Kategorie: Company Information

23rd October 2013 is no ordinary day at Eakins…. It’s the day that Tom Eakin turns 80!

For those of you who don’t know, Tom founded our company in 1974. Shortly afterwards, he developed the Wound Pouch™ and Cohesive^® product ranges, which have become renowned worldwide.

To mark the occasion, we commissioned Emma Hastings, the daughter of one of our employees, to draw a cartoon of Tom. He seemed thoroughly delighted with the masterpiece and the other gifts from the staff. I’m sure you will join with us in wishing Tom many happy returns on his 80th birthday.

Staff at Eakin, in conjunction with Georgina McKeown from Pelican Healthcare, were delighted to welcome members of the CA to our premises on 6th December.

Throughout the morning, our guests enjoyed a presentation from Jeremy Eakin and a factory tour.

Jeremy introduced the company and demonstrated how both the company and the products have evolved over the years. The guests were given a tour of the factory, during which they were hugely impressed by
the quality control standards in place. The visit concluded with a Christmas lunch.

The Colostomy Association are a UK registered charity representing the interests of people with a colostomy. They provide support and advice to families and carers both before and after surgery. They strive to raise awareness of what it is like to have a stoma. We wish them continued success in their good work.

TG Eakin Ltd has been awarded ISO14001 certification, an internationally accepted environmental standard.

Environmental impact is becoming an increasingly important issue across the globe, with pressure to minimize that impact coming from a number of sources; local and national governments, regulators, customers, employees, etc.

Although we were always aware of our environmental impact, as a socially responsible company we wanted to control and improve our performance in this area.

We now operate a robust Environmental Management System (EMS) in compliance with BS EN ISO14001:2004 and have identified the following key areas which we will focus on:

• Minimising waste produced in our operations
• Being cognizant of waste management for the end of product life
• Segregating and recycling waste from our manufacturing operations
• Being efficient in our use of energy resources for all our operations – manufacture through to distribution
• The careful storage, use and handling of any necessary chemicals, ozone depleting substances and liquids which have potential to cause pollution
• Ensuring that those working on our behalf adhere to the high standards we maintain ourselves.

A huge thank you to many of our Eakin distributors who took time out of their busy schedules to join us for a distributors’ meeting in London this week.

We had a busy schedule ranging from marketing and business development workshops to an exquisite dinner cruise along theThames. The meeting was designed to be interactive. We discussed the range of services that TG Eakin Ltd can provide, whilst also gaining input on market and product feedback and providing a forum for our distributors to exchange their ideas for best practice.

Your suggestions were all gratefully received!

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new product in the eakin range, Protect Barrier Film.

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new product in the eakin range, Protect™ Barrier Film. eakin Protect™ is an advanced barrier film designed to protect the skin against harmful bodily fluids, excoriation and harsh medical adhesives. With its quick drying formula Protect™ dries in seconds to form a durable silicone film on the skin. And with added Vitamin E, Protect™ will nourish and moisture the skin whilst at the same time providing the optimum in skin protection. Similarly to eakin Release™ Adhesive Remover, Protect™ has a fresh spearmint scent and a non-sting formula which means no pain on application.

Whilst use of Protect™ with other creams, oils or lotions is not recommended as it may reduce its effectiveness, the combined use of eakin Release™ Adhesive Remover and Protect™ Barrier Film is ideal.

For further information please refer to the Accessory Product page or contact your local distributor for samples.

TG Eakin Ltd has recently been granted planning permission to extend our County Down based headquarters which will lead to the creation of more than 25 new jobs.

TG Eakin Ltd has recently been granted planning permission to extend our County Down based headquarters which will lead to the creation of more than 25 new jobs. The £6 million investment will see a 5000m2 extension to the current premises at Ballystockart with the creation of five additional production lines.

The current factory at Ballystockart has already been extended twice to meet the growing demands of the business. Back in 2001 as Eakin began moving into more international markets, an extension to the factory premises was undertaken and then again in 2008 the office and factory premises were extended once again to coincide with the company’s significant growth.

The new extension which will double the size of the existing premises, is expected to start at the beginning of 2012 with an anticipated completion date of early 2013. To mark the granting of planning permission, Jim Shannon MP and Mayor of Ards Borough Council Alderman Mervyn Oswald visited the Factory to meet with staff and senior management and view for themselves the extension proposals.

Managing Director, Jeremy Eakin expressed his pride and satisfaction with the recent planning approval which he felt assured would lead to the next stage of development of TG Eakin Ltd.

“TG Eakin Ltd is both a family owned and locally based company and we are pleased that we are able to continue to remain at Ballystockart and bring additional employment to the area with this substantial investment. The extension to our premises will enable us to increase our production levels and continue to develop new products in order to maintain and hopefully increase our market share in a very competitive market.

Our company has seen significant development in recent years, with our turnover increasing by over 50% since 2009. We now export our products to over 30 countries worldwide. The cooperation of the Planning Department and local representatives has been a major factor in helping us achieve this result in these difficult times.”

Member of Parliament for the local area, Jim Shannon also commented:

“This project is one which I have been involved with for some time and I am delighted to see it coming to fruition. We are pleased to see the continued success of this local manufacturing based firm and welcome the news of its forthcoming expansion and the consequent creation of new jobs in the Co Down area. TG Eakin Ltd is a great example of a Northern Ireland company exporting and excelling on a worldwide level and all efforts should be made to support its continued success”.