standards.



In 2019 we started shipping  SmartBridge™ PoE , a revolutionary new lighting controller which combines full DALI functionality with BACnet/IP, a web interface for easy setup, and PoE power for total flexibility over installation.   



In 2020, Calon introduced the new Active Lighting Manager™,  a plug and play lighting supervisor which automates emergency light test and reporting functions, and provides continuous status and fault monitoring of your lighting installation.




Tell me more about Calon lighting controls ...


Calon offer advanced solutions that are manufactured to the highest standards within the UK, along with “best of breed” products manufactured in Europe, allowing Calon to be one of the most flexible and innovative companies within its field.

All of the Calon lighting control and room control products are based on open standards to ensure the widest compatibility and interoperability with various products and systems across the industry. With a combined experience of over 50 years, Calon engineers have extensive knowledge of the key network technologies and are active members of several international standard bodies.



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