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Eakin Rebrand!

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Happy New Year everyone! With the arrival of the new year, comes our new corporate branding. Our new website is a prime example of this.

Happy New Year everyone! With the arrival of the new year, comes our new corporate branding. You will see from our new logo that we have moved away from the multi-coloured branding, towards a cleaner, fresher purple, grey and white look. One of the reasons for this, was that when surveyed, a large number of our distributors could not recall the specific colours for each product group. We felt that our branding was becoming diluted as more products and colours came on board.

The first stage of rebranding is at a corporate level. This is evident on our new website and we invite you to explore some of the newest features such as the problem/solution section, the user guides, not forgetting your individual country page. Following a survey with our distributors last year, we have endeavoured to include as many of their suggestions as possible and we thank them for their contribution. We hope that they are happy with the end product.

The second stage of rebranding will be at a product level. From July 2011 you will begin to notice changes in Cohesive® packaging to bring it into line with the corporate brand. From November 2011, the Wound Pouches will follow. The remaining product groups will be rebranded during 2012.

These changes will happen gradually so that we can minimize wastage and we ask that you bear with us as we work through this process. The end result will be a fresh new look for TG Eakin Limited.

R&D remains a priority at TG Eakin Limited

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TG Eakin Limited is currently undertaking two development projects worth over £1.5million, supported by Invest NI.

The first will create a new stoma care product which aims to enhance the comfort of patients and the second will dramatically improve the company’s process capability.

Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster visited the company’s premises today, to view the progress and enhancements made to date. The Minister commented: “TG Eakin has grown from a small local company to become a global supplier in the industry. This major investment by a family run company highlights its longstanding commitment to developing new highly advanced products for global markets.” “With over 80% of sales to export markets, the development of this latest medical device will support further growth, demonstrating the value of investing in innovation and R&D in driving business success.”

Jeremy Eakin, Managing Director of TG Eakin Limited, said: “The support and advice received from Invest NI to date has been of significant assistance as we identify and implement technological advances to manufacture this new high quality product. Using our knowledge base in the industry, we are confident this innovation has the potential to increase our global sales.”

Swedish Nurses visit St Mark’s Hospital, London

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Åsa Gustavsson and Christina Schulz visited St. Mark’s Hospital in Harrow, North West London, on a research trip earlier this month along with our Swedish distributor Maud Jägerman of M Care.

Åsa and Christina, who are both stoma nurses in Linköping University Hospital in Southern Sweden, are trying to create a Fistula Centre of Excellence within their own hospital.

During their trip, they attended the Burdett Institute at St. Marks Hospital which provides education and carries out research into GI disorders and is also a Fistula Centre of Excellence in the UK.

The visit to London was funded by TG Eakin Ltd and arranged by Julia Williams, a Senior Lecturer in Gastrointestinal Nursing at the Burdett Institute of GI Nursing with King’s College, London and St. Mark’s Hospital, Harrow.

Jeremy Eakin, who met with the nurses during their visit said, “We are extremely grateful to the Burdett Institute for their help and support in hosting this visit for the Swedish nurses. In particular I would like to thank Julia Willams for her hospitality and for organising this event.

I know that Asa and Christina found this visit to St Marks hospital extremely beneficial and they learned a great deal during their visit. I wish them well in their efforts to make the University Hospital of Linköping a Fistula Centre of Excellence”.

Pictured (L-R) are Åsa Gustavsson, Maud Jägerman and Christina Schulz outside St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow

Welcoming New Distributors

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Steri…way have taken over distribution of Eakin products in Czech Republic from September 2009. EuroMedical Distribution Group are a new distribution channel in Romania.

A warm welcome to 2 new distributors who have joined us recently.

Both companies are distributing the whole range of eakin products including Cohesive® Seals, SLIMS®, Cohesive® Paste, Wound Pouches, Pelican Pouches and accessory products.

Mary Rickard visited Romania in September to provide training to EuroMedical staff and to introduce nurses and representatives from the ostomy field to the Eakin products which are entirely new to Romania.

The group also took part in a ‘Cohesive® Mouldability’ competition where they were required to mould an animal from an eakin Cohesive® Seal, to emphasise how mouldable the Cohesive® products are.

Pictured above is Mary Rickard of TG Eakin Ltd with members of EuroMedical staff.

Wound Care Congress, Denmark

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In October, our Danish distributor Focuscare, organized a hugely successful Wound Care Congress in Kolding.

The main focus of the event was on Fistula and Wound Pouches and it attracted around 150 attendees.

Guest speakers at the event were Dr Niels Quist and Jette Kundal, who are both experts within this field.

Congratulations are extended to Focuscare for their excellent organization of the event.
Pictured above is the guest speaker Dr Niels Quist, presenting at the Wound Care Congress.

North European Distributors‘ Meeting

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Thank you to our North European Distributors, Arja Airosto, Juha Saukkonen, Kaj Lund, Maud Jägerman and Wim Rust, who made their way through the snow to join us for a distributors’ meeting.

We were sorry that our Norwegian distributor Medeco could not attend and hope they will come to visit us when the opportunity arises.

We had a full programme of activities over the 2 days, ranging from company updates, tour of the factory, R&D, marketing and business development workshops. The meeting was not ‘all work and no play’; our guests enjoyed sampling some local seafood and an authentic ‘black taxi’ tour of Belfast.

The meeting was designed to be interactive. From our side, we wanted to share our innovation and our vision for TG Eakin Limited for the years to come. We sought to gain input on market and product feedback and provide a forum for our distributors to exchange their ideas for best practice.

These suggestions were all gratefully received and we will be putting considerable emphasis on developing these areas of our business.

Arab Health – TG Eakin venture to the Middle East

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TG Eakin Limited were one of only three companies in Northern Ireland to have a stand at the largest gathering of healthcare professionals in the Middle East.

TG Eakin Limited were one of only three companies in Northern Ireland to have a stand at the largest gathering of healthcare professionals in the Middle East. The event attracted more than 45,000 healthcare professionals from 65 countries.

The conference, held in Dubai’s World Trade Centre, was a great opportunity to showcase our ostomy and femcare products and to meet with potential distributors.

Jeremy Eakin and Stuart Menary were accompanied by Sue Hunter and Rachel Butson from our sister company Pelican Healthcare.

TG Eakin Ltd highly commended at Business Awards

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TG Eakin Ltd was Highly Commended for its Exporting Achievements at a recent awards ceremony in Belfast.

At the 2007, Northern Ireland Business Awards in association with bmi and the Belfast Telegraph, the company received the commendation. It was noted that the company currently exports 99.5% of its products outside Northern Ireland and the company’s recent acquisition of Pelican Healthcare in Cardiff illustrated the company’s strategy for growth.

The judges were impressed by TG Eakin Ltd’s development and maintenance of a product, which competitors have been unable to match in quality and performance.

TG Eakin Ltd Acquires UK Competitor

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TG Eakin Limited is delighted to announce substantial growth of their business with the acquisition of a medical company in South Wales.

TG Eakin Limited was formed in 1974 by Tom Eakin and is now led by his two sons, Paul and Jeremy. The company employs 50 people just outside Comber, Northern Ireland and manufactures medical skin care products for use in stoma and wound care.

The products help patients who suffer from bowel diseases and have a stoma or wound, to avoid sore skin, substantially improving their quality of life.

The company has grown considerably in recent years. Export sales to over 25 countries worldwide account for 80% of the turnover.

The acquisition of Pelican Healthcare in Cardiff will allow the company to follow their proposed plan of growth and expansion. Pelican Healthcare employs over 120 people in Cardiff and manufactures a range of products which are complementary to the Eakin products. In addition, Pelican Healthcare also produces a range of products for feminine health. The company also has a strong UK distribution base.

Jeremy Eakin, Managing Director of TG Eakin Limited, is delighted with the deal. “This expansion is fantastic news for our company. The acquisition gives us access to a whole new range of products which will dramatically enhance our export growth while also providing us with a new well established UK distribution platform in Cardiff.

It also allows us to diversify into an entirely new area of feminine healthcare, meaning our company is no longer reliant on the one industry sector.”

The company has been actively pursuing a growth plan in recent years and this acquisition has been a key part of the plan. The company will now be in an excellent position to continue developing and manufacturing innovative medical products in Northern Ireland for patients worldwide. The combined resources will help to expand export sales significantly.

New Products Showcasing at Salzburg

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The 9th ECET congress will be taking place in June 2007 with the theme ‘Stoma care, wound hygiene and incontinence on the European stage’.

The team at TG Eakin are looking forward to exhibiting at the event and showcasing new and existing products.

Established brands such as Cohesive®, as well as the new and improved Wound Pouch range will also be shown. Cohesive® Slims are enjoying continued success in markets around the world. Equally, the new and improved Wound Pouch range has been adopted in many countries and has been well received.

We look forward to welcoming you on stand #17. Please also look out for presentations on Eakin products as the full ECET Program becomes available.