Calon Timeline

Our timeline

The History of Calon Associates.

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1997

Start of Calon’s Story

Calon is founded by Tim Sly, initially as a technology consultancy for control networks.

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2000

Calon’s first office

Calon opens their first office in Runcorn, Cheshire

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2001

InfraLIGHT 100

Calon introduces the InfraLIGHT 100 family, our first-generation of lighting control.

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2001

Customer project – Shell, UK Wide

Rollout of IP-enabled externall lighting controls with remote management to 600+ filling stations.

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David Blyth

2002

David joins the team

David Blyth joins the team as Technical Manager.

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2002

Supporting open standards for retailing

Calon becomes technical centre for standards body IFSF, supporting manufacturers of forecourt and retail equipment.

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2002

Customer project – Glasgow City Council

Control and remote monitoring of architectural lighting on famous buildings across Glasgow.

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2004

Customer project – Scottish Supreme Court, Edinburgh

Networked lighting controls, underfloor heating controls and access control to historic listed building and associated new-build extension.

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2005

InfraLINK

Calon introduces InfraLINK, the first ‘plug and play’ interface for IFSF integration, now in it’s third generation.

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2006

InfraLIGHT 200 family

Calon introduces InfraLIGHT 200, the famous ‘Blue Box’ LCM.

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2006

Customer project – Aegon House, Edinburgh

Retrofit upgrade of networked lighting control with 1,000 LCMs to major office building.

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2006

On the move

Calon moves to new offices at the prestigious Daresbury Science Park.

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2007

Supporting Standards

Calon MD Tim Sly joins the board of directors of global standards body LonMark International.

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2008

Customer project – Exeter University

Specialist control of aquarium lighting

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2008

Emergency Lighting Integration

Open protocol Integration solutions for a major life safety OEM – the start of a 15 year relationship.

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2010

InfraLIGHT 600 Family

Calon introduces our own DALI products.

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2010

BACnet arrives

Calon develops its own BACnet stack, based on the ASHRAE reference implementation.

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2010

Customer project – West Cheshire College

Networked DALI lighting controls, integrated to BMS and HVAC across two sites.

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2011 - 2013

Customer project – Motability Bristol

Progressive roll-out of Networked lighting control systems with automated emergency testing to campus of new-build offices.

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2012

Further expansion

Calon moves again to larger self contained premises in Manor Park, Runcorn.

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2012

Customer project – Manchester Airport

Networked DALI lighting controls to terminal 2, integrated to BMS and flight control system. The start of 12-year partnership supplying lighting controls to airports across the Manchester Airports Group, including Stansted and East Midlands Airports.

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2013

Customer project – Motability, Harlow

Networked lighting control system

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2013

Moving forward with LOYTEC

Calon becomes official LOYTEC Competence Centre for UK and Ireland, offering products, support and training.

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2013

Customer project – Courier Building, Dundee

DALI lighting controls and multisensors for Tunable White Lighting in refurbishment of iconic listed building.

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2014

Customer project – Shell, Germany

STREAM Networked condition monitoring of all KPIs for 250 filling stations linked to a unified reporting system.

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2014

Customer project – Motability, London

Networked lighting control system to large office tower.

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2017

SmartSensor D

Calon introduces the SmartSensor family of advanced DALI multisensors.

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2018

Customer project – Credit Suisse, Canary Wharf

Networked DALI lighting controls and DALI multisensors for refurbishment of bank HQ.

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2020

SmartBridge PoE

Calon introduces SmartBridge PoE, the smallest and easiest DALI application controller with BACnet.

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2020

Expansion in Ireland

Calon Europe Limited established in Ireland to market and distribute Calon products in the EU.

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2021

Customer project – Motability, Harlow

Upgraded system with networked DALI lighting controls, DALI multisensors and automatic Emergency light testing.

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2021

Customer project – Tesco Stores, Ireland

Rollout of advanced DALI lighting controls and multisensors to retrofit a large Tesco store, the start of our partnership with Tesco.

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2021

Active Lighting Manager

Calon introduces Active Lighting Manager, the first ‘supervisor in a box’ for networked lighting controls and emergency lighting.

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2022

Customer project – Apple HQ

SmartBridge DALI lighting controls plus Advanced Colour touch panels for integrated user control of room functions.

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2022

Customer project – St Catherine’s Hospice

Networked DALI lighting controls and DALI multisensors for new-build care facility.

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2023

Customer project – Deutsche Bank

Networked DALI lighting controls and DALI multisensors for new-build Bank HQ.

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2023

Customer project – London City Airport

Networked DALI lighting controls, DALI multisensors and Emergency monitoring for airport refurbishment.

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Matt Sims

2024

New Addition

Matt Sims joins the Calon team as Operations Manager.

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2024

Customer project – Lloyds of London

Networked SmartBridge DALI lighting controls and DALI multisensors for refurbishment of this iconic listed building

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2024

Customer project – Waitrose Stores

Networked DALI lighting controls, DALI multisensors and Emergency monitoring to upgrade Waitrose stores.