Smart building app developer forges strategic partnership with Crestron to give end-
users wider capabilities
Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2024 - Centro, developers of an intuitive smart
building app designed for the education, hospitality, residential and corporate
markets, has just announced its appointment as an official Crestron partner. The
partnership marks a key step in Centro’s journey to revolutionising the connected
user experience in any number of modern environments.
“Our partnership with Crestron reinforces the message that, with Centro, users can
experience truly seamless connected environments with access to shared resources,
services and building systems,” explains Tony Howards, Co-Founder at Centro.
“Centro can run on existing Crestron platforms, already popular in MDUs, residences
and some hospitality environments, to bring together a multitude of communication
channels into a single user interface, whether that’s a user’s mobile device or a
Crestron touch screen.”
Centro has already appeared in Crestron’s booths at recent trade shows, including
ISE, Sydney Build and InfoComm 2024. Attendees were able to experience, first-
hand, the integration of Centro’s smart app into the familiar user interfaces of a
Crestron or Crestron Home solution in both a hotel and MDU setting.
“Simply put, Centro enables complex environments, such as MDUs, hotels or office
blocks, to offer their users a more connected and consistent user experience,”
continues Howard. “On the other hand, building management or concierge benefit
from a single source of truth and an easy-to-navigate log of all communications,
requests or appointments going on in the environment, which has a positive effect on
overall efficiency. What’s equally exciting is that Centro is in the process of
integration with Crestron’s portfolio of scheduling solutions, so customers will be able
to seamlessly reserve a room or desk from the convenience of their PC or
Smartphone.”
“Crestron’s robust and scalable portfolio is meant to help people excel where they
live, work, and learn,” adds Bob Bavolacco, Director of Technology Partnerships at
Crestron. “Through our partnership with Centro, Crestron is able to enhance our
building management offerings by leaning on Centro’s expertise to deliver a
captivating user experience and additional features for our mutual customers to
enjoy.
Our partnership with Centro will ensure we continue to meet and exceed the
expectations of these customers in the residential, MDU, and hospitality markets.”
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- Integration on Crestron Touchpanel Hardware