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22 Sector Stars Honoured in the largest trophy presentation in the history of the EDA’s Learning Achievement Awards

14th March 2025

Our annual EDA Learning Achievement Awards Lunch at the iconic Shard in London is a fantastic opportunity to show how the UK’s electrotechnical sector invests in the professional development of its people. Our 22 winners have each delivered an outstanding result in either the EDA Product Knowledge Modules or an EDA Apprenticeship, came from across the UK and brought with them family, friends and business colleagues with them to enjoy their day in the spotlight.

Nine winners honoured as EDA Investor in Training Awards celebrates 11th birthday

14th March 2025

Best night of the Year! Such a buzz in the room and a new EDA President, 550 guests, 9 Investor in Training Awards, and £8,730 raised for the Electrical Industries Charity. Plus, TV and radio host Colin Murray took the room by storm and proved to be a brilliant choice. Read on to find who took home an EDA Trophy this year, and get the 2026 Annual Dinner date in your diary.

EDA Leadership Team Wins Prestigious Award

3rd March 2025

EDA Leadership Team is crowned Team of the Year 2025 at the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards. Led by CEO Margaret Fitzsimons, the team includes Tracy Hewett, Head of Education and Training, Richard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation and Anne Vessey, Head of Marketing, Communications and Industry Insight. The EDA team delivers exceptional results every year and has grown the Association in stature, delivering major, technologically complex and ambitious projects that have positive, long-term impacts on the sector

Wholesalers reveal strategies to tackle rising costs in EDA’s Q1 2025 survey

21st February 2025

The EDA has released the findings of its first State of the Sector Survey for 2025. Businesses are struggling to manage rising costs across the board, including wages, energy, rental fees, insurance premiums, and increased supplier prices.

Luceco announced as latest EDATA data pool sponsor

13th February 2025

Ian Hunter, Trade Sales Director at Luceco PLC said of their sponsorship “I am a very strong advocate for EDATA. It is through the EDATA data pool that Luceco gives EDA wholesalers easy access to rich accurate product data that helps them deliver exemplary customer service and increased sales whether that’s across the trade counter, through tenders and submittals, or e-commerce.”

Let’s go digital: Digitalisation Forum and Awards 2024

9th December 2024

A day packed with insights from progress on the EDATA data pool to Digital Product Passports, the power and pitfalls of AI to where product data is heading next

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