Welcome to the February 2024 issue of Electrical Wholesaler!
This issue includes features from sector leaders including Scolmore, ESP, Gripple, Kidde and Manrose.
In our Fire & Safety feature, Kidde Europe’s Paul Rennie explains the vital role that electrical wholesalers can play in helping to integrate fire safety from shelf to homes. Small changes have the potential to really save lives – read more on page 16.
With the CCTV market continuing to show strong growth, wholesalers are in a prime position to help drive up sales of higher spec systems for larger, commercial projects.On page 27, ESP’s Matt Parton looks at the options.
On page 30, meanwhile, the sector says goodbye to ‘Mr Manrose’, a.k.a. Clive Britton, who is retiring this year after 36 years in the business. Since joining Manrose in 1987, Clive has seen nine Prime Ministers come and go, and has watched the sector transform through the rise of computerisation, Building Regs amendments, interiors and bathroom trends and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plus, Gripple’s Tom Harris takes a look at how prefabrication of cable management systems are helping to make electrical contracting more efficient and sustainable (page 22)
Plus, as always, we share our usual news, views, products and installations from market-leading businesses across the sector, including updates from Recolight (20) and the Electrical Industries Charity (24).
Enjoy the issue!
Bryony Andrews , Editor
