SDEA Shoptalk May 2021

Shoptalk
The latest news and offers for SDEA members and the display industry
NEW SDEA APP LAUNCHED
In an industry Association first, the SDEA are
delighted to announce the launch of our new
App for both Apple and Google devices.
The Shop & Display Equipment Association
official App will keep you updated and
informed about retail, hospitality and leisure
interiors: View the latest Design & Display
Directory and read current and back issues of
Shoptalk, the latest news and offers for SDEA
members and the display industry. The App
allows you to view all SDEA members, read the
latest industry news and projects in retail,
hospitality and leisure and keep up-to-date
with events such as the Creative Retail
Awards, Creative Design & Display
Connections and all other SDEA events.
The App features:
Members – Easily access all our members’
contact details with links to all websites which
will run within the App itself.
Directory – The latest revamped Design &
Display Directory with all members’ contact
details, logos and information.
Shoptalk – Featuring the latest members’
news, projects and industry insight.
News – Keep up to date with the latest SDEA
and our members’ news. Should you wish to
have any news featured on the App please
send it to paula@sdea.co.uk with around 200
words and an image or two.
Events – All the latest SDEA and Industry
events.
Latest Projects – The latest retail, hospitality
and leisure projects from around the world.
To download the App:
Simply scan the following QR Code or visit
www.shopdisplay.org:
Shop and Display Equipment Association
24 Croydon Road
Caterham
Surrey CR3 6YR
T: 01883 348911
F: 01883 343435
E: enquiries@sdea.co.uk
www.shopdisplay.org
Editor: Antony Behiels
May 2021
Inside this issue:
SDEA NEWS 1-2
MEMBER NEWS 3-5
DIARY DATES 6
NEW SDEA MEMBERS
Welcome to the new members who
have joined the Association since our
last edition.
Tokinomo
t: 0040 7537 93044
e: hello@tokinomo.com
w: www.tokinomo.com
Tokinomo provides in-store marketing
solutions designed for FMCG brands
and grocery retailers that use sound,
light and motion technology to bring
products to life on the shelf.
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SDEA AGM 2021 - PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED
On 19th May members logged on to take part in the Virtual 74th
Annual General Meeting of the Shop & Display Equipment
Association. Attendees heard about the hard work that had been
undertaken over the past year plus all the support given to SDEA
members, as well as the exciting plans for the year ahead. These
include the SDEA App and the launch of the Association’s latest
technological initiative: Creative Virtual Showcases.
During the day’s proceedings Executive Council elections were
carried out with Paul Smart, Business Development Director at
arken P-O-P International being voted President of the Association
for a second term and Mark Chatterton, Managing Director of
Morplan was re-elected Vice President.
The President opened his report with a reminder of how tough the
past year has been for the industry: “What a difficult year for the
SDEA and for most of us in the display industry, in particular those
who work in retail, leisure and hospitality sectors. Keeping our
heads above water has been the name of the game.”
With the SDEA due to hold the new meet-the-buyer event Creative
Design & Display Connections on 23rd September and The
Creative Retail Awards on 14th October, the President closed his
report with a confident outlook: “On a personal note with the 21st
June on the horizon I’m very optimistic and positive about the
remainder of the year.”
Chris Shoebottom, Sales Director of Stylo joined the Executive
Council this year and joins existing Executive Council members:
Ronald Cohen, Chairman of Foxbarn Ltd,
Bob Garton, Managing Director of Glencourt Associates Ltd,
Nick Wraith, Managing Director of Unibox.
The Executive Council will work together over the coming months
bringing fresh ideas and inspiration, securing the future growth of
this highly valued organisation.
If you are interested in joining the Executive Council, please
contact antony@sdea.co.uk or call 01883 348911.
(Paul Smart continues as President of SDEA)
(Mark Chatterton, the Vice President)
NEW SDEA SERVICE:
CREATIVE VIRTUAL SHOWCASES
The SDEA are excited to announce the launch of their latest
technological initiative – Creative Virtual Showcases. Do you want
to cost effectively show off your showroom, an exhibition stand,
your warehouse machinery or any other area within your facility
24 hours a day, every day of the year? Then Creative Virtual
Showcases is for you.
Using immersive imaging, Creative Virtual Showcases gives your
current and prospective customers 360º virtual tours around your
chosen area, with hotspots detailing your chosen products or
capabilities. All hotspots can be linked to webpages, videos,
images and more.
To amplify the visitors to your Creative Virtual Showcase, they will
all be viewable on the SDEA website, SDEA App and the Retail
Focus website, with a combined visitor number of over 40,000 per
month. For the cost of just one week-long virtual exhibition, you
can have all the benefits year round across several platforms.
Pricing starts at just £1,500 (location dependent), including 20
hotspots/products and hosting for 1 year, with hosting just £30
per annum thereafter.
SDEA members receive an exclusive member-only discount of
£250 on their Creative Virtual Showcases.
Contact:
t: 01883 348911
e: enquiries@sdea.co.uk
w: www.creativevirtualshowcases.com
Your Creative Virtual Showcase can easily be embedded in any
website page with just a few lines of code. They can also be
downloaded and used as an executable program to enable offline
viewing - for example via a USB stick. This is an extremely useful
function for remote demonstrations or exhibitions away from a
reliable internet connection.
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MEMBER NEWS
UNIBOX LAUNCHES KONNEKT HIVE
AND KONNEKT TWIST
Unibox is excited to introduce the latest additions to its patented
Konnekt product range – Konnekt Hive and Konnekt Twist. A low
voltage power-delivery system, Konnekt enables retailers to
upgrade entire store formats by making it easy to retro-fit
lightbars, lightboxes, illuminated panels and other electrical
accessories into existing shelving schemes.
Contact:
t: 0845 277 6000
e: info@unibox.co.uk
w: www.unibox.co.uk
Now, Konnekt Hive and Twist, take this widely-celebrated
technology even further. Specially-engineered to operate using
powerful neo-magnets, Hive and Twist power tracks are entirely
cable-free meaning that they can be fixed directly onto suitable
surfaces without the need for complex tooling or specialist
training.
Konnekt Hive and Twist offer retailers unbeatable flexibility – both
aesthetic and logistical – as visual merchandising displays can be
reconfigured to suit the rapidly-changing demands of retail
environments and showcase products of all types in their best
lights.
MORPLAN LAUNCH NEW
BIODEGRADABLE MANNEQUINS
Traditional mannequins have been historically quite unenvironmentally
friendly, manufactured using resin and fibreglass.
These new Eco-Friendly mannequins from Morplan are made using
bio-resin, rice powder and raffia paper and are covered with a
water-based paint and lacquer - making them 100% biodegradable,
the first of their kind.
The joints are all made from 65% recycled metal and include a
stand made from 100% recycled glass. They are packaged in 100%
recyclable boxes, printed with water-based ink, filled using 100%
recyclable void filler, and packed using paper and foams that are
also recyclable.
A normal mannequin can become toxic to the environment and
take centuries to break down. However, these eco mannequins will
start to break down within the first 12 months of being landfilled.
The metal fittings can be broken away from the main body and fully
recycled, alongside the recyclable glass stand and all packaging.
For more information visit www.morplan.com
Contact:
t: 0330 44 55 666
e: sales@morplan.com
w: www.morplan.com
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MEMBER NEWS
RTD Systems Ltd has helped Boots develop its vaccination clinic in
Uxbridge with the use of Octanorm modular aluminium systems.
With the vaccination process going in full swing, Prime Minister
Boris Johnson paid a visit to the Boots hub vaccinating local
residents in his constituency of Uxbridge.
RTD SYSTEMS HELP BOOTS
DEVELOP ITS VACCINATION CLINIC
Boots have the potential to create over 600 in-store vaccination
centres situated in convenient high street and retail park
locations. Boots are developing their dedicated in-store
vaccination service in anticipation of life returning to normal with
the possibility of boosters as new variants of the virus emerge.
Boots opened its first vaccination site in Halifax in January and has
helped more than 60,000 patients from the local community
receive their first vaccine at the store. The health and beauty
retailer now offers vaccinations at 16 pharmacies across England,
with plans to expand further to more Boots stores in the coming
weeks.
The Octanorm concept covers all basic areas from registration to
after-care. It also includes staff rooms and storage facilities for the
challenging logistics.
Contact:
t: 020 8545 2945
e: sales@rtdsystems.co.uk
w: www.rtdsystems.co.uk
NEW BANNER SIGN FROM ARKEN
As a retailer, do you want to increase footfall and sales in your
stores or forecourt shops? Then it’s time to invest in an impactful
Banner Sign from arken POP.
The product is 7m wide and 1m high, constructed from fabricated
steel sheet and 1 inch square steel tube sections which are
powder coated in a colour of your choice.
The framework is fitted to concrete bases with integral screw ports
and dressed with an ABS moulded cover. The Banner Signs come
complete with cable ties and banner.
The product is supplied in KD format complete with an assembly
instruction sheet.
Contact:
t: 01638 565656
e: info@arken-pop.com
w: www.arken-pop.com
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MEMBER NEWS
KENDU LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL
ROLL-OUT FOR NESPRESSO
Kendu launched an international roll-out installing the Flowbox
system in boutiques in more than 10 countries across 3
continents. On this occasion, Kendu’s dynamic lightbox
transformed itself into a “window” to the sustainable coffee
plantations in Africa, with an animation that simulated in great
detail the rising and setting of the sun over the plantations of
Zimbabwe. In collaboration with Nespresso’s design team, the
display was integrated into a metal structure in the shape of a
window and sound effects from the plantation added to create an
even more immersive experience.
What is Flowbox?
Exclusive to Kendu, Flowbox is
the new generation of dynamic
lightboxes that combines
high-quality printed visuals with
surprising animation effects
thanks to LED plates which are
powered by a ready-to- play SD
card. The dynamic lightbox
offers infinite creative options
from tonal variation to colour
changes and even animation.
The improved version brings
more benefits and competitive
advantages, being easier than
ever to set up and including a range of inspiring new display
features.
See more info on Flowbox at:
https://www.kendu.com/flowbox-dynamic-lightbox/
In the Barcelona boutique, Kendu also created a “skylight”
structure that realistically simulates a blue sky thanks to
Flowbox’s dynamism, creating a unique atmosphere in the shop
that surprises its customers.
Contact:
t: 020 3735 5258
e: info@kendu.com
w: www.kendu.com
View the Nespresso & Flowbox video at:
https://vimeo.com/510719874
UNIBOX HELP TAKE TEKZONE
TO THE FUTURE
Unibox partnered with Grapes Design to create a bespoke lighting
system for the Oxford Street store of electronics retailer, Tekzone.
After initial meetings showed plans for a futuristic lighting matrix
inspired by the sci-fi film, Tron, the company worked to uphold all
aesthetic objectives and provide optimum light levels for product
displays.
Unibox manufactured, assembled and installed 300m of extruded
aluminium profiles (designed in-house) with integrated RGBW LEDs
which were assembled in a custom configuration to create an
installation that is entirely unique.
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The company also advised using DMX as opposed to wireless
technologies to control the store’s lights because, by operating
using a complex network of shielded cables, DMX enables upscale
lighting systems to function without being interrupted by wireless
signals in the vicinity.
Together with Unibox’s eye-catching Neonist signage, Kontakt
shelving and more, this lighting system sits proudly as the defining
feature of a one-of-a-kind store concept.
Contact:
t: 0845 277 6000
e: info@unibox.co.uk
w: www.unibox.co.uk

DIARY DATES
14-16 September 2021
Virtual Retail Interiors Exhibition
Virtual
www.virtualretailinteriorsexpo.com
23 September 2021
Creative Design & Display Connections
Bounce Old Street, London
www.cddconnections.com
14 October 2021
Creative Retail Awards
Proud Embankment, London
www.creativeretailawards.com
December 2021
SDEA Christmas Lunch
TBC, London
www.shopdisplay.org
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