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Is this the full z-wave range available in the UK? I was hoping for some light-level sensors and some less obtrusive appliance controllers (perhaps mounted within the socket housing) I was also hoping to write some custom interface software, is this possible with the USB interface or am I restricted to using the homeseer software?
Hi - new here. Very interested in all of this so I decided to contact Everspring about their products to find if they had a distributor, etc. Here's their reply:
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Dear Patrick,
Thank you for your inquiry about our Z-wave products.
However, we don’t sell to individual. Our MOQ is 500pcs.
Till now, we are still looking for the distributor in UK.
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Anyone here know of a company that is willing to distribute the Everspring products. They're only 4 of them (door/window contacts, PIR and two appliance modules.)
If this seems to be the biggest problem they're having, then I'm hoping someone in these forums might know of someone that's willing to distribute their products.
Patrick - I gave Amy from Everspring the names of some HA companies in the UK but unfortunately none of them were interested in the 500 minimum order quantities.
Well that stinks. I guess 500 is too many to have around. Requires storage space and since the products are as popular or known... Well, then what's there to do.
I guess I'll keep on looking around. Maybe some of the bigger stores would be interested, like Homebase, B&Q and such... Anyone have contacts in any of those companies?! I'll have to shake my network a bit see if I can find anything.
Those reasons, plus these are brand new, untested units. It takes some time to build up a relationship with suppliers I guess, I can understand the retailers point of view. Its all a bit chicken and egg at the minute.
Patrick - I gave Amy from Everspring the names of some HA companies in the UK but unfortunately none of them were interested in the 500 minimum order quantities.
M.
In my mind this is not normal.
Many companies I deal with either have a minimum amount like 1000 euros if you want trade discounts etc, or 100 pieces. But 500 pieces this seems quite a lot . This will certainly exclude a lot of the smaller companies from buying. And in my mind this will then limit where you can buy Z-wave products, which is not good. For z-wave to become a viable option more companies need to be selling it.
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