CAIR

What CAIR does

CAIR (UK) Ltd is a Halifax, Yorkshire-based designer and manufacturer of wireless telecare (Technology Enabled Care) devices, founded in 2013 by Managing Director Mohammed Chaudhary. The company builds an integrated hardware ecosystem centred on the Notifier portable alarm pager receiver and a portfolio of more than 20 wireless sensors — including the Vibe sensory/communication aid, Pill+ medication dispenser, CairFall fall detector, movement and occupancy sensors, door/window contacts, environmental monitors (smoke, heat, CO, flood, climate), and jewellery-styled personal alarms such as Onyx. Devices communicate via proprietary radio frequency protocols and are designed for interoperability with established UK telecare platforms including Tunstall, TeleAlarm, and VB, enabling alerts to be routed to monitoring centres or local carers. CAIR holds ISO 45001 certification and manufactures in-house in Yorkshire, with explicit positioning around inclusive design and accessibility (e.g., the Onyx Rainbow co-developed with Pen-y-Bont Council).

The company sells exclusively B2B through UK local authority social services departments, telecare service providers, care home operators, and specialist installers such as Diack Ltd., rather than direct to consumers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated through procurement channels typically on multi-year contract terms. Customer evidence includes named case studies with Wigan Council, Pen-y-Bont County Borough Council, Wakefield TeleCare, Pembrokeshire County Council, and Y Trees Short Breaks Service, spanning independent living, supported living, sensory loss, and dementia care use cases. CAIR supplements direct sales with a content marketing and video tutorial library (~30 how-to videos) and a bilingual English/Welsh web presence, targeting installer, care staff, family carer, and end-user audiences.

Name

CAIR

Legal name

CAIR (UK) Ltd

Website

https://we-cair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAIR (UK) Ltd designs and manufactures wireless telecare sensors, alarms, and receivers — including the Notifier pager, Vibe sensory aid, and Pill+ medication dispenser — selling B2B to UK local authorities, telecare providers, and care home operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecare Equipment / Assistive Technology

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663)

akta.pro primary industry

Alarm Systems & Monitoring Kits Retail (CRAIAMAG)

Keywords

• Telecare equipment
• Wireless sensor alarms
• Assistive technology devices
• Independent living solutions
• Personal emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Halifax

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales: CAIR generates revenue through the sale of Telecare sensor devices and receivers. Products include sensors (movement, fall, door/window, flood, smoke, heat, medication dispenser, etc.), alarm pagers/receivers (Notifier, Buzzz), and accessory devices. Products are sold to care providers, local authorities, and care homes who then provide them to end users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CAIR designs, develops, and manufactures a range of wireless radio-frequency telecare sensors, alarm receivers, and connected care devices. Its product ecosystem (Notifier pager, Vibe sensory aid, Pill+ dispenser, CairFall fall detector, Onyx pendant, occupancy pads, environmental alarms, and range extenders) is built to interoperate with third-party TEC monitoring platforms and is deployed through telecare service providers, local authorities, and care homes to support vulnerable individuals living independently.

Product overview

CAIR is a UK-based telecare (Technology Enabled Care) company founded in 2013, offering a comprehensive range of wireless sensors, alarms, and receivers for independent living, carers, care homes, supported living, and sensory loss solutions. The product portfolio is a unified ecosystem centred on the Notifier/Notifier+ portable pager receivers, which connect to a wide range of wireless sensors including the Vibe (sensory/communication aid), Pill+ (medication dispenser), CairFall (fall detector), movement sensors (Move), door/window sensors (Contact), environmental sensors (Climate, Flood, CO/Heat/Smoke), occupancy pads (Sit/Sleep/Sit-Sleep Advanced, Enuresis, Floor, Emfit), personal alarms (Onyx, Request, Reach, Chime), and range extenders (Orion, Connect). The system uses radio frequency communication between sensors and receivers, integrates with third-party telecare platforms (Tunstall, TeleAlarm, VB), and connects to monitoring centres for 24/7 care support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vibe All-in-one sensory communication aid that alerts users with strobe light, LED icons, alarm tones, spoken messages, and a vibrating pillow pad when connected Cair sensors are triggered. Supports up to 24 connected sensors with voice-guided programming. Targeted at users with hearing or visual impairment who depend on Cair's broader sensor ecosystem.
• Pill+ Automatic medication dispenser that rotates to release pills at prescribed times with a self-locking shutter to prevent double doses. Sends radio alerts to Cair receivers when doses are due or missed and integrates with Vibe for voice reminders.
• Notifier Portable digital alarm pager that notifies carers when any paired Cair sensor is triggered. Stores up to 150 sensors, supports clone programming, call divert to monitoring centres, auto-clear acknowledgement, wireless charging, and splash-proof casing. Used in both informal home care and formal care-home settings.
• Sit/Sleep Advanced Combined wireless bed and chair occupancy sensor with integrated mat and control unit. Detects when a person leaves a bed or chair and sends a radio alert to Cair receivers or third-party telecare systems.
• Sit/Sleep Pads Pressure pads for bed (Sleep) and chair (Sit) occupancy detection. Sleep pad fits between mattress and base; Sit pad fits under cushion or on top of chair. Connect to Cair Detect to raise alerts when presence is detected or lost.
• CairFall Fall detection sensor with adjustable sensitivity across five levels to suit different user activity profiles. Worn by the user to detect a fall and raise a radio alert to paired Cair receivers or telecare systems.
• Chime Versatile wireless call button that can be used as a doorbell with voice announcement, a medication reminder alarm, or an emergency call button. Splash-proof, rated for low temperatures, and mountable with adhesive, screws, or magnet.
• Climate Temperature and humidity sensor that detects high or low temperature, rapid temperature rise (fire risk), and high or low humidity, providing environmental safety monitoring for vulnerable individuals at home.
• CO, Heat and Smoke Combined smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide detector. Smoke+ and Heat+ units interconnect so that when one is triggered all linked alarms activate, delivering early fire warning while minimising nuisance alerts.
• Connect Universal transmitter that bridges third-party sensors into the Cair telecare ecosystem, allowing non-Cair devices to be received by Cair pagers and monitoring systems.
• Contact Door and window sensor that detects opening and closing of any type of door. Used indoors or outdoors for exit alerts, property departure, medication cabinet monitoring, and dementia-related wandering support.
• Detect Occupancy and enuresis sensor with two inputs that accepts up to two wired mats (for example a bed pad and an enuresis mat, or pads for two individuals). Compatible with most third-party telecare systems.
• Emfit Class 1 medical device that detects small repetitive movements associated with tonic/clonic seizures during sleep. Comprises a main controller, Cair transmitter, bed pad, and battery backup, with LCD display and audible/visual indication.
• Enuresis Reusable enuresis (bedwetting) mat placed under a mattress sheet that raises an immediate radio alert on moisture detection via Cair Detect. Designed to preserve sleep and dignity overnight.
• Flood IP67-rated flood and water-leak detector placed on a flat surface near taps, sinks, toilets, or flood-prone areas. Operating range up to 600m with a 5-year user-replaceable battery.
• Floor High-quality anti-slip pressure mat that detects when a user stands on it, designed to look like a regular floor mat. Can be positioned beside a bed, in front of a door, on stairs, or anywhere a fall risk exists. Connects via Cair Detect or compatible telecare systems.
• Move PIR (Passive Infrared) movement sensor with a wide field of view for full-room monitoring. Includes a two-minute walk-test mode and can be wall or corner mounted using adhesive pads or screw holes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Notifier can store up to 150 sensors for large care home deployments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pen-y-Bont County Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe council collaborated with Cair to develop the 'Onyx Rainbow' collection - a custom range of coloured Onyx personal alarm pendants. The council identified a need for more colour options to suit user preferences, and Cair created the product to meet this requirement. This represents co-development based on customer feedback.
• Wakefield TeleCare TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with Cair to develop a more effective monitoring solution for a resident with dementia by redirecting alerts to a local monitoring centre, demonstrating collaborative problem-solving.
• Diack Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiack Ltd. is a reseller and installer of Cair products. They provided a customer testimonial describing Cair as 'class-leading' and praising the product design, functionality, and interoperability.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Possum (UK): Possum is a UK-based supplier of telecare, telehealth, and assistive technology products to local authorities and the NHS. Directly comparable as a niche UK B2B telecare hardware specialist with a similar sales motion and customer base.
• TeleAlarm: Swiss-headquartered TeleAlarm provides professional telecare systems and nurse-call solutions across Europe, with programming guides referenced by CAIR for interoperability. Closely comparable as a B2B telecare hardware and platform supplier serving care providers.
• Appello Careline: Appello is a UK-based provider of digital telecare, alarm receiving centre services, and dispersed alarm units for local authorities and housing providers. Directly comparable as a UK telecare supplier where CAIR's Notifier and sensors plug into Appello-style monitoring platforms.
• Tunstall Healthcare: Tunstall is the leading UK telecare platform provider, offering both monitoring centre services and a broad portfolio of telecare peripherals. CAIR products are explicitly interoperable with Tunstall's systems, making it both a direct competitor in sensors and a distribution partner via Tunstall's installed base.

Emerging players

• Vayyar Care: Vayyar Care offers radar-based, contactless fall detection and presence monitoring for elderly care. Comparable in fall-detection and occupancy use cases, with a different sensing modality (UWB radar vs. CAIR's RF sensor pads).
• Nobi (Belgium): Nobi provides AI-powered fall detection and smart lighting for elderly care homes across Europe. Comparable as an emerging player addressing fall and occupancy monitoring in care settings, though focused more on the care-home segment than CAIR's home-based local authority motion.
• Alert-iT: UK-based Alert-iT designs and manufactures telecare sensors including epilepsy monitors and falls detectors. Closely comparable as a small UK specialist in niche telecare sensor hardware for vulnerable individuals.

Broad incumbents

• Essence SmartCare: Essence SmartCare (part of Essence Group) provides telecare, fall detection, and remote monitoring platforms to operators and care providers globally. Comparable as an established player offering integrated telecare hardware and software to the same care-provider end market.
• Doro Care: Doro Care (part of Doro AB) provides social alarms and telecare services across Europe, including dispersed alarm units and response centre services. Comparable as an established telecare platform/sensor supplier, with broader geographic reach than CAIR.
• Legrand Care (Tynetec, Aidcall): Legrand Care owns UK telecare brands Tynetec and Aidcall, offering telecare peripherals, nurse call systems, and digital monitoring. Comparable as a larger incumbent selling overlapping sensor, pendant, and alarm products into the same UK local authority and housing channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cairuk5265
• Facebookfacebook.com/CairUKLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cairuk-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/cair_uk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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