South West independent electrical wholesaler, Devondale Electrical has had a great reaction to seminars run in conjunction with Hager. The seminars covered the new 18th Edition, which will come into effect in January 2019. Devondale’s Managing Director, Paul Wood said: “We feel it’s important to keep our customers up to date and to make sure…
A workshop, hosted by EucoLight, the European association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, gathered over 100 experts to discuss online sales of non-compliant products. The workshop concluded that solutions must be implemented to make online marketplaces responsible for products sold through their portals. The workshop, held in Brussels on 17 October, discussed the widespread availability…
Hughes Trade has appointed Rachel Larson to the post of Business Development Manager at its branch in Rochester. She brings many years’ experience to her new role having had a long career working for electrical distributors and wholesalers giving her an understanding of business needs from sole traders to large companies. Rachel will now be…
Hughes Electrical has reorganised the ways its commercial division does business following the acquisition of Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems earlier this year. It has now launched Hughes Pro, with around 50 members of staff, who are responsible for the supply, installation, servicing and repair of highly specialist washing machines and dryers, together with glass and…
The increasing role of women in the Scottish electrical industry was demonstrated last week (October 12) when they dominated a new award at the sector’s most important awards ceremony. Not only was the Electrical Distributors’ Association (Scottish Section) Wholesaler Apprentice of the Year award, introduced just last year, won by Stephanie Thomson, but two of…
Theft from vans can be a costly issue for British tradesmen and women but now a team of motoring experts have issued six top tips to deter pesky thieves. The team at LeaseVan.co.uk have researched into the most effective and affordable ways for van drivers to improve their security so that vehicles appear less of…
One of Europe’s leading smoke, heat and carbon monoxide detector suppliers, FireAngel, has completely transformed the future of fire safety with the launch of its unique connected homes proposition, FireAngel Predict. Designed to protect lives and prevent costly fire damage, the patented technology has a unique algorithm that identifies patterns of potentially dangerous behaviour, sending…
The Optimax heating range from Vent-Axia has been expanded and updated to offer customers a wider choice of sizes whilst being compliant with Lot 20 of the ErP Directive. The range offers both panel heaters and storage heaters and is ideal for homes and businesses that are off the gas grid and are looking for…
Having recently celebrated its first anniversary, 4energy group, is delighted to announce the launch of a new company, analytics4energy. The new enterprise is led by industry expert and 4energy group Director, Dave Woodhams alongside the technical and business development expertise of Richard Caws and David Lixton. The new company will offer a unique set of…
When it comes to B2B e-commerce, customers favour high-quality customer service over delivery speed and competitive pricing, according to new research. The survey of 1,000 UK B2B consumers, conducted by full service e-commerce agency, PushON, found that almost one hundred percent of people procuring business products, including computer software, furniture and office supplies, value customer…