About us
Power by Design
Smarter Living. It's in our name and it's our focus.
We design and manufacture intelligent products and smart solutions that make your life easier, safer and more comfortable. Via the registered 2USB brand we produce innovative easy to install USB outlets & powerful USB charging solutions. As an industry technology partner we also produce white label products. Our focus is Europe.
Next to this we import and distribute Home Automation and Smart Electronics from all around the globe. Depending on the type of product or brand we sell through our distribution network and/or directly to end-customers via our eCommerce platform. Our main focus is the Benelux and Germany. For selected products and brands we serve the entire European market.
Our Focus
Import & Distribution
We import and distribute goods from all around the globe. Depending on the type of product or brand, we sell through our valued network of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers, specialised distributors, resellers and installers and/or directly to end-customers using eCommerce platforms (Smarterliving.shop, Amazon, BOL).
Product Development
From idea to market ready product, we conceptualise a design, go through the rapid 3D prototyping, set up manufacturing at the right production facility and perform regular quality control checks. We present market ready products under our own brand (2USB) and those of our OEMs (that we are certified partner with), while protecting the intellectual property, and design rights. We can do the same for you!
Marketing & Sales
Our main efforts are concentrated on the professional market within the EU. We aim for enduring and mutually beneficial partnerships for our distribution and sales. To facilitate that we are pro-active with our target audience, at trade fairs and on social media. Interacting with consumers, testing the market, promoting our partners and identifying new opportunities for them.
Smarter Living is a proud owner of the registered trademark 2USB.
This brand designs easy to install, powerful USB outlets. From idea to a market ready product, we conceptualise a design, go through the rapid 3D prototyping, set up manufacturing at the right production facility and perform regular quality control checks. We present market ready products under our own 2USB brand and those of our Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), while protecting the intellectual property, and design rights.
Smarter Living is a proud distributor of products of smart;)things.
The question 'Why isn’t there a wall bracket for iPads that also looks good without an iPad?' led to the founding of smart:)things. The name of the company says it all. The objective is to develop innovative products which satisfy the highest demands for functionality and design. The main focus is on unique accessories for computers, video and audio.
Smarter Living is a proud reseller of IPORT products that Hold.Charge.Protect.
In 2004 Sonance integrated Apple products in a simple way into our everyday lives and launched an IPORT product line. Beginning with the world’s first in-wall dock for iPod, and later evolving into in-wall mounts for iPad and iPod touch, IPORT realised that they could help end-users turn their tablet into a simple and functional business tool or home controller.
IPORT redefines where and how you can use tablets in residences and commercial applications alike. From residences, hotel rooms, corporate offices, yachts and fleet vehicles, IPORT products enhance the usability of tablets in business and at home every day.
Our Team
Bringing years of experience to a young and international company.
We are a team that constantly questions, tinkers and challenges to unlock great products, solutions and ideas at every turn. In product development you're only as good as your last product. The only way to keep developing great products and solutions is to work with great people that love what they do. That means we only hire the best. Those people that can't imagine doing anything else, that want to excel and expand on their potential.
Jean-Paul Otto
Netherlands
CEO // R&D // International Sales
René Hendriksen
China
R&D // Testing & Certification
Dirk Rabau
China
Quality Consultant
Ben Geurdes
Netherlands
Quality Manager
Jeroen Broerse
Netherlands
Project Manager
Niels Kanters
Netherlands
Supply Chain
Thomas Voglsam
Austria
Country Sales Manager D-A-CH
Ditmar Kriegisch
Netherlands
Sales Support D-A-CH
Agustina Gabioud
Netherlands
Sales Representative
Sylvia Meijburg
Netherlands
Office Manager
Roy Malaha
Netherlands
Web Designer
Wim Leendertse
Netherlands
Senior CAD Engineer
Milosz Bertman
Netherlands
CAD Designer
Derk van Peer
Netherlands
CAD Engineer
Maarten Groenenboom
Netherlands
CAD Engineer
Shiella Valmeo
Netherlands
Marketing & Communication
About our team
We are a team that constantly questions, tinkers and challenges to unlock great products, solutions and ideas at every turn. In product development you're only as good as your last product, and the only way to keep developing great products and solutions is to work with great people that love what they do. That means we only hire the best. Those people that can't imagine doing anything else, that want to excel and expand on their potential.
Join our team
Looking for a place that will help you live up to your potential?We manage to get a lot done with a small crew by looking for exceptional talent. We work hard and play hard every day. Are you looking for a place that will help you live up to your potential? Do you have a skill set or an idea that we absolutely, positively need? Send Daniel your resumé and your idea, so we can get a cup of coffee and discuss options!