AWEBB adds two new companies to its consortium
Electrical purchasing consortium, The Association of Wholesale Electrical Bulk Buyers (AWEBB), has announced that Contact Electrical Wholesale and Bonus Electrical joined its progressive buying group on 1 July 2024. This move comes as both companies transition from other buying groups to AWEBB, reinforcing AWEBB’s market wide commitment to strengthening collective capabilities in the electrical wholesale […]
Ultimate protection: The SheildGLAND from WISKA
For many years now, WISKA’s COMBI Junction Box has been used with BW/CW glands for terminating SWA cables under the British Standard BS 6121. These glands have a limiting IP rating as standard, require the use of a shroud, and often are used with an earth tag (banjo). The use of the earth tag often […]
Environment Agency reduces waste red tape
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that it will no longer enforce certain documentation when customers drop off trade waste at wholesalers. The change is contained in a new Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 283 dated 11 September 2023. This states that customers dropping business waste off at wholesaler sites will not be challenged if they […]
National tour sparks discussions for the electrical community
The team from Hager has reached the midway mark of its epic tour across the UK. HagerGang On Tour has seen the Hager UK team cover the entire nation – from north to south and east to west – connecting, collaborating and celebrating with local communities of electrical wholesalers, installers and contractors. The tour, which […]
HagerGang goes on tour
Hager UK is hitting the road this summer and travelling the length and breadth of the country to celebrate its local communities of electrical installers and contractors. Hager UK explains, “Our summer tour of the UK will provide our team with a unique opportunity to say a personal thank you to our local communities for […]
Richard Paine joins EDA Data Services Board
Richard Paine, Product and Marketing Director at Volution Ventilation UK, has joined the EDA Data Services board to lead the strategic development of the EDATA Data Pool. The board comprises volunteer representatives from EDA Wholesalers and Manufacturers involved in the EDATA data pool. EDATA, which was launched by the Electrical Distributors’ Association in 2020, is […]
Bright sparks receive EDA trophies for training excellence
Bright sparks from wholesaler and manufacturer businesses across the UK were celebrated for their achievements in an apprenticeship and EDA Product Knowledge studies at the Electrical Distributors’ Association’s Learning Achievement Awards. Now in its ninth year, the annual EDA Learning Achievement Awards took place at London’s Shard on 10 March 2023. The trophies were presented […]
EDA welcomes its 93rd President, Charlie Lacey
The Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has confirmed Charlie Lacey, Managing Director at Stearn Electric, as its 93rd President. Charlie takes over from CEF’s Chris Ashworth and will lead the association for the next two years. Charlie joined the EDA Board in July 2018, and has served as Vice President since December 2019. Charlie says, “Chris […]
Bumper new catalogue from ESP
ESP has released the latest update to its comprehensive catalogue, bringing together all products from its extensive portfolio in one, easy to access reference guide. This latest edition features a raft of new additions across the company’s product portfolio, including the 24/7 colour CCTV range, as well as the addition of a brand new category […]
Milestone year for Niglon’s founding family
The family behind the Niglon brand is celebrating 80 years in business – and rewarding one lucky customer with a Playstation 5 to mark the occasion. The firm, which now supplies more than 4,500 products to wholesalers across the UK, can trace its roots back eight decades to 1943 when Stanley Douglas Hinley began working […]