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also been created to enhance efficiencies around Group stock and purchasing functions. Jim Gallagher, a well-known industry figure, has been appointed to the role. “Our stocks are now in excess of £2.2m and need to be managed and controlled to a much better degree than currently. Jim will be based in the Coleraine head office, working closely with our branch and warehouse managers to implement minimum and maximum stock levels. “Other controls we are introducing include rolling stock checks to ensure the accuracy of our stockholding and a consolidation of stockholding throughout the group. All branches will hold the same stock lines to offer product conformity to our customers.” BM Electrical has invested in a new CRM reporting tool, which is already operational, offering live and accurate reporting across business sales and purchasing functions. “This will be of particular benefit to the managers, sales team and Jim in his new stock management and procurement role,” says Ken. Expanded sales department As the company continues to grow, it has also expanded its sales team, which is based in the new sales suite at the Coleraine branch. Alongside Branch Manager Ryan Rivers,
four full-time sales roles include Ryan’s brother Ian Rivers in technical sales and Stephen Archibald in area sales, while Tom Robinson has recently been appointed as area sales manager for north region business. BM Electrical’s investment in the future has also extended to its fleet, with the business moving its vehicles away from traditional fuels to six electric cars and its first electric van. “We are ever conscious of our environmental impact and are focused on improving our net-zero efforts,” says Ken. Founded in Coleraine in 1993 as an independent business to rival the national electrical wholesaler networks and provide a local, efficient and personal service to the electrical installation and associated trades, BM Electrical opened a second branch in Ballymena in 1999. A Derry branch followed in 2008, while the business acquired Fairley & Smyth Electrical Wholesalers at the Duncrue Industrial Estate in Belfast in 2019, establishing its first presence in the city and embarking on a substantial investment in the site. BM Electrical is a member of AWEBB, the largest independent buying consortium in the UK, and an affiliated member of European buying consortium IDEE, offering access to many key brands and products at competitive prices.
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