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22nd June 2020

Wishing you all a prosperous New Year from EPE and all of our Brands.

Thank you to all of our brands and customers for building partnerships with us this year. In the coming year we plan to continue to build upon the foundations of our relationships with our brands and customers and continue to invest in our team and grow as a business for an even better 2020.


31st December 2019

EPE’s looking towards a bigger, brighter future for the branded household goods market.

Recent statistics have shown the UK housewares market has risen significantly over the last decade going from £10.8 billion to £13.5 billion pounds by 2019. These figures are only set to rise and the future looks promising for the market with additional growth predicted to rise by another half a billion pounds by 2021.

This sector has grown considerably due to consumer spending on houseware goods increasing since 2017 with more demand for the products. In the UK, the average consumer purchases a mix of local and British made products and globally recognised brands; which as you know at EPE what we do best is bringing branded SDA to UK retailers and ultimately the British consumer. Leading in the market share for household goods were British companies Dunelm and John Lewis

In a survey of over 4000 respondents taken earlier this year of the most popular brands for household goods some big names made the cut. Coming in top of the list was Philips followed by Bosch, Tefal, Russell Hobbs and Kenwood.

At EPE we are feeling positive about the future of the household goods market going into 2020 and we hope to continue to build on the strong partnerships we have with our brands and supplying high quality branded SDA and providing a stellar service to our retailers.


30th December 2019

EPE’s Linkedin Post Roundup 2019

We’ve had a productive year here at EPE and we’ve been reflecting on the year we’ve had. Take a look back at our top Linkedin 12 posts from this year in our Linkedin roundup below!


27th December 2019

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from EPE and all of our Brands.


24th December 2019

EPE Congratulate Panasonic on winning at the ERT Awards 2019!

EPE’s Noel Pamment, Managing Director and Harry Singh, Operations and Finance Director congratulate their brand partners Panasonic for their win at the ERT Awards 2019.

Panasonic won Best New Product – Small Domestic Appliances for the their new slimline, combination microwave oven the NN-CD87 being top of the range. With features like the Genius Sensor that take the guesswork our of heating and cooking; One-Push reheating that instructs the Genius Sensor to calculate the exact reheating time and the Junior Menu programme which helps the user cook healthy meals for children.

Graham Goldsmith, Head of the Independents Channel at Panasonic, on winning said:

“We are thrilled that our retail partners are impressed by our products as we are; it is a true testament to the hard work, development and dedication put into the products by our engineers in Japan”

Congratulations again to Panasonic and we look forward to continuing to build strong brand partnerships with them. 

If you would like to become a stockist of the NN-CD87 and other Panasonic products contact: sales@epeinternational.com

Panasonic win Best New Product – Small Domestic Appliances at the ERT Awards 2019

23rd December 2019

EPE International shortlisted for IER Awards 2020 – Vote Now!

EPE are delighted to be shortlisted for The Best Distributor award at the IER Awards, the most prestigious awards event in the electrical retailing sector.

We have been nominated for the 4th year running!

The IER Awards will be held at the Park Plaza London Victoria Hotel on Thursday 7th May 2020

Please click here to vote for us – Voting closes 31st January 2020


17th December 2019

EPE donates to The Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal

This year, in lieu of an office secret santa, the EPE team has decided to do some good for those in need and run a collection in the office for gifts for the The Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal.

The Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal helps to ensure a child who may not otherwise receive a gift, has a present to open at Christmas. The whole team got involved to bring in a whole host of presents, and putting them under our office Christmas tree to before they were taken to out local Salvation Army centre so they could wrap and distribute them before Christmas.

Along with this the team also collected unwanted, clean warm clothing, outer clothing and shoes to be donated to the local homeless shelter to help those who need it the most, especially at this time of year.

 


18th December 2019

EPE get festive for Christmas Jumper Day to help Save the Children!

On Friday 13th December, the EPE team got out their cheesiest Christmas Jumpers and got festive for Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper Day!

The team really got in the spirit, with punny jumpers, light up jumpers and even the odd festive onesie. Together we raised £48 for the Save the Children.

We hope to continue supporting such worthy causes in the future. Keep your eyes peeled to see more ways we’ve been supporting charities this December.


16th December 2019

Watson Home Hardware winners of Do Good December Prize Draw!

EPE would like to announce the winner of week 2’s Do Good December Prize Draw, Watson Home Hardware.

Watson Home Hardware are the lucky winners of a Luxury Wine Hamper, with 6 Luxury Mixed Wines from Virgin Wines!

EPE would like to thank all of our customers who participated in week 2 of our Do Good December event and used the trade site voucher as you have helped us raise £240 for Barnado’s; a worthy charity that does so much to help improve the lives of disadvantaged children in our communities.


16th December 2019

Only 3 Days left to take advantage of our Trade Site Voucher!

Only 3 days left to use this week’s trade site voucher and get £10 off any order over £200 on our Trade Site!

Every time a voucher is used £20 goes to our nominated charity of the week, this week it is Barnado’s and as an added bonus each voucher used in a entry into our weekly prize draw!

Get involved, head to our trade site today to avoid missing out!


11th December 2019

Congratulations to Beric Appliances Cranbrook: Winner of our Do Good December Prize Draw!

EPE would like to congratulate Beric Appliances Cranbrook, the lucky winners of Week 1’s Do Good December prize draw.

Beric Appliances Cranbrook have received a Luxury Hamper, packed full of Christmas goodies! Beric’s were kind enough to send us a photo of a member of their team; Tim with the Hamper.

Congratulations once again to the Beric Appliances Cranbrook team and we hope you enjoy your hamper!

You too can be in with the chance of winning in our prize draw like Beric Appliances; just enter this week’s Do Good December voucher code on the trade site and receive £10 off orders over £200, entry into this week’s prize draw and £20 will go to our nominated charity Barnado’s every time the voucher is used.


11th December 2019

Ireland Visit: A Message from our Sales Director

Ireland Visit

I just had a great two days with our National Sales Manager for Ireland Ciarán Ward.

It was fantastic to meet with our customers in the North of Ireland. One of the perks of the role is getting to spend time with the business owners and getting to understand their businesses and how we at EPE can help them to be successful by providing them with the best brands in the industry.

We had great sales over the two days and met some fantastic people.

Looking forward to the next trip.

Clive


11th December 2019

EPE Congratulates Beric Appliances Cranbrook Prize Draw Winners!

EPE would like to announce the winner of week 1’s Do Good December Prize Draw is Beric Appliances Cranbrook.

Beric Appliances Cranbrook are the lucky winners of a Luxury Hamper, packed full of Christmas goodies!

EPE would like to thank all of our customers who participated in week 1 of our Do Good December event and used the trade site voucher as you have helped us raise £260 for Age UK; a worthy charity that does so much to help improve the lives of older people in our communities.


10th December 2019

Kettles and Coffee Machines; Luxury Gifts for Christmas

Christmas is on the horizons and many of our retailers are hopeful that Christmas season brings in the sales. Personal Care products tend to have the regular spot in festive gifting but have you ever considered the humble Kettle or a Coffee Machine?

Long gone are the days of basic kettles and coffee machines simply being staples in homes up and down the country. While still the most commonly bought SDAs by consumers, style factors in highly alongside functionality with these kitchen staples. Consumers are looking for elegant and aesthetically pleasing SDAs that coordinate with their kitchen decor as well helping them make a nice cuppa.

On gifting SDA, Keval Shah, Head of Marketing at Beko states: “The gifting opportunity for SDA over the festive period is an important one. The types of gifts consumers are considering have changed over the past few years. Whereas kettles and coffee machines never used to be considered as Christmas gifts, they are now luxury items that people actively covet.” – Read the full article on ERT Magazine November 2019

We couldn’t have put it better ourselves. Become a stockist of some coveted, luxury kettles and coffee machines over on our trade site today, where currently you can get £10 off orders over £200 as part of our Do Good December event.


6th December 2019

Last chance to use this week’s trade site voucher!

Last day to use this week’s trade site voucher and get £10 off any order over £200 on our Trade Site!

Every time a voucher is used £20 goes to our nominated charity of the week Age UK and as an added bonus each voucher used in a entry into our weekly prize draw!

Get involved, head to our trade site today to avoid missing out!


6th December 2019

Euronics Lunch at Claridge’s: A Message from our Sales Director

Date: 4th December 2019 | Venue: Claridge’s London

“It was great to meet with the Euronics Directors and members yesterday at Claridge’s in London. The Chairman and Directors ran a fantastic event at one of London’s landmarks.

It was a perfect opportunity to spend time with store owners and get to know more about their businesses; sharing our plans to partner with them to grow sales. I am looking forward to meeting the members in their shops and working closely with them to build strong partnerships.

Clive


05 December 2019

Only 2 days left to take advantage of our Trade Site Voucher!

Only 2 days left to use this week’s trade site voucher and get £10 off any order over £200 on our Trade Site!

Every time a voucher is used £20 goes to our nominated charity of the week Age UK and as an added bonus each voucher used in a entry into our weekly prize draw!

Get involved, head to our trade site today to avoid missing out!


5th December 2019

Supporting AGE UK: Do Good December

Throughout December EPE are supporting a worthy charity each week, for the first week of our Do Good December event we have chosen to support Age UK.  You can help us do so too, every time this week’s voucher code is used at checkout on our trade site, you save £10 and we donate £20 to Age UK and as an added thank you to you every voucher used in entered into our weekly prize draw, this week you could win a luxury Christmas Hamper.

Get involved!

AGE UK are the UK’s leading charity working with older people. Offering them information and advice on money and legal matters, health and wellbeing, care and support and even offering them avenues to assist them in in finding hobbies, travel and work advice. They also champion campaigns and research into making sure older people have a better later life. 

They tackle major issues that affect older people in the UK, such as loneliness and isolation. 1.4 million older people struggle with loneliness in the UK and 225,000 say that they often go a whole week without speaking to anyone. Their Donate Your Words campaign is playing a big part in helping to tackle this with encouraging people to reach out to the older people in their families, neighbourhoods and communities and just having a conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


04 December 2019

It’s Cyber Monday!

Cyber Monday is the biggest online only sales event of the year!
Head over to our Trade Site now and order from a range of premium branded SDA at unbeatably low prices! Not to mention, our Do Good December event which allows you to save even more money of your order plus the chance to donate to charity!


2nd December 2019

A Successful Meeting with Sirius & Beko: A message from our Sales Director

Date: 26th November 2019 | Venue: Beko Head Office, Watford

“It was great to meet with Steve Jones Commercial Director for Sirius at Beko in Watford on Tuesday the 26th November.

The meeting was organised by Philip Fletcher, National Sales Manager, Beko and I to give Steve the opportunity to look at the Beko range and meet the Beko team.

It was a key meeting to build the partnership with Beko and Sirius and for me to share with all; the investment we have made in the new sales structure at EPE.

The new RSM team will enable us to visit every Sirius member on a regular basis and help them to develop and grow their business.”

Clive


02 December 2019

Do Good December

Do Good December

3 Weeks. 3 Charities. 3 Big Prizes to be won.

Do Good December is an event we have come up with to give back to our customers and the community over the next 3 weeks on the run up to Christmas from the 2nd December to the 20th December.

Exclusive to our trade site customers we are offering:

1) £10 off every order over £200 made on the EPE Trade Site

2) Every £10 saved is matched by us and donated to the charity of the week. Every time a customer uses the voucher code on a purchase we will donate £20 to the nominated charity of the week.

3) Every time a voucher is used the customer also gets entry into the Weekly Prize Draw.

Terms & Conditions

  1. Promotion open only to EPE International Ltd customers with a valid trade site account.
  2. Promotion only valid between 02.12.19 to 20.12.19.
  3. Voucher code can only be used once per customer and only in the week it is promoted.
  4. One voucher code used is equal to one entry into the weekly prize draw.
  5. Voucher cannot be used more than one and must only be used on the EPE trade site with a valid trade site account
  6. Multiple voucher codes must not be used on one purchase.

02 December 2019

December Promotions Brochure Out Now!

The December 2019 EPE Promotions brochure is now available in print format and for digital download. 

Big Brands, Massive Savings & packed full of seasonal mega deals, make sure you look out for our Christmas offers!

If you would like to start receiving the Promotions Brochure please contact our sales team for more information on 0844 800 8055 or sales@epeinternational.com

For full product ranges please see our semi-annual Buyers Choice catalogue.


2nd December 2019

DO GOOD DECEMBER. STARTING MONDAY. DON’T MISS OUT!

Do Good December, EPE’s big Christmas event is starting on Monday!

Log on to your trade site account on Monday morning and take full advantage of our event. Make sure you check in on Linkedin and social media for full event details.

You don’t want to miss this!


29th November 2019

Black Friday has officially landed!

Today is the final day you can take advantage of our top selling Black Friday offers!

Place your orders now by calling 0844 800 8055 or by email sales@epeinternational.com 

Don’t panic, we didn’t stop there! Look out for our December edition of the promotions brochure for more fanatics Christmas offers!

29th November 2019

Doing Good = Feeling Good This Christmas with EPE!

Only 2 (working) days until the launch of our Do Good December event, we are so excited to be able to share this with our trade site customers.

Christmas is truly a brilliant time to show gratitude and our Do Good December event is one of those opportunities to give back and we can’t wait for our trade site customers to get involved.

Make sure you log in to your trade site account on Monday morning to avoid missing out!

Follow us on Linkedin and social media to stay up to date on all of our updates for this event.

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28th November 2019

1 day to go until Black Friday!

Black Friday is almost here…

With only the best Black Friday deals in the SDA market on offer,  make sure you get your orders in quick because stock is selling fast!

Our fantastic sales team are on hand to offer their expert advice, call 0844 800 8055 or email  for more information.

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28th November 2019

EPE celebrating community spirit with Lawsons!

Community spirit is often a large part of the success of our independent retailers. Often residing in the heart of their communities, they benefit from having strong bonds and loyalty within their customer base.

One of such independent retailers is Lawsons in Devon; with four stores in Plymouth, Totnes, Tavistock and Ivybridge.

Liz Lawson, Managing Director, Lawsons celebrated 25 years of service this year at the family business; she spoke to Bira Membership Magazine this month to discuss how business has changed in the last few years and how they have adapted to new needs of their ever changing consumer base.

On catering to customers in her community she states:

“Ever since my great-grandfather Tom Lawson opened a tool shop in Plymouth in 1904, Lawsons has always been bout listening closely to customers and what they want. Last year we revisited our business purpose and concluded we exist for our communities, help local people create beautiful homes”

You can read the full interview in the November/December edition of Bira Membership Magazine.

It really speaks highly of our independent retailers and their commitment to keeping their communities flourishing; adapting and changing to their ever changing customer base whilst also maintaining that grass-roots knowledge of their local area that makes them an integral part of many communities up and down the country.

EPE hope to continue to work closely with all of our independent retailers, and supporting them by supplying quality, durable branded products, offering advice or market insights and merchandising to help them succeed.

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28th November 2019

Do Good, Feel Good This December with EPE!

Christmas is a time for a giving and giving is something that we are passionate about here at EPE.

You do good, you feel good.

So we’re giving back this December with our Do Good December event coming Monday 2nd December to our Trade Site members.

Keep your eyes peeled all this week across our Linkedin and social media pages to stay in the loop and be ready for our big announcement coming Monday! You don’t want to miss out on this!

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27th November 2019

2 days to go until Black Friday… Are you ready?

The countdown to Black Friday is on!

With price drops across a huge range from the industries leading branded SDA, you don’t want to miss out on our fab deals!

More unbeatable deals than ever before are up for grabs so be quick as these offers are for a limited time only.

For more information please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email 

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27th November 2019

Get Ready… 3 Weeks. 3 Charities. 3 Prizes. Coming Monday!

Get Ready…3 Weeks. 3 Charities. 3 Prizes to be won!

Coming to the EPE Trade site Monday 2nd December.

Keep your eyes peeled all this week as we reveal new hints everyday across all of our social media platforms.

You won’t want to miss out on this!

#DoGoodDecember

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26th November 2019

3 Days to go until Black Friday!

Be unbeatable and take advantage of our competitive Black Friday offers across a wide range of premium branded SDA, including Tefal, Beko, Philips and more!

Head over to our Tradesite or to the November’s Promotions brochure and take a look at some of the fantastic Black Friday deals we have to offer.

For more information please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email

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26th November 2019

EPE is bringing you something special this Christmas…

*Save the Date: 2nd December 2019*

EPE is bringing you something special on the run up to Christmas this year.

You’ll need your trade site account to take full advantage of this, log in daily to make sure you don’t miss out.

Follow us on Linkedin for daily updates, you don’t want to miss out on this one! #DoGoodDecember

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25th November 2019

4 days to go until Black Friday! 

Be unbeatable and take advantage of our competitive Black Friday offers across a wide range of premium branded SDA, including Tefal, Beko, Philips and more!

Head over to our Tradesite or to the November’s Promotions brochure and take a look at some of the fantastic Black Friday deals we have to offer.

For more information please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email

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25th November 2019

A Thank You from Mind

This week we received a letter from Mind one of the two charities we raised money for last month and we would like to share the letter with you all.
 
On behalf of Mind I wanted to thank you and your colleagues at EPE International for your generous donation of £498. We are incredibly grateful for your support. With your help, we can help people like Adam:
 
“Without Mind I wouldn’t be here today.  Mind helped me see my positives, my strengths and how my future wasn’t as solitary and scary as I had thought.  They helped me turn my life around and manage what I now know is my bipolar.”
 
Please pass on our thanks and gratitude for nominating Mind and donating to us as your support will help us improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding of mental health issues. 
 
Last year, our network of over 140 local Minds in England and Wales supported 390,000 people through services such as counselling, back to work mentoring, and therapy. More than 60,000 people spoke to our dedicated helplines, and 16.7 million people visited the mental health information pages of our Mind website. 41,000 people received direct support through our online community Elefriends, which users describe as ‘life-saving’.
 
We hope to continue working to help such worthy causes as Mind in the future and are grateful that there are charities such as these working so hard to support and improve people’s lives.
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21st November 2019

Supporting Our Independent Retailers

At EPE we believe that our relationships are what truly matter. Whether it be with the brands; the retailers or our internal teams. Maintaining those relationships is an integral part of our core values as a business. As part of maintaining those relationships, we strive to go above and beyond to offer our retailers with more than just quality products.

Will Yates, Managing Director, Groupe SEB UK & I puts it best in his interview in the October/November edition of IER Magazine: “The Independent sector is an area which we would really want to support more, their survival is after all critical to our communities, however they have to offer points of difference to ensure that they remain relevant.”

It is important to us to offer a service that does more for our retailers; by offering them support in the form of market insights, merchandising and advice on market trends and how they can play to their strengths with what they have.

We encourage all of our independent retailers to reach out to us for advice and insight and our teams will always be happy to support them.


21st November 2019

EPE congratulates Morleys Group on big win at the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2019!

EPE’s Noel Pamment, Managing Director and Harry Singh, Operations & Finance Director congratulate their friends and retailer Morleys Group on winning the Excellence in Retail Display (Multiple or Department Store) at the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2019.

On winning Amanda Bell, Buying Director stated:

“Absolutely thrilled to have won. We have a great VM team who work so hard to pull the buyers’ vision together and inspire customers to come in store through exciting windows. This award is the icing on the cake!” – See full article on page 24 of the October Edition of Progressive Housewares Magazine

Congratulations to Morleys Group on behalf of the EPE team, and we hope to continue building strong ongoing relationships with all of our retailers now and in the future.

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18th November 2019

EPE’s Fundraising Bonanza for Children In Need 2019, featuring Special Guest Judge Steve Marsh from Tefal!

The EPE team has really been getting into the fundraising spirit for Children In Need 2019 with an in office Bake Off style competition; where the participants had their creations judged in a blind taste test on taste and appearance by our special guest judge Steve Marsh, Channel Controller for Groupe SEB; who very kindly also purchased some of the cakes after the competition to aid our fundraising efforts for this wonderful cause.

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The winner of our Bake Off competition was Sophie Stead, Purchase Controller at EPE; with Natasha Copeman, Head of Internal Sales and Debra Nichols, Internal Sales Manager – Electrical Wholesalers coming in at a joint second place. Take a look all of the delicious bakes below.

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After the competition the cakes were then sold in our head office, as you can imagine they were sold pretty quickly. The fun didn’t stop there; the team also took part in the Annual Children In Need Duck Race Sweepstake 2019; the competition was rife. With prizes up for grabs and the motivation to do some good for a good cause everyone was eager to cheer on their pun-tastic duck to the finish line. Though in the end the duck known only as Beakwell Tart won the race, albeit without its cherry and Iwona Grabowska, Accounts Administrator won the sweepstake.

In total the EPE team raised £251.08 that will go to the Children in Need charity.

Here at EPE we’re always looking for ways we can give back to the community; watch this space for more fundraising activities on the run up to Christmas!


15th November 2019

Beko Bean-To-Cup Coffee Machine Awarded Which? Best Buy

Coming in at the top of its class, the machine scored an impressive 80%, meaning it has now been awarded the highly coveted Which? Best Buy

Which? described the coffee machine as ‘simplicity itself, from great touch controls to automatic cleaning programmes’

Click here to read the full Which? review.

For more information on this product and to order please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email sales@epeinternational.com

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14th November 2019

 

EPE congratulates Philip Hart of Harts of Stur on receiving the Honorary Achievement Award!

EPE’s Noel Pamment, Managing Director and Harry Singh, Operations & Finance Director congratulate their friend and retailer Philip Hart, of Harts of Stur on recieving the Honorary Achievement Award at the Excellence of Housewares Awards 2019.

Philip Hart, retiring Managing Director of Hart of Sturs was awarded the Honorary Achievement Award for his contributions to the housewares industry over his 40 year career. On collecting the award Philip stated,

“There is something very special about working for a family business. Having spent 40 years in the housewares industry, Philip also highlighted the “great support of our suppliers who have also become very good friends” – See full article on page 35 of the October Edition of Progressive Housewares Magazine

Congratulations to Philip on behalf of the EPE team, and we hope to continue building strong, ongoing relationships with all of our retailers now and in the future.”

Philip Hart


14th November 2019

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