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
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
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
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
02 December 2019
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
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.
28th November 2019
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.
28th November 2019
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!
27th November 2019
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
26th November 2019
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 sales@epeinternational.com
26th November 2019
21st November 2019
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’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.
18th November 2019
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.
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.
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
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.”
14th November 2019
As Sales Director of EPE the UK’s number one distributor of branded SDA and Cookware I am pleased to announce as part of our investment in our future growth plans we have now recruited four new Regional Sales Managers taking the team to eight covering all of the UK, Ireland and the Channel Isles.
We have further invested in our internal sales team which now has a team of five that will enhance all points of contact with our customers.
We have committed to additional investment in automation to provide industry leading operational systems that will enhance our service to the customer and provide capacity for future growth.
We are committed to our colleague retention and engagement journey with all of the EPE team. This is part of our core strategy of being a ‘’great place to work’’ this will bring both internal and customer benefits.
Through this investment we will be able to provide sector leading customer service levels that will firmly maintain our position as the
UK’s first and only choice in branded SDA
Clive MJ Barstow
13th November 2019
Spice up your sales this #NationalChiliMonth with these amazing slow cooker deals from our brand partner Crockpot.
These 3.5l Crockpot slow cooker deals can be found on page 12 of our October Promo Brochure; get them now while stocks last. When they’re gone, they’re gone!
Inspire your customers this #NationalChiliMonth and point them in the direction of a collection of winter warmer recipes available online from Crockpot.
Take a look at the below Chilli with a Twist recipe:
http://crockpot.co.uk/recipes/chilli-with-a-twist/
16th October 2019
Celebrate National Cooking Day with Cookware deals from Tefal!
Look out for amazing cookware deals like the versatile Titanium Excel All-in-One Pan, G119S444 from our strategic brand partners Tefal. You can see deals like this one and many more in our September Promotions Brochure!
Click here to stock up on all the Tefal Cookware deals on our trade site!
25th September 2019
Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox with toasty deals from Dimplex!
Stock up for the colder weather with amazing heating deals from our brand partner Dimplex, like this Convector Heater (402TSF); buy 10 and get 1 free! The deals don’t end there, you also receive a free Toluca Wall Fire when you spend £1000 across the Dimplex range!
Checkout the Heating insert inside the September Promotions Brochure to see the full range of offers
Click here place an order now! You don’t want to miss out on these amazing deals!
23rd September 2019
Our Strategic Brand Partner Beko have received SDA Brand of the Year 2019. A fantastic achievement and very well deserved.
Just 5 days to go until Autumn Fair 2019. EPE will be exhibiting in Hall 18 on Stand D20-E21, Visit us on stand and be inspired by the market leading brands in SDA and Cookware.
Exclusive offers will be available on stand only throughout the show, Early Bird Offers will be available between 9-10.30am followed by Deal of The Day! 4 products per day while stocks last.
Alongside this there will be exciting new product launches and product demonstrations… you don’t want to miss out!
Get your free ticket here & we look forward to seeing you between the 31st August & 4th September.
27th August 2019
Are you going to be at #AutumnFair? So are we!Come see us at our stand in Hall 18D20-E21 for unmissable deals on #BrandedSDA!Early Bird? We’ve got you covered with our top brands at early bird prices, but be quick they’ll only be available on stand between 9-10:30am!Whilst you’re there why not check out our Deal of the Day! Limited Offers! 4 Different #BrandedSDAProducts every day of the show! You don’t want to miss out!
22nd August 2019
On the hottest day of the year take advantage of this amazing offer from Philips!
The Philips MicroMasticating Avance Juicer uses innovative technology to extract upto 90% of fruit to make fresh and healthy juice every time! Don’t miss out on this amazing offer and get it while stocks last! Be inspired by brand and find the Philips MicroMasticating Avance Juicer on page 10 of the July Promotions Brochure!
Click here and head on over to the EPE trade site to stock yours now.
25th July 2019
The Russell Hobbs Luna Collection is a stainless steel Breakfast SDA range with a stunning high shine finish and sleek chrome accents, be inspired by brand and find the Luna Collection on page 13 of the July Promotions Brochure!
Click here and head on over to the EPE trade site to stock yours now.
19th July 2019
Sophie Stead and Amber Wood are taking part in the Race for Life 2018 5k run at Temple Newsam in Leeds on the 3rd of June 2018.
The Girls are joining in and doing their part to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
If you would like to sponsor Sophie and Amber see their respective links below;
Sophie
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/sophies-race-for-life-1219
Amber
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/ambers-race-for-life-212
20th March 2018
Weighing scales brand Salter Housewares has announced a partnership with small domestic appliances and cookware distributor EPE International.
EPE Stated “As the UK’s no.1 distributor of branded small domestic appliances EPE strive to build strong working relationships with brands to offer the independent retailers enhanced buying power”
To see the full article visit: http://www.housewareslive.net/salter-housewares-now-available-through-epe-international/
For more information on these products and to order please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email sales@epeinternational.com
16th March 2018
Weighing scales brand Salter Housewares has announced a partnership with small domestic appliances and cookware distributor EPE International.
EPE Stated “As the UK’s no.1 distributor of branded small domestic appliances EPE strive to build strong working relationships with brands to offer the independent retailers enhanced buying power”
To see the full article visit: http://www.housewareslive.net/salter-housewares-now-available-through-epe-international/
For more information on these products and to order please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email sales@epeinternational.com
16th March 2018
The new Westminster Collection from Russell Hobbs in an exclusive you don’t want to miss.
The range is available in 2 colours Red and Cream.
The 19192 and 19193 kettles have a large 1.8L capacity and perfect pout, other features include a 360˚ swivel base, 3kW rapid boil and rear water gauge.
This new range also features the 23330 and 23334 2 slice toasters with a lift and look feature – so you can check your toast without cancelling the cycle, other features include Variable browning control and removable crumb tray.
For more information on these products and to order please speak to our sales team by calling 0844 800 8055 or email sales@epeinternational.com
9th March 2018
