Recommended series: Yiyuan, Shidian, Yidian
 
Legrand is the world's largest manufacturer of switches and sockets, with a market share of nearly 20% in the field of global switches and sockets, and its products are sold well in more than 180 countries.
 
Both Legrand and Schneider are adept at acquisitions, but they have different acquisition objectives, with Schneider buying industry giants to strengthen its strengths, and Legrand expanding and localizing itself through acquisitions. Taking the Chinese market as an example, in 2005, Legrand acquired the "Whampoa Military Academy" TCL of Chinese electrical enterprises, which was a sensation, and it is difficult to see TCL products on the market today, but there are still many links related to TCL when searching for "Legrand" on the search engine.
 
The different purposes of the acquisition are attributed to the different development strategies of the two companies, Schneider has diversified development directions, and needs to acquire companies in multiple industries to absorb technology and resources; Legrand, on the other hand, is more inclined to the home electrical manufacturing industry, with 41% of its sales coming from the residential electrical sector in 2017, and the acquisition of local electrical companies can quickly take root in the local market.
 
With relatively little involvement in the industry, Legrand excelled in cost control, with a net profit margin of 13.6% in 2017, 4% higher than Schneider, which has diversified operations. Since 2012, Legrand has invested more than 20 million yuan in automated production lines, and these automated equipment have saved nearly 10% of Legrand's operating costs.
 
Legrand has 7 factories in China, distributed in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and other places, in the switch and socket industry, product quality and safety are closely linked, so in the field of electrical products, well-known manufacturers are using their own factory production mode, although the cost is slightly higher, but the self-built factory can implement a stricter quality control strategy, product quality is more reliable than OEM enterprises, and Legrand will spend 60% of its investment in the research and development of new products in key markets, and the focus on new products also allows Legrand to maintain a leading position in manufacturing technology.
 
Legrand switch products are divided into Yiyuan, Shidian, Shijie, Yidian several series, Yiyuan series of basic product panel is made of double-layer PC material, the appearance is more three-dimensional and translucent, and the left edge is added to the contrast reflective strip, which does not destroy the concise appearance while realizing the gorgeous light and shadow effect, which is unique in high-end switch products. However, the Yiyuan series is expensive, and the price of a single control switch starts at 55.8 yuan.
 
Similar to the Schneider Interpretation series, the Yiyuan series also has a variety of shells to choose from, but Schneider Interpretation only changes the panel pattern, and the Yiyuan series directly replaces the front panel material, such as aluminum alloy, tempered glass, gold sandalwood, the first layer of cowhide, etc., although the shell can use sandalwood and cowhide, but the bottom panel and back shell still use flame-retardant PC, so there is no need to worry about its flame retardancy. However, there is no clear price for the replacement of the front panel material, and you need to contact the manufacturer for customization, and the price is naturally very high.
 
The back seat of the Legrand series is integrally formed with PC material, with good impact resistance and flame retardancy, compared with Siemens and other brands at the same price product materials, compared with the high-end Yiyuan series, the Shidian series panel adopts the common single-layer PC on the market, with a square appearance and angular appearance, and the price starts at 21.7 yuan. For child users, Shidian has also launched some special cartoon panels, with unit prices ranging from 25-40 yuan, which can be replaced by users as needed.
 
Among them, the Yidian series is more reliable, the panel is made of PC material, and the rear seat is designed in a mesh format, which is better in terms of pressure resistance and flame retardancy than the Shijie series. Yidian's unique icy white appearance uses the same double-layer PC material as the Yiyuan series, and the three-dimensional effect is stronger than the ordinary white version, but there is still a big gap with the Yiyuan series. The price of Yidian starts at 15.7 yuan, and the overall cost performance is high.