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Ambitious expansion plans by leading electrical solutions provider, Scolmore Group, will see three major developments come to fruition during 2019 - the launch of a new, independent lighting company; the appointment of industry expert Mike Collins to head up this new enterprise, plus the acquisition of an additional 67,000 sq. ft. of head office and warehouse space, to accommodate the rapid growth that the business is enjoying.   New lighting company In a bid to position the compan...

Scolmore Group is one of fifteen manufacturers and ten wholesalers who have signed up as Founder Members of EDATA, a new ‘by the industry for the industry's product data pool. EDATA is the latest strategic initiative from the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) under their EDA Data Services banner. E-commerce and digital transformation are inextricably linked to the availability of the highest quality product data, and EDATA offers manufacturers a central ‘single so...

As part of its commitment to support the electrical industry and to help develop the next generation of electricians, Scolmore Group became an official partner with SkillELECTRIC to support the organization’s competition to find the UK’s best young electrician. The event, which is run in conjunction with WorldSkills UK, is designed to promote and showcase high standards and skills across the electrotechnical industry. It is organized by National Electrotechnical Training (NET)....

Scolmore is delighted to announce that following his 18-month tenure as commercial manager for the company, Jim Hutchison has been promoted to group commercial director.   Jim's experience He will oversee all commercial procedures across the Scolmore group of companies which includes Click wiring accessories, Ovia lighting, ESP security and fire protection, and Unicrimp cable accessories.  A well-known figure in the electrical industry, Jim has amassed more than 30 years of expe...

Working in partnership with Scolmore ensures that electrical wholesalers have access to the widest possible source of information, resources, and promotional support to help them stand out from the crowd and stay ahead in a highly competitive marketplace.  Key to this support is the Marketing Hub – a unique website facility for Premier Stockists which is available across the group – Scolmore, Ovia, Unicrimp, and ESP and provides a range of tools that wholesalers can use to...

Scolmore Group is delighted to have been accepted by the IET (Institute of Engineering Technology) as its latest Enterprise Partner. This makes Scolmore the 150th company to join the organization in the year that the IET is celebrating its 150th anniversary. IET offerings With more than 160,000 members worldwide in 150 countries, the IET is the UK’s largest professional engineering institution that offers Professional Registration by the Engineering Council. The IET offers support for...

“Developing new and innovative products that make electrical installation projects quicker and easier to carry out is what Scolmore prides itself on." "So we are delighted to have been able to get involved once more with the UK National Apprentice of the Year scheme and play our part in developing the talent and skills that will ensure the industry thrives in the future," comments Scolmore Group marketing manager, Marie Parry, on the company’s involvement as silver sponsor of t...

Marie Parry, Group Marketing Director, Scolmore Group, looks at some of the issues surrounding the supply of electrical products to the healthcare sector. Infection control is one of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare sector. Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) are infections that occur in a healthcare setting that a patient didn't have before they came in. These infections can develop either as a direct result of healthcare intervention (such as medical or surgical treatment) or...

Scolmore has confirmed that it recently threatened court action against LGA, the distributor of the \\\’Selectric\\\’ brand of products. Paul Dawson, Group Commercial Manager of Scolmore stated as follows \\\"Scolmore has, for a number of years, sold metal plate accessories under its ’Deco’ branding. We have popularised this brand, invested a great deal in it, and made it our own. We recently discovered that LGA had been advertising metal plate products by reference to a...

Scolmore Group, the manufacturer of wiring accessories, lighting, security, fire protection, cable accessories, and heating control products, has produced a comprehensive ‘Specification Solutions’ brochure, which brings together products from across the brands operating within the group – Click, ESP, Ovia, Unicrimp, and Sangamo. It is designed as an essential guide for specification teams working on a range of building projects, helping them to quickly identify the right produ...

Scolmore has made a number of changes to its online ordering facility across all sites – Scolmore, ESP, Ovia, and Unicrimp – with the aim of enhancing customer experience through improved load speeds and user functionality, as well as the addition of some new features. The new sites will benefit from speeds that are twice that of the old sites, with some sections, including order uploads functionality, increasing by four times the original speed. Potential back order For added sec...

A new animated tutorial is providing visitors to Click Scolmore’s online purchasing site with a comprehensive tour of the newly redesigned ordering facility. The section now benefits from a fresh, clean look with easy-to-navigate pages and there are enhanced facilities to make online purchasing quick and easy.   The updated site now incorporates a number of improved features that allow users to access new information directly and more easily. The animated tutorial provides a two...

Scolmore recently reported the appointment of a Southern Region Specification Manager and they are delighted to announce the further strengthening of the Specification team with the appointment of Colin Burston as their Specification Area Manager in the North West Region. Difficult economic times Like his counterparts in other parts of the country, Colin has an in-depth knowledge of both electrical accessory and lighting products and will provide ongoing support to their own direct sales team...

Having reached full capacity at its 10,000 sq. ft head office site in Tamworth by the end of 2018, Scolmore had its sights set on another building at the same location which, at 25,000 sq. ft, would more than double the capacity for the company’s new headquarters. The aim was to commence work in September 2019 to extend and refurbish the new building, with the relocation of all staff due to taking place in early 2020. While the building transformation went ahead – the original steel...

Megger Group ('Megger') and IPS Group (Intelligent Process Solutions/IPS) jointly announce that they have reached a definitive agreement to work together as strategic partners, combining both their experience and product lines, in order to create new value for the electrical supply industry. The agreement includes Megger taking an equity stake in IPS Group. IPS Group ((Intelligent Process Solutions/IPS) is one of the globally renowned providers of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Asset Perfor...

Concern regarding cleanliness within healthcare establishments continues to get headlines in the media, with the result that in recent years, contractors operating within the sector are under increasing pressure to work with electrical products that meet the demands for hygiene and safety. The Scolmore Group has been supplying electrical accessories to the healthcare sector for many years. Its white moulded ranges and Part M wiring accessories range developed to comply with the Part M Build...

A new partnership scheme developed by the Scolmore Group will provide electrical wholesalers with a unique opportunity to become an approved distributor for its iNELS Wireless Home Automation system. Retrofit solution Recognizing the huge and largely untapped potential that this sophisticated, cost-effective, and easy-to-install solution offers, Scolmore is providing wholesalers with an armory of tools and resources that will enable them to target contractors working on small and medium-size...

The UK’s largest urban tram network - Greater Manchester’s Metrolink - is utilizing Scolmore Group’s Flow Connector system to help provide lighting at the Tram stops across the network. Click Flow is an all-in-one junction box and connection system, which provides a quick and easy solution when adding lighting or appliances to an existing circuit. Additional loop terminal The Hub CT300 is designed to accept the Flow range of 3 or 4 pin plug-in connectors and can be connected...

A selection of products from CLICK Lighting’s Deco range of accessories has been installed at the Thurlestone Hotel in Devon. Specified by Electrical Services South West Limited, double and single sockets, switches, twin telephone socket outlets, TV outlets, and fused spurs in Antique Brass finish were utilized for rooms in the initial stages of the part refurbishment of the hotel. Located in the sixteenth-century village of Kingsbridge and owned by the Grose family since 1896, the Thurle...

Training facilities at the NICEIC’s head office in Luton have received a welcome boost with the installation of brand new training boards produced and supplied by Click Scolmore. Giving trainee electricians the opportunity to work with the very latest in wiring accessories and lighting products, the Click Scolmore training boards have been installed in one of the main classrooms at the Dunstable site. Provide valuable demonstrations Twelve boards have been fitted onto racking across thr...

The continued growth of the Scolmore Group business has led to a number of new appointments within the salesforce. Kevin Beech joins the company as National Sales Manager and brings with him more than 29 years’ experience in the industry, covering a range of roles within manufacturing and sales, including time spent with some of the sector’s top business names. New business opportunities Lee Walker joins Scolmore as the new Area Sales Manager for the South West region His respons...

Unicrimp, the latest new business to emerge from the successful Scolmore Group of companies, has announced the appointment of Mike Jackson to the position of National Sales Manager. Unicrimp brings to the electrical contracting market a comprehensive collection of cable management consumables, and Mike will have overall responsibility for building a successful sales channel for the company’s range of Q-Crimp branded products, exclusively through the electrical wholesale market. Stringent...

Revolutionary homes that would allow tenants to avoid energy bills are being pioneered in Northumberland by architects Space Group. The Newcastle-based architecture and technology business worked with Arch Homes to design and build four homes in Blyth which will provide its residents with sustainable homes that cost nothing extra to heat and power. The Swedish-style homes – called Spacehus houses - comply with ‘zero carbon’ standards, and will be let to tenants on the basis of...

Calling all electrical apprentices – be part of the Electrical Apprentice of the Year Competition for a chance of winning fantastic prizes and an industry-recognized title. More than 350 electrical students across the UK have already taken part in the first stage of the competition, an online exam comprising of 40 multiple choices questions, as they bid to be crowned this year’s The Electrical Apprentice of the Year. consider taking part Darren Staniforth, Group Senior Technical P...

With the second national lockdown in place, they want to reassure the wholesale customers and contractors that Scolmore is fully operational and working within the current guidelines to continue to supply their full range of products to the professional electrical market. The company’s ability to always hold vast stock levels means that they are able to fulfill orders from across the group, with their extensive range of wiring accessories from Scolmore, lighting and lighting control produ...

Unicrimp is the latest new business to emerge from the successful Scolmore Group of companies. Its formation brings to the electrical contracting industry a comprehensive range of cable accessory products. Launched under the Qcrimp brand name and available exclusively through the electrical wholesale trade, the product offering comprises an extensive range of cable management consumables. All products within the Qcrimp range are manufactured under stringent quality control systems and are f...

After more than a month of marking and deliberation from the judges, the second stage of The Electrical Apprentice of the Year competition, which is run in association with competition partners, Scolmore Group and Voltimum, is underway. More than 540 electrical students completed the first stage of the competition – an online exam comprising of 40 multiple choice questions relating to electrical installations. Now the top 20% of entrants will go to the second heat of the competition where...

Committed to providing quality information in an accessible format to assist the industry, Scolmore has just updated its BIM library to incorporate additional products including the new GridPro range, as well the MiniGrid and New Media collections of interchangeable plates and modules. Since April 2016, all centrally-procured public sector construction projects require the implementation of BIM at Level 2. Direct access to Scolmore’s BIM library is available via the website. Range of...

When DIY SOS: The Big Build BBC Children in Need Special is aired (Wednesday, 13th November) it will show the transformation of a rundown church hall, into a much-needed emergency accommodation and support center for Nightsafe: a Blackburn charity which provides support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are homeless or vulnerably housed. With just nine days to complete the project, which took place in early September, resident electrician Billy Byrne sought the help of Scolmore to supply all th...

A leading player in the UK wiring accessories market, Scolmore is continually looking at ways to improve and develop its existing product offer, and to explore new areas for expansion. The result of its latest new product development program completes the company’s offer in the wiring accessories category - bringing to market a comprehensive Consumer Unit and Circuit Protection range.  Marketed under the name ‘Elucian by Click’, the official launch comes followin...