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Make your business sustainable as energy bills start to bite
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hile the media is focused on the shenanigans surrounding Liz Truss,
who at the time of writing this is still the Prime Minister, households and businesses are concerned on what the cost of living crisis will mean for them. Independent electrical retailers have invested in
long-term sustainability measures to become more energy effi cient but now, faced with rising prices, fi rms of all sizes across the country are examining every available measure to cut their bills. Currys, for example, plans to turn down the
brightness of its TVs; Vivendi, the owner of the Havas advertising agency, is turning down the temperature in its offi ces by 1oC; and 300,000 LED lights will illuminate Oxford Street this Christmas, which are cheaper and more effi cient than standard lightbulbs. In this issue, I’ve interviewed Ross Taylor, the managing director of A P Taylor, a reverse logistics company that works with a whole host of manufacturers and retailers, and some independents, to take back product for repair, or refurbish.
Symphony Kitchens continues to work with independent electrical retailers and I very much
REGULARS 4 News 12 The launch of the IER Awards 2023
14 The Big Interview: Simon King speaks to A P Taylor’s Ross Taylor
16 The Big Interview: Simon King speaks to Mark Smithson, chief executive of Marks Electrical
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22 Sales of quiet appliances are at an all-time high
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24 Simon King speaks to Sean Drumm, managing director of Falmec UK
26 Simon King speaks to Matt Tonks, co-owner of Tonwood Home Hardware, which has recently started selling Symphony kitchens
28 Retailers are preparing for Black Friday 2022
32 IFA 2022 review October/November 2022 32
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enjoyed my visit to meet Matt and Steve Tonks at Tonwood Home Hardware in Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Symphony installed 10 kitchens in the store and, since the end of July, the retailer has sold four kitchens so far and has seven strong leads. The team at IER is also pleased to launch the IER
Awards 2023 in this issue – entries are now open, so take time, prepare your entry and send it to us before the deadline. We have launched several new categories this year, around the key topics of smart technology, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This issue of IER is published alongside a supplement celebrating the 20th anniversary of leading distributor EPE International; congratulations to Noel Pamment, Harry Singh and the rest of the EPE International team for reaching this key milestone – and here’s to the next 20 years.
Simon King Managing Editor
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