June 2015 - EPE International - The UK’s Leading Distributor of Consumer Brands

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EPE on Get Connected website: EPE Group appoints national field sales manager

SDA distributor EPE Group has announced the appointment of Nick Lenkowski to the position of national field sales manager.

Lenkowski has worked in sales and marketing roles in the UK housewares market for the last 20 years and joins Bradford-based EPE from Addis Housewares, where he was a senior sales manager.

In his new role he will look after six regional sales managers.

EPE sales director Geoff Eden said: “I am delighted to welcome Nick to the team at EPE, which is growing year-on-year.

“In this role Nick will use his knowledge and experience to further develop the RSMs, along with driving our brands forward and helping to increase the already high levels of EPE customer satisfaction.”

In other news released today, EPE Group announced it has been appointed the exclusive distribution partner for floorcare brand Bissell.

Investment and marketing director Harry Singh said the appointment reaffirms EPE Group’s market position: “We only want to deal with premium brands,” he commented.

“Becoming Bissell’s exclusive distribution partner means that as well as being the UK’s leading premium distributor of branded small domestic appliances, EPE Group is the first and only choice for branded SDA.”

EPE featured on IER website: EPE Group aiming to be ‘one-stop-shop’ for floorcare

Distributor EPE Group has announced its position as a ‘one-stop-shop for floorcare’, eight months after setting out its plans to develop its position in the category.

EPE Group investment and marketing director Harry Singh said: “Since October 2014, we stated that we were looking to attract floorcare brands that want to take advantage of EPE Group’s structured distribution model.

“As the UK’s leading distributor of branded premium small domestic appliances, we have invested in our sales team to ensure that we have experience professionals working across the country – and I am delighted that, from a standing start, we have added three floorcare brands to our portfolio, namely AEG, Bissell and Kärcher.”

He continued: “EPE Group has a track record of working with independents and we are looking to build on this – we provide a complete service to all customers, with experienced field sales managers to look after all your needs.”

The announcement comes following the addition of Bissell to the EPE Group portfolio, with EPE Group managing director Noel Pamment expressing his delight at the exclusive distribution agreement.

EPE Group, which operates from a 50,000 sq ft warehouse in West Yorkshire, is the exclusive UK distributor for a number of brands including Kenwood, De’Longhi, Kärcher and Philips.

EPE success at Exclusively Electrical 2015

This year was the launch of the show Exclusively Electrical the sister show of Exclusively Housewares.

The show ran over the 9th & 10th June at the Business design Centre in London, over the two-day period there was an increase in footfall of visitors at the show compared to last year’s Exclusively Housewares.

EPE have been regular exhibitors at the Business Design Centre for a number of years now, with the intention to increase brand awareness for our managed brands. This year EPE exhibited a selection of products from our extensive portfolio allowing brands such as; Ascaso, Bugatti & Graef to re appear, along with showing new items from their ranges for 2015.

This year saw the launch another huge managed brand for our portfolio, Blendtec. As the name suggests Blendtec is an American company that manufacturers high powered, premium table top blenders for household and commercial use.
If you happened to visit the demonstration zone you will have been able to see the Blendtec blenders in action demonstrating their versatility in food preparation with of an abundance of techniques and recipes.

This year we had the pleasure of three of our exclusive distribution partnership brands joining us on the EPE stand, Kenwood, Delonghi & Braun. The three brands again exhibiting quality products with demonstrations over the two days.

If you didn’t catch EPE at the Exclusively Electrical show then keep checking our news & rewards for up and coming exhibition updates.

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May 2015 EPE Employee of the month

EPE are proud to announce that Sophie Stead & Darren Marsden are this months employees of the month winners.
This months winners received a hamper worth £30, filled with alcohol.
EPE feel that the extra efforts made in the workplace that go above and beyond each job roll should be celebrated and rewarded.
This is why the Employee of the month scheme has now been implemented.
To see who wins the next employee of the month keep watching this space.
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Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping (Circ: 419,575)

The Nescafé Dolce Gusto Jovia was featured in the Tried and Tested feature in the May issue of Good Housekeeping. The coffee machine received The Good Housekeeping Institute Approved logo after rigorous quality tests were carried out by GHI researches. They also included an image of the product.

At Home

At Home (Circ: 250,000)

The De’Longhi Scultra Black Kettle was featured in a Get The Look feature in the May issue of At Home magazine. The feature included an image and the RRP.

Expertreviews.co.uk

Expertreviews.co.uk (MUU: 50,000)

Expertreviews.co.uk featured both the Scultra Coffee Machine and the De’Longhi Lattissima Pro in a feature Best coffee machine 2015 – buying guide and top picks.
Both machines featured imagery, product descriptions, RRP and the link to purchase the machines on Amazon.

Burtonmail.co.uk

Burtonmail.co.uk (MUU: 81,962)

Burtonmail.co.uk featured the De’Longhi decadent iced coffee recipe from the iced coffee e-blast. The article included an image of the recipe and a link to seriousaboutcoffee.co.uk.

Yourhome.co.uk

Yourhome.co.uk (MUU: 25,907)

Yourhome.co.uk featured De’Longhi’s decadent iced coffee recipe from the iced coffee e-blast. The article included an image of the recipe and a link to seriousaboutcoffee.co.uk.

Housetohome.co.uk

Housetohome.co.uk (MUU: 325,000)

The Vintage Icona was featured on the Housetohome.co.uk feature 10 best electric kettles. They referenced all three colours the Vintage Icona comes in and also included a image and RRP.

The Happy Foodie

The Happy Foodie (MUU: 1,750,000)

The Scultura Breakfast Collection was featured on The Happy Foodie website as part of a brand partnership competition. The piece includes copy drafted by Clarion, URL and entry details.

Mumsnet

Mumsnet (MUU: 233,333)

The Multifry Classic was featured on the Mumsnet website as part of a competition set-up by Clarion. The piece includes copy drafted by Clarion, a link to the Multifry website and a lifestyle shot.

Which?

Which? (Circ. 550,000)

featured the Braun TexStyle 7 TS765A iron and the Braun TexStyle 3 TS355A iron in a review article on the best irons.

The TexStyle 7 iron scored 73% and was awarded five stars for its ironing results and steaming consistency however scored just one star on its soleplate toughness.

The TexStyle 3 iron scored 59% and was awarded five stars for its soleplate toughness but just one for steaming consistency.

Healthy Food Guide

Healthy Food Guide (Circ. 31,018 )

featured the Braun Multiquick 7 Juicer and Braun Multiquick Aperitive Hand Blender in its competition letter page. The piece includes detailed messaging about the products, a product image, a link to the Braun website and the combined value of the products.

The Herald

Inside and Out (Circ. n/a)

featured the Sport2Go and a smoothie recipe idea in its healthy living and wellbeing page. The article includes the product image and RRP.

Inside & Out

Inside and Out (Circ. n/a)

featured the Sport2Go and a smoothie recipe idea in its healthy living and wellbeing page. The article includes the product image and RRP.

Get Connected

Get Connected (Circ. 5,980)

mentioned the Kenwood Red Dot Product Design Award for the CHEF Sense and MultiOne. The article also mentions Kenwood’s recent Gold iF Design Award.

House To Home

Housetohome.co.uk (Circ. 1,300,000)

has included the kMix Jug Kettle in a review of the 10 best electric kettles. The review mentions the range of bright colours available and the SureGrip handle. The product image, RRP and link to the Kenwood website have also been included in the piece.

independent.co.uk

independent.co.uk (Circ. 53,776,149)

included the kMix Kettle in a review of the 10 best kettles. The review mentions how energy efficient the product is and how easy it is to use and clean, it also includes the RRP and link to the John Lewis website.

Women’s Weekly

Woman’s Weekly Living Series (Circ. 307,756)

included the Kenwood MultiOne Food Processor in an article about new cake decorating products. The journalist mentions how the MultiOne is good value for money and takes up little space despite its numerous accessories. The article includes the product image, RRP and a link to the Kenwood website.

GoodHomes Magazine

Good Homes (Circ. 48,609)

included the Kenwood kMix Hand Mixer in an article suggesting the 10 best homeware items under £100. The article includes a product image, the RRP and names Argos as the stockist.

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