Schneider Electric research shows contractors are embracing smart technology

With increasing pressure on contractors to achieve more in less time, new research from Schneider Electric has revealed the profound impact digital technology and how staying internet' connected on the go, has had in helping the nations' contractors work smarter on the job.

Accordingly to a new survey among Schneider Electric Ultimate Installers, smart technology has become so ingrained in the electrical working world that over half (51%) admit to using it all the time, while a third (33%) state they use it very often.

Portraying a growing reliance on all things digital, four in five (79%) of those polled said they use a smart phone for work purposes, while three quarters (74%) also or alternatively have a laptop on hand at all times and over half (57%) use tablets.

Demonstrably, however, the use of smart technology is helping today's contractors to work smarter not harder by partaking in a number of core business tasks on the go. These include downloading brochure material (93%), responding to emails (87%), gaining technical support (83%) and making price comparisons when specifying products and equipment (70%).

More so, the research shows a marked increase in online purchasing with over a third of installers admitting they buy more on the internet now than compared to two years ago on account of convenience and time saving.

The consensus then is that smart technology is becoming increasingly aligned to business success for installers. Of those polled, over half (55%) state it is helping them maintain communications, 41% say it helps them to understand new developments and a further 40% feel it aids professionalism and a third (32%) efficiency.

The results clearly demonstrate the unquestionable role smart technology has come to play in the electrical world. Although the economic recovery is gradually becoming more robust, installers are still under the combined pressures of tight deadlines and keeping abreast of constant technological advances and legislative requirements to remain competitive. This is where smart technology really comes in; helping contractors to complete the core, everyday tasks so they can use their time more efficiently to leverage all opportunities out there.

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