Rugby and Strictly star, Austin Healey, presents EDA trophies
Former England and British and Irish Lions Rugby star, Austin Healey, joined the Electrical Distributors’ Association’s (EDA) Annual Awards Dinner to entertain guests and to present the EDA Investor in Training Awards to 10 high performing wholesalers and manufacturers. 500 guests attended the Association’s Annual Dinner on Thursday 23 September 2021 at the Intercontinental on […]
Niglon teams up with DPD to distribute products across the UK
A Midlands based family firm which supplies thousands of products to wholesalers across the UK is celebrating a new courier partnership. Niglon’s products will now reach their customers in the safe hands of DPD – one of the country’s most well-known and well-trusted courier firms. Welcoming the news, Commercial Director Paul Dawson says it has […]
Electrical market prospects are positive following COVID-19 pandemic
The electrical wholesale market contracted by 16% in 2020, due to the disruption to construction output caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but forecasts are looking positive as the market is expected to return to modest growth in 2021. The performance of the electrical wholesalers’ market is intrinsically linked to the performance of the construction sector, […]
Wholesalers to access even more resources from Scolmore’s Marketing Hub
Working in partnership with Scolmore ensures that electrical wholesalers have access to the widest possible source of information, resources and promotional support to help them stand out from the crowd and stay ahead in a highly competitive marketplace. Key to this support is the Marketing Hub – a unique website facility for Premier Stockists which […]
Reap the benefits of becoming an ESP Premier Stockist
Wholesalers who take advantage of ESP’s Premier Stockist status will be able to access a whole host of additional benefits and support from one of the UK’s leading suppliers of security and fire protection solutions. Qualifying wholesalers will benefit from a raft of marketing support measures through the ESP online Marketing Hub. This includes promotional […]
Leading manufacturers joins sector-led EDATA
39 electrotechnical manufacturers have signed up to the not-for-profit data pool, EDATA, to distribute their product information to wholesalers. The latest manufacturers to choose the self-service portal, and in doing so to play an active role in EDATA’s development, are: Airflow Developments Atkore BEG (UK) BELL Lighting Deligo EnviroVent Europa Components & Equipment Gewiss UK […]
Toolstation On Track To Open 60 New Branches in 2020
One of the UK’s fastest growing suppliers of tools, accessories and building supplies to the trade and UK homeowners, Toolstation has confirmed it remains on track to open a further 60 UK branches this year. Despite being forced to temporarily halt new branch openings during the coronavirus lockdown, the company has no doubt it can […]
Survey Results – Electrical Wholesale Sector Is Open For Business
Despite the COVID-19 challenges to business, well over 90% of UK electrical wholesalers are continuing to trade, with only a handful taking the decision to temporarily close completely, according to the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) following a recent survey. The EDA recently polled all 245 wholesaler members on their opening status, the results of which […]
Leading Players From Electrotechnical Supply Chain Back New Data Pool
Twenty-five leading manufacturers and wholesalers have signed up as Founder Members of EDATA, a new product data pool that is ‘by the industry, for the industry’. EDATA is the latest strategic initiative from the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) under its EDA Data Services banner. E-commerce and digital transformation are inextricably linked to the availability of […]
EDA publishes state-of-the-sector research findings
Research released by the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) shows that in-person support offered by wholesaler trade counter teams is still a highly valued resource for electrician and contractor customers, despite the proliferation of ecommerce channels. This is just one of the findings in the EDA’s Sector Survey 2019, the Association’s latest piece of substantial research. […]