UK Expert CommitteeVoltimum UK, Hammersmith, 7th April 2005

Agenda

10.00am Introduction and Welcome of new members

10.05am Approval of minutes and actions from previous meetings MF/ALL 

10.10am Review of Q1 2005 MF  10.20am VoltiBULLETIN Jan, Feb & March 2005 –         Analysis of how each newsletter has performed and which articles have been most successful (MF)         Comments and views of the committee on how and where we can do better 11.00am Expert Question Process         Paul Harwood will present the 90 questions forwarded to the experts since 1 Jan 2005.

We will ask experts to comment on how they have handled these questions in their organisations. (PH will forward the list of questions in advance of the meeting.)

Presentation of improved process for dealing with questions

12.00noon Improved CPD area         FL will present the improved CPD area with the content received to date from the

manufacturersPlease ensure that any outstanding information promoting CPD modules have been forwarded by

Tuesday.)

12.30 Views of the committee on a possible ‘Voltimum on-line installation guide’

1 AOB

A light lunch will be served and it is hoped that everything will be completed by 2.00pm.

• Registrations: grew from 25,000 in Jan 2005 – 28,000 in March 2005

• Page views: almost 200,000 /month compared with 70k /month in 04

• Page views per login grew from 7 pages to 13 pages

• Avg. ‘Unsubscribe Rate’ consistently less than 0.2% since Jan.

• Opt Out Rate at Registration which grew to a high of 43% - solved in Jan 05, now less than 2% per month.

• However,

– Need to work on recurrent users

Highlights & Lowlights of Q1 2005

New Manufacturering partners• Glen Dimplex, Kew Technik, Volution Holdings (Vent-Axia, Cable

Management Products Ltd)

Wholesalers• AIEW, IBA added to wholesaler directory. AC Electrical have asked to

join• Improved BOM process• Update of wholesaler directory• Voltimum Monthly wholesaler actions with manufacturers

Other important developments• Launch of M&E Event (CMP)• Sponsorship of NICEIC 50th Anniversary in 2006 agreed• New Leader of the UK Country Ctte – David Schofield MD OSRAM

takes over from Martyn Coffey Pirelli.

Highlights & Lowlights of Q1 2005

Registrations

Total User base End Dec 03: 10,000End Dec 04: 25,000End Mar 05: 28,000

Page Views

Page Views Per LoginMonth Total (T+M)Target (T) E I S D P O (M)2005-01 13.63 13.43 11.86 15.59 11.36 11.16 14.01 18.392004-12 15.35 14.77 14.45 17.05 14.12 16.24 15.53 19.062004-11 12.68 14.36 9.94 13.36 14.03 11.77 12.08 17.522004-10 13.61 12.37 13.26 15.82 12.63 12.85 14.40 19.922004-09 12.90 13.93 12.62 12.21 10.92 9.32 12.99 19.262004-08 9.19 8.62 8.05 9.09 9.27 6.63 11.10 21.922004-07 9.20 8.09 9.19 10.46 8.66 9.83 10.02 16.752004-06 10.91 12.61 12.05 9.05 7.36 7.94 10.33 14.472004-05 7.96 8.39 7.50 6.99 6.24 6.53 9.07 13.772004-04 7.59 8.15 6.92 6.82 5.49 7.72 8.68 14.192004-03 7.14 6.83 6.18 7.26 5.61 8.36 8.92 9.532004-02 8.13 10.65 5.57 6.75 6.04 5.94 9.65 9.632004-01 7.56 7.27 6.59 7.46 6.76 4.94 9.57 8.72

Page views per login grewFrom 7.61 in Q1 2004.

To an avg. of 12 in Q1 of 2005

Logins

VoltiBULLETINJanuary, February, March 2005

Weekly page views – Jan, Feb & March 2005

Part P LEDsHarmonics

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Most Interested groups1 Small Contractors 36%2 Specifiers 18%3 Large Contractors 18%

Wholesalers 3%

Jan-05 Part P - were you ready?Date of Issue 18th Jan 05Circulation 15,288Total Page Views (above base of 3000/day) 60,000Total Visitors (above base of 100 day) 1900Total Logins (above base of 125/day)

Total

Voltimum An introduction to Part P 1239IEE Electricians guide to the building regulations 912ECA Part P of the Building Regs explained - document 907NICEIC Part P deadline prompts …. To join NICEIC 537Newey & Eyre Getting to grips with Part P testing 490ODPM Document with latest Part P corrections & amendments 454Seaward ElectronicsProgressive, professional or just more procedures 328

4867

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Feb-05 LEDs Date of Issue 8th FebCirculation 16,429Total Page Views (above base of 3000/day) 20,293Total Visitors (above base of 100 day) 1,317Total Logins (above base of 125/day) 2,100

Total

Voltimum An Introduction to LEDs by James Hunt 491

OSRAM Technical Guide to OSRAM Optotronics 385

Lumileds White lighting with LEDs 359

Philips LEDs, lighting and applications (ppt slides US Lumileds) 265

Philips Philips Glowing Places - two colourful applications 144

OSRAM OSRAM opto Semiconductors - products 137

OSRAM Case Studies 137

OSRAM New Creativity in Lighting Design - illuminated signs 93

2011

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Most Interested Groups1 Specifiers 27%2 Manufacturers 17%3 Large Contractors 17%4 Small Contractors 14%

Wholesalers 4%

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Most Interested Groups1 Specifiers 30%2 Large Contractors 20%3 Small Contractos 15%

Wholesalers 2%

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Mar-05 HarmonicsDate of Issue 8th MarchCirculation 17,421Total Page Views (above base of 3000/day) 30,000Total Visitors (above base of 100 day) 1,300Total Logins (above base of 125/day)

Voltimum An introduction to power harmonics by James Hunt 768Voltimum ExpertsEasy guide to harmonics 480Voltimum Harmonics CPD 465ABB Power Quality 284ABB Power Quality active filter 257Eaton Understanding G5/4 Harmonic recommendations 237LEM Harmonic Benchmarking 175

MGE UPSTHM filtering and Management of Harmonics upstream of UPS

139

MGE UPS2nd Generation high power active conditioner based on the current injection principle.

113

2918

Total

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Improved Expert Question Process

Improved CPD area Process

Status1 ABB on line2 CMPL Adaptaflex Voltimum given edd

CMPL Kopex Voltimum has no eddCMPL Elkay

3 Draka UK 34 Eaton 15 Glen Dimplex6 ITW n/a7 Kew Technik n/a9 Legrand

11 Nexans 312 Novar 413 OSRAM14 Philips15 Pirelli 416 Schneider Canalis

Merlin GerinMGE UPSMitaSarelSquare DTelemecanique

17 Vent Axia