TrickleStar has new products planned outside US market

The maker of energy-saving devices also shows enough confidence in its future to pay out a dividend for FY2020

Published Thu, Jun 17, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

SINCE its listing in 2019, TrickleStar has had a rough time. Its financial results were impacted first by listing costs and then by the Covid-19 pandemic.

But the maker of energy-saving devices has shown confidence enough in its future to pay out a dividend for FY2020. And chief executive Bernard Emby believes a new product will soon allow the company to win customers outside the US.

TrickleStar's flagship product is an advanced power strip that reduces power usage when a plugged-in device, such as a TV or computer, is not in use. The company claims to have about 75 per cent of the market for advanced power strips in the US.

It also sells smart thermostats, an energy-savin…