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Russell Beardsworth as specification sales manager for the Midlands/North England, and Megan Bennett as senior marketing executive. Russell brings with him


over 12 years’ experience in the construction sector, with the last five years being directly in ventilation. His experience as both a project and key account manager at Xpelair and Vortice, and his work in developing the latter’s specification range, made him an ideal candidate for Domus Ventilation. Megan Bennett has spent the last eleven years in


various marketing roles with Invacare, a leading manufacturer specialising in helping people with reduced function, mobility and disability, culminating in the post of EMEA marketing communications specialist.


New sales and marketing personnel at Domus Ventilation D


omus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has appointed two new members:


EDA Digitalisation Forum T


he Electrical Distributors' Association (EDA) Digitalisation Forum was held


virtually on Tuesday 1 December, 2020. 180 delegates, including manufacturers, wholesalers, contractors, trade associations and solution providers, tuned in to discuss product data challenges and solutions in the UK electrotechnical supply chain. Among the speakers


were Margaret Fitzsimons, EDA CEO, with an update on the EDA’s progress in 2020, and Richard Appleton, general manager, EDA Data Services, with an outline of the key elements required for a digitalisation strategy. Phil Thompson, procurement data manager at NG Bailey, Richard Sherin, group commercial director at R&M Electrical Group and Mark


Abbott, managing director at Ansell Lighting, all gave presentations discussing the challenges and benefits of product data procurement and use. Rob Mannion, CEO, b2b.store, meanwhile, gave


a presentation explaining how the right data can help any wholesaler create and launch an ecommerce app within a few days, and Shaun Cranstone, director at NG15, showed how use of a PIM (Product Information Management) system can enable any manufacturer, large or small, to create and manage product data.


Finally, Stuart Squires, consulting director,


Comma Group, discussed the need for good governance, the strategic value of product data and how it is becoming the central part of every manufacturer’s marketing and customer engagement strategy.


ERA donates £8,000 to hospices S


upplier of security products ERA is donating £8,000 to Hope House Ty Gobaith Children's Hospices as its nominated charity for 2021. Hope House supports families in Shropshire, Cheshire, Mid and North Wales who are either caring


for a terminally ill child or whose child has died. The charity’s Simi Epstein said: “COVID changed everything and we had to adapt our ways of


working overnight. With our retail shops having to close we have seen a dip in income of over £750k and due to the cancellation of our fundraising events, community and corporate income streams have dropped by over £350k. The generosity of ERA has reminded me that not everything has changed, we continue to have loyal supporters who provide the financial help we so desperately need.”


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