Behind the Homematic IP brand is eQ-3, one of the leading companies in the smart home market with decades of experience. Based in beautiful East Frisia, Germany, our products have found their way into more than 3 million households. In 2023, we were named European market leader* in the "Whole Home" systems sector for the 9th year in a row by the renowned Swedish market researcher Berg Insight.

With our smart products, you benefit from more than 40 years of experience in home control. In 1978, Prof. Heinz-G. Redeker founded the company ELV in Leer, Lower Saxony, a special interest publishing house and at the same time an electronics mail order company that still operates throughout Europe today. Just one year later, ELV introduced the first microprocessor-controlled timer with four separately switchable sockets. This was followed by further products in the home automation sector. In 2006, eQ-3 AG was spun off from ELV Elektronik AG in order to bundle expertise in the field of home control. The ELV/eQ-3 group of companies is still 100% family-owned and employs over 1,000 people, around 350 of whom work at our headquarters in Leer. More than 100 developers are constantly working here to design new products, expand our product portfolio and add new functions to enrich your home. Production takes place in accordance with German quality and environmental standards at the Group's own factory in Zhuhai, China.