The announcement, made at Light + Building Frankfurt, will see Aurora Group products being made available to thousands of electrical contractors across Europe via FEGIME's 1,150 sales points and presence in 27 countries. FEGIME currently has a 10% share of the European electrical market.
David Garratt, managing director of FEGIME, says, "Currently, the lighting business is in a state of constant change. Consequently, it is important for FEGIME to have a wider range of partners to better exploit the opportunities arising. We regard Aurora as a highly innovative, motivated, flexible and distribution-oriented partner. We are happy to welcome them as European Preferred Supplier to the FEGIME Family."
Richard Sells, managing director of the Aurora Group, says the announcement supports the company's ambitions to be a global leader: "Working alongside FEGIME's members enables us to access a significant share of the Electrical Wholesale market in Europe, so this is an opportunity we are extremely excited about," he says.
(Jim Evans)