Last Friday’s closure of Heathrow Airport disrupted the supply of over £5.43m of goods, says the international delivery expert Parcelhero. The cost could ultimately run to millions. Many delayed products, such as pharmaceuticals and fresh foods, have a limited shelf life The full impact of the closure of Heathrow Airport on the UK supply chain…
Screwfix, the UK’s leading omnichannel retailer to the trade, has been awarded the first ever Digital Excellence Award at the Retail Week Awards 2025. This recognition highlights Screwfix’s ongoing commitment to digital innovation, seamless customer experiences, and technological advancement in retail. The Digital Excellence Award celebrates retailers that are transforming the industry through digital-first strategies,…
BEW Electrical Distributors has launched its new corporate website, bew-elec.co.uk, designed to provide a more accessible, informative, and user-friendly digital experience. As part of BEW’s ongoing commitment to enhancing customer engagement, the new site offers detailed insights into its specialist divisions, branch network, and project management services. It also keeps customers up to date with…
The UK’s leading Electrical wholesaler, CEF, is teaming up with waste management and recycling company Waste Experts and ROSI – a French innovator in solar panel recycling, to offer UK wide collection capabilities for end-of-life solar panels. The partnership aims to directly address a critical issue in the renewable energy sector – the responsible recycling…
Now in its 11th year the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) held its annual Learning Achievement Awards recently at London’s Shard. The ceremony, where more trophies were presented than ever before, celebrates those working in the UK’s electrotechnical sector who have delivered excellence in their Apprenticeship or their EDA Product Knowledge studies. The trophies were presented…
Screwfix, the omnichannel retailer, has announced plans to open up to 35 new stores across the UK and Ireland by the end of January 2026, creating more than 400 jobs in local communities. Hyper-convenience from store to door The ambitious store opening strategy is spearheaded by its recently launched new store format, Screwfix City. Screwfix…
The 2025 EDA Investor in Training Awards marked a milestone 11th year of recognising outstanding commitment to workforce development in the UK’s electrical wholesale and manufacturing sector. This year’s nine winners received their trophies in front of 570 guests at the Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday 6 March 2025 in London’s Park Lane. The winners…
The Screwfix Foundation, in partnership with Volunteer It Yourself (VIY), is proud to announce its latest project to support GRIT Studios, a Community Interest Company (CIC) that has been transforming Stockport through affordable studio spaces for artists and a host of impactful community initiatives. The Screwfix Foundation is supporting its next VIY project, which will…
Builders’ merchants and construction suppliers are facing major challenges in modernising their eCommerce capabilities, according to new research. The report, Building the Future: The Evolution of Construction eCommerce, conducted by eCommerce agency PushON, highlights a sector grappling with budget constraints, resistance to change, and leadership knowledge gaps that are hampering progress. The study, which surveyed…
Bombshell new Government figures show transport & storage sector companies (including logistics, parcels and warehousing) have seen their staffing costs spiral by 35.7 per cent in the last three months – the highest increase of any industry. Increased NI and minimum wage costs, set to kick in this April, will add to the burden, warns…