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PRESS RELEASE

11 March 2010

Philip Harris’s Innovation Recognised in ERA 2010

Philip Harris, the UK’s leading science education resource provider, stole the show

with a double-win at the Educational Resources Awards 2010.

Philip Harris’s latest development Acquire, the state-of-the-art data logger was

crowned Best Secondary ICT Resource and their Energy and Fuels Applied Science

Kit was awarded Best Secondary non-ICT Resource. The winners were announced at

the annual ERA awards dinner on Friday 5th March 2010 at the National Motorcycle

Museum, Birmingham.

The Education Resources Awards (ERA) highlight the quality and diversity of

educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments and the

most dedicated members of the teaching profession and supplies industry, all

working together to encourage the very best in education. The awards are organised

in association with the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA).

The award-winning Data Logger, Acquire, has a large 7 inch touch screen, rapid start

up, six sensor ports and a huge memory (2GB). It has been built with accessibility in

mind; in 30 seconds, Acquire can be taken out of the box and data acquisition

started – well under the 2 or 3 minutes required by other loggers. The Acquire data

logger features a built-in VGA port – a feature particularly beneficial for classroom

demonstrations and training. Experiment results can be shown live on a whiteboard,

without the hassle of setting up first on a computer; a great advantage to students

and teachers as they can see exactly what the demonstrator has on their screen.

Commenting on Philip Harris’s Acquire data logger the judges said:

“We liked the easy and highly intuitive interface and the uncluttered controls of this

science equipment. Acquire would appeal to all students who are well-used to mobile

and games technology. Even the most science-phobic student will want to use Philip

Harris’s new data logger to investigate and explore.”

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Philip Harris’s award-winning Energy and Fuels Kit can be used during teaching

Applied Science; students can investigate how energy can be transformed from one

to another, understand how electricity is generated and distributed as well as

observe the efficiency of energy transfers in electrical appliances.

Commenting on Philip Harris’s Energy and Fuels Kit the judges said:

“Philip Harris’s Energy and Fuels Kit offers exciting ways of engaging young people

with hands-on science, providing them with equipment, information and ideas to

experiment and investigate energy and fuels in a safe environment. The kit is

attractive and of very high quality, with a robust feel that promotes learning about

real-life, relevant issues.”

Philip Harris has been offering innovative and market leading scientific materials and

equipment to primary, secondary schools and further education establishments

across the UK since 1817.

Sharon Hawksworth, Marketing Manager at Philip Harris said:

“Philip Harris provides innovative solutions for modern science teachers. Our

products are developed in conjunction with science teachers and technology experts;

these two awards cement our premium position within the science resources

market.”

ENDS

For more information or images please contact Sarah Wilson, Communications

Manager, Findel Education on (0161)3672049 / sarah.wilson@findel-education.co.uk.

About Philip Harris

Philip Harris is the leading supplier for Primary, Secondary and Further Education

science education resources and chemistry equipment. Philip Harris works closely

with teachers, technicians and expert advisors in the scientific community to

continually innovate – ensuring that products remain adaptable and fully fit for

purpose in the modern classroom. Many resources are developed in-house and are

exclusive to Philip Harris, ensuring that teachers and technicians are providing pupils

with the best quality equipment to develop the scientific and technological skills for

tomorrow’s society.

For further information please see www.philipharris.co.uk.