{"id":1122,"date":"2016-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/automated-home-technology-firm-grows-consumers-want-smarter-homes\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:37:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:37:27","slug":"automated-home-technology-firm-grows-consumers-want-smarter-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/automated-home-technology-firm-grows-consumers-want-smarter-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated home technology firm grows as consumers want smarter homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/assets\/_files\/cached\/img\/100x67\/jun_16\/businessdesk__1467037275_finite.jpg?access=814T418T840\" alt=\"Finite Solutions\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Home technology specialist Finite Solutions has announced a 25% increase in turnover to \u00a33.4m for 2015\/16, boosted by strong demand for lighting design and smart control installations.<\/p>\n<p>The Leeds-based company specialises in whole house automation projects including home cinema, security, and audio visual systems that are fully integrated into smart phone and tablet interfaces.<\/p>\n<p>Finite Solutions has offices in Leeds, York, Manchester, London and more recently Surrey. 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