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NEWSLETTER 02.2019
The Supplier Fair showed that FEGIME España is in the fast lane.
Innovation Showcase
FEGIME España
A Changing Market
FEGIME Israel
The Israeli economy has an annual growth rate
of about 3% and at the same time there is a lot
of consolidation in electrical wholesaling in the
country. FEGIME Israel is well positioned to
benefit from both developments.
The biggest investment in the future is the logistic
centre which recently began operation. 18,000
square metres of storage space were created at a
cost of just under 30million euros. The warehouse
is a response to the high demand which is also
being boosted by government investments.
The number of branches will increase in 2020.
More and more small wholesalers - today there
are less than 200 in Israel - are closing down
every month. But our Israeli colleagues are
expanding their network: the 15th branch will
be opened at the beginning of 2020 in Carmiel in
theNorth. Further locations are under assessment.
The Technical Department is also expanding. It
is the driving force - supporting projects from
the specification to the integration phase. This
is of particular importance when it comes to
infrastructure projects. FEGIME Israel supplied
for example the complete emergency lighting
for the parallel tunnel system of the new train
line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In December
2019, 35 35-metre-high masts and 550 flood
The market in Israel is growing
and changing. FEGIME Israel
is investing to benefit from both
developments.
lights were delivered to the private "HADAROM"
port in Ashdod. Those are just two of the many
major projects that are required with an annual
population growth of 2.5%.
And last but not least our colleagues have invested
in an innovative e-commerce platform to provide
a professional solution for their customers in 2020.
The new Logistic Centre will help to support the many large-scale projects in Israel - such as the railway between
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem - even more efficiently.
Review of a successful event and outlook for a bright future: the final speech of the President of FEGIME España,
Javier Gómez.
The “FEGIME Meeting Point” Supplier Fair has
become an institution. At the end of October
FEGIME España invited 600 guests including
70 referenced suppliers to the fourth event in
Madrid. “The suppliers present their products and
our members their digital projects,” explains Jorge
Ruiz-Olivares, Managing Director of FEGIME
España. “Our omnichannel transformation is
underway”.
The first day is traditionally an internal session
in which members and suppliers have ample
opportunity to discuss their business – and
culminates in a dinner together. The novelty
this year: on the morning of the second day
visitors included both FEGIME staff and selected
customers invited by members. As to content, two
current trends were highlighted: solar photovoltaic
energy for self-consumption (as we already
reported in Voice 1/2019) and e-mobility.
The initiatives – to which FEGIME España is
committed – are part of a leadership strategy
in the distribution sector that revolves around
digitalization. "Leadership is not just a matter
of figures, but also of setting trends," said Jorge
Ruiz-Olivares. In this important transformation, the
digital tools – presented at the Congress in Nice
as part of the 'FEGIME Connect' programme - are
"adaptable and configurable to each company
in our group."
The group’s current projects were then presented
by Jorge Ruiz-Olivares together with members
Antonio López (Masfarné), Alejandro Gómez
Moreno (GómezMoreno) andGonzalo Battaner
(Battaner e Hijos). Amongst these is an agreement
with the DZB Bank to provide payment centre
services to partner manufacturers and thus make
business growth cheaper, safer and easier for
supplier and wholesaler alike.