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Innovation Achievements
Kem Edwards’ approach to innovation differentiates the company from other suppliers. Through working in partnership with customers, Kem Edwards helps to identify cost, time and skill saving products and services that facilitate an increase in overall productivity. It also supports innovative, often smaller, manufacturers and this role has helped many new products reach a wider marketplace.
Highlights of Kem Edwards dedicated Innovations Programme include:
- First company to produce a stocked ‘cut length’ programme
- Marketing innovative new product at the M&E show since 2005
- Introduced Pre-Assembly programme in 2004
- Won N.G.Bailey Productivity award in 2007
- Developed new services trapeze hanger with key supplier
- First to sell non-metallic safety footwear into the uk M&E market in 2005
- First to sell the German Kwikstrut System in the UK
- Pioneered the usage of the Pacifyre pipe fire sleeve in the UK
- Developed the KeyConduit system with new UK manufacturer in 2001
- Became one of the first distributors to offer cable label custom printing
- Added a private branding service to its PPE clothing product range in 2003
- Established the Softshock anti noise/vibration mount into the market
- Currently working with Datwyler to launch Ecobus cabling system in the UK
- Partnering distributors in USA and Germany to exchange ideas and methods
- First distributor member of UK Green Building Council
- First distributor of its type to be awarded the ISO14001 Environmental standard
- Affiliate members of the HVCA
- Associate member of the Construction Fixings Association (CFA)