Yesterday was another successful day at the EPE stand. We met lots of customers existing and new and it was a wonderful opportunity to showcase our new products and introduce our new brands to the attendees of Spring Fair. Check out some photos from the stand below!
4th February 2020
Another new brand we are showcasing this year at Spring Fair is Smartwares; and today we had Sarah Large, Marketing Manager for Smartwares Group demonstrating many of the fantastic and unique products they have such as the Princess Social Dining range; the Byron home security range and Smartwares air conditioners and dehumidifiers.
3rd February 2020
EPE customer Madan Showan of Sonic Direct visited the EPE stand today and was introduced to the wonderful coffee making products from our newest brand partner Melitta by EPE ‘s Sales Director Clive Barstow, EPE’s Regional Sales Manager Simon Dawson, who manages the Sonic Direct account and Melitta’s National Account Manager David Price. Madan received a great coffee demonstration from David whilst being able to enjoy a brilliant coffee from one of the Melitta coffee machines on stand.
3rd February 2020
Spring Fair is off to a great start for EPE with a successful day on stand; with our excellent sales team ready to speak to customers and introduce them to our amazing new range of products and brands.
3rd February 2020
Just 1 day to go until we will be exhibiting at the NEC Spring Fair 2020. You can find EPE International and the market leading brands in Hall 9 Stand 9A20 & 9A21.
Don’t forget to grab your free ticket here & we look forward to seeing you between the 1st and 6th February!
31st January 2020
Today the EPE team have been busy putting the stand together, ready for Spring Fair and it is coming along nicely. Take a look below for some behind the scenes photos of the build.
We’re excited to welcome customers old and new to our stand and we are incredibly excited to have a whole host of new brands including our new brand partners Melitta. As well as lots of fantastic new products to show at the fair. Be sure to come and find us in Hall 9 Stand 9A20 & 9A21 between the 1st – 6th February!
30th January 2020
Just 2 days to go until we will be exhibiting at the NEC Spring Fair 2020. You can find EPE International and the market leading brands in Hall 9 Stand 9A20 & 9A21.
Don’t forget to grab your free ticket here & we look forward to seeing you between the 1st and 6th February!
30th January 2020
With Spring Fair fast approaching and many of our customers out on the hunt for fresh new products to add to their repertoire; we thought it best to give you a crash course on the colours and styles to look out for in SDA this season.
Following on from last year’s go to colour of a chic and minimalist grey; this season neutral tones such as creams, warm grey, black and white continue to lead the way as the core colours consumers are looking for in SDA for their homes. Think the Russell Hobbs Inspire Collection, the Breville Flow Collection or the Beko Retro Microwaves for example. Classic but on trend; so if you’re some styling tips for your store pair your neutral coloured SDA’s with warm, rustic, neutral colours such as mint, pistachio and sage greens, mustard yellows and soft coppery browns.
For those looking to add a pop of colour to their in-store and window displays, have no fear its not all neutral and minimalist. With retro styles making a comeback in the last few years so are richer, luxurious colours, such as royal blues and deep ruby reds and metallic and chrome finishes. Think the Crux range for brushed stainless steel with copper accents and the Tefal Steam Generator Irons that come in a range of luxe colours.
To find out more about this season’s SDA trends, come and visit our stand and talk to our team at Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham from the 1st – 6th February. To become a stockist of any products mentioned above and more email: sales@epeinternational.com or call 0844 800 8055.
29th January 2020
Just 3 days to go until we will be exhibiting at the NEC Spring Fair 2020. You can find EPE International and the market leading brands in Hall 9 Stand 9A20 & 9A21.
Don’t forget to grab your free ticket here & we look forward to seeing you between the 1st and 6th February!
29th January 2020
Just 4 days to go until we will be exhibiting at the NEC Spring Fair 2020. You can find EPE International and the market leading brands in Hall 9 Stand 9A20 & 9A21.
Don’t forget to grab your free ticket here & we look forward to seeing you between the 1st and 6th February!
28th January 2020
Just 5 days to go until we will be exhibiting at the NEC Spring Fair 2020. You can find EPE International and the market leading brands in Hall 9 Stand 9A20 & 9A21.
Don’t forget to grab your free ticket here & we look forward to seeing you between the 1st and 6th February!
27th January 2020
EPE’s strategic brand partner Beko’s Managing Director Teresa Arbuckle sat down with ERT magazine to talk about the importance of innovation and sustainability in the future of Beko and introducing the Beko Cosmopolis breakfast range to the SDA market at the end of last year.
Teresa reflected on 2019 as a whole being a prosperous one for Beko; as they launched many new products, won several awards and launched a training programme to help educate independent retailers with product knowledge and advice to help them educate their customers.
She also spoke of highly of Beko’s new SDA range and had this to say on the launch:
“…We recently launched the Beko Cosmopolis range which has a beautiful retro look, and that’s in stores now and has been getting a lot of attention. There are some great colours and finishes, really on trend, so we’ve got high hopes for this range and we’re going to be introducing more ranges in the future too.”
– Beko MD Teresa Arbuckle on the Cosmopolis range
To read the full article see December/ January 2020 edition of ERT magazine
We couldn’t have put it better ourselves, if you’re interested in becoming a stockist of the cosmopolis range contact us today at: sales@epeinternational.com or call 0844 800 8055 for more information. For existing customers, head to our trade site to stock the Cosmopolis range today!
24th January 2020
As part of our growth and further investment into our team I have begun the exciting process of interviewing candidates for our ninth addition to the EPE Regional Sales team; an RSM for Scotland.
Yesterday I met with several fantastic candidates, who were enthusiastic and passionate about the prospect of joining a forward thinking and growing company like EPE.
Further investment in people and teams within EPE is big part of our growth plan for 2020 and I look forward to welcoming the newest addition of our regional sales team in Scotland very soon.
Clive
23rd January 2020
There’s still time to vote for EPE for the Best Distributor Award at the IER Awards 2020.
Cast your vote quick as voting closes on the 31st January 2020!
23rd January 2020
Yesterday I attended the Euronics regional group meeting in Derbyshire with one of our Regional Sales Managers Simon Dawson.
There was a great turnout of the Euronics group members attending the meeting. During my presentation, I had the chance to speak to them about EPE and drive home our focus this year on how we are supporting our independent retailers and buying group members further; giving them a full insight into everything we can offer them, when they work with us.
Simon also delivered a great presentation about our products, the SDA market and how bringing quality, branded SDA to our customer base at the heart of what we do.
The overall environment was very open and positive and a number of the members were keen to schedule meetings with Simon to discuss working with us over the coming weeks.
I look forward to attending many more of the regional meetings across the UK in the coming months and meeting more of our buying group members.
Clive
22nd January 2020
EPE is pleased to announce the appointment of Debra Nichols as the new B2B Electrical Wholesalers Team Leader.
Debra’s role will centre around working directly as the main point of contact for Electrical Wholesaler customers. Focusing on building strong relationships with existing electrical wholesale customers and creating new connections within the Electrical Wholesaler field, making them aware of EPE and the benefits of working with us.
Debra’s appointment to this role is part of EPE’s growth initiative striving to continue building strong partnerships with our existing customers and building new connections as we make headway into growing as a business.
22nd January 2020
EPE is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Foley as the new Internal Key Accounts Team Leader.
Craig will be the the main point of contact internally for our Key Account customers. Focusing on continuing to grow existing business, maintaining good relations with our existing key account customers and finding new business opportunities for EPE.
Craig’s appointment to this role is part of EPE’s growth initiative striving to continue building strong partnerships with our existing customers and building new connections as we continue to make headway into growing as a business.
22nd January 2020
Earlier this month, EPE’s Vicki Mitchell, Warehouse Operative participated in Brave the Shave to raise money for the Macmillan Cancer charity.
Vicki decided on Brave The Shave for the charity as a way to thank Macmillan for all they do to support, not only those suffering with cancer, but their families too. Vicki herself experienced the help the charity provides when her own family members had cancer and this helped drive her desire to give back and raise money for MacMillan through Brave the Shave.
Vicki raised over £375 for Macmillan through sponsors and we at EPE are happy to have supported her in raising money for such a well-deserving charity.
20th January 2020
There’s still time to vote for us for the Best Distributor Award at the IER Awards 2020! Vote for us below – Voting closes 31st January 2020
17th January 2020
EPE would like to thank everyone who participated in our Do Good December, running all through out December. We wanted to give back to our customers and the community and you have all helped us to do so.
In total we raised £660 between the three of our nominated charities:
Age UK
You helped us raise £260 for Age UK, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people in our communities.
Barnado’s
You helped us raise £240 for Barnado’s, a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged children and empowering the voices of the young people to better their futures.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
You helped us raise £160 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, a charity dedicated to treating childhood illnesses and supporting the families of those with sick children.
We would also like to congratulate once again the winners of our prize draws: Beric Appliances Cranbrook; Watson Home Hardware and Ian Black Domestic Appliances.
Thank you again to all who participated, we hope to continue to support such well – deserving charities in the future.
The EPE Team
06 January 2020
EPE would like to congratulate Ian Black Domestic Appliances, the lucky winners of Week 3’s Do Good December prize draw.
Ian Black Domestic Appliances have received a Luxury Jo Malone charity candle! Ian Black’s were kind enough to send us a photo of a member of their team with the prize.
Congratulations once again to the Ian Black Domestic Appliances team and we hope you enjoyed your prize!
06 January 2020
EPE would like to congratulate Watson Home Hardware, the lucky winners of Week 2’s Do Good December prize draw.
Watson Home Hardware have received a Luxury Wine Hamper, packed full of luxury wines from Virgin Wines! Watson’s were kind enough to send us a photo of Robert Watson and his son Lennie with the Hamper.
Congratulations once again to the Watson Home Hardware team and we hope you enjoyed your hamper!
06 January 2020
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
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
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
24th December 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
23rd December 2019
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Throughout December EPE are supporting a worthy charity each week, for the second week of our Do Good December event we have chosen to support Barnado’s. 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 Barnado’s 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 Wine Hamper.
Get involved!
Barnado’s is a charity that helps protect, support and nurture the UK’s most vulnerable children. They work to help children through the trauma of sexual abuse and exploitation. They provide support for young people in care, give children caring for a loved one the help and support they deserve. That’s not all, their specialist workers support families through domestic abuse, mental health problems, prison sentences, asylum seeking and much more. They also amplify the voices of young people to influence Government on the issues that affect their lives, fighting their corner and making sure their voices are heard. Their aim is simple – to provide the best outcome for every child, no matter who they are or what they have been through.
10th December 2019
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
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 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
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 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
