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Trade association welcomes new president
Shaun Barrett begins as new retra president
SHAUN Barrett, director of good year under Rob but it is
Barrett’s Digital World, has time to look to the future,”
begun his term of retra said Shaun in his inaugural
presidency. Barrett’s Digital speech.
World is a 10,000 ft² out-of- During his term he will
town superstore in focus on attracting more
Canterbury which has been members to retra: “I would
serving consumers for over particularly like to use my
100 years. presidency to increase the
Shaun took over the reins number of retail and
from Robert Hughes, director associate members in retra.
of Hughes Electrical, a chain Welcoming manufacturers as
of 44 stores across the associate members can bring
Suffolk and the East numerous benefits to existing
Midlands. members and it is important
“I feel very honoured to to capitalise on this, while
receive the presidency from also strengthening the bonds
Robert, and follow in the between retailers and
footsteps of such esteemed manufacturers. I would also
former presidents. I would like to attract the younger
like to thank Rob for all his generation of electrical
hard work over the past year; retailers to provide a new and
he will be a very hard act to contemporary take on
Bryan Lovewell, retra’s CE of
follow! retra has enjoyed a working in the industry.”
retra, welcomes Shaun Barrett
trade update...
Following shareholder New World NW90DO built-in with logistics centres in the
investment and company double oven, Stoves S7- South and Midlands.
restructuring, BDC has E900MF electric
Two accessory awards
opened a new Centre in multifunction built-in Four more PURE radios
categories in 2010
Broxburn, West Lothian, double oven and the have achieved Energy Manufacturers of electrical
Scotland and it plans to open Belling XOU90G built-in Saving Recommended accessories will welcome the
two more Centres, in the gas double oven. (ESR) accreditations. news that the popular
North-East of England and These are: accessory category at the
Northern Ireland. Four In 2009, new Chronos Independent Business
additional area sales managers Gorenje has CD Series II; Awards will be split into
have been recruited to support seen its network Chronos Accessories for Consumer
the company’s customers. of independent iDock Series II; Electronics Products and
dealers increase by over Elan II and Siesta iDock. Accessories for White Goods
Based on the September 2009 60%. The brand now works and Floorcare.
sales results analysed by GfK, with more than 1,000 Siemens has extended its In January 2010, all
Beko has been named a companies across the UK. free 5-year guarantee electrical manufacturers will
number one MDA brand in the scheme on selected be called to nominate their
UK. Moreover Beko has so LGL, a new UK distribution freestanding appliances until products and services – for
far retained its number one company, which will be solely the end of March 2010. The one or more of eleven
position in the cooling focused on the CE buyers of selected awards categories which will
category in 2009 and in independent retail and freestanding washing be judged by an
freestanding cooking. custom install channels in the machines, tumble dryers, independent panel of
UK, has just been launched dishwashers, refrigeration industry experts and voted
GDHA has received three by Lee Godbold. LGL is and vacuum cleaners will for by the readers of IER
Which? Best Buys for the based on the South coast benefit from the scheme. magazine.
4 The Independent Electrical Retailer December 2009
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