After the cold and grey of February the first week of March brought with it some much needed sunshine. It felt like just reward for us all getting through the post-Christmas gloom. Of course we’re not helped by smug social media posts from people boasting about completing ‘Dry January’ or giving up chocolate for three months – chocolate was invented to get us through this spell, people! (I might fact- check this later…). We’ve moved into that part of the year when we have the heater on in the car first thing in the morning but need the air-conditioning on by lunchtime.
We’re also emerging out of the other side of a busy run of glitzy awards ceremonies, where we’re indirectly told what films and tv shows we should be watching by way of the Golden Globes, Oscars and BAFTAs, and what music we should be listening to at the Grammys and the BRIT Awards. The biggest one of all, however, was on 6th March at the Intercontinental Hotel on London’s Park Lane. I am of course talking about the EDA Annual Awards and Dinner – the flagship event of the year for electrical distributors across the UK. Sadly I was unable to attend myself but PEW was able to dispatch a reporter to witness proceedings on the night (we’re basically like the BBC here at PEW HQ, only slightly smaller).
Colin Murray, the former radio DJ, sports presenter and current host of Countdown was the evening’s special guest and threw his heart and soul into proceedings, enjoying himself enormously and doing his best to ensure everybody in attendance had a good time as well. This included an electrical-themed Countdown conundrum game, and concluding the night by leading guests in a rousing rendition of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline – I really wish I could have been there!
Continuing with the ‘word’ theme, I’ll finish off with a bit of fun. With it being Easter this month I have listed below industry-related words or phrases that start with each letter of the word ‘Easter’.
E – Electricians – well who else is going to install all the amazing technology you dispense?
A – Accessories – as in, cabling accessories and one of our special features this month.
S – Safety, a fundamental cornerstone of the electrotechnical and wider construction industry. Also, software solutions, another of this issue’s special features.
T – Tools, or test equipment – you can go with your own preference here.
E – Emergency lighting – rather conveniently our third special feature in this issue.
R – Renewable technology – an essential part of our mission to Net Zero.
Can you do better? Probably. See you next month!
– Tracey Rushton-Thorpe
Catch up on previous ‘Editor’s Viewpoint’ here
