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Using Electrical Wholesale To Start Your Own Business

Business

Starting your own retail business can be daunting, but nevertheless exciting. Electrical items are a good choice of commodity to sell because most people require electrical goods at some point in their life.

Homes in the UK are full of electrical appliances, meaning this can be a very lucrative business if you get it right.

Firstly, you will need to find an electrical wholesale supplier. Electrical wholesale suppliers sell their products to retailers without charging any sales tax, and so items from a wholesaler are cheaper than you would find in a retail store.

Prices may vary from one electrical wholesale vendor to another, and so do your research to find the best business to buy from in terms of both price and service. Thanks to the internet, research of this kind is only as much effort as a few clicks of a mouse.

Next, you need to decide whether you wish to retail on the high street in a bricks and mortar store, online, or both. Many businesses which began on the high street now retail online too, and this is known colloquially as ‘click and mortar’, although the amount of independent electrical retailers on the high street has diminished considerably in recent years, partly because they do not have the huge buying power of the big chains of stores, and also because the savvy consumer is now likely to check out prices online before making a purchase.

Beginning your retail business online is a sensible way to start; the overheads are low (rent on a bricks and mortar premises in a shopping area can be very high) and so there is less financial risk involved.

You’ll need to invest money if you want to have a successful transactional website, but in the meantime, a good way to go about things is to set up as a shop on eBay. Here, you are on an equal platform to other sellers, and if your prices are right, customers will click through and buy from you.

As a seller of electrical goods, there are regulations that you must follow, namely the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations (WEE) which came into place in 2006. These put responsibility on producers, distributors and users of electrical equipment, and so apply to you, your electrical wholesale suppliers and your customers, and so be sure to adhere to the advice of these rules.

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The Facts About WEEE Recycling Management

Management

The recycling management of WEEE is rapidly growing. Talk to Recycling Services about how it can included into your waste programme.

Electrical and electronic equipment is a rapidly growing sector within recycling management. Largely down to the implementation of the WEEE Directive (waste electrical and electronic equipment), the recycling targets of waste electrical items are continually being reviewed.

In 2012, the recast WEEE Directive was published, outlining the new collection targets for waste electrical and electronic equipment. Changes to the UK WEEE system were published on April 17th 2013.

Why Is WEEE Recycling Management Important?

WEEE is a complex waste stream to effectively manage as it is made up of multiple components and materials. Some of these are valuable recyclable materials such as copper and nickel, while others are hazardous such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. As a result of their mixed composition, it is imperative that both electrical manufacturers and those who produce waste electrical items employ reliable and effective recycling management for products that fall within the WEEE regulations.

Valuable components of WEEE often contain an abundant source of materials to reuse and recycle. For example an average sized TV will contain 6% metal and 50% glass, while a cooker is 89% metal and 6% glass. Through effective recycling of these products we can alleviate the pressure of finding new raw materials for the production of metal and glass. Other useful materials sourced from WEEE include plastics, ceramics and precious metals.

In the past 6 years there have been extensive amendments and additions to waste legislation and WEEE was one of the key areas to address. Every year in the UK around 2 million tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment is thrown away by both domestic households and commercial companies. As part of the desire to improve waste management and achieve zero to landfill for many materials, regulations are very specific and clear in outlining exactly how each waste stream can be managed and recycled within the sector.

Types Of WEEE That Can Go Through Recycling Management

Within the WEEE regulations, there are ten broad categories outlined, these are:

Large household appliances – Fridges, washing machines, cookers, microwaves etc. Small household appliances – Vacuum cleaners, toasters, clocks, irons etc. IT and telecommunication equipment: Telephones, personal computers, pocket calculators etc. Consumer equipment – Televisions, radios, camcorders, musical instruments etc Lighting equipment – Fluorescent tubes, high intensity discharge lamps Electrical and electronic tools – Drills, lawn mowers, sewing machines, saws etc. Toys, leisure and sports equipment – Games consoles, running machines etc. Medical devices (non infected) – Dialysis machines, analysers, cardiology equipment, medical freezers etc Monitoring and control equipment – Smoke detectors, heating regulators, thermostats etc. Automatic dispenser- Hot drink dispensers, money dispensers etc

Contact Recycling Services

Recycling Services are a leading UK provider of total waste and recycling management services. They have the facilities and connections to not only collect, treat and dispose of your commercial waste materials but also to implement responsible internal company practices. To find out how Recycling Services can help you, talk to their team today.

Go to www.recycling-services.co.uk. For more information email or call 0845 337 3422.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm

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Pool Industry Secrets Reveals Easy Salt Chlorinator Selection

Industry

Salt chlorinators are probably the easiest and most popular product for swimming pools. This makes perfect sense after all why manually dose the pool every day when the salt chlorinator can do it for you.

However there is a tendency to oversize and undersize chlorinators which can lead to both operating the chlorinator cell at very low output in which case you feel like you have paid too much or the chlorine level in your pool dropping away in peak use or full sun and the like.

There is a formula I have used for many years and it is very simple to apply to almost any pool. Using the formula the amp draw of the cell can be calculated and once the amp draw is known the manufacturers data can be used to correctly size the cell.
The formula works by applying the following data:

PV = Pool Volume in cubic metres
R = Free available chlorine residual you are targeting
T = time the filter and chlorinator will be running in hours

The formula looks like this:
R * PV = cell amps
T
Or in English residual multiplied by cubic metres all divided by running time.

Lets work through some examples to show you how it works. Well start with an average backyard pool of say 50 000 litres where the targeted residual free available chlorine level is 3 mg/l and the filter system normally runs for 8 hours a day.

PV = 50 cubic metres
R = 3
T = 8
So applying our formula we get

3 * 50 = 150 / 8 = 18.75

So the correct sized chlorinator cell for this pool would be 18.75 amps.

As another example work through this, the pool volume is 120 000 litres, the targeted free available chlorine level is 2 mg/l and the pump and filter run time is 12 hours.

PV = 120 cubic metres
R = 2
T = 12

So again applying our formula we get

2 * 120 = 240 / 12 = 20

So the correct size cell for this pool is 20 amps.

In reality both these pools chlorinator cells would probably be the same cell as manufacturer tolerances would probably mean there is a cell drawing around 20 amps.

Even though this formula works and works all the time you still need to add cyanuric acid or stabiliser as it is often called and run the pump filter system whenever the pool is in use.

Where chlorinators come in a one size fits all set up it is even more important to understand and apply the formula. By working the formula backwards you can get the run time for the chlorinator. This formula looks like:

R * PV = T
cell amps

Using our examples from above see below some equation run throughs.

PV = 50 cubic metres
R = 3
cell amps=18.75

So applying our formula we get

3 * 50 = 150 / 18.75 = 8

So to maintain a residual of 3 mg/l using a cell that draws 18.75 amps at 12 volts the calculated run time for the plant is 8 hours.

PV = 120 cubic metres
R = 2
cell amps = 20

So again applying our formula we get

2 * 120 = 240 / 20 = 12

And similar in this pool using our formula in reverse to get 2 mg/l or ppm using a 20 amp cell the run time would be 12 hours.
One common error a pool owner is likely to make is to use the dial control to reduce the chlorine output by reducing the current going to the cell. Sure I know manufacturers add this control for this purpose, however a very common occurrence is for this to be turned down when the pool is first charged with salt and slowly turned up over time as the salt depletes. This practice is not the best idea. By doing this as the salt level falls the salt cell is being asked to increase its chlorine output a sort of two way pincer.
A better practice is to adjust the salt chlorinator run time to the calculated run time and run the salt chlorinator for that time at 80% or thereabouts, and top up the salt if the chlorine level is found to be dropping.

Monitoring the salt level in the pool is critical to the longevity of the cell. Combined with correctly sizing the salt cell and adequate pool maintenance the cell should last a reasonable period before requiring replacement.

In this article I have shown how to calculate the correct salt cell size for your pool. I have demonstrated applying this formula in reverse to obtain a correct operational run time for a given chlorine residual and chatted generally about salt levels and stabiliser or cyanuric acid levels. If you want to find out more information on this or any other pool equipment topic you can use www.poolindustrysecrets.com site. For those people who use non metric systems here is a quick conversion guide.

1 cubic metre = 1000 litres
1000 litres = 264 us gallons
1000 litres = 219 uk gallons
ppm = mg/l
1000 us gallons = 3785 litres
1000 uk gallons = 4546 litres

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Hiring the Best PPC Management ServicesBest Practices

Management

When you are selecting the best company for the PPC or pay per click campaign, you will have to be aware of the pros and cons. A good PPC or SEO company would provide you with all the details of the PPC campaign-they would act as guides and not as vendors. You will have to take decisions on the basis of the options that are given to you by the PPC management service. Most PPC management services would include keyword discovery and selection, landing pages, advertisement text creation, conversion tracking, advertisement submission, PPC monitoring, PPC cost management, and campaign improvement modification.

When a PPC management company starts your PPC campaign, they will be in a better position to give you a complete report of the implementation of the PPC campaign. Generally, there are monthly reports that are generated by the PPC management company, which can be used to take further strategic decisions. When the monthly report is submitted to you by the PPC management company, you will have to make sure that you get into a meeting with the delivery managers of the PPC management company. During such monthly meetings, the delivery manager of the PPC management company will provide you with the details of the campaign’s progress. A good delivery manager will be in the position to answer all your queries and make sure that you have total confidence in the PPC campaign.

Each PPC campaign is different and the PPC management service will have to be on their guard all the time. Even slightly wrong strategic decisions can translate to low ROI. Depending on the keyword volume and the monthly spend, the cost of the PPC campaign will vary. When you have a fantastic PPC campaign, you will find an increasing traffic to your website or websites. You need to make the most of this increase in traffic and make sure that you have the right components in place. Unlike Social media marketing UK, you will find that PPC campaigns will provide you confirmed results.

Internet marketing and PPC campaigns are generally used synonymously, but there is a huge difference in both these concepts. As a campaign, PPC will surely give you the best hits to your website and ensure that you have increased business. When you are hiring a good PPC company, make sure that the PPC company is following the basic steps of PPC campaigns. These basic steps are analysis, keyword and competitive research, development, setup and deployment, and finally optimization and testing.

There are thousands of PPC management companies in the UK, but you will have to select a good PPC management company that would design campaigns for the future. As times are changing thick and fast, you will have to be very proactive in selecting the right kind of strategy. When you hire a PPC management firm, you will be in a better position to monitor the campaign. With the inputs from the PPC management managers, you can take the right decisions at the right time.

The author of this article is expert in writing articles about Content writing services & PPC management service.

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-All About Plus Size Clothes

Clothes

The current market is over-saturated with unhealthy marketing strategies that promote women who have a wafer thin body. Advertisements proudly publicise these wafer thin women as the icon of beauty. Most women are not blessed with a size zero physique and as such it becomes extremely necessary to provide clothes in all shapes and sizes. There are many women around the world that need clothes that are in medium or extra large sizes. Generally the sizes 14 to 16 are considered to be the starting point of plus size clothes.

Plus size clothes in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom or UK, there are over sixty-five brands that serve clothing lines to plus-size women. Most of them are companies that are also international. Examples of a few well-known brands that have plus size clothes available include:

Elvi
Evans
SimplyBe
Spirito di Artigiano
Feminine Plus

Specialist plus size brands include:

Alain Weiz (France)
Anathea (France)
Be The Queen (France)
Chalou (Germany)
Elena Grunert (Germany)
Elena Miro (Italy)
Jomhoy (Spain)
Kirsten Krog (Denmark)
Marina Rinaldi (Italy)
Persona (Italy)
Tummy Tuck (USA)
Verpass (Germany)
Wille (Germany)
Youk (Netherlands)

The words ‘plus size dresses’ forms the picture of larger women. In most places it is difficult to find dresses such as these, to fit the large women in an elegant and stylish way.

Some of the brands above have made the fashion of plus size women extremely modern and chic. No longer are the curvy women of today only restricted to flowery petal clothes. You can wear flattering stylish dresses that are designed for you, keeping in mind the different aspects of your shape.

Different types of dresses may include:

Halter neck dresses,
Belted tube dresses
Dresses with sequins,
Dress with lace and/or ruffles.

Currently, dresses that are available for the regular sized women are available for plus sized women as well.

Tips and suggestions to choose the right Plus size clothes for you

Full figured women are beautiful and it is important to keep in mind:

Choosing comfortable clothing

There is no need to be embarrassed when shopping for clothes

Do not wear oversized clothes to hide your curves because you look good when you show yourself

Choose suitable underwear as well, as this forms the foundation for every item of clothing

Online purchase

When you are buying clothes online, choose the correct size. There are size charts available on the Internet. When you wear clothes that are bigger in size than your normal build, it can make you look shorter and bigger.

Online lingerie in every size is available as well. If you want to tuck in your tummy and look slimmer, you may choose to wear a corset or other underneath clothing that is available.

Keep in mind that different clothing lines in plus sizes have different measurements, just as regular clothing does.

It is important therefore that you refer to the proper sizing charts of the respective company. This is vital, especially for those who are ordering online.

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