{"id":13193,"date":"2018-08-02T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T08:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=13193"},"modified":"2018-08-02T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T08:24:08","slug":"electrical-distributors-association-announces-engagement-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/electrical-distributors-association-announces-engagement-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical Distributors’ Association announces engagement champions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electrical distributors making the most of their EDA benefits in 2017 were announced in front of more than 150 senior wholesalers and manufacturers, who gathered for a day of networking and ideas exchange at the recent annual EDA Summer Event.<\/h4>\n

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Stearn Electric Company Ltd was named most engaged wholesaler, with Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd, Deta Electrical Company Ltd and Gewiss UK Ltd sharing the top prize for the most engaged EDA affiliates.<\/p>\n

\u201cActively engaging with your Association will unlock business opportunities and member and affiliate engagement is a key KPI for us,\u201d explained EDA CEO Margaret Fitzsimons. \u201cIt\u2019s why we track and rank how actively our members and affiliates use their EDA benefits. From attending Forums through to subscribing to our training and apprenticeships service, this ranking gives every member and affiliate an engagement score, revealing our top performers. Members can find out how we measure engagement by giving us a call or visiting our website.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alongside the engagement celebrations, guests heard concise presentations from three sector leaders who shared their messages for the year ahead:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ACI is the only cable market surveillance company in the EU and wholesalers can assist in cleaning up the cable market by telling us if you suspect a product is non-compliant. We urge you to order from trusted manufacturers and not to put profit before reputation,\u201d said Peter Smeeth, Director of the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) and Secretary General of the British Cables Association (BCA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe LIA continues to put product safety, performance and quality at its heart. That\u2019s why only\u00a02 out of 20\u00a0manufacturers who apply for LIA membership meet the standards we set and earn the right to use the LIA brand,\u201d said Steve Davies CEO at the LIA.<\/p>\n

\u201cBEAMA is calling for increased co-operation between the supply-chain associations, and we\u2019ve already had Board-to-Board discussions with the EDA on a wide range of subjects but particularly the key themes of digitisation, connectivity, and interoperability,\u201d explained Terry Rowbury, Member Services Director at BEAMA.<\/p>\n

Pictured above:<\/strong> The Stearn winners: Charlie Lacey, MD at Stearn Electric Company Ltd; Simon Barkes, President of the EDA and MD at BEMCO; Fraser Ballantyne, Commercial Manager, Stearn, and Andrew Smith, National Account Manager at Stearn and EDA Education & Training Ambassador.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pictured below:<\/strong> The Affiliate winners: Gerry Barnett, MD at Deta Electrical Company Ltd, Gary Humphreys UK Sales Manager at Gewiss UK Ltd; Simon Barkes, President of the EDA and MD at BEMCO; Peter Smeeth, Director of the ACI and Secretary General of the BCA collecting the engagement award on behalf of Prysmian Cables and Systems Ltd.<\/em><\/p>\n

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