Introducing EDA Data Services

Supporting your digitalisation journey

In the UK, B2B ecommerce lags behind B2C, but things are changing – and fast. None more so than in the UK’s electrotechnical sector. For businesses looking to bolster their ecommerce channels, access to rich, high-quality data is a strategic linchpin.

It’s why EDA Data Services Ltd was launched in early 2020.

This independent not-for-profit business, set up by the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA),  champions initiatives to support the digitalisation of the UK’s electrotechnical sector. 

EDA Data Services in led by Richard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation at the EDA, with his team Javier Garcia, Head of Systems and Processes/Data and Onboarding Manager, and Brigette Evans, Customer Success Manager.

It means that manufacturers and wholesalers, who are not Members or Affiliated Members of the EDA, also have full access to our work, which you can see summarised alongside.

EDATA is free for EDA Wholesalers thanks to the support of our sponsors

The EDATA data pool is very much ‘by the industry for the industry”, and its stragetic direction is led by a Steering Group of EDATA Sponsors – these leading Wholesalers and Manufacturers – and the EDA Data Services Board.

Elections to the EDA Data Services Board are via the Streering Group.

It is thanks to the support of these sponsors that access to the EDATA data pool is available free to every EDA Wholesaler and Branch.

ETIM UK and Ireland
Drive the adoption and development of ETIM, the international product data model, across the UK and Ireland.
EDATA
Develop and manage EDATA – the ‘by the industry for the industry’ data pool – which has ETIM at its heart.
educate-support-advise
Educate, support and advise businesses on data and digitalisation issues.

EDATA Wholesaler Sponsors

BEMCO - British Electrical and Manufacturing Company
The IBA Buying Group Ltd
BED Electrical Distributors Ltd
LEW Electrical Distributors
CEF
R & M Electrical Group Ltd
Edmundson Electrical Ltd
Rexel UK Ltd
Fegime UK
Stearn Electric Co Ltd

EDATA Manufacturer Sponsors

ABB Ltd - Electrification
Deta Electrical Company Ltd
Ledvance Ltd
Thorn Lighting
Aico Ltd
Dimplex
Legrand Electric Ltd
Vent-Axia
Ansell Lighting
Eaton Electric Ltd
Luceco-PLC-(BG-Electrical)
Marshall-Tufflex Ltd
Cembre Ltd
Electrium Sales Ltd (A Siemens Company)
Prysmian Cables and Systems Ltd
Collingwood Lighting
Hager Ltd
Schneider Electric Ltd

Wholesaler Founders

bemco
bed
CEF
eel
erf
kew
lew
R_M-Electrical
Rexel UK Ltd
stearn

Manufacturer Founders

ABB Ltd - Electrification
Aico Ltd
Ansell Lighting
Deta Electrical Company Ltd
Dimplex
Eaton Electric Ltd
Electrium Sales Ltd (A Siemens Company)
Hager Ltd
ledvance
luceco
Prysmian Cables and Systems Ltd
Signify (Philips Lighting)
Schneider Electric Ltd
Scolmore International Ltd
Vent-Axia
Richard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation, at the EDA

Richard Appleton 
Head of Digitalisation
Email Richard

Javier Garcia, Onboarding and Product Data Manager, EDA

Javier Garcia
Data & Onboarding Manager/Head of Systems and Processes
Email Javier

Brigette Evans EDATA Customer Success Manager

Brigette Evans
Customer Success Manager
Email Brigette

Wholesalers

Richard Baxter, Chair of EDA Data Services Board

CHAIR
Richard Baxter

Director of Systems & Procedures 
Edmundson Electrical Ltd 

Mark Ashworth of ABM Electrical Wholesale Ltd

Mark Ashworth
Director
ABM Electrical Wholesale Ltd

Nick-Edwell

Nick Edwell
Managing Director
Rapid Electrical Distributors

Marcus Leek, Chief Commerical Officer, Rexel UK

Marcus Leek
Chief Commerical Officer 
Rexel UK Ltd 

Manufacturers

Sean Jordan, UK&I Data and Commercial Analytics Director, Schneider Electric Ltd

Sean Jordan
UK&I Data & Commercial Analytics Director
Schneider Electric Ltd

Andrew Pegrum

Andrew Pegrum
Senior Technical Manager
Deta Electrical Company Ltd

Michael Wright of Aico

Michael Wright
Product Development Manager
Aico Ltd

To be confirmed

Position Vacant

EDA

Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO at the EDA

Margaret Fitzsimons
CEO

Richard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation, at the EDA

Richard Appleton
Head of Digitalisation