SECTOR INSIGHT
NEW CATALOGUES FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH TOP TRADE BRANDS
Codelocks ’ culture delivers prestigious award wins
» THE GUILD OF ARCHITECTURAL Ironmongers ( GAI ) presented Codelocks with two awards and one shortlist at its inaugural Community Awards event at the London Oval . The 17 November celebration saw Ros Bayliss , Codelocks ’ Marketing Manager , secured the award for Leadership , while James Bowden , Customer Service Manager , was shortlisted in the Customer Focus category .
These are the second awards the Newbury-based lock manufacturer has won this year . In September Codelocks ’ core value of innovation helped it win Security Today ’ s New Product of the Year award for its KL1000 G3 NetCode ® lock . The company ’ s other brand values include a customer-first approach , acting with integrity , and family values . Each month , its customer service department deals with over 2,000 customer interactions , and throughout the year Codelocks provides training events to help upskill locksmiths and facilities managers across the country .
Managing Director , Colin Campbell , took home the GAI Fellowship award , and said of Codelocks ’ achievements , “ At Codelocks we ’ re a family of experts . By putting our customers first we ’ ve created an environment of knowledgeable , helpful , customerfocused employees that go above and beyond to help people with access control .”
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» LEADING SPECIALIST TRADE suppliers , IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect , have released their latest catalogues , showcasing hundreds of new products added to their impressive portfolio of over 18,000 and 12,000 products respectively . Understanding that customers need a catalogue to browse while on the move , the leading retailers have detailed the key highlights from their new and existing ranges in the latest editions , which are available for free delivery , or to view online .
IronmongeryDirect has been supplying architectural ironmongery to tradespeople for over 50 years and has the UK ’ s largest range with over 18,000 products in stock . ElectricalDirect has over 12,000 electrical products available , with both companies offering a wide choice of flexible delivery options . Customers can choose free next day delivery on orders over £ 45 ex VAT , same-day delivery to postcodes in
NEW MARKETING MANAGER BRINGS 17 YEARS ’ EXPERTISE
» HOPPE ( UK ) HAS APPOINTED Francesca Brittain as marketing manager .
Francesca has more than 17 years ’ experience working in marketing and communications . She has worked for a range of organisations within the construction and engineering sectors including Victoria Forgings and Rivetwise .
selected areas of London and the East of England , as well as click and collect from 6,500 pick up points across the UK .
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She has also worked for Autism West Midlands and previously volunteered as a business mentor at the Princes Trust .
While at Rivetwise , Francesca won the Best Marketing Engagement Award from Stanley Engineered Fastening ( SEF ), part of the Stanley Black and Decker Group , for her campaign promoting SEF ’ s products .
Francesca said : “ I ’ m looking forward to bringing a fresh perspective into HOPPE ( UK )’ s marketing and combining this with the wealth of knowledge and experience across the team to create exciting campaigns . I ’ m also very excited to meet our customers and promote the fantastic projects they ’ re working on .”
As a member of HOPPE Group , HOPPE ( UK ) provides architectural hardware products that have been tested to meet the most stringent European and British standards .
www . hoppe . co . uk
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