Company/Late News
Centurion Europe Launches New
Online Facilities Centurion Europe, the DIY and hardware expert, which supplies over 22,000 ‘essential’ product lines to independents, as well as unrivalled retail and merchandising support, has relaunched its website, offering customers improved online support and functionality. This includes exclusive offers, price promotions and added value deals only available online, all in an attractive, colourful, easy to navigate format. The new online facility provides UK and export customers with detailed
information on new products, bespoke range and merchandising opportunities and special deals available ahead of general release. As well as being able to order Centurion ranges online, the website also provides links to Centurion’s sister brand, Spectrum Industrial, whose site showcases British manufactured, standard and bespoke general purpose and health and safety signage, ideal for selling alongside tools and hardware consumables. Centurion has also introduced some brand new promotional features. The
‘Crazy Clearout’ is a great, exclusive way for web customers to purchase a vast array of limited end-of-the-line products at tremendously low prices. ‘Crazy Clearout’ operates on a first come, first served basis which means that it’s the quick clicking customers that grab best bargains! Another exciting initiative is ‘Free Delivery Friday’ available to all customers who place their orders online,
no matter how small the value of the order. In addition and consistent with Centurion’s commitment to providing
customers with sales and merchandising advice and support, the new Centurion website includes videos and tutorials aimed at maximising sales, boosting income and profit opportunity.
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New Stump Grinder From Toro The first of a new range of stump grinders from Toro has been launched in the UK – the STX26 dedicated tracked stump grinder offers maximum productivity combining easy-to-use controls with fast transport speeds of over 6km/hr. Toro stump grinders offer reliable performance in regular daily use – the
hydraulically driven head means no chance of expensive belts breaking or slipping and no tension adjustments. The head also features a built-in braking system – within 3 seconds of the operator releasing the joystick, the head stops. The exclusive Quadrablade™ tooth design cuts like a router without ‘pulling’ the operator into the stump, ensuring the smoothest cutting performance on the market. Well balanced, easy to operate and simple to maintain they have T-bar style controls and tracks for greater manoeuvrability and exceptional side hill stability.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
Visits Toolstream Toolstream welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to its offices and warehouse in Yeovil, Somerset on Friday, 7th December 2012. Mr Clegg toured the warehouse and visited the European Distribution Facility,
and was later introduced to staff members in Marketing and Design, where he was shown the Toolstream catalogues, website, and general design areas. Darrell Morris, Managing Director of Toolstream said, “It was an honour for
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and local MP David Laws to visit Toolstream on Friday. It is hugely rewarding for our staff to see the Deputy Prime Minister visiting our company and taking a real interest in what the staff do and what our company is about.” Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg chats to Toolstream Warehouse Operative
Bernie Webster. Reply No. 11 ABUS I Metre Merchandising –
Now With ‘Segplay’ ABUS, market leader in padlocks, is pleased to introduce to the UK their new ‘SegPlay’ display stands, utilising their proven ‘Shop-in-Shop’ (SiS) merchandising programme. Divided into segments the new ‘SegPlay’ 1 metre SiS padlock merchandiser
enables lock distributors to maximise their display space, adjusting easily to meet specific customer needs whilst maintaining a professional, logical and coherent message tailored for an individual customer base enabling greater padlock product knowledge prior to purchase. The ABUS ‘SegPlay’ unit can now be supplied replete with eye catching “Bus
Stop” flags and ‘SegPlay’ information bands to highlight key customer needs, explaining in a clear and logical way the best padlock security solution for distributors consumer needs. By clearly identifying the most appropriate elements of the ABUS padlock
range for your consumers’ needs the new ‘SegPlay’ unit is designed to enhance the customer experience, educating the customer in the good, better, best approach to security, and guiding customers to make informed and appropriate purchases. Trading up to an appropriate higher level of padlock security is an inevitable consequence, of benefit to both ABUS distributor and consumer. The new 1 metre SiS ‘SegPlay’ unit
is being offered Free of Charge with an agreed stock order of approx £3,000 RRP (ex VAT). The illustrated example below has
a full January RRP of £2,963.40, with very attractive discounts available from ABUS’ partner wholesalers Aldridge, HOPPE & Toolbank. This illustrated 1 metre unit
including a full padlock, hasp & staple, chain, cable and wall anchor range will be on display along with ABUS’ specification and CCTV range on stand B5 at the forthcoming Locksmith Exhibition, 2nd to 3rd March 2013.
Reply No. 27 telephone 01444 440188 ToolBUSINESS+HIRE 25
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