Sirius Buying Group has spoken about the success and “huge industry support” at its recent UK Trade Show, as approved Members got hands-on with the latest products and secured exclusive deals from the Group’s Approved Suppliers.
The event took place at Marshall Arena, the home of the MK Dons, in Milton Keynes earlier this month. Supported by market-leading brands such as AEG, Siemens, NEFF, Bosch, Hotpoint, Stoves, Haier, Midea, Smeg, Caple and more, many took this year’s trade show as an opportunity for an exclusive in-depth preview of 2025 trends, with Sirius Members also enjoying special show deals and rewards.
The ERT team was in attendance at the Trade Show; watch our highlights video below.
Steve Jones, Managing Director at Sirius, said the Group’s commitment to providing new opportunities is why the majority of its 190+ Members attend the show and network with the Group’s Suppliers.
“By showcasing the best in our industry,” he said, “we hope to continue to demonstrate the vibrancy in our sector and the support provided to our members from our Approved Suppliers, in addition to the sustained appetite for the latest innovations across the electrical appliance and kitchen furniture sector.”
Mr Jones added that Sirius has collective trade purchasing power of more than £120 million with 250 retail outlets nationwide, and thanks to specially negotiated terms with Approved Suppliers, Members are guaranteed to benefit from improved margins and new opportunities to increase profitability.
Visitors to this year’s trade show expressed their thoughts, with Sarah Naylor, Category Manager at The Powerhouse in Jersey, commenting that the effort and dedication that both Sirius and the manufacturers had put into the event and their stands was “abundantly clear”.
Malcolm Woodhams, Head of Retail at Guernsey Electricity, added: “A massive well done and thank you to all the team at Sirius for planning and organising a very successful professional and highly effective event.”
The suppliers also added their thoughts…
Michael White, Head of Electrical Retail Independents at Electrolux Group, said: “We were really pleased to see so many Sirius Members visit us at our AEG stand; it was a really positive event all round.”
Asif Shaffi, Director of Independent Sales at ESG: Eurosonic Group, added: “A great show and brilliantly organised as always. It’s a pleasure being a part of Sirius.”
Mark Veysey, Head of Operations at Sirius, said the Group prides itself on facilitating events so that its Members can optimise time away from their businesses and make key decisions to inform their goals for the year ahead.
Mr Jones added: “I would like to highlight the sterling efforts of our very own Mark Veysey, along with Ella Fry from our events specialist, Incentivise; their dedication and attention to detail has helped make it an outstanding success. We’re already working on next year so watch this space!”
