Vent-Axia Welcomes Awaab’s Law Draft Guidance Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed the Government’s recent publication of ‘Awaab’s Law: Draft guidance for social landlords’, following Awaab’s Law being laid out in front of Parliament on 25 June 2025. With phase 1 of the law set to take effect on 27 October 2025, the draft…
To be attributed to Tom Rowlands, Corpay’s MD, Global EV Solutions, including UK brand, Allstar: The government’s recently announced investment of £650 million in consumer subsidies for electric vehicles is a much needed and long overdue boost to the industry. We have seen adoption of EVs slow in recent years after previous grants and subsidies…
Since January 2025, FireAngel, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms, has reinforced its commitment to wholesaler partners by introducing a dedicated Wholesaler Support Team. Focused on building strong relationships and delivering tailored, trade customer-first support, the team works closely with branches across the UK to identify opportunities, share…
31.3 per cent of firms have told the ONS they have no cash reserves. That’s a higher number of cash-strapped firms compared to any other sector – but it’s an improvement on December’s results, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero. Concerning results from the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights survey reveal that…
Rexel and Denmans to be the Official Electrical Wholesaler of the EFL John Barnes, Clinton Morrison and Michelle Owen among personalities to help launch the partnership Football legends helped officially launch the EFL, Rexel and Denmans two-year partnership at a colleague event last week. Sky Sports’ Michelle Owen led a fireside chat with John Barnes…
The state of UK tradespeople’s vans has been revealed by storage brand BUNKER – with 77 per cent even admitting that their messy vans affect their mental state. More than half of tradespeople in the UK describe their van as being messy and over a third wish they could get their vans more organised. Almost…
A total of 783 UK businesses filed for administration in the first six months of 2025 – an 11 per cent decrease from the 879 recorded during the same period in 2024, according to analysis by full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau. However, the figure remains 3 per cent higher than in 2023, signalling that UK…
Thorne & Derrick International, a leading distributor of power systems, hazardous area equipment, and process heating solutions, is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. Established in 1985 by Victor Thorne and Brian Derrick, the business started trading as Thorne & Derrick from premises in Brislington, Bristol. From the outset, the Company built a…
The EDATA data pool has achieved a significant milestone and now offers all wholesaler members of the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) free access to enriched product information and images on over 300,000 products. Since the EDA launched the data pool for the electrotechnical sector in 2020 it has grown rapidly as manufacturers see the commercial…
City Electrical Factors (CEF), together with Milwaukee Tools, continue their commitment to supporting WellChild’s vital work through ongoing initiatives inspired by recent successful projects. Notably, after the completion of Maddie’s Garden a transformative outdoor space created by CEF’s senior team volunteers, Milwaukee generously supplied Packout Storage Systems FOC to further aid WellChild’s Helping Hands programme….