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New EDA board members T
he Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has welcomed two new representatives to its board: Keith Avenell, managing director at 3 Line Electrical Wholesale, and Tom Barton, director of supplier relations at Edmundson Electrical.
Keith joins to represent the AWEBB buying group on the EDA Board, replacing Andy Johnson, managing director at LEW Electrical Distributors, who stepped down in December 2023 after 10 years of service. Tom Barton takes
over from Edmundson’s Richard McCartney, who served on the board from 2020. Glyn Prestwood, managing director at Stearn Electric Co, returns to the EDA Board after a break of three years.
Charlie Lacey, former MD at Stearn Electric Co, resigned from the board and presidency in December 2023, having taken a role outside the UK’s electrotechnical sector. EDA past president, CEF CEO, Chris Ashworth, steps back into the role of EDA president and will serve until March 2025.
Keith Avenell, 3 Line Electrical Wholesale
Tom Barton, Edmundson Electrical
Glyn Prestwood, Stearn Electric Co
New CEF customer fulfi lment centre L
eading electrical wholesaler CEF has opened a new customer fulfi lment centre (CFC) in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, with the aim of better serving the brand’s London and greater London branches, with upgraded stock availability, storage capacity and customer service. The opening is the second CFC in the UK for CEF. There are plans to open more centres across the UK in the coming years as part of CEF’s plan to meet the changing demands of its growing branch network.
As well as additional stock availability, the CFC will also improve local branches’ availability to fulfi l large customer orders, providing faster delivery options including next day delivery.
CEF UK CEO Chris Ashworth said: “This has given us another opportunity to support our loyal customer base as well as being able to support new customers. At CEF, we believe in continually investing in our growth and evolving with our customers’ needs. This fulfi lment centre is a testament to that dedication.”
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