A look at the latest display solutions to help increase your in-store purchases.

PRIDE OF PLACE

This year, Aico has achieved the successful deployment of its latest point of sale (PoS) units. These units have been efficiently distributed to over 500 wholesalers nationwide. This accomplishment is a testament to Aico’s dedication to supporting its supply chain.

Aico’s team of Regional Specification Managers (RSMs) worked in close collaboration with the well-established network of wholesalers throughout the UK as part of Aico’s commitment to providing continuous support throughout the process. The support offered by the RSMs extended beyond installations. It encompasses a comprehensive range of services, including in-branch marketing guidance, extensive training sessions for entire branch teams, and specialised attention to unique orders requiring extra care.

Tony Boyle, National Sales Manager at Aico, expressed deep appreciation for the pivotal role played by electrical wholesalers in the company’s supply chain, emphasising: “Electrical distributors are a valued and integral part of our supply chain and our route to market. Aico products can be purchased from nearly 2,500 trading electrical distributors across the UK. We are delighted that our distributor partners are showcasing Aico products and utilising our new point of sale display stands, which take pride of place at many a trade counter.”

Aico is dedicated to delivering exemplary customer service and regularly extends invitations to wholesalers to visit its Centre of Excellence in Oswestry to enable the supply chain to understand more about Aico and its products.

Ask Aico

Distributors also frequently host “Ask Aico” events with the support of their local RSM, providing installers with comprehensive information about domestic fire and carbon monoxide detection. For installers, Aico also provides Expert Installer Training at wholesaler branches, which is undertaken onboard Aico’s mobile training units that tour the country. Expert Installer Training provides invaluable insights for the supply chain, offering hands-on training to make sure installation is correct for the life safety devices that Aico supplies. This also enables the confidence extended from the knowledge delivered to ensure top-tier customer service.

Alongside new point of sale stands, wholesalers can now showcase Aico’s new Ei3030 Multi-Sensor Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarm with specially designed wallboards and counter mats, which have already been successfully distributed to over 600 branches.

Aico’s range of wallboards and counter mats are available for wholesalers to order through their Aico online portal. They simply type in ‘POS’ and the list of products will appear.

To find out how your local Regional Specification Manager can support you, please click here

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This year Aico has been working with JTL Training in Ashford, Kent to provide their students with Aico’s free, award-winning Expert Installer Training.

JTL is one of the largest work-based learning providers in England and Wales working with over 3,800 businesses from large corporations to small local suppliers. JTL is currently working with over 8,000 learners and trains more apprentices than anyone else in the building services and engineering sector.

Aico’s FIA CPD accredited Expert Installer Training is designed to ensure electrical contractors have all the information they need to install domestic fire and carbon monoxide alarm systems. Guaranteeing effective fire safety protection for customers relies on alarm systems being installed correctly. It is important that young people who are entering the work environment are given the correct information when it comes to installing life safety devices.

The students at JTL were also provided with information and a demonstration of the HomeLINK Connected Home Solution. The system can extract and collate data directly from alarm heads and Environmental Sensors and be made available from a user-friendly dashboard. These actionable insights enable preventative measures and proactive maintenance of Landlords’ housing portfolios.

Once students have completed Expert Installer training, they are invited to join the Aico Installer Community – a connected online platform built to support Expert Installers. Members of the community are eligible to participate in Aico’s free-of-charge City & Guilds Assured Training – Domestic Fire &CO Alarm Systems.

Aico’s Regional Specification Manager (RSM), Paul Barrett, who provided the training, added: “Educating future generations is one of the most rewarding parts of my role. It has been great to work with Russell Griffiths and Dave Cunningham educating their students on the importance of installing Domestic Fire and CO alarms to British Standards BS 5839-P6 and BS 50292. It is now becoming an annual event and I hope we can roll the training out to all their colleges.”

JTL’s Senior Electrical Tutor, Russell Griffiths, commented: “I have been teaching electrical installations for 17 years and it has always baffled me that fire alarms do not form more of a part of the qualification than they do. So, with this in mind, I made an approach to Paul Barrett of Aico to see if the company could provide CPD to our learners here at JTL Ashford.

“On meeting with Paul, I could tell that Aico were going to be very proactive partners in the assistance they were to give us, and it was fantastic to hear about the Expert Installer training that they could provide for our learners. We arranged a date for Paul to come in and deliver the training and I have to say it was of great benefit to our learners. Students were actively engaged from start to finish and all were provided with a certificate of completion, that they could add to their CPD files and off-the-job training logs.

“All learners found the session very useful and were happy with gaining a better understanding of domestic smoke alarm systems and the different types of protection offered with Aico products, Paul was very professional and able to deliver a good session to our learners with his expert knowledge.

“Moving forward, Paul has arranged for a bespoke display board to be made for our workshop enabling the learners to have access to not only demonstrate products but also can be made live to enable learners to test functionality. I hope that we can have a Paul back every year to deliver to our learners because the service that Aico and Paul provide is a valuable addition to our curriculum here and I believe that it should be used widely throughout our organisation.”

Supporting education is a big focus for Aico and they have a dedicated team of 29 RSMs, delivering fully accredited CPD courses across the UK.

To find out more, you can find your local RSM here

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