LEW'S NEWS - July - September 2019

FREE TO TAKE! JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019 A BIG HELPING What’s inside... HAND FOR A SUCCESS AT THE TT WORTHY CAUSE! MEET THE SOLAR TEAM LEW Grimsby helps TV stars on latest Big Build WIN A BRAND NEW VAN Plus loads more! winner

Say Hello! TO OUR NEW STARTERS Nicholas Fisher TwOo NtrEuLthIsE,! LIE : 3 HR Manager LIE : 2 1. I am a qualified chef. LIE : 3 What’s your favourite place? 2. I have met David Hasslehoff. Hessle country park, I like to switch off and get out in nature 3. I am fluent in two languages. What do you do for fun? I am an avid reader, I love to read TwOo NtrEuLthIsE,! What’s the best part of LEW so far? The family culture of the business, everyone is friendly and 1. I have flown a glider. approachable and always willing to help each other out 2. I have flown a plane. 3. I had my head shaved for charity. Jake Jarratt Solar Sales Adviser What’s your favourite place? Lake District as it is very quiet and relaxing What do you do for fun? Go out with friends What’s the best part of LEW so far? Very friendly environment and everyone has a great team spirit Jeff Lewsam TwOo NtrEuLthIsE,! Solar Sales Adviser 1. Once was a bodyguard for Prince What’s your favourite place? Naseem Hamed. Whitby as they have great fish and chips! 2. Once was a bodyguard for Kelly What do you do for fun? llorenna. Play Rugby 3. Once was a bodyguard for Jude Law What’s the best part of LEW so far? Great team to work with and no two days are the same DON’T FORGET, ALL BRANCHES & HEAD OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY 31ST OF AUGUST FOR OUR ANNUAL STOCK TAKE. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. 2 www.lewelectrical.co.uk

LONG SERVICE AWARDS Our team members have been celebrating some milestones for long service. We thank them for all their hard work serving our customers and developing the business! 15 YEARS 15 YEARS 10 YEARS 10 YEARS John Hanson Glenise Lawson Adele Deeks Andy Homer Head Office Grimsby Head Office Doncaster 10 YEARS 5 YEARS 5 YEARS 5 YEARS Steve Jackson Jamie Ring Mark Tomassi Steve Smith Gainsborough Head Office Hull Hull LEW APPRENTICES COMPLETE TRAINING Three of our apprentices have recently completed their “Recruiting talented young people is fundamental to qualifications with LEW and have since been welcomed as achieving a sustainable business for LEW. Apprenticeships employees following their training. play an important role in meeting our objectives, while allowing young people to gain experience and qualifications Ben Fielding and Mitchell Day completed their Trade Counter in a working environment. LEW have offered three apprentices & Warehouse Apprenticeship at our Doncaster branch. This full time positions now they have completed their courses.” apprenticeship is a two-year, job focused programme of “I would like to congratulate Molly, Ben and Mitchell and wish training designed specifically for wholesalers by the Electrical them continued success in their roles at LEW.” Distributors’ Association. It offers apprentices valuable Andy Johnson, Managing Director experiences working in the key areas of a wholesaler business, from warehousing to trade counter roles, to learn industry- specific skills like merchandising and customer service. Molly Colton completed her apprenticeship in Business Administration with our Sales Ledger team at our head office in Gainsborough. After completing her training in April, she has since continued working in the credit control team at our head office, assisting with all aspects of the management and maintenance of customer accounts. From L-R: Mitchell, Ben & Molly Copyright LEW Electrical Distributors 2019. FAO Marketing All information/prices and content correct at time of print. LEW Electrical All supplied content Copyright original LEW Electrical Distributors Distributors can not be held responsible for any change of information/prices/ creators. All Rights Reserved. Unit 16 Primrose Street content since date of print. The newsletter contains information about various Send us your feedback & news Gainsborough electrical product/regulations. All information is not advice/instruction and should [email protected] Lincolnshire not be treated as such. DN21 1HU 3 LEW’S NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019

A BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the 2019 Electrical Wholesaler Awards! Unfortunately, we lost out to some tough competition in the award categories we were nominated for, but in the Best Wholesaler Website category we were ‘Highly Commended’ by voters. In the Manufacturer and Supplier awards Heat Mat Underfloor Awards has been running since 2014 and has grown to become Heating were awarded Best Customer Service, with Aico an established platform for the ‘recognition of excellence ‘Highly Commended’ in this category also. Aico picked up the and achievement across the electrical wholesaling sector’. award for Best Safety/Security product for their Ei3028 Multi- Congrats to all winners! Sensor Heat & CO Alarm. ESP were ‘Highly Commended’ in this category for their GuardCam Deco product. The award ceremony was hosted by The Tower Hotel in London on Thursday the 9th of May. The Electrical Wholesaler In partnership with GET READY FOR A GREEN FUTURE Electric vehicle sales are at an all-time high and with • Inspection, testing & certification every major manufacturer offering a choice it’s hardly • Risk assessment and pre/post installation checking surprising many new car buyers have or will consider • System testing, fault finding & examination buying one. There are grants off the cost of up to £500 for EV purchasers to install a charge point at home, or up to The course is delivered in partnership with Rolec EV. Rolec are £10,000 for business, providing they are installed by a the largest provider of EV equipment in the UK. In addition to qualified installer. becoming a qualified EV Charge Point Installer you have the option of becoming a Rolec Approved Installer. On the day To help you get involved, GRE Training has partnered with you will be given a Rolec Pack which contains examples of free RolecEV to offer a one-day City & Guild 2919-01 accredited marketing materials. Rolec will also assist you with your OLEV electric vehicle charging course that is designed for registration and provide technical help with any installs. qualified electricians who want to learn about the technical requirements and practical considerations when installing For availability and dates for this course, visit gretraining. charging points for electric vehicles. co.uk or call 01246 588589. To book a training date, please speak to your account manager or email marketing@ The course includes: lewelectrical.co.uk. Course locations closest to our branches • Introduction to electric vehicles are Chesterfield, Peterborough, Leeds and Preston. Other • Overview of electrical vehicles charging locations include Norwich, Bristol, Slough and Worcester. • Domestic, commercial & public installations 4 www.lewelectrical.co.uk

LIGHTING EXPERT TO HEAD UP NEW SCOLMORE LIGHTING COMPANY Ambitious expansion plans by leading electrical key features and benefits of this sophisticated product range solutions provider, Scolmore Group, will see three major will help shape the new OVIA product offer. developments come to fruition during 2019 - the launch of Commenting on the new developments for the business, a new, independent lighting company; the appointment Scolmore Group managing director, Gary Mordue, said: of industry expert Mike Collins to head up this new “Whilst operating as a totally separate limited company, OVIA enterprise, plus the acquisition of an additional 67,000 sq. Ltd will have the full backing and support of the Scolmore ft. of head office and warehouse space, to accommodate Group, with the same commitment to only supply through the rapid growth that the business is enjoying. the wholesale channel which is set up to supply and service the professional electrical contract market. This joint In a bid to position the company among the top performing partnership will continue to guarantee our wholesale partners UK lighting solutions providers, Scolmore has made a a range of high-quality, value-for-money products backed up significant investment to develop a dedicated lighting by excellent local stocks, delivery service and the ability to company – OVIA Ltd - that will allow them to extensively offer detailed product support via trained staff and installer broaden their product offer and operate in a wider range of training, making sure the end user gets the best possible sectors alongside the mainly residential and light commercial products and solutions for the job. ones they currently service. The company is delighted to have secured well-known and “The investment in somebody as well-known and experienced highly respected lighting industry operator, Mike Collins, who within the industry as Mike to head up the new venture, moves from Ansell Lighting to head up the new OVIA company. demonstrates the significance we attach to the development Having spent his entire working career within the electrical of this stand-alone company. I feel very confident handing the industry, Mike brings with him a wealth of experience and reins to this new venture to someone of his calibre.” knowledge, garnered during this time working within both Added Mike Collins: “I am delighted to be joining the wholesaler and manufacturer environments. Scolmore Group at what is clearly a very exciting phase in its With OVIA Ltd due to be officially launched later in 2019, development. The company doesn’t hold back when it sees an Mike, who joined the company in early May, is focussing his opportunity to develop a new product offer that will stimulate efforts on an extensive research and development programme growth for itself and its customers. I am thrilled to have the to create a comprehensive lighting product offer that will opportunity to head up this new business. Our aim quite meet the requirements of the new sectors the company will simply is to bring to market - on the back of extensive research be targeting. These include Commercial, Industrial, Utility, with customers, contractors and competitors - a range of Amenity Emergency Lighting and Floodlighting. A team of OVIA lighting products that will provide contractors with the experienced sales reps are being recruited over the next few quickest and easiest to install lighting solutions that will save months to create a network of talent to take the new OVIA Ltd them time and money on a project and that they can source offering out to customers across the UK. through the reliable wholesale channel.” The name OVIA is already a well-known name within the It is anticipated that the industry having been introduced by Scolmore in 2011 as the new OVIA company will umbrella brand for the company’s growing lighting collection. occupy the current head Having enjoyed considerable success with its lighting division office space in Tamworth, to date, Scolmore recognises the huge market potential that Staffordshire, with the has come with the transformation of the lighting sector in existing Scolmore business recent years, with the emphasis on energy efficiency and being relocated to the new connected systems. nearby premises which are Scolmore has a reputation for innovation – the result of a due to be up and running commitment to invest in new and improved products and the early next year. latest technologies – and will continue to demonstrate this through the new company. A history of industry firsts within lighting helped shape the company’s reputation. Scolmore was the first to market in 2005 with fire-rated downlights, with the award-wining FlameGuard® fire protected and acoustic rated products. They were also the first to introduce an integrated downlight that overcame the issue of shallow ceiling voids, with their Inceptor integrated downlight with patented pre-wired Flexi driver. Inceptor remains a highly- regarded brand among contractors and wholesalers and the LEW’S NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019

SUPPORTING A BIG CAUSE! LEW Grimsby & customers give a to 5 million viewers per episode in its prime time slot on BBC helping hand for a local family which One. The award winning show, presented by Nick Knowles are to feature on the BBC One series and his team of Billy, Mark, Chris and Jules, takes on extremely ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’. Big Builds across the country in just nine days. TOP Right: Grimsby branch manager, Paul Courtley, pictured Grimsby branch manager, Paul Courtley, and Group with Dan (Middle) from D. Williams Electrical Services and DIY Manager, Josh Johnson, worked with some familiar faces SOS Star, Billy Byrne. in April on an episode of the BBC’s DIY SOS: Big Build that Bottom Images: Group Manager, Josh Johnson, pictured with was filmed in Scunthorpe. Fitz Electrical Ltd (left) and SGKC electrical (right) LEW donated electrical products to the show to support them with the re-build for a deserving family in need of a life- changing transformation of their family home. Keep an eye out for the episode airing on BBC One soon. DIY SOS: The Big Build is the BBC’s flagship home renovation programme; it has been running for 19 years, and attracts up DISTINCTIONS FOR LINCOLN LADS Form L-R: Rob, Jack, Tom. The Lincoln Warehouse team At our Lincoln branch, Warehouse Operatives Tom James and Jack Hague have recently completed their Introductory Product Knowledge Modules with the Electrical Distributors’ Association. The modules make up a set of 12 long distance training courses that are designed to help wholesale staff with official qualifications from a recognised industry organisation. Both Tom and Jack have passed their two introductory modules with top marks, earning distinctions on both assessments. The lads will now choose specific modules to progress through the course with, specifying which areas they would like to improve their product knowledge on. Further modules include training on Heating & Ventilation, Cable & Cable Management, Renewables and Lighting Systems & Control. LEW Managing Director, Andy Johnson & Operations Director Bruno Hickson have played a key role in the development of the Distribution, Switchgear & Renewables modules. “It was a pleasure to a support the next generation of electrical wholesalers in their product knowledge and career development” Says Andy. 6 www.lewelectrical.co.uk

KSR TOUR LEW TO 7 CELEBRATE 10TH CATALOGUE To celebrate the launch of Issue 10 of their lighting catalogue, KSR Lighting visited LEW branches throughout June with their team of product experts. Their latest catalogue features their biggest range of products to date, with over 1800 products listed and 30 new product ranges added. It also includes their new smart lighting range, Wiz Connected Lighting, a collaborative range with lighting company WiZ to bring you an entire range of smart lighting that is supported with a mobile app. Section 1 of the catalogue features the entire range of Smart Lighting, demonstrating how it can work with your current luminaires and the new range of products available. Remarking on the release of this milestone catalogue, KSR Directors, Jon and Matt Callander commented ‘We’re delighted to be launching our 10th anniversary catalogue. This catalogue is purely for our customers, without whom we wouldn’t be celebrating 10 years in business. We’re extremely grateful for the support and loyalty our customers have shown us in the past 10 years. Our customers have always been at the core of everything we do, and we know how fundamentally important they are to our business. We’re going to continue to deliver exceptional value for money and bring them the latest products from the world of lighting.” Have you got your copy yet? Issue 10 of KSR Lighting’s Product Catalogue is available in all LEW branches. Just ask our sales counter staff for a copy. Use your LEW account across the UK & Ireland As members of the ElectraCentre network, you can access & collect goods from any of the 200+ ElectraCentres across the UK & Ireland and be invoiced using your LEW account. This makes working wherever you are as easy as possible. Find your nearest ElectraCentre www.electracentre-locator.co.uk LEW’S NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019

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LEW GROWS SOLAR EXPERTISE IN-HOUSE Have you got a project in planning that involves solar With coverage across the UK, our in-house team is on hand products? Did you know we now have our own in-house to provide an end-to-end service for your next project. From Solar Sales Advisers who can provide end-to-end support project support and system design, to product supply and for your next project? installations, our expertise can support both you or your business through the entire process. Having worked closely with an external solar specialist To speak with our Solar Sales Advisers, contact 01427 353352 company for ten years, we have now moved this service in- or email [email protected]. house to provide an integrated solar and energy saving service. Jake Jarratt and Jeff Lewsam are LEW’s new Solar Sales Advisers. They come into the role with a combined ten years of industry experience providing commercial and domestic solar solutions to businesses and homes across the UK. Jake and Jeff will manage our integrated warehouse for solar, supplying industry leading solar systems, mounting systems and electrical heating, as well as battery storage services, to cater for all projects and budgets. CAN YOU SPOT THE DIFFERENCE? Have a bit of fun and see if you can spot the difference on these solar install images. There are 5 to spot in total! Difference 1 Difference 2 Difference 3 Difference 4 Difference 5 SHARE YOUR RESULTS ONLINE #teamLEW LEW’S NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019 9

Whatin’sthheappening LEW SHEFFIELD SPONSORS CHARITY MATCH AT WORLDS OLDEST FOOTBALL GROUND A Great Game for an Even Greater Cause! The oldest ground in world football was the venue for a charity football match on June the 9th hosted by one of the oldest football teams in the world, Hallam FC. Hallam FC lined up against a team fielded by The Children’s Hospital Charity at the famous Sandygate Road to raise money for the life-saving equipment, research, and treatment The Children’s Hospital Charity funds. Our Sheffield branch supported the event with matchday sponsorship. Well done to everyone involved with the organisation and running of the day. The final score was a draw after the charity mascot came on as a super-sub to score a last- minute equalising penalty for The Children’s Hospital Charity! LEW Electrical Distributors will be one of Hallam FC’s main sponsors for both the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 season. The club, who have played at their home ground since 1860, play in Division One of the Northern Counties East Football League. SUMMER ICE HOCKEY ACTION SUPPORTED BY LEW DONCASTER Our Doncaster branch will sponsor this year’s ‘Summer Classic’ charity ice-hockey match, a grass roots fundraising event for the West Park Cancer Hospital. The match is an extension of the Christmas Classic which has already been a success in Sheffield, raising money for The Children’s Hospital Charity. The inaugural Summer Classic has already raised over £16,000 for the West Park Cancer charity. 10

LEW LINCOLN & GRIMSBY SUPPORT HELPS RAISE £1700 WITH CHARITY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT Lincoln based electrical contractors, Brook & Mayo, ran their annual charity football tournament on Saturday the 15th of June. In total the event raised £1700 for Macmillan Cancer with a total of nine Lincoln based companies fielding a team to compete. Alongside a team from our Lincoln and Grimsby branches were teams from Brook & Mayo, Lindum Group, and APSS, as well as the likes of Freedom Fire & Security Maintenance who took home the trophy, narrowly beating LEW in the final. Well done to everyone involved with organising and running the event. To celebrate their 50th Anniversary, Brook & Mayo have committed to raising £5000 for Macmillan Cancer Care. Having since donated £500 in February to kick start their fundraiser, the charity tournament has carried them just short of their halfway target. Good luck to everyone at Brook & Mayo involved with their fundraising efforts! CONGRATS TO DEAN! Sheffield branch manager, Dean Wilsher, competed in the London Marathon in April to raise money for the Electrical Industries Charity and their Caz Dickinson Appeal. Dean was part of a team running for the Electrical Industries Charity trying to raise as much money as they can to support the care of Caz Dickinson who fell critically ill in 2009 after suffering sudden brain damage. Having worked in the electrical industry for 15 years, the Electrical Industries Charity have launched an appeal to raise £250,000 to support both Caz and her family with care and living expenses. Dean’s London Marathon raised over £2000 for this appeal, finishing the race in under four and a half hours. Thank you to everyone who has supported Dean with his fundraiser, having first announced this in October last year on our website Dean has received excellent support and encouragement. LEW BARNSLEY READY TO FACE THE CHALLENGE As this edition of LEW’S NEWS goes to print our Barnsley branch will getting ready for climbing the National 3 Peaks on Saturday the 28th of June. We’ll have a full write up in the next edition of how the lads got on. In the meantime, we’ll be updating you with the latest fundraising news on social media. If you would like to donate to the Barnsley branches fundraiser, visit https:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LEWElectrical. They are raising money for the Electrical Industries Charity and the Barnsley Hospice. LEW’S NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019 11

Photo: Amanda Leeming LEW SPONSOR TEAM NEWS HICKY FOR THE WIN A wet, windy and wild year at the Isle of Man TT for Peter Hickman The 2019 Isle of Man TT was defined by tricky conditions the 2019 Senior TT win and a successful defence of his 2018 as heavy rainfall and poor visibility over the mountains title. Although his record breaking speed from last year still cancelled much of the practice and rescheduled races stands. throughout the second week. Arriving on the Island on Commenting on his final race, Hickman said: “it is what it is; Sunday evening, Hickman had to wait until Tuesday for his we have had a cracking week. The bike was working awesome first laps of the 37.73-mile course. Practice week weather for the first four laps, but when we came in for the second meant no further action until Sunday, resulting in the pit stop, the temperature went really high. We have had this opening Superbike race, initially scheduled for Saturday, water issue and can’t really work it out, it makes absolutely being moved to Monday and reduced from six laps to four. no sense. We have some clever people in the Smiths Racing team, and we have changed everything you can think of but Despite the conditions and postponed practice sessions, to no avail. The last two laps, if I went above 1100rpm, it just 2019 was another exceptional year for Peter Hickman. After chucked water out so somehow, it’s pressurising the system. beating rival, Dean Harrison, in the opening Superbike race It didn’t get hot, just lost water, so I had to ride around at half Hickman recorded a further two wins in the Supersport and throttle and just short shift it everywhere. But I am happy to Superstock races and was later awarded the Joey Dunlop Solo get another podium, and I have kept my fastest lap record!” Championship trophy at the end of the week for the second Hickman will now continue his pursuit of the Bennetts British consecutive year in a row. Superbike Championship after a steady start to the 2019 season. Keep updated with Peter throughout the year on Hickman’s hat-trick of wins puts him amongst the TT elite as social media! part of the ‘Three in a Week’ group. And he would have added a fourth win on Friday had a water leaking issue not cost him www.facebook.com/peter60hickman @peterhickman60 @hickyracer60 BIRCHALL BROTHERS MATCH FISHER’S RECORD Birchall Racing duo, Ben and Tom Birchall, made yet more history at this year’s Isle of Man TT after recording their seventh-straight victory with two TT race wins. Now with a total of 10 victories on the Isle of Man, their performance over the week means they now equal sidecar legend Rob Fisher in race wins, making the Birchall Brothers joint-second most successful riders in their class. Ben and Tom were also awarded the Motul Award for Technical Excellence in recognition of their technical reliability and performance in ‘one of the most testing and challenging environments in the world of motorsport’. Congratulations to Ben and Tom on another outstanding year at the TT! 12 www.lewelectrical.co.uk