by We all know Larsen & Toubro – L&T as an infrastructure major. They have developed and delivered several high-quality engineering projects and is considered as one amongst the best at those. But L&T has also been slowly making a name for themselves in consumer products, switchgear to start with. In 2019, L&T went one up and launched their premium switches & sockets range under the name Englaze. In a market dominated by offerings from Legrand and Schneider, we believe Englaze is a credible option for you to consider in the premium range.
Design Review
One of the real advantages of Englaze range is a classy design with a minimalistic approach. Moreover, we have options of cover plates in 4 different materials – Wood, Metal, Glass, and the usual Plastic. L&T claims that they use real wood with 3 different shades – Beige Wood, Mocha Wood, and Oak Wood. Using Wooden shade cover plates will be a real standout option on your walls, especially in combination with wooden flooring options or wooden shade panels on the walls.
Metal cover plates again comes in 3 finishes – Metallic Gold, Brush Silver and Shadow Black. For contemporary designs, architects and designers will find these options a pleasure to work with.
Glass cover plates are offered in 4 options – Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Icy White and Silky Silver. Glass plates really gives off a premium finish and works well with most of the design combinations.
The plastic variant as well comes with 4 color options – Moonlight Silver, Mountain Grey, Champagne Gold (more of a rustic shade than real gold shade) as well as Snow White.
The standout feature is the flat look, without projections. It gives a clean and premium look to the switches. L&T has taken extra care to avoid gaps in between – essentially bridge-less. This will help avoid dust accumulation within the switches. Moreover, the 2 module plates comes with extra width, adding to the premium look.
Features Review
L&T has taken care to include some cool features into the range, over and above the flat look. The Englaze range includes Smart Connectors. This means you can do away with the adapters and directly plug in everything – HDMI, VGA, RCA, USB for data & charging – the whole set. All sockets come with Safety Shutters, making them childproof. Regulators come with indicative markings, making it easy to identify the speed you are currently on.
One cool feature L&T is not afraid to market well is that Switches are germ-free. L&T claims that the silver infused Englaze range will stay anti-bacterial forever. The indicative illuminators use long-life LEDs and looks good aesthetically too.
Durability Review
Brand L&T is always associated with quality. L&T claims to have won Deming Prize for implementing Total Quality Management in their business. This means, we can expect high quality and durable products from the stable. L&T backs this up with a more than decent warranty terms.
Warranty for switches, sockets and accessories is 12 years from date of manufacturing. You can find the detailed warranty terms below:
Value Review
For the Englaze range, MRP for a 1way switch starts at INR 155/- for plastic Snow White. Plastic 1 module plates starts at MRP of INR 148/-. The wooden shade of 1Module plate starts at MRP of INR 1418/- whereas Glass plates start at MRP of INR 1055/-. Metal (Aluminium) finish 1 Module plate MRP starts at 1628/-. Detailed pricing can be found here. You can get significant discounts on the MRP while purchasing.
As compared to its strongest competitor Legrand Arteor range, L&T Englaze is priced lower. L&T Englaze also comes with a lot more material options to liven up your space.
Final Thoughts
If you are looking for a premium range of switches in India, you should seriously consider L&T Englaze for your project. L&T offers really cool design options and provides some useful features as discussed above. Warranty terms are generous enough, which ensures durability for the money invested. And more importantly, it’s available at a price point lower to other well-known brands.
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