I was recently asked my opinion on the England men’s football team appointing Thomas Tuchel, a German, as its new Head Coach. Despite my brief following of football over the summer I was caught a little bit off guard because I didn’t even know England had appointed a new coach – never mind the finer details of the individual’s nationality!
After a lengthy thought process (five seconds) I summised that Mr Tuchel was probably appointed because he was the best available person for the job before my mind wandered back to more pressing matters like what to have for dinner.
No prizes for spotting the awkward segueing here but ‘best available for the job’ is a term often applied across almost all trades and industries, and not just in terms of personnel, but products and tools as well. Finances of course always play a big part in the choices we make but in an ideal world we all want the best thing we can get – whether it’s a parent finding the best school for their child, a company looking for the best candidate when filling a job position, or a golfer choosing the best clubs that will increase their chances of glory.
From a wholesaler’s point of view it is also imperative that they offer their customers quality products from reputable brands, while on the pages of this magazine we will endeavour to make sure you stay up to date on the latest innovations in the electrotechnical market so you know what you need to be stocking up on.
Reputations build over time and in the last issue we wished a happy 135th anniversary to Carhartt. In this issue Stearn Electrical takes us down memory lane as it celebrates 100 years in the industry. This is another significant milestone to be admired and to have been around for that amount of time you’re definitely doing something right.
Which brings me on finally to yours truly. A photo popped up recently on my Facebook memories from the Three Peaks Challenge I undertook in 2010 alongside a few of the other trade editors on behalf of the Electrical Industries Charity, or EEIBA as it was known then. That was 14 years ago, so we do resemble a group of sixth form students doing our Duke of Edinburgh Award. However, I’m pleased to say that most of the individuals in the photo are still in the editorial game in some form or another – and I might even argue we all know what we’re doing. But that will have to wait until another day because unfortunately I‘ve run out of space.
See you next month.
I hope you enjoy the issue.
– Tracey Rushton-Thorpe
Catch up on previous ‘Editor’s Viewpoint’ here
