Shoptalk October 2022

Shoptalk
The latest news and offers for SDEA members and the display industry
As physical retail evolves, design and
experience have become more powerful tools
than ever. The Creative Retail Awards have
recognised the very best in retail, leisure, and
hospitality design & display since 2018. With
categories including sustainability, omnichannel,
technology, VM schemes, POP/POS,
shopfitting, store design, experience, and
innovation, the Awards recognise talent across
the full spectrum the industry.
The 2022 Judging Panel independently
shortlisted and selected the Winning and
Highly Commended entries submitted by
suppliers, designers and retailers from across
the globe.
The night was attended by the Who’s Who list
of suppliers, designers, and retailers including
ASDA, Chopard, Dermalogica, Harrods, Harvey
Nichols, Musgrave Group, Ribble Cycles, Sky,
Sports Direct, and many more.
Each Award category gave the shortlisted
entrants a chance to walk away with a Highly
Commended or Winner’s trophy in front of a
supportive crowd of industry peers. Winners
this year included projects from retailers such
as AT&T, Bonadea, Chanel, Coach, Nestlé, and
Woolworths South Africa.
Shop and Display Equipment Association
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Editor: Antony Behiels
October 2022
Inside this issue:
CREATIVE RETAIL AWARDS 2022 1-6
SDEA NEWS 7
NEW MEMBERS FOCUS 8
MEMBERS’ NEWS 9-12
DIARY DATES 13
The big night took place at Proud Embankment
on the 22nd of September, with the Creative
Retail Awards’ unique take on a ceremony that
blends networking with an informal party
atmosphere celebrating the diversity in our
industry. Shunning the traditional gala dinner
format, the Awards ceremony was interspersed
with enthralling live acts, finishing with a live
band and DJ into the small hours.
Store Design of the Year was won by Sports
Direct with their new Oxford Street store, with
the Retail Experience Award going to Chanel
and Harrods for their Door Nº 5 in celebration
of 100 years of Chanel Nº5. The ceremony
closed with the announcement of the Judges’
Choice Award, which this year went to
Portuguese tinned goods store Comur
Coimbra, from Grupo O Valor do Tempo.
Continue reading inside to view the Shortlisted,
Highly Commended, and Winning entries for
2022.
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Sustainable Display:
Seasonal or Temporary Display:
Baubles of Hope – Woolworths South Africa with Essay Gift (NPO),
VM Central, and Woolworths In-House Agency
The Zoo Project – Crew Clothing with Stylo
Doing Good Feels Super – Superdrug in collaboration with
local artists
Ethical Gold – Chopard with L’Atelier Five - HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Underwater Holiday Fun! – Woolworths
South Africa with VM Central, Bad Weather and
Woolworths In-House Agency
AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 and
Temi Coker
John Smedley Christmas – Mega Creative
MZ Skin Fenwick – Mega Creative
Baubles of Hope – Woolworths South Africa in with Essay Gift
(NPO), VM Central, and Woolworths
In-House Agency – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Van Cleef and Arpels Microcosmos –
Millington Associates Ltd
POP/POS Concept:
Heineken Birra Moretti Ape Vehicle – Super Valu (MRPI) with
Indicia Worldwide
Chanel No 5 Spaceship, Heathrow Terminal 5 – Chanel with Dufry,
JCDecaux and Heathrow Airport
SIS Royal Canin Universe – Crown Pet Foods with arken Pop Ltd
Colart – Winsor & Newton with Stamp Design Consultancy Ltd –
HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Maggi’s Singing Soup Pot – Nestlé with
Tokinomo
Bar and Restaurant Design:
Boo, Fosse Park Food Central – Office Twelve
Museu da Cerveja – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
The Lofts and The Hustle – Astley
Monarchy – AB InBev with YourStudio – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: TOCA Social @ The O2 – Gensler
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CREATIVE RETAIL AWARDS
Graphics, Signage and Wayfinding:
VM Scheme:
AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 and
Temi Coker
Nike Own the Floor – Seen Displays
Lotus Cars Corporate Signage Programme – Meda
John Smedley Christmas – Mega Creative with One Big Company
Panda Pagoda Shop – Zoo Atlanta with Event Network
Underwater Holiday Fun! – Woolworths South Africa with VM
Central, Bad Weather, and Woolworths In-House Agency
Nike X Billie J – The One Off – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series
– Twenty Four 7 and Temi Coker
Joalharia do Carmo – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
WINNER: “Give A Little Love” – Coach
Surfaces & Finishes:
Innovative Display Product:
Bally London Regent Street Flagship – Seen Displays
Sustainable Window Campaign for Environment Day – Arçelik
Global with Gravity Design & Consultancy
Raeburn Marshall Street London – Mega Creative
Rogue Your Own Way – Coach
Coach Forever, iAPM Mall, Shanghai – Coach
Microsoft Experience Centre, London – Stylo with Spark Brighter
Thinking
Finishes fit for a Goddess – Bonadea with Studio Clementine –
HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Country Road High Street Armadale
Boutique Concept – Place Agency
Design (PAD) Ltd
Bestway Wholesale Tobacco Focus Bays – Imperial Tobacco with
Insight – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Maggi’s Singing Soup Pot – Nestlé with
Tokinomo
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Omni-channel Experience:
Best Shopfitting/Fit Out:
Arçelik Live Expert
AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 with
Temi Coker
Coach x Basquiat Genting
Dermalogica Meadowhall Kiosk – Dalziel & Pow with Lime Blue,
P&J Retail, and Gem Interiors
Joalharia do Carmo – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Theodore’s Collection – Farid Karim Design
Sports Bra – Sports Direct with The One Off – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
WINNER: Ribble Cycles
Raeburn, Marshall Street London – Mega Creative – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
WINNER: Situ Live – with Bearded Kitten
Lighting Design:
Technology:
Mundo Fantástico de Sardinha Portuguesa Lóios Store – Grupo O
Valor Do Tempo
Schuh Twenty Twenty Store Concept – Unibox with Briggs Hillier
Design
Van Cleef and Arpels Microcosmos – Millington Associates Ltd
Playhouse by Smartech – Smartech Retail Group – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
Playhouse by Smartech – Smartech Retail Group
Ribble Cycles
Coach x Basquiat Genting
Cannabotech – Design4Retail Ltd – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: AT&T Flagship Experience : HBO Max Orbit x
5G – Twenty Four 7with Hush Studios
WINNER: Manchester International Airport T2 Walk
Through Duty Free and Associated Retail – Dufry with
JPLD
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CREATIVE RETAIL AWARDS
Pop-Up Store:
Food, Beverage & Supermarket Design:
Stan Smith Sustainable Zone – Adidas with Gravity Design &
Consultancy
Dermalogica Meadowhall Kiosk – Dalziel & Pow with Lime Blue,
P&J Retail, Gem Interiors
Creative Meanwhile – Not My Beautiful House with Studio KT1,
Kingston School of Art and Union of Kingston Students
Panthère de Cartier – L’Atelier Five – HIGHLY COMMENDED
F&F at Christmas – F&F at Tesco
Bierwinkelier Branding – Yellow Dress Retail – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
WINNER: SuperValu Brand Rejuvenation, Knocklyon
Store – Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland with
Household and TAP CREATIVE
WINNER: Bowie75 Pop Up – David Bowie Estate with
Factory 360
Independent Store:
Store-in-store or Concession:
AHC UK Launch – arken Pop Ltd
Chanel No 5 Spaceship, Heathrow Terminal 5 – Chanel with Dufry,
JCDecaux and Heathrow Airport
MZ Skin Fenwick – Mega Creative
Playhouse by Smartech – Smartech Retail Group – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
WINNER: ASDA Craft on Draft Partnership
Joalharia do Carmo – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Lotus Retail Identity Experience Programme – Meda
Nolii, Boxpark Shoreditch – Seen Displays
Nous and Body Activation Ltd – Panellinios Agora Games IKE with
Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and Grande Ecole des Ponts –
HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Theodore’s Collection – with Farid Karim
Design
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Retail Experience:
Store Design of the Year:
Panthère de Cartier – L’Atelier Five
Stan Smith Sustainable Zone – Adidas with Gravity Design &
Consultancy
Ribble Cycles
Coach x Indigo Living, Shanghai, Anfu Road – HIGHLY
COMMENDED
WINNER: A Celebration of 100 Years of Nº5/Chanel x
Harrods Door Nº5 – Chanel Ltd and Harrods
Brown Thomas, Dundrum Town Centre Mall – Cardy Papa
Watches of Switzerland Broadgate Circle – Quadrant Design
Comur Coimbra – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Westfield London, Sky Glass Launch – Sky with The One Off –
HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Sports Direct Oxford Street – The One Off
Judges’ Choice:
Comur Coimbra – GRUPO O VALOR DO TEMPO
Overall Store Collaboration:
Baubles of Hope – Woolworths South Africa with Essay Gift (NPO),
VM Central, and Woolworths In-House Agency
Schuh Twenty Twenty Store Concept – Unibox with Briggs Hillier
Design
Leek United Building Society – Resolution Interiors with Field
Bonadea – Studio Clementine – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Westfield London, Sky Glass Launch – Sky
with The One Off
Entries for the 2023 Creative Retail Awards are now open!
Discover more, view the photos and video of the night, and
enter at www.creativeretailawards.com
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SDEA NEWS
NEW SDEA PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT
In the same month that the Cannes Film Festival celebrated its
75th anniversary, on the 25th May the Shop & Display
Equipment Association held its 75th Annual General Meeting.
SDEA members logged on to the Virtual AGM and heard all about
the hard work that has been undertaken over the past year for
SDEA members and the exciting plans in store for the year
ahead.
During the day’s proceedings Mark Chatterton, Managing
Director of Morplan was voted as the new President of the
Association and Rob Hill, Production Director of Graphica Display
was elected Vice President.
The new President opened his
report in an optimistic frame of
mind at the prospect of being at the
helm of the Association and said:
“As I take up the presidency of the
SDEA I look forward with a degree of
optimism as retailers find their feet
again and look forward with
confidence to the years ahead.” He
spoke about the fleetness of foot of
the Association and its members
ability to support retailers who consistently look to re-imagine
their customer offering, keeping themselves relevant, and above
all interesting.
The President closed his report with a positive sentiment: “I firmly
believe that this year will be a good one for our industry, and I
look forward to the SDEA being the voice of our industry in as
many forums as we are able to push it. I don’t think there is a
better time to be a member of the Association, providing
reassurance to those retailers who are leading the revival that
they are dealing with credible partners as we all strive to bounce
back from the last two years.” Mark had held the position of Vice
President of the Association for the previous two years.
The new Vice President, Rob Hill of
Graphica Display, continued the
President’s optimism and said: “I am
very happy to accept the position of
Vice President and many thanks to Paul
Smart for his service as President over
what has been a very difficult past
couple of years. We hope to expand the
membership base of the SDEA and,
along with the new President Mark
Chatterton, I am really looking forward
to the great return to the high street and prosperity for all our
clients and fellow SDEA Members.”
Paul Smart, Business Development Director at arken P-O-P
International becomes Immediate Past President. In his two
years as President, Paul was instrumental in advancing the
Association’s technological services including overseeing the
SDEA App and Creative Virtual Showcases.
Simon Olley, Managing Director of Stylo, joined the Executive
Council this year. The Executive Council will work together over
the coming months bringing fresh ideas and inspiration, securing
the future growth of this highly innovative organisation.
If you are interested in joining the Executive Council, please
contact antony@sdea.co.uk or call 01883 348911.
Contact:
t: 01883 348911
e: enquiries@sdea.co.uk
w: www.shopdisplay.org
VM & DISPLAY SHOW
NETWORKING EVENING
The Association held a Networking Evening on the first day of the
VM & Display Show in April.
Open to members, retailers, and exhibitors it was very
encouraging to see so many in attendance.
We look forward to hosting more of these evenings in the future.
Contact:
t: 01883 348911
e: enquiries@sdea.co.uk
w: www.shopdisplay.org
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PROJECT DISPLAY LTD
NEW MEMBERS FOCUS
Why buy Displays from Turkey instead of China?
• Point of Sale
• Retail Display Hardware
• Shopfitting Equipment
The UK’s only established importer of Turkish manufactured POS,
Retail & Shopfitting Equipment and POP Displays.
Experts in display hardware – Bespoke manufacture and
procurement.
Supporting the trade to deliver cost effective and efficient project
management, display development, prototyping and rollout
support. Shorter lead times, unrivalled quality products with
competitive pricing.
Based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the Project Display facility
also has an in-house manufacturing operation and warehousing of
standard POS & displays.
Have a project? Contact sales@projectdisplay.co.uk or
call 01302 279635
Contact:
t: 01302 279635
e: sales@projectdisplay.co.uk
w: www.projectdisplay.co.uk
ANTALIS
Antalis is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of large format
printable materials, offering a diverse range of customisable
solutions to support creative display projects for retail, shopfitting,
exhibitions, events and interior decoration including wallcoverings,
window and architectural films to help upcycle and enhance
doors, glazing, walls, counters and furniture.
With a strong focus on sustainability, Antalis can advise clients on
alternative environmental materials including recycled and
recyclable options, as well as additional support services including
complimentary specification consultancy.
Contact:
t: 0870 607 9014
e: claire.white@antalis.co.uk
w: www.antalis.co.uk
FORMING REALITY
Forming Reality is a developing company at the forefront of
sustainable display solutions for retail clients.
Their bespoke approach fuses sustainability, innovation, creativity,
and design to create fresh new retail experiences that are kinder
to the planet.
The company are opening Europe’s first 3D printing production
facility purpose built for printing mannequins on a production
scale using 100% recycled materials.
They also have a range of manufacturers across the UK, Europe
and China to produce retail display equipment in our, globally
sourced, sustainable materials. For further details please contact
the Forming Reality team at www.formingreality.co.uk.
Contact:
t: 01923 537555
e: sales@formingreality.com
w: www.formingreality.co.uk
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
CREATIVE IDEA’S WORK WOWS THE
CROWDS AT CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK
From the dark beginnings of carbon intensive processes to
becoming global leaders in offering carbon negative products, this
story telling sculpture charts the incredible product developments
made by Interface and certainly stood out from the crowds at
Clerkenwell Design Week.
Expertly handcrafted by the company’s creative development team,
this single installation piece was a huge success, and Creative Idea
enjoyed the challenge of being able to test their creative abilities,
bringing them to life.
Creative Idea’s Creative team met the original challenge from the
client of representing their admirable sustainability journey in
physical form and once they got their hands on Interface’s unique
yarn used in production, the exceptional work unravelled. This
special yarn at the centre of their client’s product offerings was the
focus feature of the sculpture, beautifully intertwined in an
unfolding colour spectrum from dark to bright portraying the
company mission of a carbon negative future.
Please get in touch if you have any creative challenges that
Creative Idea can help you with.
Contact:
t: 0116 255 2299
e: patrick@idealtd.uk.com
w: www.idealtd.uk.com
The team worked in a dynamic and practical way to bring their
designs to life and made sure that all materials used were chosen
for their sustainable credentials, with many parts being redeployed
after the event.
GLENCOURT ADDS FURTHER
TO RECRUITMENT TEAM
Glencourt Associates, the sector’s recruitment specialists,
welcomed Anna Szucs to its expanding team of experienced and
successful recruiters.
Now in its 33rd trading year, Glencourt focuses on recruiting
executives, managers and directors for retail design, fitout,
fixturing and POS/POP companies throughout the UK, northern
Europe and SE Asia.
Anna has benefited from a technical education and is used to
recruiting within niche sectors. She is looking forward to helping
companies that service the retail interiors market, source high
calibre mid - senior management personnel.
Bob Garton, Glencourt’s Founder & Managing Director stated
“with our Q2 trading levels more than 200% ahead of the same
period in 2021, we are delighted to employ someone of Anna’s
enthusiasm and proven abilities at a time when most employers
are finding it difficult to source people with real talent.
Anna can be contacted on 01342 712253 or 07788 741710.
Email: anna@glencourt.co.uk
Contact:
t: 0116 255 2299
e: jobs@glencourt.co.uk
w: www.glencourt.co.uk
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
NOBLE GIFT PACKAGING DESIGN
NEW DISPLAYS FOR FRASER HEART
Noble Gift packaging Ltd were recently commissioned by the
Anthony Nicolas Group to design and develop a new jewellery
display system for Fraser Hart the Jewellers.
The brief was to design a system that complimented their fantastic
new store design, product mix and customer portfolio. Noble
designed a system that elevated the product offer.
To find out how Noble Gift Packaging can help you with your next
display and packaging project, please contact them at
sales@noblegift.co.uk or call 0208 805 4111.
They look forward to working with you.
The system needed to be modular and
adaptable, easy to set up & control
visual merchandise standards, while
ensuring the product is always the
focus of the customer journey.
A combination of brushed steel,
chrome detailing and luxury soft
leatherette complimented the finished
concept.
Contact:
t: 0208 805 4111.
e: sales@noblegift.co.uk
w: www.noblegift.co.uk
Hidden magnets were used within all
the display components to help
maintain VM structure and neat
pricing.
COMPLETE COMPLIANCE AND
BUSINESS GROWTH WITH CITATION
Why work with multiple suppliers, when you can get everything you
need from Citation? Benefit from a package of services designed
to protect and grow your business – from compliance to
certification and accreditation.
As well as their 24/7 advice line, manned by experts, they will also
review or create all your essential documents including employee
contracts, handbooks, systems and policies – making
accreditation even easier.
Your dedicated consultant will even support you in the application
process to help you get internationally certified by ISO and Safety
Schemes In Procurement (SSIP) accredited with SMAS Worksafe.
For more information visit:
www.citation.co.uk/sdea-get-the-full-package-with-citation
or call 0345 844 1111.
Please quote ‘Shop and Display Equipment Association’ when
enquiring to access your member benefit and preferential rates.
Contact:
t: 0345 844 1111
e: enquiries@citation.co.uk
w: www.citation.co.uk
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
NOW TRENDING -
WITH ARKEN POP INTERNATIONAL
Forecasting where retail will go next is a tricky business. But there
are some current trends that are likely to be around for the
foreseeable future.
The cost of living crisis is focusing attention on value right now, but
the importance of values is unlikely to diminish. The vibrant Make
Earth Green Again pop-up launched by L’Occitane en Provence
earlier this year is just one notable example of how brands are
working to build ethical and sustainability messaging into their
physical store environments.
Having emerged from the pandemic, customers are hungry for (and
choosing to spend their money within) retail experiences that
deliver what insight platform BEAUTYSTREAMS has termed
“Joyology”. The visually rich (and furry) Balenciaga London pop-up
showcases how brands can think beyond the four walls of a store
to engage customers in new, relevant, and more responsive ways.
The possibilities of the Metaverse, if not quite the understanding
just yet, are broad. Brands are experimenting. Others are watching
and waiting. All brands (and consumers for that matter) must do
now is figure out, “what it can do for me?” Time will tell… but
expect to see investment in the Meta move up another gear as we
enter 2023.
Aimee Grandfield, Head of Insights at arken P-O-P International.
Contact:
t: 01638 565656
e: info@arken-pop.com
w: www.arken-pop.com
ANTALIS VM & DISPLAY SHOW STAND MAKES
FINALS OF EXHIBITION STAND AWARDS 2022
Antalis is delighted to announce that its ‘Sustainable Street’
stand, showcasing their very own extensive portfolio of
sustainable stand materials, has been selected as a finalist at the
World Exhibition Stand Awards 2022. The stand demonstrated a
range of innovative and sustainable substrates for use in retail
design, instore displays and POS at the VM & Display Show held in
April.
Every element of the stand was made using substrates from
within Antalis’ portfolio of sustainable products. The stand’s
structure and all internal furniture was constructed entirely from
Xanita, an engineered, closed cell fibreboard manufactured from
material recovered from recycled used cardboard boxes.
Lightweight yet strong, Xanita is 100% recyclable and perfect for
structural concepts such as exhibition and event stands, internal
furniture and 3D displays. Other board products used included
Lumex - a clear APET alternative to acrylic sheets, Katz Display
Board - a wood pulp fibre board and Triaprint - an environmentally
friendly and recyclable alternative to the use of PVC and PUR foam
boards. Yupo Jelly a PVC free, 100% recyclable polyester film and
HEYtex Ecotex Decoflex R a textile option deco material made of
100% recycled yarns, also featured on the stand.
Specification Consultant at Antalis, Claire White, comments:
“Designing and producing a sustainable exhibition stand is about
more than what is visually delivered – sustainability must be
considered at every stage of the project. We’re delighted Antalis’
stand has been recognised by the judging panel of this prestigious
award – it’s testament to our great range of products and the
incredible talent and skill of our collaborators on the project,
Imageco.”
Winners of the World Exhibition Stand Awards 2022 will be
announced soon.
Contact:
t: 0870 607 9014
e: claire.white@antalis.co.uk
w: www.antalis.co.uk
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MEMBERS’ NEWS
Cardiff Metropolitan University’s in-house print team is helping the
faculty to reduce waste, environmental impact and cost by
refurbishing furniture instead of buying new.
The approach is in line with the university’s sustainability strategy.
Desks that had been earmarked for replacement at a cost of
£1,500 each, were refurbished at a fraction of the cost giving a
significant monetary saving and reduction in environmental impact.
The result was so successful that the university estates team has
expressed an interest in covering a further 500 office desks across
the campuses.
ANTALIS
DON’T REPLACE AND WASTE - REFURBISH!
The in-house print department has since set up a showroom with
eight desks on display – each covered in a different Coala Interior
Film finish – from which the university’s departments can choose.
The print team has already received several commissions,
including a new student catering outlet, a new 'Global Lounge',
hybrid working offices and redesigned spaces in the university’s
library and IT suites.
The desks are being refurbished using Antalis’ range of Coala
Interior Film, part of the Coala range of self-adhesive media that
offers substrates for indoor and outdoor use. Coala Interior Film
comprises 470+ surface finishes across nine collections: wood,
leather, marble, stone, metallic, glitter, solid colours, fabric and
soft touch. The easily applied architectural films offer an
inexpensive way to update interior spaces, including doors, walls
and furniture.
Visual Communications Product Manager at Antalis, Mike Collins,
comments: “The work of the print team at Cardiff University is a
great example of the kind of results that can be achieved with
Coala Interior Film. Easy to apply, application of the product
requires no investment in printing or finishing equipment. At
Antalis, we offer training to help upskill and reskill staff in the art of
self-adhesive film application. We also offer swatches of the Coala
Interior Film range to make it easier to select from the extensive
range of finishes and colours available.”
Contact:
t: 0870 607 9014
e: claire.white@antalis.co.uk
w: www.antalis.co.uk
CLEAR GROUP COMPLETES
PURCHASE OF HR JENNINGS
One of your Member Benefits is our highly valued Business
Insurance scheme. Clear Group have recently completed the
purchase of HR Jennings and are looking forward to offering
members even better savings on their insurance.
Clear are Chartered Insurance Brokers specialising in the provision
of insurance solutions to meet the needs of all their Clients,
spanning a vast range of industry and sectors, from SME to multinationals.
Whatever the size of your business, they will work with
you to establish the right cover at the right price.
If you value personal service and competitive rates from an
industry specialist then speak to Jennifer Beech at Clear Group on
020 8329 4910 or email Jen at
jennifer.beech@thecleargroup.com
Ronald Cohen, Director of Foxbarn Ltd, comments:
“After several decades with our original insurance broker we
switched to HR Jennings (Clear Group) a few years ago. They
quoted a substantially lower premium, and we also received an
outstanding, quick, personal and responsive service from them as
well. We have now also transferred all our private insurances to
them. We can thoroughly recommend this company.”
Contact:
t: 020 8329 4910
e: jennifer.beech@thecleargroup.com
w: www.thecleargroup.com
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DIARY DATES
December 2022
SDEA Christmas Lunch
TBC, London
www.shopdisplay.org
26 February - 2 March 2023
EuroShop
Düsseldorf, Germany
www.euroshop-tradefair.com
18-19 April 2023
VM & Display Show
Business Design Centre, London
www.vmanddisplayshow.com
May 2023
SDEA AGM
Virtual
www.shopdisplay.org
Private Healthcare Is Peace Of Mind
No matter how fit and healthy we are, it is inevitable that at some
point in our lives we will fall ill and need medical care. And when
illness does strike it is to the NHS that most people will turn in
seeking a diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
The NHS has for some years been showing signs that it, too, is not
in the best of health. A growing and ageing population is putting an
ever-increasing strain on staff and services. A problem exacerbated
by the coronavirus pandemic.
Taking control of your healthcare
However, those interested in taking out health insurance should
not leave it too late. As we get older our healthcare needs increase.
Therefore, as only some of the best health insurance companies
provide cover for pre-existing conditions, the best time to invest in
getting private treatment for illnesses you may suffer tomorrow – is
today.
By acting now you can ensure your future healthcare will not be
dictated by NHS bureaucracy and, just as importantly, you will be
able to benefit from the widest possible cover.
Reports of underfunding, a shortage of medical staff, noisy and
overcrowded wards, cancelled operations and long waiting times
will be familiar to everyone.
In England, hospital waiting lists are longer than ever before, with a
total waiting list of 6 million people – one in nine of the
population.** This is the highest number since records began and
illustrates the devastating impact that COVID-19 has caused the
NHS.
Quick, private and convenient
Understandably, these lengthy delays are causing additional stress
for patients, undermining their health and quality of life even
further. How many people do you know whose physical health and
mental well-being has deteriorated from the anxiety of having to
wait months for a hospital appointment?
All this can be avoided by taking out private health insurance.
Seeing a doctor in private practice used to be only for the wealthy,
but not anymore as the cost of private medical cover is becoming
more affordable.
A private medical plan delivers prompt access to hospital
consultants, thus avoiding lengthy waiting lists. Patients can
choose from an extensive list of hospitals throughout the UK; if
they need to be admitted, they will have their own private room
equipped with TV and telephone, and visiting is arranged to suit
patient and family. A quick, private and convenient service that
removes many of the anxieties associated with NHS hospital stays.
Furthermore, some providers have no upper age limit attached to
their policies and cover can even be extended to include family
members.
Private health insurance cannot guarantee good health, but it can
ensure that when you are feeling unwell you will quickly receive the
best possible care, when and where you want it. The peace of mind
that comes with that knowledge cannot be underestimated and is
often the most important factor for people deciding to take control
of their healthcare provision and "go private".
The Shop and Display Equipment Association has agreed with
HMCA to offer discounted rates for medical plans. HMCA only
arrange medical plans for membership groups and can offer up to
a 40% discount off the underwriter’s standard rates.
For further information and quotations contact HMCA by telephone
on 01423 799949 or visit the HMCA website here:
www.hmca.co.uk/enquire/
© HMCA/S PLC (trading as Hospital and Medical Care Association, HMCA and HMCA
Members) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
(FRN:307587). HMCA/s PLC is a company registered in England, company number:
01362094, registered office: Beech Hall, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0EA.
** BBC News 8 February 2022
Contact:
t: 01423 799949
w: www.hmca.co.uk
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