ISSUE 8 DEC 2015
AMENDMENT 3 Everything you need to know about the latest changes
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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: newsletter@phase-electrical.co.uk
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.
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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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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.
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HOT OFF THE PRESS
Introducing the new Cable Management catalogue from Marshall-Tufflex. Full of user-friendly information, technical specifications and installation advice, it’s the industry’s most definitive guide, so make sure you choose the number one in cable management. See the catalogue at www.newcatalogue.co.uk
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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 marketing@phase-electrical.co.uk
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 data to then write up a plan for us in order to increase traffic and the content available to view.
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Phase Bulk Stores are Bulking Up Big Time!
O ver the past have been undergoing a lot of work and key improvements. We have continued to expand our Bulk Stores by recently acquiring two further units. This will allow us to hold huge stocks of Scolmore, Thorn, Hager, Vent- Axia and many other product ranges, meaning our bulk purchasing ensures the branches have access to vast stocks of the products you need. Behind the counter we have also taken on Shane and Liam to few months our Bulk Stores
Three big units provide massive space for stock
join the existing team of Dan, James and Sam. Over the coming months the
new units will be fully fitted, including a new office environment.
With Hager, you get a whole lot more. Our Design range of metal consumer units are Amendment 3 compliant and available from your preferred stockist today.
Cable Clamp Prevents any movement of meter tails being transmitted to terminals of main switch.
Amendment 3 Compliant The Design range of consumer units enable compliance to Amendment 3 of the wiring regulations, BS 7671.
Cable Protector Plate Provides an enhanced method for bringing cables into the rear of the consumer unit. Simply remove the knockout, push cable protector plate through the slots and engage the tabs.
Designed for you, manufactured and tested by us To nd out more visit hager.co.uk/design
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New Full Metal Consumer Units from Eaton Complies with BS 7671 IET 17th Edition Wiring Regulations Amendment 3:2015
• Full front door with top hinge • Curved edge style • Integral door catch with locking option • Knockouts for cable entry on top/bottom/rear • Low smoke and fume paint • Compact enclosure dimensions, with dual rail and flush options
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E-mail: ukcommorders@eaton.com Web: www.eaton.uk.com/electrical
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# Team
Manager
GW
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John Penny Jack Spicer Brian Hodd Rob Haworth Lee Burgess Sam Burford Darren George Anthony Gibson Graham Reynolds Sara Witten David Phase graham lewis Andrew varley
64 62 44 49 48 47 40 46 50 60 68 47 62 62 56 42 60 66 47 29 46 53 39 27 59 49 48 48 29 40 35 44 27 42 33 48 42 51
662 646 616 613 610 604 603 594 593 575 575 575 568 566 563 559 555 552 549 548 540 538 537 530 526 520 510 508 507 506 502 482 468 463 448 440 427 406 382
2 Phase Head Office
3 ODDS AND SODS
4 Plastic Scousers XI
5 CPN Cudis
6 Burfomundos FC 7 DSG Electrical 8 The Muts Nuts FC 9 Reynolds Rangers 10 FAN Formation 11 Phase Uckfield XI
So over the last few months, the table has changed a number of times. After Game Week 12, John Penny is leading the way with 662 points, closely followed by our Head Office team with 646 points. Making up the rest of the top 4 our 2 other members of our staff, Brian Hodd from our Hastings branch, and Rob Haworth from our Whitstable branch. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for injuries and to change your team weekly in order to get maximum points, plus to use your special one off ‘Bench Boost’, ‘All out Attack’ and ‘Triple Captain’ features to send you climbing up the table. We’ll update the league again in March when it will be crunch time in the season.
12 glec rejects
13 Thorn top again! 14 Lees Hot Spurs
Lee rossiter
15 CharlieAustinAllegro Danny odell
16 2 GIRLS 1 CUP
Martin Baddeley andrew larcombe
17 Andinlastplace
18 Bottomham Hotstuds David Wickham
19 ATHLETICO BENTALEB 20 Walkers Wanderers
alun evans mark walker
21 Bally's Boys
owen BALL
22 Pooles Plodders 23 Spuds Athletic
Daniel poole
richard Shelley
24 Team Sexy 25 Hatch XI
Ivan Hughes Neil Hatcher
26 Snug Room FC
Joe Wills
27 Cavemans codgers
Steve Cavey Jack Wilson Steve Bullock
28 Leyton United 29 Smart Wire
30 Abcd
Nug (Connor) Allum 52
31 SPONGEBOBPLUGTOP FC stephen lusted
32 Baines On Toast
Josh McHugh David Gautrey Tim Francis Paul Gallant Rob Alabaster Clive Arnold
33 Clunts
34 Luxury Lloydy fc 35 well done joseph
36 Doodlers
37 Messi Pugh Nani 38 DAMNED UNITED 39 Broadoak FC
ricky algeo Nick Smith
Good luck.
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British Electric Lamps Looking to the future
The Bell Di erence Research / Quality Control / Testing Facilities British Electric Lamps Ltd. was established in 1920 and has built a reputation within the industry for manufacturing quality products and providing excellent service to our customers. The Research and Development department was established in 2012, this was augmented by the Lighting Laboratory and the Quality Control/Quality Assurance facility in 2014.
The Photometric Sphere tests all lamp output data; lumens, spectrum, colour temperature, power factor and actual power. This allows availability of photometric data and illumination data for lighting design schemes.
Secure Life Testing Area situated on site next to the National Distribution Centre batch tests all manufactured items to ensure continuity to life standards.
Lamps features and benefits Top Brand LED’s High colour rendering index - Ra85 High efficiency - up to 70 lumens per Watt Outstanding thermal performance 30000 hours lamp life Up to 5 year guarantee (subject to terms & conditions) Suitable for use in enclosed and sealed fittings Unsurpassed dimming performance Unsurpassed dimmer compatibility (see compatibility chart)
British Electric Lamps Ltd Unit A Foxbridge Way Normanton Industrial Estate Normanton, West Yorkshire WF6 1TN T : +44 (0)1924 893380 F : +44 (0)1924 894320 E : sales@belllighting.co.uk
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Phase Electrical take part in Electrical Industries Charity National Golf Day I n October the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) held their National Golf
customers Tony Booker, Trevor Best and Nick Maybourne, after winning the Southern Region Golf Day at Goodwood back in the summer. Unfortunately they couldn’t quite repeat their performance from then, however a fantastic day was had by all and most importantly Phase were glad to be supporting the EIC’s work. an afternoon river cruise aboard the Erasmus for our customers. The cruise started from Westminster Pier and went along the Thames, taking in all the sites along the London skyline. In total we had nearly 200 on board, enjoying the
Championship at the Woburn Golf Club. Our Director,
Simon Millard, represented Phase, along with our
Thames River Cruise - Fun in the Sun In September we held
drinks, canapés and live music from the band. We hope that all our customers throughly enjoyed themselves and will be looking to do something just as enjoyable next year. If you’d like to suggest any ideas for days out, please
speak to your branch manager, or email us.
Got a (sensible) idea for a fun day away with Phase? marketing@phase-electrical.co.uk
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staff, who have praised him for his continued all-round hard work. His manager, Dan Poole, said “Sam is always ready to do whatever is asked of him and has been especially helpful whilst our new bigger bulk stores have been set up. “He has often worked much longer than required and is always happy to help wherever possible”. Sam, we hope you thoroughly enjoy the hotel vouchers and your night away. Congratulations!
C ongratulations go to Sam Jardine from our Bulk Stores Branch for being our Star Employee over the last quarter. Sam has been at Phase for two years now, and although primarily works in our Bulk Stores he also drives our Link Van when needed. Sam received a number of votes from various members of
Sam Jardine’s a bit of a star!
Win a Xmas Bundle!
images in and around our photograph. In the picture are hidden eight such seasonal items. Find them,
circle them, cut out the completed pic and send it to us for the chance to win a fantastic Christmas Bundle!
This year’s Grand Christmas Competition is all about finding the Christmas
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ISSUE 8 • DECEMBER 2015
Issue 9 coming in March 2016
Until then, we wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Hugely Happy New Year!
Would you like to be part of our next issue of Free Phase News? Have you or your company recently raised cash for charity, won an industry award, or just have an interesting story to tell which you think could be in a forthcoming issue? Then get in touch – send details and a photo (if you have one) to newsletter@phase-electrical.co.uk or tell your local branch. E&OE
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