igloohome signs new partnership for Malaysian Market
On 1st July 2019, igloohome Pte Ltd (Singapore) and Smart Security Solutions Sdn Bhd* initiated a Master Distributorship agreement for the Malaysian market, covering Peninsula and East Malaysia.
“This partnership introduces the first igloohome-dedicated office for Malaysia and we see a huge potential to grow our brand and reputation as the team brings with them years of experience from distribution businesses. We're confident that they will elevate igloohome not just in Malaysia but boost our regional profile,” Anthony Chow, CEO of igloohome, stated of the partnership. igloohome has partnerships across 100 countries, 15 global offices, 7 of which operate as igloohome-dedicated offices, since they were incorporated in 2016.
“We are proud to be associated with a reputable brand that will strengthen Malaysia’s foray into the digital world and fill a sizeable gap in Malaysia’s smart home and industrial market,” said Teoh Cheng Chuan, CEO Smart Security Solutions. “I am confident my team is able to cater to the remarkable versatility of igloohome’s products and Malaysia’s desire to be at the forefront of global technological trends.” Smart locks have been growing in popularity recently and in the region.
igloohome also recently concluded their latest funding round, raising US$15 million, touted to be dedicated to enhancing their newly launched iglooworks segment. igloohome has won a number of design and technological awards from international critics, such as the Wall Street Journal, CES Asia and iF Design Awards.
Their Smart Padlock, in particular, was recently introduced to the market earlier this year and provides a unique solution to industrial needs. Paired with igloohome’s proprietary software and algorithm multiple accessing modes, personalised entry profiles, and trackable activity logs.
igloohome’s unique ability for property owners to remotely create access profiles does away with conventional physical handovers, driving their company’s motto of “A world without Keys”. Their aims have garnered global partnerships with AirBnB, and Booking.com accommodation platforms, strengthening the profile of the access solution provider.
Smart Security Solutions has successfully obtained SIRIM approval for igloohome products, Smart Mortise Jet, Smart Deadbolt 2S and Smart Padlock certifying the products for general release in accordance with Malaysian Standards. They currently have over 30 distributors nationally to service the retail market. Smart Security Solutions is also carrying the iglooworks line of products dedicated to offering large-scale access solutions for enterprises such as in the telco, logistics and utility sectors.