CATEGORY

CATEGORY is a Czech technology and construction company headquartered in Brno. It designs and installs data networks, strong-current and weak-current electrical installations, and data centre infrastructure. Under the smaRD brand it offers building automation for lighting, heating, energy management, security and shading, and it also carries out interior construction, with a focus on commercial spaces.

Its customers, according to the website, include private investors, architects, developers and Czech state institutions; the site names work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament. A referenced project is a Loxone installation in a 28-apartment residential building in Brno. The website describes taking responsibility for projects from initial design through to implementation; the revenue model is not otherwise stated.

The company was founded in 1999, became a joint-stock company in 2009, and opened a Prague branch in 2004. The website lists ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 certifications and states a headcount of 80 employees. Its open positions in Brno and Prague include electrical designers, a building works coordinator, an electrical installation technician and IT infrastructure administrators.

Product: ICT and electrical infrastructure design and installation, smaRD building automation systems, and interior construction for commercial spaces.