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Preparing our future homes A
s I write this, the EW Awards team is making the fi nal preparations for the EW Awards, which will take place at the beautiful Chelsea Harbour Hotel on 24 September. By the time you are reading this, the event will be over, and the deserving winners for 2026 will have been recognised in front of an audience of their industry peers. The list of winning wholesalers, suppliers and manufacturers will be online at www.
electricalwholesalerwards.co.uk, and a full write-up of the event with a photo gallery will be featured in the November issue.
On to the issue. There is something of a solar energy focus in this issue - ironically, considering we are well on our way into Autumn and the sun is showing its face less and less frequently as the year goes on. However, as the temperatures begin to drop, the effi ciency and aff ordability of how we heat our homes becomes an increasingly relevant topic of discussion. As the UK prepares for the Future Homes Standard, low-carbon technologies are becoming increasingly
NEWS 4, 12-19 PRODUCT NEWS
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The latest new releases INDUSTRY NEWS
Market and industry update 5, 17, 34 INSTALLATION NEWS Completed projects by leading suppliers
REGULARS 10-11
35 36 COVER STORY Beelo Bollards from Ovia 29, 34 EIC UPDATE
The latest from the industry’s charity PRODUCT FINDER
Your guide to the latest releases BUYER’S GUIDE
The who’s who of the electrical industry 20
FEATURES 20
Electrical Wholesaler is proud to support the Electrical Industries Charity
OCTOBER 2026 VOLUME 66 NUMBER 10 30 32
ELECTRIC HEATING Data Monitoring
TRAINING Meeting the skills shortage
CABLE MANAGEMENT The importance of fi xings
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central to how we heat and power our homes. Solar, heat pumps, EV charging and battery storage are creating homes with the potential to be highly intelligent and fl exible.
According to Passiv UK’s Ian Rose, eff ective data monitoring is central to ensuring that heat pumps perform as effi ciently in practice as they do on paper. “Installing these systems is only half the challenge,” he says. “The real test is whether they continue to perform as intended once the home is occupied.” Elsewhere in the issue, Levelise’s Iván Castro makes a strong case for the smart future of the domestic renewables sector. Read more on page 28. Plus, as always, we share our usual news, views, products and installations. Enjoy!
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