Events
Success for Eland at Electrical Industry Awards 2009
2nd November 2009
It was drinks all round on Friday as Eland Cables celebrated its first ever Electrical Industry Awards win. The title Marketing Campaign of the Year was awarded to the company for its innovative ‘Eland does the Full Monty’ campaign – designed to promote the strip, zoom and rotate functions on the website’s 3D cable models. With everything from emailshots, coasters and T-shirts to a rather revealing internal campaign, Eland proved that buying cable can be both practical, fun and interactive.
If you haven’t had chance to play with the site’s 3D cables, why not click on your favourite cable today at www.eland.co.uk/electricalcable.
Family fun at Eland’s Distribution Centre
6th August 2009
A BBQ, a bouncy castle and a bit of friendly sumo wrestling ensured Eland’s first ever family day was one to remember. Organised by Tony Elkin and Lisa Tulloch at our Denaby Distribution Centre, the event gave colleagues, friends, family and suppliers the chance to get together and enjoy the sunshine. Logistics General Manager, Darren Cusworth, took charge of the tongs at the BBQ and we’re glad to report that everyone who tasted his food made it to work on Monday unscathed. In fact, the day was such a success we hear plans for the next event are already taking shape.
Eland makes a splash at solar boat championships
12th June 2009
Elandflex Cable had its 15 minutes of fame in Fayetteville, Arkansas, earlier this summer at the 2009 Solar Splash World Championship.
Used to connect the battery and motor on board Southampton University’s high-powered solar boat ‘Tarka’, our PVC Flexible cable played a crucial role at the sustainable technology event. So we weren’t surprised when the team picked up a whole host of awards – including ‘Best Score for a Rookie Team’ and 10th place overall. Not bad for the UK’s first ever entrant. You can find out more about the team's tactics on the official Tarka site.
If you want to catch Elandflex in action, we hear it's on its way back to the UK for the Southampton Boat Show in September.
Denaby Distribution Centre is right on cue
21st May 2009
Cutting Operative Craig Wild beat off competition from the rest of the Denaby team to take the title of Eland Cables’ Pool Champion 2009. Sales Executive Matt Williams put up a good fight in the final – taking an early 2-1 lead – but it was favourite Craig who eventually scooped the cash prize and winners’ trophy, with a final score of 3-2.
It’s the first knockout competition for Eland and, according to Logistics General Manager Darren Cusworth who organised the event, it certainly won’t be the last. ‘The competition created a buzz around the site and encouraged lots of team bonding,’ says Darren, ‘so we’re already planning a table football competition for later in the year.’
Eland does something funny for money
16th March 2009
The plan to submerge Finance Director, Jean-Sébastien Pelland, in a bath of baked beans may not have got off the ground, but with red noses and a jeans day, Eland still celebrated Comic Relief in style. By leaving their suits at home, employees raised lots of money on the day, before tucking into a cherry tomato themed lunch. Great fun was had by all - although we’re not sure tomatoes will be on the menu for a while.
