Europa, one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical components and smart solutions, welcomed one of its key suppliers for a CPD-certified training session focused on surge protection. Delivered in collaboration with global electrical protection experts Naomi Cuff and Mark Griffin from Mersen, the session provided in-depth insight into the importance, selection and installation of…
The number of transport & storage sector firms saying that homeworking continues to be part of their business model has plummeted to 2.8%. That’s the lowest number of any industry sector, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero. According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights and Conditions Survey, the number of transport…
Made Smarter helps fire safety manufacturer streamline and scale with warehouse upgrade A leading UK manufacturer of fire alarm and life safety systems is unlocking growth through digital adoption, supported by Made Smarter. C-TEC, based in Wigan, has invested £40,000 to replace manual, paper-based inventory processes with a cloud-based software solution which enables real-time stock…
September 9th marked World EV Day, an awareness day to promote the shift to electric vehicles worldwide. A key message from World EV Day officials is ‘drive change’ to support the shift to a decarbonised society. Installers are at the forefront of the journey towards decarbonisation, and there must be competent and qualified installers to…
A new study has found that retailers and wholesalers are the worst-affected by crime against physical business premises in the UK, with over two-fifths of firms affected. This comes as data from the Metropolitan Police reveals that almost 800 shoplifting offences go unsolved each day in England and Wales, highlighting the severity of the issue….
July’s retail sales estimates were delayed by two weeks because of concerns over the ONS’ data. Contrary to some analysts’ fears, they showed a 0.6 per cent rise in sales volumes, while online spending soared by 2 per cent, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero. When the Office for National Statistics (ONS) withheld July’s sales…
Europa one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical components and smart solutions, has demonstrated its continued commitment to providing the highest-quality product information and images for its wholesaler customers by achieving the EDATA data pool’s Gold Standard. The award-winning data pool was launched by the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) in 2020 to drive higher…
By Dave McEvoy, DMAC Media Most ecommerce retailers live and die by the same calendar. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas dominate marketing budgets, while the rest of the year is filled with smaller, less inspired pushes. But what if retailers stopped chasing singular peaks and instead built growth around a more predictable, and profitable,…
An ONS survey reveals competition costs impacted more transport & storage firms employing 10 or more employees than any other sector in August. Similarly, labour costs impacted the sector more than any other except hospitality. The home delivery expert Parcelhero warns that when transport & storage firms catch a cold, the UK’s economy sneezes. A…
British exports continue to demonstrate resilience amid ongoing global trade uncertainty, positioning the country to seize emerging opportunities in shifting markets. Between Q1 2015 and 2025, the value of British exports of goods grew by 411 per cent, going from £59.5 billion to £304.2 billion. This is despite challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. With…