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Megaman’s Kerry wins national education and training award

Megaman’s Kerry wins national education and training award

Kerry Simms, Business Development Manager at Megaman, celebrated in style at London’s iconic The Shard after receiving a Learning Achievement Award 2018 from the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA). The annual awards, selected from members of the EDA, recognises the learners who have impressed their assessors and managers most during their one-year apprenticeships. Kerry Simms, who […]

Former Communard, Rev Richard Coles, applauds EDA Award winners

Former Communard, Rev Richard Coles, applauds EDA Award winners

  Cleric, broadcaster and former Communard, the Reverend Richard Coles, helped celebrate the 2018 Electrical Distributors’ Association Education & Training Awards last week, when outstanding managers from wholesalers and manufacturers were presented with their trophies in front of 550 guests at the Associations’ Annual Dinner in London. Nine managers, some of whom travelled from as […]

New EDA President, Simon Barkes, to continue driving transformation of the Association

New EDA President, Simon Barkes, to continue driving transformation of the Association

The EDA (Electrical Distributors’ Association) has announced its new President, Simon Barkes, Managing Director of BEMCO, and the third member of his family to lead the Association’s Board. Simon, who serves as President until March 2019, takes over the leadership of the 12-strong Board from Tom Jones, Divisional Director at Lockwell Electrical. Tom’s tenure as […]

Plans to overhaul product data for the UK launched by the EDA

The Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has launched its ETIM-UK campaign, designed to transform the quality of technical product data flowing through the electrical installation supply chain. The EDA’s vision is for all UK manufacturers and distributors to adopt ETIM’s global standard for classifying technical products, bringing us in line with key markets across Europe, the […]

Electrical Distributors’ Association shines a spotlight on education and training stars

Twenty-four EDA awards, recognising outstanding achievement in education and training across the UK’s electrical wholesale sector, have been presented at two glittering ceremonies. Twelve managers received EDA Investor in Training Awards at the Association’s Annual Dinner in front of over 550 guests at the InterContintental Hotel on London’s Park Lane on Thursday 9 March 2017. […]

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Electrical Distributors’ Association centenary celebrations at Kensington Palace

Debbie Eales reports on the 100th anniversary celebrations of the EDA as a new book charts the Association’s fascinating history, through two World Wars and global downturns… A gala lunch in the Orangery at Kensington Palace on July 3rd, marked the 100th anniversary of the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA). The day began with a briefing by […]