Cylon Group, the international leader in the development of building energy management systems and services, is to invest over €11 million in its new energy management division, Cylon Active Energy, and create up to 50 new positions over the next four years. Established in 1985, Cylon is an Irish company with headquarters in Clonshaugh County Dublin. The company also has offices in the UK, Europe and China, in addition to a network of representatives across Europe, the US, the Middle East, Australasia and Scandinavia.

Cylon is currently one of the largest independent manufacturers of building control systems in Europe but through the new energy management division the company now also provides clients with cloud based real time energy management services, which have been proven to significantly reduce clients’ overall energy consumption and carbon footprint and reduce energy costs by up to 25%. It has already invested over €1.5 million in the new division and has recently announced a number of new contract wins in Ireland and the United States.

Sean Giblin, managing director of Cylon Group, says: “Cylon Active Energy is a key component of our strategy to continue growing our business internationally and we believe it will allow us to double our sales to about €15 million by 2014. Our building energy control systems are currently used by thousands of companies across the world and have already made us the energy management partner of choice for some major corporations and SMEs. Cylon Active Energy will be very complementary to this business and will allow us to offer more comprehensive energy management services to these clients.”

Nicola Dunne, general manager of Cylon Active Energy, adds: “We recently won our first contract in the US, highlighting our unique ability to centrally monitor, analyse and manage the energy consumption of buildings regardless of geographical location, using our cloud based real-time technology and our award winning Energy Bureau based in Clonshaugh.”

A number of the new positions to be created as part of the company’s Irish and international expansion will be in areas such as sales, engineering and software development. A number of the positions will be filled through a Cylon graduate recruitment programme.

In December 2011, Cylon was awarded the Sustainable Energy Innovation Award at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 2011 Annual Awards for its Cylon Active Energy Management service and Energy Bureau. Cylon is an Enterprise Ireland client company and Enterprise Ireland has part-financed a number of significant R&D programmes at Cylon to drive the growth and internationalisation of the company.

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Pictured at the launch of Cylon Active Energy are (L-R): Sean Giblin, managing director of Cylon Group; Joe Costello TD, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Nicola Dunne, general manager of Cylon Active Energy.

Cylon Active Energy, the new energy management division of Cylon Group, has announced its first contract win in the US, following a successful trade mission with Enterprise Ireland. The contract with the Raleigh Convention Centre in North Carolina will see Cylon apply its cloud based real-time energy management technology to centrally monitor and analyse the energy consumption of the Centre remotely from its Dublin-based Energy Bureau in Clonshaugh. In addition, Cylon’s engineers will use this information to determine the efficiency of the building, identify key areas for improvement and make recommendations on maximising energy efficiency and delivering energy savings for the Raleigh Convention Centre.

Dublin-based Cylon Group is an international leader in the development of building energy management systems and a pioneer in the provision of energy management services to public and private organisations across a range of sectors including local government, office, education, healthcare, retail, hospitality and leisure and transport. It is currently one of the largest independent manufacturers of building control systems in Europe.

“We’re very excited about this new contract which highlights our unique ability to centrally monitor, analyse and manage the energy consumption of buildings regardless of geographical location, using our cloud based real-time energy management technology. The contract is also a declaration of our considerable ambition in the US market and underscores the considerable opportunities that massive market holds,” says Sean Giblin, managing director of Cylon Group.

He continues: “Cylon has had considerable presence in the US market for over 15 years with its advanced building control systems but there has been little focus on Energy Management and conservation in the US market. This is rapidly changing through increasing cost and regulatory pressures and we believe our unparalleled expertise and unique technology puts us in an ideal position to become a leader in this field in the US, as well as in our other core markets in Europe.”

Cylon Active Energy, the new energy management division of Cylon Group, one of Ireland’s leading providers of energy management services, has been presented with the Sustainable Energy Innovation Award at the recent Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 2011 Annual Awards. The Sustainable Energy Awards honour individuals and organisations that demonstrate excellence in the management and use of energy and who are committed to more sustainable energy practices.

Cylon Active Energy provides comprehensive energy management services to large corporations and SMEs in the UK, Ireland and across Europe. Clients include: University College Dublin, Dublin City Council, Superquinn, Enterprise Ireland, Forfas, Manchester Metropolitan, Raleigh Convention Centre North Carolina and Microsoft.

“Efficient energy management is becoming a priority for businesses due to growing regulatory requirements and increasing energy costs,” comments Sean Giblin, managing director of Cylon Group. “Cylon’s unique cloud based real-time energy management technology allows us to centrally monitor and analyse our clients’ energy consumption from our Dublin-based Energy Bureau in Clonshaugh. Our engineers determine the efficiency of the building, identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to clients in order to maximise efficiency, reduce overall energy consumption, carbon footprint and drive energy savings.”

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Pictured at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland 2011 Annual Awards were L-R: Brendan Halligan, chairman of SEAI; Sean Giblin, manging director of Cylon Group; Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD; Nicola Dunne, general manager of Cylon Active Energy; and Brid Horan, executive director of ESB Electric Ireland.