Go with the flow, says Ovia

Since it introduced its first Click Flow connector in 2007, Scolmore has continually developed the category to offer a comprehensive range of products that offer simple and safe connectivity and control across a broad spectrum of lighting project requirements.

Now, with Scolmore Group company, Ovia, firmly established as a serious operator in the lighting industry and going from strength to strength, the extensive Click Flow connector range has been brought under the Ovia umbrella to complete the offer to lighting designers, contractors and installers.

The Ovia Click Flow connector range is engineered to make the wiring of complex lighting circuits easier and safer, using a combination of distribution hubs, managements boxes and the vast combination of connectors that make up the Flow range.

With the emphasis on flexibility and ease of installation, many building design projects are now focusing on products and services that can adapt to changing legislation, energy efficiency requirements and the needs of the client.

The full range can be seen in the new Ovia Click Flow brochure

Click Flow design scheme

With the Click Flow connector range now under the remit of Ovia, designers, specifiers and contractors working on lighting projects now have access to an even broader range of products and solutions. Ovia already offers a comprehensive lighting design service which provides expertise in choosing the right products and solutions to create a scheme that meets all the requirements and objectives of the project in question, and that is compliant with all relevant regulations and standards. The addition of Click Flow as part of the design process will be a valuable aid to designers in helping with product selection and positioning. The design process will ensure that not only are designers obtaining the correct lighting scheme, but they will also be receiving the correct distribution scheme.

The Click Flow design scheme element is also open for cross specification, which will allow solutions to be designed using Flow distribution schemes on projects where other, non-Ovia, luminaires and fittings have been specified.

Comprehensive Click Flow range

The extensive Click Flow connector collection provides solutions across a spectrum of applications from domestic settings to large commercial premises. The range comprises:

• Pole connectors – 3 and 4 Pole

Connectors are available in plug-in, push fit and fast-fit formats. With time a key factor on site, the fast-fit connectors feature low maintenance terminals that offer installers a time saving benefit with no need for screws. In a speed test carried out by

Scolmore, the installation times were compared for the fast-fit connectors, versus the equivalent screw terminal version and typically the fast-fit versions were completed in around half the time. • Lighting management box – the 16-way lighting management box allows control of up to 16 lights (24 using the 4 pole splitter) with three different switching configurations.

Its built-in selectable switching configurations will help save time in the planning and fitting stages of a project. If requirements should change it can easily be altered to suit. • Distribution box – the 8-way distribution box allows up to eight lights to be connected (16 using the 4 pole splitter), or another 8-way distribution box can be connected at the end. It is suitable for loads up to 20A, features ample fixing points and can be controlled or dimmed using suitable

PIR sensors or mains dimmers. • Hubs and splitters – these offer flexibility with the ability to add further outputs quickly, without the requirement of tools. Included in the range is a 4 pole (one in and three out) hub junction box, 4 pole splitter (one in, two out) and 4 pole (one in, two out) compact splitter. • Switch adaptors – the 3 and 4 pole plug-in switch adapters feature easy access large terminals and fast connection and are pre-wired with Earth,

Neutral and Auxiliary links and allow you to easily add a switched live into a Click

Flow circuit where access to an auxiliary output and input is required. • Pre-wired luminaires – a number of

Ovia luminaires come pre-terminated with Click Flow connectors. These include, within the domestic range, the

Inceptor EVO, Inceptor Nano V2 and the

Inceptor Omni V2. In the commercial section, the Inceptor Slate and the

Sprite and E-Sprite luminaires come pre-wired with Click Flow connectors.

The full range can be seen in the new Ovia Click Flow brochure which can be downloaded from the Ovia website.