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The latest news from the EDA (Electrical Distributors’ Association), the trade association for wholesale distributors of electro-technical products in the UK.
Sector stars shine at EDA Learning Achievement Awards Now in its tenth year, the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) held its annual Learning Achievement Awards at London’s Shard, celebrating individuals from across the UK who have shone in their Apprenticeship or their EDA Product Knowledge studies.
The trophies were presented by EDA President, CEF’s Chris Ashworth, and by John Henry, managing director at EDA Apprenticeships Plus, the organisation which operates the Association’s Apprenticeship Service and sponsors of the Awards.
of collaboration driven by associations. The judges were impressed by the EDA’s innovative approach, creating not just one but two services which help members, with the success being clear in the rapid growth of both initiatives.”
EDATA linked with Agathos Chalice ERP system The EDA and affi liate member Agathos Systems have announced the integration of the EDATA data pool and the Chalice ERP system. EDA wholesalers and branches already benefi t from free access to the EDATA data pool, but this latest technical connection gives Chalice customers centralised access to rich product information, images and PDF product data sheets for thousands of products from leading manufacturers.
EDA Learning Achievement Award Winners 2024
EDA wins prestigious award The EDA picked up the award for Innovation of the Year at the prestigious Trade Association Forum Awards for the innovative EDATA data pool. The TAF Awards are supported by the Department of Business and Trade, and recognise excellence, innovation and best practice amongst Trade Associations in the UK. Emily Wallace, chief executive of the Trade Association Forum and one of the head judges on the panel said: “Data pooling is at the cutting edge
Agathos Chalice
link saves wholesalers time and eff ort, and arms staff with the highest quality product information and downloadable PDF data sheets to provide to customers in quotations and for O&M manuals. The Agathos team is rolling out the EDATA access to EDA Wholesalers between March and May 2024.
Investor in Training Award winners celebrated
EDA CEO Margaret Fitzsimons, EDA Head of Digitalisation Richard Appleton, and Edgar Aponte Chairman of EDATA (CEO at Rexel UK) ltd)
22 | electrical wholesalerApril 2024
On Thursday 7 March 2024 in London’s Park Lane, the EDA’s annual Education and Training Awards were presented in front of 570 guests at the Association’s fl agship Annual Awards Dinner. EDA Investor in Training Award winners are hand-picked
Richard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation at the EDA said: “Making the rich product information that’s inside EDATA available in other software systems is the next phase of our journey… Creating systems that talk to each other means wholesalers benefi t from smoother, quicker and more effi cient working processes and manufacturers benefi t because it gives them extra brand visibility. The
EDA Investor in Training Award winners 2024
Legrand announced as latest EDATA data pool sponsor
Legrand Electric is the 16th leading manufacturer to announce its sponsorship of EDATA. The 26 sponsors, a mix of manufacturers and wholesalers of various sizes, have each pledged their support to the data pool.
“Legrand has been a member of the EDATA data pool since 2021, but this recent decision to upgrade our commitment to sponsor level comes in response to the positive feedback we’ve received from our wholesaler customers about the data pool,” explains Jeff Platt, sales director – cable management at Legrand. He added: “As sponsors, we take our seat on the EDATA Steering Group and can contribute to its long-term strategy for the good of the sector.”
from thousands of managers in wholesaler and manufacturer businesses across the UK for their impressive commitment to developing their teams using the Association’s module and apprenticeship programmes.
Jeff Platt of Legrand with Margaret Fitzsimons CEO at the EDA
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