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Vent-Axia wins prestigious Industry Initiative Award for its ‘COVID-19 Support Campaign’
Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is delighted to announce that it has been named as the winner of the ‘Industry Initiative Award’ at the prestigious Electrical Wholesaler Awards
2021.The company’s ‘COVID-19 Support Campaign’ took the crown in an award decided by an industry-wide vote.
D
ue to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event was a virtual one. Winners were announced in a live presentation that
showcased the very best that the sector has to offer. For almost a decade, the Electrical Wholesaler Awards has provided a unique platform for the recognition of excellence and achievement across the electrical wholesale sector. “We are absolutely delighted that our COVID-19
Support Campaign has been recognised at these prestigious awards by being named winner of the Industry Initiative award”, said Lena Hebestreit, marketing manager at Vent-Axia. “We have committed to making great efforts to help support the industry throughout the COVID-19 pandemic while raising awareness of the essential role of ventilation in mitigating virus transmission. We are thrilled to have this work recognised.” Vent-Axia is committed to improving public health by improving indoor air quality (IAQ) through ventilation. With its COVID-19 Support Campaign the company therefore set out to go the extra mile focusing on how it could help in the national response against COVID-19 laying out a three-tier plan to help support its customers and the general public by focussing on Critical Supply, Critical Communication and Critical Technical Advice. Vent-Axia’s campaign included the critical supply of ventilation to COVID-
19 hospital wards and field hospitals including the NHS Nightingale and Rainbow hospitals; critical communications with its #StayHealthy campaign and critical expert advice including its useful guide 'The Effect of Ventilation on COVID-19’. In October 2020, Vent-Axia’s COVID-19 Support
Campaign was recognised as the British Chamber of Commerce named the company a ‘UK Business Hero’ as part of the Chamber’s campaign to recognise the incredible work UK businesses were undertaking, in the most challenging of years. The company was awarded this prestigious accolade for its valuable work during the pandemic.
As the pandemic has evolved with the recognition of airborne transmission of the virus, effective ventilation has become vital. Vent-Axia’s ‘COVID-19 Support Campaign’ has helped in the fight against COVID-19 by supplying critical projects; sharing vital ventilation guidance and information; plus offering essential expert advice to businesses. The company has led the way in these activities dominating the share of voice on communications and leading the way in expert advice.
For further information on all products and services offered by Vent-Axia telephone +44 (0)344 856 0590 or visit
www.vent-axia.com
Double win for Aico at the Electrical Wholesaler Awards
Aicois delighted to announce it is the proud winners of ‘Best Training Provider’and ‘Best Customer Service’ (Brand) at the 2021 Electrical Wholesaler Awards,voted for by industry professionals. The EW Awards champion innovative brands, outstanding wholesalers, suppliers, and exceptional professionals within the electrical industry.
T
he European market leader in home life safety achieved the accolade ‘Best Training Provider’ for the third time for their training
scheme Expert Installer, previously winning the award in 2018 and 2020. To date, Aico’s Expert installer training scheme has trained over 30,000 industry professionals in domestic Fire Alarm specification and installation and is Fire Industry Association CPD certified enabling installers to earn CPD time for free. 2020 saw the Expert Installer training go digital – with the unprecedented times caused by the pandemic, Aico revamped their training scheme to be delivered online as a free, easily accessible webinar. Following the success of the Expert Installer training scheme, Aico have released a dedicated online community for their installers ‘Aico Installer Community Online’ which encourages further learning through a points-based rewards system. Andy Speake, Aico’s national technical manager, who is responsible for much of the content displayed in the training commented: “We always strive to be the market leader in everything we do, and education is no exception. We have always been particularly proud of our Expert Installer training having recently had it accredited by the Fire Industry Association,
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it is a real honour to win this prestigious award yet again.” The second award for the ‘Best Customer Service’
award is presented to a brand that has demonstrated outstanding customer service and commitment to going the extra mile. Aico’s ethos is to deliver education, quality, service, and innovation in everything that they do, and this is evident in their commitment to providing exceptional customer service, from their dedicated regional specification managers consulting on bespoke alarm specifications, to devoted in-house teams for after-sales support.
Aico’s internal sales manager Kelly Hodgetts added: “We are extremely
proud of the service we provide for our customers and are often commended on having real people answering the telephones in times where automated services are the norm. We spend a lot of time training and supporting our customer service teams to ensure they are offering correct and up to date advice and were delighted to have won the customer service award, as voted for by those we serve.” It was nearly a triple award win for Aico as they also received special
recognition in the ‘Best New Product’ category with their innovative Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway.
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