March 12, 2018
Understanding the products you sell is crucial to delivering great customer service. That’s why the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has...
March 9, 2018
Former Communard, Rev Richard Coles, applauds EDA Award winners Cleric, broadcaster and former Communard, the Reverend Richard Coles, helped celebrate...
February 5, 2018
Eight more businesses have become members of the EDA – 3 wholesalers from the IBA buying group and 5 manufacturers/service...
January 10, 2018
The EDA is now based in offices in the City, close to the Tower of London, Rotherwick House3 Thomas More...
December 7, 2017
Attracting talented newcomers keen to launch careers in wholesale and merchant businesses was at the heart of a recent event...
October 18, 2017
Kellan Pirie is Scotland’s new star apprentice, thanks to the EDA’s Apprenticeship Programme. At the recent SELECT Awards (October 2017)...
October 6, 2017
Talented Wakefield apprentice, Jessica Heppleston, 17, who’s carving out a career in electro-technical wholesaling, was named Retail Week’s Apprentice of the...
October 5, 2017
The EDA has recently welcomed 8 new wholesaler members, all of whom are members of the 4 buying groups. You’ll...
September 11, 2017
ETIM International has released an updated version of the global classification. ETIM 7.0 features just over 6,800 changes (known as...
CEF’s Charlie Harwood is a Power Player 2017 Charlie Harwood, Branch Manager with City Electrical Factors (EDA members since 2013)....
September 6, 2017
The EDA Regional Business Forum on Wednesday 6 September 2017 at the Electrical Design & Install Expo attracted the highest...
August 22, 2017
It is with great sadness that the EDA has learnt of the recent death of former President, Mr Jim E...
August 10, 2017
Pedal powered fundraising – intrepid cyclists crunch the miles for charity In September 2017, a number of EDA members are...
August 7, 2017
Independent electrical wholesaler Devondale Electrical Distributors Ltd has appointed one apprentice to a full-time position whilst taking on three new apprentices...
July 24, 2017
Ryan Peryer: how a snowstorm, a broken-down van and a well-timed cuppa launched his career “It all happened by chance,”...
July 19, 2017
The EDA is sorry to hear of the recent death of Mr Syd Wilkie, former President from 1997 – 1998....
June 14, 2017
If you didn’t manage to attend the recent EDA Regional Business Forum in Bristol, you can still keep in the...
June 9, 2017
280 delegates, 26 countries, over 150 companies/organisations Even if you were not one of the 280 delegates who travelled to...
May 25, 2017
Scott Coppola Electrical Distributors on West Bowling Green Street, part of Edmundson Electrical’s Edinburgh operation, is seeing the benefit of...
Says Dean Pavely, Sales Adviser at Oxford’s Electric Center, reflecting on the benefits of studying the Lamps and Lighting module....
May 22, 2017
Our Education & Training Programme just missed out on the top prize at the recent Electrical Wholesaler Magazine Awards 2017,...
May 19, 2017
Bob Robertson, Chair and MD of R & B Star and the longest serving EDA Board member (27 years), received...
May 3, 2017
Past President (1976) of the Electrical Wholesalers’ Federation (EWF), the forerunner of the EDA, Dennis Rose passed peacefully away at...
March 16, 2017
The EDA is one of a number of leading organisations from across building services engineering backing the new industry-wide Power Players...
March 15, 2017
As part of the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeship initiative, the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has championed the development of a new...
March 14, 2017
“I’m passionate about apprenticeships,” says Kristian Van Rensburg, Manager, at Stearn Glasgow, “Quite reasonably, young people ask, “how am I...
Talented newcomers to Scotland’s electrical wholesale sector can compete for a brand new award £500 cash thanks to a tie-up...
March 11, 2017
The Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has today launched its ETIM-UK campaign, designed to transform the quality of technical product data...
March 10, 2017
Twenty-four EDA awards, recognising outstanding achievement in education and training across the UK’s electrical wholesale sector, were presented at two...
March 9, 2017
On Thursday 9 March 2017, the EDA announced its new President, Simon Barkes, Managing Director of BEMCO, and the third...
February 27, 2017
“I’ve been training my team with the EDA’s Specialist Product Knowledge Programme modules from MOL for the past few years...
January 2, 2017
The Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) today welcomed more than 70 new members, each one a member of the IBA Electrical...
November 23, 2016
On Wednesday 23 November 2016, representatives from key wholesalers, manufacturers and industry bodies in the electrical installation supply chain, attended...
October 12, 2016
The EDA has published the results of its inaugural survey into the issues and opportunities facing its electrical wholesaler and...
September 16, 2016
Distributors embrace product knowledge and apprenticeships, but branch managers must promote product knowledge Delegates at the EDA Regional Business Forum...
September 9, 2016
The EDA would like to offer its congratulations to the AWEBB buying group, as it marks its 40th anniversary this...
July 14, 2016
The EDA Annual Summer Event took place on Thursday 7 July 2016 when 140 senior figures from the UK electrical industry...
March 10, 2016
The branch managers of EDA wholesaling members who had gone that ‘extra mile’ to help their staff progress through EDA...
March 18, 2015
At the EDA’s Annual Awards Dinner on 12 March 2015, the outgoing President of the Association, Simon Barkes (pictured on the...
July 8, 2014
In June 2014 the EDA celebrated its centenary. To mark 100 years of service the Association held a VIP lunch...
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