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ERT Awards 2018 – the finalists


THE FINALISTS for this year’s ERT Awards have been announced.


A panel of industry experts has decided the shortlist 4


for the retailer and the training awards – judging took place on June 21, at the techUK offices in London, and the session was chaired by ERT editor, Sean Hannam. The judging panel comprised Andrew Denham, consultant at Nostralis; Stuart George, managing director of Cambridge Audio; Charlotte Graham- Cumming, director of marketing company Varia Solutions; Paul Hide, director of markets and membership at techUK; Robert Hughes, managing director of Hughes Electrical; Clare Newsome, head of marketing and PR, Exertis Unlimited, and Daniel Todaro, MD of field marketing agency Gekko. Independent retailers were asked to vote for their favourite sales rep in a survey carried out by Gekko, research partner for the ERT Awards. The winners of the ERT Awards 2018 will be


revealed on Monday, October 1, at the Turning Point Live! event, at The Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden. There will also be a Special Achievement Award,


sponsored by Roberts, which will be announced on the day. The hospitality partners for the day will be Yamaha and Yusen Logistics. This year’s ERT Awards are also supported by Amdea, Blomberg, Electrical Safety First, Exertis, Freeview Play, Gekko, Hoover, Miele, Panasonic, Retra and techUK.


Said Mr Hannam: “Congratulations to the finalists and thanks to the judges for giving up their time to decide this year’s shortlist and winners – it was tough. “The judges said many entries were of a very high


standard and they were impressed that several retailers had upped their game as a result of ERT’s Turning Point campaign to revitalise the industry. I look forward to seeing you on October 1, for our Turning Point Live! event, incorporating the ERT Awards – the biggest and best awards in the electrical retailing sector.”


RETAILER AWARDS Independent Electrical Retailer of the Year


Sponsored by Panasonic ● Superfi, Nottingham ● Herbert Todd & Son, York ● Peter Tyson, Carlisle, Cumbria


Domestic Appliances Retailer of the Year


Sponsored by Miele ● Coopers, Bath, Somerset ● Purewell Electrical, Christchurch, Dorset ● Herbert Todd & Son, York


Domestic Appliances Showroom of the Year


Sponsored by Blomberg ● Herbert Todd & Son, York ● Purewell Electrical, Christchurch, Dorset ● Peter Tyson, Carlisle, Cumbria


Consumer Electronics Retailer of the Year


Sponsored by Exertis ● Avensys, Crawley, West Sussex ● Superfi, Nottingham ● Peter Tyson, Carlisle, Cumbria


Consumer Electronics Showroom of the Year ● Peter Tyson, Carlisle, Cumbria ● Spiritland Headphone Bar, Mayfair, London ● Stone Audio, Poole, Dorset


Customer Event of the Year ● Premier Sounds, Bodmin, Cornwall ● Purewell Electrical, Christchurch, Dorset ● Superfi, Nottingham


Turning Point Award


Sponsored by Hoover ● Basil Knipe Electrics, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland ● Superfi, Nottingham ● Herbert Todd & Son, York


Salesperson of the Year – Independents


Sponsored by Freeview Play ● Jennifer Balfour, store manager, Steamer Trading, Harrogate, North Yorkshire


● Greg Crisp, sales assistant, Hughes, Newmarket, Suffolk


● Dave Lee, store manager, Herbert Todd & Son, Harrogate, North Yorkshire


SUPPLIER AWARDS


Sales Rep of the Year – Independents Sponsored by Retra ● Tracy McKernan, regional sales manager, Beko ● Ken Robinson, area sales manager, Sony Centres


and consumer electronics specialists, Sony UK and Ireland


● Ian Toller, area business manager, BSH Training Award


Sponsored by Electrical Safety First ● BSH ● Miele ● Sony ● T21


The judges (L to R): Clare Newsome, Daniel Todaro, Charlotte Graham- Cumming, Robert Hughes, Stuart George, Andrew Denham and Paul Hide


• For more information on the ERT Awards, visit www.ERTonline.co.uk/awards


OCTOBER 1 2018ST Live!


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