What Vickers Electronics does

Vickers Electronics operates commercially as ArcSett, a UK-based intelligent energy management company serving industrial and commercial businesses. The company is a subsidiary of Pilot Group and is headquartered in Manchester. Established in 1996, ArcSett targets large commercial premises with a portfolio of integrated solutions spanning Energy Control (automated heating, lighting and ventilation management), Energy Monitoring and Insights (real-time data analytics), HVAC Design/Install/Service, Voltage Optimisation, a Cost vs Return Analysis Calculator, and Funding & Finance solutions. Its core technology stack is built around self-learning algorithms, intelligent controls and real-time data insight, with claimed average client energy savings of 43% and typical payback periods of 21 months.

The technical foundation combines optimization, predictive analytics and process automation modalities to deliver automated temperature and load management without requiring replacement of existing building infrastructure. ArcSett's revenue model is professional services-led, with project-based installation and ongoing monitoring delivered through a direct, consultative enterprise sales motion — evidenced by 'Book Discovery' and 'Contact Sales' CTAs and case-study-led marketing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured around custom project quotations and ROI calculators rather than standardised tiers. Customer segmentation is verticalised, with Manufacturing positioned as the primary segment and Construction, Transport, Logistics and Retail as adjacent verticals.

The company operates exclusively in the United Kingdom and references an enterprise customer base that includes DPD, Selco, Smurfit Westrock, PPG, Leviant, musicMagpie and J.A. Harrison. Distribution is wholly direct with no channel partner or reseller motion identified.

Name

Vickers Electronics

Legal name

ArcSett

Website

https://vickers-energy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vickers Electronics, trading as ArcSett, provides intelligent energy management and HVAC control solutions to UK industrial and commercial businesses, delivering automated heating, lighting and ventilation optimisation with self-learning algorithms. A subsidiary of Pilot Group, it targets manufacturing, logistics, transport, construction and retail sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Solutions

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

EV Charger Smart Load Integration with HVAC/Electrical Systems (HSAOANAK)

Keywords

• Energy management solutions
• HVAC services
• Building energy efficiency
• Voltage optimisation
• Energy monitoring systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Efficiency Solutions: Providing energy control and efficiency solutions to industrial and commercial businesses with a typical payback period of 21 months. Revenue likely generated through solution installation and ongoing monitoring services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vickers Electronics, operating through the ArcSett brand, designs, installs and maintains intelligent energy management systems for industrial and commercial premises. The offering combines proprietary self-learning control algorithms with real-time energy monitoring to optimize heating, lighting and ventilation without replacing existing infrastructure, and is delivered alongside HVAC design, install and service, voltage optimisation, and funding/finance solutions.

Product overview

ArcSett is an intelligent energy management platform for industrial and commercial businesses, delivered as a unified system with multiple integrated modules. The core platform provides Energy Control for automated management of heating, lighting, and ventilation, complemented by Energy Monitoring and Insights for real-time data visibility. Additional modules include HVAC Design, Install and Service for complete heating solutions, Voltage Optimisation for reducing energy waste across electrical equipment, and a Cost vs Return Analysis Calculator for ROI estimation. The platform achieves an average of 43% energy savings with a typical payback of 21 months, powered by intelligent controls, self-learning algorithms, and real-time data insight. ArcSett is part of Pilot Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Control Precision control solution for heating, lighting and ventilation systems without replacing existing infrastructure. Uses intelligent automation to deliver real energy savings across industrial and commercial facilities.
• Energy Monitoring and Insights Visibility and analytics platform that turns energy data into actionable intelligence, helping facility operators reduce waste, lower costs and make informed decisions supporting long-term efficiency.
• HVAC Design, Install and Service Complete heating solutions for new builds and major refurbishments, putting control, efficiency and long-term savings in the hands of facility operators.
• Voltage Optimisation Voltage optimisation solution that reduces energy consumption across all electrical equipment and extends equipment life across the entire facility.
• Funding and Finance Funding and financing solutions to support energy efficiency projects for industrial and commercial businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43% average energy savings across client base
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pilot GroupcoreOthersArcSett is part of Pilot Group, a parent company relationship. Pilot Group appears to be a group structure under which ArcSett operates as a subsidiary.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Centrica Business Solutions: UK-headquartered energy services arm of Centrica delivering energy efficiency, on-site generation and demand-side optimisation to commercial and industrial customers. Direct competitor for UK enterprise customers seeking energy savings-as-a-service.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's building technologies division supplies HVAC controls, building management systems and energy analytics to commercial and industrial customers. Overlaps directly with ArcSett's intelligent controls and energy monitoring/insights modules across similar end markets.
• ENGIE UK: ENGIE's UK business provides energy services, retrofit and decarbonisation solutions to commercial and industrial customers. Comparable as a major energy-services incumbent operating in ArcSett's primary geographic market and end segments.
• E.ON UK Energy Solutions: UK energy supplier's energy solutions division providing energy efficiency, heat network and on-site generation services. Competes for the same industrial and commercial retrofit opportunities and shares the UK geographic focus.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Provides building automation, HVAC control and energy management via the Desigo and Navigator platforms. Comparable as a broad incumbent with deep building-controls capability and an installed base across the same verticals ArcSett targets.
• Johnson Controls: Major building automation and HVAC controls vendor (Metasys, OpenBlue) supplying commercial and industrial customers. Comparable offering in temperature regulation, intelligent controls and energy optimisation across multi-site estates.
• Schneider Electric: Global leader in building automation and energy management, offering EcoStruxure and related BEMS/EMS platforms for commercial and industrial customers. Directly comparable as a broad incumbent delivering the kind of integrated controls, monitoring and optimisation suite ArcSett competes with at a much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Carbon Lighthouse: Data-driven building efficiency provider using proprietary analytics to identify and deliver energy savings across commercial real estate portfolios. Comparable technology-led, ROI-focused go-to-market even though geographic focus is US rather than UK.
• PassivSystems: UK-based smart energy management provider focused on heating and energy monitoring using self-learning controls. Strongest direct comparison to ArcSett's intelligent-controls and energy-monitoring stack at similar company scale.

Direct peers

• Carbon Trust: UK advisory firm helping industrial and commercial clients cut energy costs and carbon, including advisory, technology-vendor accreditation and turnkey efficiency programmes. Comparable mission and customer profile though executed primarily as advisor rather than controls vendor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vickers-energy-group
• Xx.com/VickersEnergy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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