Product Design and Innovation Electronic Award - Winners Announced!

11th May 2022

The innovative product from Strand Technologies Ltd was announced the winner of the Product Design and Innovation Electronic Award, at the AI Specification Awards on Thursday 5th May 2022.

Their product, 'Virtual Engineer' is a technology solution for the control and diagnostics of automatic doors, gates, barriers, winning the award sponsored by ADSA.Virtual engineer was selected from a shortlist featuring products from ASSA ABLOY, Codelocks and Salto Systems.

Interestingly, it uses a device attached to entrances and 'talks' to a cloud software platform for on-site or remote management, sending alerts to flag up problems and even identify any posisble causes, potentially saving time and money for engineer call outs. 

This has been described as a...

'Ground-breaking product'

"I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to Strand Technologies. This is a major accolade which recognises the problem-solving nature of a ground-breaking product that blends electronic and digital technologies for the efficient management of assets." Said ADSA's Managing Director Ken Price. 
Ken presented the award to Strand Technologies' directors Simon Bowden and Paul Ryan. This is certainly a landmark moment for a company which was founded only last year.

The AI Specification Awards 2022 was organised by The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI), in conjunction with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
"We would like to thank ADSA for it's involvement and sponsoring this award. We were taken aback by the quality of the entries. All the category finalists demonstrated effective electronic solutions which underpin a user-focused evolution within our industry." Commented Douglas Masterson, Technical Manager for GAI.

If you would like to see a video summarising the ceremony, please click here: AI Specification Awards 2022 - YouTube