Crestron Electronics partners with UK lighting firm

AV distribution and automation company Crestron Electronics has appointed UK based lighting specialist Savage Lighting as its first LED lighting partner.

The partnership will see Savage Lighting creating and manufacturing custom lighting solutions for superyachts.

Julie Clark, Savage Lighting, managing director, comments: “The integration partnership with Crestron will involve Savage Lighting creating highly customisable, easy to install and maintain lighting fixtures for superyachts, and brings together the power of the Crestron Home OS tunable lighting solutions and our DMX-C LED lighting driver to the Savage Marine line of fixtures.

“All the lighting fixtures created under the Crestron partnership, will be designed, engineered and manufactured at our Leicestershire facility.

“Crestron products are at the forefront of technology, are user-friendly, and beautifully designed, so the partnership fits perfectly in our portfolio of high-end lighting solutions. For Savage Lighting to be appointed an Integration Partner by one of the world’s leaders in technological innovation is hugely significant for the business.”

Established in 2000, Savage Lighting works with internationally based interior designers and outfitters, naval architects, luxury yacht and ship heads, captains and owners.

“Together, Crestron and Savage Lighting offer a complete lighting and window treatment solution for superyachts in a way that is unique to this market,” says Dan Kerkhof, director of Crestron Marine. “With just two suppliers, you have an end-to-end solution with all the features and customisation options you could need.

 “One of the many benefits of the partnership is the simplification of the hardware that’s needed to run marine lighting, and resulting possibilities are nearly limitless.”

In June 2021, Crestron launched a systems technician training programme specifically aimed at superyacht crew to help them manage and troubleshoot AV systems at sea.