Resideo
American multinational provider of residential comfort, smart-home, security, water-management, and low-voltage distribution products.
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Overview
Resideo Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational company focused on residential comfort, connected-home, security, water-management, air-quality, and professional distribution products. The company was created in October 2018 when Honeywell separated its Homes and Distribution businesses through a corporate spin-off. Resideo inherited the Honeywell Home product portfolio and ADI Global Distribution, giving it both a branded-products business and a large wholesale channel serving security, fire, and low-voltage professionals. The company’s product activities center on systems used in houses and other residential settings. These include thermostats and heating-and-cooling controls, indoor-air and humidity-management equipment, security products, cameras, water-leak and freeze detection, lighting control, and related software and connected-home services. Many of the consumer and professional products are marketed under the Honeywell Home name under a long-term licensing arrangement with Honeywell. Resideo also develops and distributes products intended to connect traditionally separate household functions, such as climate control, security monitoring, energy management, and water protection. Resideo operates through two broad areas. Its products business manufactures and sells connected-home and building-related products, while its distribution business operates primarily through ADI Global Distribution. ADI supplies security, fire, access-control, surveillance, and low-voltage products to installers, integrators, and other channel partners. This combination gives Resideo exposure to both direct product demand and the professional ecosystem that specifies, installs, and supports residential and light-commercial systems. The company expanded its water-management and home-analytics capabilities through acquisitions and technology purchases after becoming independent. It acquired Buoy Labs in 2019 for water-usage and leak-prevention technology, obtained energy-efficiency technology from Whisker Labs, and acquired LifeWhere for predictive analysis related to appliance failures. Buoy’s products were later discontinued and support ended in 2021. Resideo subsequently pursued broader portfolio expansion, announcing the planned acquisition of First Alert from Newell Brands in 2022 and the acquisition of Snap One in 2024. Snap One brought the Control4 home-automation brand and other professional automation, networking, audio, and video brands into the proposed transaction, while several brands were intended for distribution through ADI. At its formation, Resideo was led by former Honeywell executive Mike Nefkens as president and chief executive officer, with former Honeywell vice chairman Roger Fradin serving as board chair. The company initially established its headquarters in Austin, Texas, before announcing a move to Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2021; the relocation was completed by early 2022. Resideo describes its products as reaching a very large installed base of households worldwide, while its distribution operations extend its reach through professional contractors and integrators. Its strategic identity is therefore broader than a conventional smart-device brand: it combines a long-established home-controls portfolio, connected residential technology, security and safety products, and a specialist distribution platform.
History
Resideo was formed through Honeywell’s 2018 separation of its Homes and Distribution businesses. The transaction was part of a broader corporate restructuring and created an independent public company focused on residential comfort, connected-home technology, security, and professional distribution. The new company adopted the name Resideo, appointed former Honeywell vice chairman Roger Fradin as board chair, and named Mike Nefkens president and chief executive officer. Its shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol REZI. The spin-off transferred two complementary activities to Resideo. The Homes business included temperature-control, security, comfort, and connected-home products, many of which continued to use the Honeywell Home brand under a licensing arrangement. The Distribution business became ADI Global Distribution, a wholesale platform supplying security, fire, surveillance, access-control, and low-voltage products to professional installers and integrators. This structure allowed Resideo to combine proprietary or licensed product development with a channel business serving the wider electronic-security and building-technology market. After separation, Resideo pursued acquisitions and technology investments intended to broaden its connected-home capabilities. In March 2019, it acquired Buoy Labs, a provider of water-use and leak-prevention technology. Later in 2019, Resideo announced that it had acquired energy-efficiency technology from Whisker Labs and acquired LifeWhere, whose predictive analytics were aimed at forecasting household-appliance failures. These moves reflected an effort to extend the company beyond thermostats and conventional controls into water protection, home-energy intelligence, and predictive maintenance. Buoy products were subsequently discontinued, with support ending on March 31, 2021. Resideo also expanded its safety and automation ambitions. In February 2022, the company announced an agreement to acquire First Alert from Newell Brands. First Alert’s fire and life-safety portfolio complemented Resideo’s existing security and environmental-monitoring products. In April 2024, Resideo announced a proposed acquisition of Snap One. The transaction was intended to add Control4, a professional home-automation platform, as well as other automation, networking, audio, video, and infrastructure brands. Resideo stated that brands including Triad, Luma, and Araknis would be sold through ADI Global Distribution, reinforcing the relationship between its product portfolio and professional channel. Resideo’s corporate base also changed after the spin-off. The company initially headquartered itself in Austin, Texas. In 2021 it announced a move to Scottsdale, Arizona, and completed the relocation by early 2022. Over time, the company positioned itself as a provider of products and distribution services spanning temperature, air, humidity, security, lighting, water monitoring, fire safety, and low-voltage systems. Its reach includes consumer households as well as contractors, security dealers, systems integrators, and other professional buyers. The resulting business is a hybrid of a connected-home manufacturer, a safety and controls brand house, and a specialized distributor.
- 2024
Snap One acquisition announced
[1]Resideo announced a proposed acquisition of Snap One, including the Control4 home-automation brand and other professional technology brands.
- 2022
First Alert acquisition announced
[1]Resideo announced plans to acquire First Alert from Newell Brands.
- 2021
Headquarters relocation announced
[1]Resideo announced that its corporate headquarters would move from Austin to Scottsdale, Arizona.
- 2019
Buoy Labs acquisition
[1]Resideo acquired Buoy Labs to add water-use monitoring and leak-prevention technology.
- 2019
Whisker Labs energy-efficiency technology acquisition
[1]Resideo acquired technology intended to model home conditions and help predict and improve energy use.
- 2019
LifeWhere acquisition
[1]Resideo acquired predictive-analytics capabilities focused on forecasting appliance failures.
- 2018
Honeywell completes Homes and Distribution spin-off
[1]Honeywell separated its Homes and Distribution businesses into Resideo Technologies, Inc., which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under REZI.
- 2018
Resideo establishes initial headquarters in Austin
[1]The newly independent company established its headquarters in Austin, Texas.
Products and positioning
A connected-home and professional distribution company combining residential comfort and safety products with installer-oriented security, fire, automation, and low-voltage distribution.
Climate control
Honeywell Home thermostats
A portfolio of residential thermostats and heating-and-cooling controls marketed under the Honeywell Home name. The range includes connected controls intended to manage household temperature and integrate with broader smart-home systems. These products are central to Resideo’s inherited Homes business and connect its historic climate-control expertise with newer remote-management and automation capabilities.
Residential security
Honeywell Home security products
Residential security products marketed under Honeywell Home include security systems, cameras, and related monitoring equipment. They are designed for household protection and can form part of connected-home installations that combine security with climate, lighting, and other controls.
Water monitoring
Water leak and freeze detection
Resideo’s water-management portfolio includes devices and connected capabilities intended to detect leaks, freezing conditions, and abnormal water events. The category reflects the company’s effort to extend home protection beyond security and fire detection into preventative monitoring of costly household water damage.
Professional distribution · 2018
ADI Global Distribution
ADI Global Distribution is Resideo’s wholesale distribution business for professional security, fire, surveillance, access-control, and low-voltage products. It serves installers, dealers, integrators, and other channel participants rather than functioning solely as a consumer-facing product line. ADI also provides an intended route to market for professional automation and infrastructure brands associated with Snap One.
Home automation · 2004
Control4
Control4 is a professional home-automation brand associated with Snap One. Resideo announced a proposed Snap One acquisition in 2024 that would add Control4 to its portfolio, broadening the company’s reach into integrated automation for lighting, entertainment, networking, security, and other residential systems.
Water monitoring
Buoy Labs products
Buoy Labs products provided water-usage and leak-prevention functionality and were acquired by Resideo in 2019. Resideo later discontinued all Buoy products and stopped support on March 31, 2021.
Brand decisions
2024
Proposed acquisition of Snap OneM&ABackground
Resideo sought to broaden its professional home-automation, networking, audio, video, and control capabilities.
Action taken
The company announced a cash acquisition of Snap One, including the Control4 brand and other professional technology brands.
Aftermath
The proposed deal was intended to expand Resideo’s product portfolio and allow ADI Global Distribution to sell brands such as Triad, Luma, and Araknis.
Announced transaction value. Approximately $1.4 billion (Announced April 15, 2024)
2022
Planned acquisition of First AlertM&ABackground
Resideo aimed to strengthen its fire and life-safety offering alongside its existing security and home-monitoring products.
Action taken
Resideo announced that it would acquire First Alert from Newell Brands.
Aftermath
The announced transaction would expand Resideo’s safety portfolio, although the supplied reference does not provide further completion details.
2019
Acquisition of Buoy LabsM&ABackground
Resideo sought to add water-use intelligence and leak-prevention capabilities to its residential protection portfolio.
Action taken
The company acquired Buoy Labs and incorporated its technology into Resideo’s broader connected-home strategy.
Aftermath
The Buoy product line was later discontinued, and support ended on March 31, 2021.
2018
Creation through Honeywell spin-offStrategyBackground
Honeywell sought to separate its Homes and Distribution activities from the parent company as part of a corporate restructuring.
Action taken
The businesses were placed into a new independent company named Resideo Technologies, Inc., with shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Aftermath
Resideo operated as a standalone public company combining a connected-home products business with ADI Global Distribution.
Recent events
Resideo announces agreement to acquire First Alert[3]
Reported:
Resideo announced a definitive agreement to acquire First Alert from Newell Brands for $593 million in an all-cash transaction. Completion was expected in the first quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Resideo appoints Kareem Yusuf to its board[4]
Reported:
Resideo announced the appointment of Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D., as a new member of its Board of Directors. He will stand for re-election by shareholders at the 2021 annual meeting.
Resideo announces debt refinancing process[5]
Reported:
Resideo announced that it had launched a process to refinance its senior secured credit facilities. The proposed refinancing was subject to market and other conditions and board approval.
Resideo reports third-quarter 2020 financial results[6]
Reported:
Resideo announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 26, 2020, reporting revenue of $1.4 billion and net income of $75 million.
Resideo and NCME open a joint laboratory[7]
Reported:
Resideo and the China Municipal Engineering North China Design and Research Institute (NCME) established a joint laboratory focused on fully premixed combustion and gas adaptation, which was officially unveiled in Tianjin on October 23, 2020.
- Unconfirmed
Resideo acquires Herman ProAV[8]
Resideo Technologies acquired privately held Herman ProAV, a provider and distributor of professional audiovisual products, procurement services, and labor resources. Herman ProAV will be part of Resideo’s ADI Global Distribution business.
Resideo names Sach Sankpal president of Products & Solutions[9]
Reported:
Resideo announced that Sach Sankpal was named president of its Products & Solutions business, effective January 7, 2020.
Resideo announces CEO transition[10]
Reported:
Resideo announced that its president and CEO, Mike Nefkens, and the board had mutually agreed to a transition. Nefkens agreed to continue until a successor is appointed, when he will also leave the board.
Resideo appoints Brian Kushner to its board[10]
Reported:
Resideo announced the appointment of Brian Kushner as an independent director, effective immediately.
Sources11 sources
- 1Resideoen.wikipedia.org
- 2Resideo official websiteresideo.com
- 3Resideo 宣布达成收购 First Alert 的协议prnewswire.com
- 4Resideo任命Kareem Yusuf为董事会成员prnewswire.com
- 5Resideo宣布启动债务再融资程序prnewswire.com
- 6Resideo 公布 2020 年第三季度财务业绩prnewswire.com
- 7域适都与NCME联合实验室揭牌finance.sina.com.cn
- 8Resideo 收购 Herman ProAVsecuritysystemsnews.com
- 9Resideo任命Sach Sankpal为产品与解决方案业务总裁prnewswire.com
- 10Resideo宣布首席执行官交接安排prnewswire.com
- 11Resideo Appoints Cynthia Hostetler To Board Of Directorsprnewswire.com
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