{"id":16421,"date":"2021-04-29T11:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=16421"},"modified":"2021-04-29T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:16:20","slug":"ew-awards-virtual-event-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/ew-awards-virtual-event-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"EW Awards virtual event announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Having received a flood of entries from wholesalers, manufacturers and supporting industry figures from across the trade, it is now time for individuals operating within the electrical sector to help decide who deserves to win an accolade at the Electrical Wholesaler Awards 2021.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Datateam Business Media, organisers of the EW Awards, are delighted to invite the entire industry to join in on Thursday 20 May for an incredible celebration of excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now more than ever, it is vital that the hard work of wholesalers and manufacturers in the electrical sector \u2013 and the individuals at the heart of these companies \u2013 is recognised and celebrated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time in its history, the prestigious EW Awards ceremony will take place on a virtual platform, enabling even more to be a part of this prestigious industry event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free-to-attend event will kick off at 4:00pm with an interactive social wall, which you can be a part of by sharing your messages of celebration and congratulations on Twitter using #EWAwards2021\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The awards presentation will commence at 4:30pm, revealing the amazing companies, products and people that have been selected as winners by both an independent judging panel and the industry itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The live stream will be hosted on the dedicated EW Awards website, www.electricalwholesalerawards.co.uk, on 20 May, kicking off at 4pm. No registration is required to attend \u2013 professionals are simply invited to log on to the stream, grab a glass of bubbly if they like and join in the celebrations on the social wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The live presentation will be a shining display of the very best that the sector has to offer, and is sure to be unmissable for both those in the running and the wider industry as leading wholesalers, brands and professionals are crowned as champions in front of the industry\u2019s elite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EW editor Bryony commented: \u201cI am delighted to have a chance to invite everyone involved in the electrical wholesaling sector to join us on 20 May for the first ever live stream EW Awards. Winning an Electrical Wholesaler Award really means something to those who enter \u2013 with the additional benefit of the boost that this brings to their business. The awards are an opportunity for wholesalers and suppliers alike to highlight to the industry their commitment to their customers.\u201d \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FULL TIMINGS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4:00PM Event starts \u2013 interactive social wall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4:30PM Awards ceremony begins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5:00PM Ceremony ends \u2013 interactive social wall<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last chance to vote<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voting will remain open until Friday 30 April, so if you have not yet cast your votes make sure you support the brands, wholesalers and professionals that you feel deserve to lift a prestigious trophy by heading to the dedicated Awards website: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.electricalwholesalerawards.co.uk\/vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.electricalwholesalerawards.co.uk\/vote\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entries for the Wholesaler categories, meanwhile, will go before a panel of specially-selected experts. The critique of these judges will be the key factor in deciding who will be deemed to be worthy of walking away from the event as a champion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As in previous years, there are three types of award \u2013 one for wholesalers, the other for manufacturers\/supplier \u2013 and one \u2018general\u2019 , all with several subcategories such as training, customer service and digital performance, as well as specific product subcategories for manufacturers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The popular EW Awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate the best products, service and achievements of electrical wholesalers, manufacturers and suppliers over the past 12 months.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having received a flood of entries from wholesalers, manufacturers and supporting industry figures from across the trade, it is now time for individuals operating within the electrical sector to help decide who deserves to win an accolade at the Electrical Wholesaler Awards 2021.\u00a0 Datateam Business Media, organisers of the EW Awards, are delighted to invite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1055],"class_list":["post-16421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-featured","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ew-awards-square-2021-logo.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16422,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16421\/revisions\/16422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}