Katie Plumstead, Group Marketing Manager, Scolmore Group, looks at the latest UK Electrical Wholesalers market report, and provides wholesalers with details of those products that will be making headlines in the coming months.
According to Mintel’s UK Electrical Wholesalers Market Report 2023, the size of the UK electrical wholesale market was forecasted at £4,073 million in 2023. High costs across all areas remained a key operational concern. The continued combined press of inflation, cost of living and higher borrowing costs will impact demand in home construction and home improvement sectors. Commercial and industrial sectors also face severe pressure. Wholesalers must remain agile, flexible and responsive in order to meet the needs of a fluctuating market.
As a leading supplier to the electrical wholesale market, Click Scolmore knows only too well the importance of flexibility and agility when it comes to servicing its customers and the ability to quickly respond to demands in the market is something that the company takes pride in. Whether reacting to demand from the installers working with the products on the job or making sure that the latest trends impacting interior design requirements are being met, Scolmore has the resources at its fingertips to respond, and this is demonstrated in the continuing programme of new product development that the company undertakes.
Mesmerising matt bronze
With the increasing demand for decorative wiring accessories from end users, installers are looking for stylish and refined solutions to complement modern interiors. In response, Click Scolmore has expanded its Definity Complete range with a new matt bronze finish. A perfect blend of elegance and modern appeal, the new refined finish is designed to add a touch of timeless sophistication to any interior, making it an ideal choice for both domestic and commercial spaces.
The smooth clean lines of Definity Complete products provide the ultimate finishing touch to a feature packed range of decorative electrical accessories without the visible fixing screws. The Definity Complete range gives installers the ultimate flexibility. As all Click switch plates are modular as standard, this allows for endless combinations to suit multiple installations within both domestic and commercial environments.
The popular range now totals nine finishes including matt bronze, antique brass, brushed steel, stainless steel, polished chrome, white, metal white, matt black and metal black finishes.
A la Mode
Whilst the company will continue to develop its decorative accessories offer, it is the Click Mode range of white wiring accessories that remains the company’s best-selling wiring accessories collection to date. The Mode range was conceived and developed as a high quality, flexible and modern solution for virtually any domestic wiring requirement. The smooth, contemporary lines of the accessory plate fits easily into traditional and contemporary designs alike and the modular design allows installers unprecedented flexibility in creating dedicated wiring solutions.
New to the Click Mode range, are the 1-gang and 2-gang In-Wall Toothbrush Chargers. Compatible with most Oral-B toothbrush models, these products offer a wireless charging point for electric toothbrushes as well as additional space for a spare/replacement toothbrush head. The design allows them to be fitted directly onto the bathroom wall, offering easy access to charging without messy cables, and ensuring the electric toothbrushes are always charged ready to go. They are also antibacterial and antiviral certified.
Safety first
Other recent additions to Click’s decorative wiring accessories range are new Deco and Deco Plus 2-gang unswitched socket outlets. Designed with the consumer in mind, the socket outlets come offered with a safety shutter feature to increase security and overall reassurance. The safety shutters are designed to exceed BS1363 requirements, where a standard BS1363 Shutter only requires an engaging earth pin to open the shutter. These are available in satin chrome or stainless steel finishes and with black or white inserts.
Wholesaler support
As well as supplying the latest products to meet market demand, a working partnership with Scolmore Group 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 which is available across the whole of the Scolmore Group – Click Scolmore, Ovia, Unicrimp and ESP – and provides a range of tools that wholesalers can use to enhance their own marketing facilities – and all at no extra cost.
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