by Stuart Hopwood | Dec 1, 2025 | Industry News, Industry Comment
“I wanted to write to you directly as the CEO of Bira (including ACT, Retra and MICA) to give you the full picture on what last week’s Budget really means for your business rates bill.” A letter from Bira CEO Andrew Goodacre. His Budget update in...
by Stuart Hopwood | Dec 1, 2025 | Industry News, Industry Comment
Combined Independents (Holdings) Ltd (CIH), part of Euronics, joins AMDEA — a boost for independent retail brands Sensis and Schönhaus The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA) is delighted to announce that Combined Independents (Holdings) Ltd...
by Stuart Hopwood | Nov 27, 2025 | Industry News, Industry Comment
Independent retailers are left “disappointed” as Budget fails to deliver promised business rates transformation. Bira has criticised the Budget for falling short on promised business rates reform and delaying action on unfair competition from overseas...
by Stuart Hopwood | Nov 24, 2025 | Industry News, Industry Comment, Product News
HAIER Product Safety Alert We have recently identified a product safety issue that affects our built-in heat pump tumble dryers. The issue relates to manufacturing variations which can result in the product catching fire when it is in use. If you purchased a specific...
by Stuart Hopwood | Nov 6, 2025 | Industry News, Industry Comment, Industry Events, Uncategorized
AMDEA Parliamentary Reception Invite Dr Roz Savage MP cordially invites you to a Parliamentary Reception for The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances to demonstrate how policy can help appliances bring home the circular economy on Wednesday, 29 October...
by Stuart Hopwood | Nov 2, 2025 | Industry News, Industry Comment, Industry Events
The 2025 Electrical Product Safety Conference brought together more than 290 experts and industry leaders including IER’s Linda Dorling and Stuart Hopwood representing the electrical retailer trade press, to examine all the latest crucial issues impacting the...
