News It’s time to nominate for the IER Independent Business Awards 2013 Enter your company for Independent Business Awards
The organizers of the Independent Business Awards 2013 are calling manufacturers and
independent dealers to enter their nominations into the Awards and bring to the industry’s attention their professional achievements. Electrical manufacturers can submit their companies and their products into one or more of the eight categories: • Best Advertising Campaign • Technical Innovation • Energy Saving Product • Best Training
• Best Accessory: CE and DA • Best Floorcare Product • Best Industry Training Company
• Special Representation Award.
Independent electrical
retailers can nominate their companies for the Best Independent Retailer Awards in one of the following categories: • Best Small Independent Retailer (with a turnover below £1.5 million) – in CE, DA or CE&DA
• Best Large Independent Retailer (with a turnover
Contacts for IBA 2013 With your nominations for the IBA 2013 contact Claire Davison at 01622 699 170 or on
cdavison@datateam.co.uk.
Bowden AV – the winner of the Best Customer Service in IBA 2012
greater than £1.5 million) – in CE, DA or CE&DA
• Best Customer Service • Best Regional Multiple (with a turnover in excess of £5mln and 10 or more outlets).
The winners of this year’s The IER Product Show
All enquiries regarding sponsorship opportunities at IBA 2013 and the IER Product Show should be directed to Linda Dorling at 07885 142398 and
ledorling@ntlworld.com.
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AEG will sponsor the Good Housekeeping Cookery Demonstrations for 2013. They are held for Good Housekeeping readers in the GH Institute.
Baumatic is celebrating its one millionth oven sale with a nationwide competition, in which consumers will have the chance to win one of ten prize packages, each offering £1,000 worth of the winner’s choice of appliances.
Official Supporter of The FA Cup, Beko has partnered with children’s newspaper First News to choose ten schools that will each receive a visit
from The FA Cup as part of the Beko Schools FA Cup Trophy Tour.
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for 2012 announced that Electrolux maintains sector leadership in the Durable Household Products category. DJSI World includes the 10% best-in-class economic, environmental and social performers among the world’s 2,500 largest companies. Electrolux is the only company in the Durable Household Products category to qualify for the DJSI World.
Haier has announced a strategic partnership with
4 The Independent Electrical Retailer February 2013
Big Red Sales to target the independents market.
Philips has sold off its interests in the consumer electronics market and will now concentrate on its more profitable home appliances and healthcare operations.
Sennheiser’s HD 700 headphones were recognised as Outstanding Technical Achievement at the 28th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. The high- end headphones were awarded as ‘Best in Class’ in the category
‘Headphone/Earpiece Technology.
Samsung has launched its latest smart TV app for its smart TV app store, Demand 5, which enables users to access Channel 5’s On Demand service.
Siemens Home Appliances has launched its first lifestyle magazine hosted via Facebook.
My.Life.Style delivers content on a variety of topics, from top- of-the-range-cars to recipes for healthy eating.
Whirlpool has launched its first app, Whirlpool Wavelicious, for Whirlpool microwave owners to help them explore the cooking potential of the appliances with forty recipes for various meals.
Awards will be announced on 19 June 2013 at a gala dinner held at the Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire. The 2013 Awards will be accompanied by the IER Product Show at which exhibiting manufacturers will announce new product developments and will have special offers for the independents attending the
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