# Hive Connected Home

> Hive is an eco-tech company owned by Centrica that produces smart home devices and is on a “mission to transform home energy and build a greener, fairer, future for all”. It is one of the largest connected home providers in the UK and, as of April 2025, the company had more than 2,000,000 customers. Using […]

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Hive** is an eco-tech company owned by Centrica that produces smart home devices and is on a “mission to transform home energy and build a greener, fairer, future for all”. It is one of the largest connected home providers in the UK  and, as of April 2025, the company had more than 2,000,000 customers.

Using the Hive app and website, customers can control a range of internet-connected devices, from a thermostat to lights, smart plugs, motion sensors, and window and door sensors.

As well as smart home tech, Hive now offer a range of eco-tech products to reduce customer’s energy usage – including solar panels & batteries, heat pumps and electric car chargers.

## History

Before the creation of the Hive brand, British Gas had been trialling a remote control heating service, starting in September 2011, using technology from AlertMe.  This led to the launch of the Remote Heating Control service in 2012 paving the way for the later Hive-branded smart heating system.

Hive was established when parent company Centrica, owner of British Gas, formed its Connected Homes sector in 2012. The year after it was founded,

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*Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hive_Connected_Home)*

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