Free Phase News Issue 8

Free Phase News Issue 8

ISSUE 8 DEC 2015

AMENDMENT 3 Everything you need to know about the latest changes

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Dan of D•R Electrical is Sparky of the Month

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of Christmas Promo’ win a BIG flat screen TV Christmas jumper competition

PLUS - WIN WITH OUR “SPOT THE XMAS ICONS” PRIZE COMPETITION. EARN YOURSELF A XMAS BUNDLE!

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Welcome... ...to Issue 8 of FREE PHASE NEWS, our quarterly newsletter bringing you up-to-date with the day-to-day goings on within Phase Electrical Distributors. In this issue we will be featuring our Christmas promotions and competitions, interviewing another Sparky of the Month and updating our Fantasy Football League table. See left

Contents

for the contents of this issue. You will also be able to read articles on our ever-

3 - Welcome

+ Dale Hill Golf Day

4 - The 12 Phase of Christmas

improving web site, new bigger bulk stores and what you need to know about Amendment 3. We will once again be showcasing our suppliers’ latest products, so feel free to enquire about any of them in your local branch.

5 - Fegime UK

On the Board

7 - Sparky of the Month

10 - Web Site News

11 - Christmas Opening Hours

If you have anything that you would like us to feature, then please contact us at: [email protected]

12 - Our Bulk Stores BULK UP!

So, before handing you over to enjoy the rest of the December newsletter, let me be at least one

of the first to wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for a truly enjoyable 2016.

14 - Amendment 3 - What You Need to Know

17 - Notice Board

20 - Phase Fantasy Football League

Jack Spicer Editor

23 - EIC Golf Day

+ Thames Boat Cruise

MacMillan wins at Dale Hill Charity Golfers hit £1400 charity prize

27 - Star Employee &

Find the Christmas Icons in our staff pic

W e’d like to say a big thank you to every player who came along to our fantastic September Golf Day. We also want to thank Dale Hill

scoring from most of our players. Perhaps best of all, we managed to raise a fantastic £1400 for the MacMillan Cancer Support charity through our Mulligan Vouchers and Raffle, so well done, you generous golfers! We look forward to

Free Phase News is published by Phase Electrical Distributors Limited. Registered Office: Unit 42, Hammonds Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN23 6PW Company No. 04424536

Golf Club, who helped us host a great event. Although the

The results were as follows: 1st - Simon Baker on 41 pts 2nd -Dave Ward on 38 pts 3rd - Will Dunstall on 37 pts

seeing you all at next year’s event, so keep an eye open

weather wasn’t great, we were lucky enough to have a dry day, which meant for some good

for dates - and don’t let those clubs get rusty before then.

E&OE

www.phase-electrical.co.uk

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In partnership with Fegime UK Giving our customers better quality, bigger savings

been part of Fegime for seven years. In this time we have continued to grow due to having access to competitive pricing

from November 2014 – 2015. Dan is continuing his role on the board going forward, with his role focusing on negotiating national agreements on behalf of the group and its members, along with working closely with the EDA on looking at improvements we can all make as an Industry. Dan said, “We are very proud members of Fegime Uk. Since joining the group it has accelerated our growth by cementing relationships with all the leading brand manufacturers in the industry, something which can be seen when visiting or trading with any of our network of branches”.

C omprising national electrical buying groups across Europe, Fegime is a network of small to medium sized electrical wholesaling companies working together to bring value to their clients. Consisting of 29 members across the UK, we have now

through the group, and then passing this saving on to our customers. Dan Poole, who is one of our dynamic Directors, has been on the Board of Fegime for four years, and was elected Chairman Dan Poole - a man with a mission

Introducing the NGTouch Total control for your underfloor heating is now at your fingertips

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Intuitive to use and easy to programme

Modes to suit your lifestyle including comfort and holiday

Save money and the environment by using Eco mode

Easy access to technical support with a QR Code

Covered by the Heat Mat Lifetime Warranty

A simple-to-use touchscreen thermostat designed for electric underfloor heating. Talk to us about underfloor heating – Visit www.heatmat.co.uk or call 01444 247020 Exclusive to Heat Mat. Available from all branches of Phase Electrical.

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Telephone: +44 (0) 1582 544 590

Fax: +44 (0) 1582 544 591 email: [email protected] www.brackenheath.co.uk

Daniel Rogers DR ELECTRICAL & PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

S parky of the Month for December 2015 is Daniel Rogers, the 27-year-old boss of DR Electrical Services. “I was an

project you’ve worked on? “Udimore Farm Riding School.”

tool/gadget to use? “Dewalt Multi tool.” How often do you pop into your local Phase branch? “Every Day.” If you weren’t an electrician what would you be? “A plumber.”

What are the biggest issues/challenges you face? “Time schedules and other traders.”

apprentice at Walco Electric after leaving school in 2005. I started my own company in July 2015,” says Dan - 2nd from right in our photo. How long have you been an electrician? “10 Years”

Finally, where do you see DR Electrical Services in the future? “As a new company my main aim for the future is to keep a very high standard of work as well as growing the company at a manageable rate

What does a typical working day look like? “Organising materials for the work force, answering calls and quoting works.” What’s the most interesting

What would you like to see change in the industry (Biggest bugbear)? “Health and safety regulations.” What is your favourite

to accommodate the larger projects.” Thank you, Dan, and all the best to you and your team.

www.phase-electrical.co.uk

01323 411544 [email protected] 7

HOT OFF THE PRESS

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Making our web presence a site better Tweaks to make the Phase experience easier still

Updates such as adding our Twitter feed, new videos, industry news and product promotions are all part of the plan to make the web site more involving. You can also find page-turning versions of Free Phase News to view online. We have even added a branch locator using Google Maps, which pinpoints the location of each of our branches.

With the help of Diligence we also plan to add details of our staff at each branch. In turn we hope that this along with adding in keywords will improve ease of searching and our SEO rankings. As it is, you, our customers, who use the web site, we are open to any suggestions you may have or what you would like to see on the site. Send your ideas to [email protected]

O ver the past three months we have been working with Diligence Digital to improve and develop our web site. Diligence Digital have been tracking ‘hits’ via Google Analytics on our web site, and used the >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28

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