New data reveals scale of WEEE non-compliance


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nvironment Agency data released this month has uncovered the scale of WEEE non-compliance of product sold through online marketplaces. For the last four and a half months of 2025, online marketplaces were legally required to report sales of electrical products imported into the UK via their platforms. And that data showed an annual market share of 13.8% for


consumer lamps, and 11.8% for consumer luminaires.


The WEEE regulations were amended last year, and from 12 August 2025 online marketplaces were required to start collecting data for all electrical goods brought into the UK via their platforms. Market shares are calculated using the weight of products placed on the market.


Scolmore Group launches “It’s Coming Gnome” World Cup promotion


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colmore Group has unveiled a major new World Cup–themed promotion designed to boost engagement, reward installers, and drive increased footfall across electrical wholesale branches nationwide.


The campaign, titled “It’s Coming Gnome”, brings a fun, football-focused twist to the tournament period, supported by eye-catching POS materials and a wide range of free branded giveaways. Participating wholesalers will receive a selection of branded merchandise - including footballs and teddy bears - to hand out to customers at their discretion, intended to help branches increase counter traffic, encourage repeat visits, strengthen relationships with installers and create excitement during the World Cup. Branches will also receive a full suite of POS materials, posters, and digital assets to support in-store activation.


Installers can enter the prize draws simply


Budget pressures challenge Net Zero for local authorities, data from Schneider finds


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by purchasing any product from across the Scolmore Group brands: Click, Elucian, Ovia, ESP, and Unicrimp and uploading their proof of purchase to a dedicated campaign website, with each transaction generating entries into both weekly prize draws and the grand prize draw.


Prizes include two headline £5,000 holiday vouchers, and weekly giveaways with prizes including Greggs and Amazon vouchers, Scolmore Group fridges, football T-shirts, company branded T-shirts, Elucian stools and bucket hats.


ccording to Freedom of Information data shared recently by Schneider Electric, many local authorities in England are making significant strides in retrofitting their buildings, adopting renewable energy and electrifying infrastructure as part of their net-zero journeys. Despite this, two-thirds are not confident they will achieve targets by 2050, with 79% citing budget constraints as a significant barrier.


The vast majority (95%) of local authorities have retrofitted existing buildings to improve energy efficiency; 83% have electrified infrastructure such as EV charging points, buildings and heating systems; 82% have invested in renewable technologies to decarbonise and 61% are measuring real-time energy usage and performance metrics to identify where costs can be reduced and efficiencies gained.


Whilst nine in ten local authorities (89%) have received either government or private funding for decarbonisation or energy efficiency initiatives in the past three years, there are challenges, including budget constraints, technology and skills shortages could hold them back.


Also in the news:


 Europa PLC has become the latest manufacturer to sponsor the award-winning EDATA data pool, managed by the Electrical Distributors’ Association.


 The Associated National Electrical Wholesalers (ANEW) buying group has also announced its sponsorship of EDATA.


 Baxi has become a Level 3 signatory of the Future Skyline Skills Commitment, adding its name to a growing list of leading construction firms and suppliers backing the green skills


initiative to accelerate the energy transition.


 The Electrical Safety Roundtable has given a “cautious welcome” to plans to introduce Tenant Satisfaction Measures for electrical safety.


 UK business ISOQAR has become one of the first in the UK to certify organisations against ISO/IEC 42001, the new AI standard providing structured frameworks for businesses across multiple sectors.


 Schneider Electric reported has completed


its Sustainability Impact (SSI) 2021–2025 programme, achieving an overall score of 8.86/10, reflecting the scale of the sustainable transformation across the Group and its value chain over the past five years.


 Dame Diana Johnson, Minister for Employment and MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, visited JTL’s training centre in Hull to mark National Apprenticeship Week and meet apprentices and local employers.


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