Re: Re: Clipsal Ulti

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Niko & Dupline might be good alternatives to C-Bus ... and EIB,
and Idratek.

Is anyone running a mixed network, I wonder ???

Chris



Nigel Giddings wrote:

> Kwong,
>
> I have to say that the situation appears less than straight forward.
>
> It is my understanding that Australian outlets are instructed not to
> sell to the UK, yet they are allowed to sell to other countries.
>
> I recently asked for a quote for some C-Bus kit from my local
> wholesaler. I spend a fair bit with them and they give me good prices,
> they are agents for 'other' Clipsal products. After 6 weeks of being
> given the run-around my wholesaler called me and apologised saying
that
> Clipsal were being obstructive and that he could not get any trade
> discount.
>
> My personal experience.
>
> Nigel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. C. Li [mailto:li@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 March 2006 18:43
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Clipsal Ulti
>
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, UKHA wrote:
>
> > While I agree with you whole-heartedly Mark.. it doesn't make it
legal
> > to do so and while it doesn't make sense for you to take on 'Mr
Style'
> > as a retailer, TS may take a different view from a consumer point
of
> > view.
>
> Price fixing, as you have rightly pointed out, is illegal and I don't
> believe it is happening in the UK C-Bus market. The fact that a C-Bus
> item
> might cost more in the UK than it does directly from Australia doesn't
> mean that prices are fixed illegally. There are many legitimate
reasons
> why prices are different.
>
> > FWIW I don;t think C-Bus are particularly interested in home
> > automators, I think they look on us as an annoyance they have to
put
>
> Why do you say that?
>
> > up with. Their primary targets I guess are places like hotels,
> > conference centres etc.. and rich folk who get installers to do
> > everything for them.
>
> I don't think Clipsal or its distributors are overly choosy about the
> type
> of projects that they would like to be involved in. Naturally, the
> higher
> the value of a project, the better the attention it would command. The
> same reaction could be applied to most businesses.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kwong Li
> li@xxxxxxx
> Laser Business Systems Ltd.
> http://www.laser.com
> http://www.cbus-shop.com
>
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