Why it makes sense to merge IT and BMS?
IT networks and building management systems are normally kept completely separate. BMS manufacturer Caradon Trend Ltd, believe there is a good case for bringing them closer together...

IQ3xcite meets great expectations
When Trend launched its ground breaking IQ3xcite building services controller it knew it was on to a winner. Three years on and it is clear that the company

Why the critics of BMS have got it wrong?
Building management systems continue to attract criticism from some quarters for their supposed lack of user friendliness. It is argued that any system providing sophisticated control is effectively out of bounds to all but the experts. Indeed, to hear some people talk you would think that without a team of specialists in constant attendance, the average BMS is doomed to become an expensive white elephant. This is patently nonsense...