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Gadget showcase at CES in Las Vegas helps boost British companies
The UK radio industry has
UKTI unveils Britain’s best new
announced its commitment
to work with receiver
gadgets at world’s largest tech show
manufacturers to develop
an integrated station list
that will enable listeners to
TEN British fledgling tech select stations by name
companies were invited to whether they are on FM or
exhibit at the recent digital, and tune
Consumer Electronics Show seamlessly between FM
(CES) in Las Vegas, after and digital frequencies.
winning a competition run by Digital Radio UK is working
the UK Trade & Investment – with key manufacturers
the government body and technology suppliers,
promoting British business in including Sony and
international markets. Roberts. The development
Covering areas such as will ensure that local
communication, health and commercial and
security, the new innovations technology that boosts 3G commented: “It was a community stations which
were showcased at the CES phone signals. pleasure to see entries from stay on FM remain as
Unveiled pre-show event, The competition was open so may British companies accessible to listeners as
which was attended by media to small businesses with less who are all ready to compete those stations that have
from around the world. than 250 employees and was on an international level. migrated to digital only.
The winning companies designed to underline the We’re very proud to be
included Truecall – a product innovation currently taking supporting the winning Careers advisors
that blocks nuisance phone place in the British companies, all of whom are increasingly favour retail as
calls which found fame on technology sector and to give deserving representatives of they lose confidence in
TV’s Dragon’s Den, budding companies the the thriving UK technology finance careers, new
PassivSystems – creators of chance to explore industry.” research by Skillsmart
online home energy international markets. Retail has revealed. The
management systems – and Steve Williams, head of Key www.technologylive.com survey of career advisors
picoChip – pioneer of a Events at UKTI’s ICT team twitter.com/uktechlive showed a marked
improvement in
BDC announces partnership with Fratelli Onofri
perceptions of the retail
industry and a trend
BDC will distribute Fratelli Onofri cooking appliances
against banking and
finance. These changes
BDC has entered into a BDC will distribute the their customers exciting are attributed to the
distribution partnership with company’s range cookers, new sales opportunities.” combined effect of the
Fratelli Onofri, the specialist hobs and hoods to the BDC has also launched a economic downturn and
Italian range cooker and independent electrical retail new, quarterly 32-page retailers’ efforts to make
built-in appliance sector and specialist product guide, BDC Buyers careers in the sector more
manufacturer. Fratelli Onofri kitchen installers. Guide, which contains appealing.
is known for kitchen Commenting on the details of all core
appliances that combine agreement Fratelli Onofri appliances, accessories, Analogue TV signals will be
technical innovation with managing director Mark lighting, heating, ventilation switched off for more than
traditional Italian style and Bates said, “As Fratelli and cable product stocked two million households this
elegance. Onofri is a new name to the by the electrical distributor. year, allowing hundreds of
UK market we are delighted The Guide is unpriced so thousands of homes to
to have BDC as our the independent can let receive Freeview channels
distributor and firmly believe their customers browse for the first time. In total,
that its service levels and through it without revealing 14 switchovers will see
understanding of the UK their own buying price. A digital signals extended
electrical distribution market separate price list is across the West TV region,
will prove to be a success available both in printed parts of Wales, the north of
not only for them and format and via the BDC Scotland and the Channel
ourselves but will also bring website. Islands.
February 2010 The Independent Electrical Retailer 5
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