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The start of the season
comes in the form of a heatwave! There’s a saying about waiting for buses that springs to mind… On a more serious note, the rising temperatures will likely get most of us thinking about climate change. The summer temperatures, incoming news reports and opinions from both the UN and IPCC are hard to ignore and harder to feel hopeful about, but there is always something to be done. The electrical wholesale industry in particular finds itself in a crucially influential position, able to upsell and stock pioneering eco-friendly products. So, it’s a rather poignant issue of EW this month.
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Schneider Electric continues the conversation about green energy with a focus on consumer consumption and conservation (p14), and Marshall-Tufflex, similarly, walks us through the myriad benefits that come from making some environmentally-savvy changes – beyond fulfilling a common duty to our planet, of course (p26)! It’s not all doom and gloom, however, as
Hamilton explains why the fair weather can be a huge benefit to the electrical wholesaler with a mind to capitalise on the growing demand for outdoor lighting and compatible wiring accessories (p17).
NEWS
5 INDUSTRY NEWS Market and industry update
12,31 INSTALLATION NEWS Case studies from Luceco, Aico and Scolmore
13,20 PRODUCT NEWS All the latest from Carl Kammering and Kidde
FEATURES
14 GREEN ENERGY How our industry can take a stand against climate change
17 OUTDOOR POWER Making the most of the sunshine
24 FIRE & CO ALARMS Explaining the new Code of Practice
26 ECO AWARENESS The benefits of going green
27 VENTILATION The rising popularity of MVHR systems
32 EMERGENCY POWER Differentiating between UPS and CPS
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JULY 2019 VOLUME 58 NUMBER 07 Electrical Wholesaler is
ewnews.co.uk
proud to support the Electrical Industries Charity
REGULARS 10 COVER STORY 22 EW AWARDS 34 COMPETITION 36 PRODUCT FINDER 39 RECRUITMENT 39 INDUSTRY COMMENT 40 BUYERS GUIDE
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t’s an increasingly frequent irony – we spend half the year looking forward to the sunshine and cheerier weather, and when it gets here, finally, it
Additionally, Kidde breaks down the new Code
of Practice for fire alarms in housing, following the recent publication of BS 5839-6:2019. This is important information for all stockists carrying alarms, and familiarising yourself with the changes and additions can ensure that your customers walk away with the correct amount of alarms with the right specifications (p24). Xpelair combs through the ins and outs of
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) systems, which are proving to be an increasingly popular solution for new build and refurbished properties (p27). And, ABB Emergi-Lite puts emergency power in the spotlight, highlighting the difference between Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and Central Power Supplies (CPSs) (p32). If you’re still feeling a bit glum, check out the
Electrical Wholesaler Awards gallery on page 22, where we’ve picked out some of the best pictures from the night.
Enjoy the issue!
Hannah Hart Editor
hhart@datateam.co.uk
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