News
Council Meeting
The next DASA Council meeting is being held on 10th April at The Olde Barn Hotel, Toll Bar Road, Marston, Grantham, Lincs NG32 3HT. It is 3 miles off the A1 just north of Grantham. All DASA members are invited to attend the meeting, but we do need to have details of...
Training and Apprenticeships
DASA are reviewing the training support offered to existing and new engineers. We will update members with further details, including substantial funding for apprentices, when the details have been finalised.
Sirius Buying Group appoints a new General Manager.
Mark Veysey has been appointed, with effect from 1 February, as the General Manager for Sirius, with the intention of bringing a heightened level of commercial expertise to the group, Mr Veysey will be responsible for helping Sirius Approved Members and Suppliers to...
Belling launches new range of built-in appliances for 2019.
The comprehensive new range of built-in appliances features a full suite of single ovens, double ovens, gas, electric and induction hobs as well as a built-in combination microwave oven. All of Belling’s refreshed 60cm ovens will feature a 73-litre gross capacity and...
The IER Awards
The IER Awards are being held on Thursday the 11th April at Park Plaza London Victoria Hotel Running for over 27 years, the Innovative Electrical Retailing (IER) Awards is designed to recognise achievements across the sector, honouring exceptional products, business...
Combined Independents (Euronics) Showcase at the NEC Birmingham on 7 and 8 April 20
For the first time ever, invitations to the Showcase will be extended to potential new members. If you have retail affiliations this may be worth a visit. The member-only Showcase has a record number of suppliers who have invested significantly in the Showcase to...
Tradesman Insurance for DASA Members
DASA are currently holding discussions relating to Business Insurance with a major Insurer. The package, which will have special premiums for DASA members will be launched as soon as the details are finalized.
Haier Completes the Acquisition of Candy to Strengthen Global Leadership in Smart Home Appliances.
The aggregated volumes of Haier and Candy groups in 2018 represent a global market share of 15.1% on major appliances, 22.7% on freestanding refrigeration appliances and 19.8% in home laundry appliances (according to Euromonitor data). Combined revenue ranks fifth in...
Christmas Trading and Brexit
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that Christmas 2018 was the worst for retailers in a decade, with sales showing no year-on-year growth. Like-for-like sales for the period were down by 0.7 per cent, this is the worst December sales performance in 10...
Government launches new Office for Product Safety and Standards
The government has today (21 January 2018) announced the creation of a new national oversight body tasked with identifying consumer risks and managing responses to large-scale product recalls and repairs. The new Office for Product Safety and Standards will enable the...
V-Zug to pull retail operation from uk market
V-ZUG have announced today that as of 2018 they will no longer be retailing their appliances through the uk market due to economic preasure Brexit is placing on exporting to the UK. They will however continue to support existing machine already sold in the UK.
MPS SLAM WHIRLPOOL OVER FIRE-RISK TUMBLE-DRYERS
According to a report by the BBC, “a million potentially deadly tumble-dryers” could still be being used in British homes, the manufacturer has admitted.