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.
On 22nd – 23rd October, TG Eakin Ltd attended the National ET Congress in Finland, with our Finnish distributor B Braun.
Braun was also the major sponsors of the event and organised an 80’s themed evening function which was thoroughly enjoyed by all!
At the congress we introduced our brand new product ‘Surround™’, a Skin Protector that offers complete leakage prevention by providing a waterproof and bacterial barrier for the skin, with multiple end uses. We ran a competition with the nurses to trial the product and give us their valued feedback, with the winner to receive a digital camera.
Pictured (L-R): Katja Tammi and Arja Airosto of B Braun exhibiting at the National ET Congress in Finland
In August, our South African distributor Manta Medical, exhibited at the SASA Congress in Cape Town – a joint conference with healthcare professionals in stoma therapy, Colorectal and Gastro.
At the Congress we launched eakin Perform™ and eakin Cohesive® Paste and were also joint sponsors of the SASA dinner on the opening evening, held at Ratanga Junction Theme Park.
Jeremy Eakin, who attended the Congress, said, “This was an excellent conference to attend and we were extremely pleased to be able to sponsor the opening dinner for SASA (The South African Stomal Therapy Association). The South African Stomal Therapy nurses do a wonderful job dealing with such a diverse range of patients. They face additional challenges not experienced in other countries such as the extreme number of trauma wounds and the high incidence of AIDS and HIV Positive patients. In South Africa there is a lower rate of stoma patients compared to other European and North American countries, however they have more than their share of high output fistulas and wounds. SASA should be very proud of their patient care, dedication and achievements”.
Pictured: Elize Fouche from Manta Medical and Jeremy Eakin at the SASA Congress.
TG Eakin Limited had another successful year at ECET in Porto earlier this summer. On display we had our extensive range of Pelican Pouches, Wound Pouches and the Cohesive® range.
As always we received a lot of positive feedback on the products and it is great to hear first-hand how the products are being used and the subsequent benefits for the patients. Of particular interest to nurses were the Paediatric and Convex Pelican Pouches.
Our competition to win a ‘Trip to Ireland’ was very well received and the lucky winner was Claudia Tienderen from Holland who came to visit us whilst on her visit to Northern Ireland in October.
Pictured: Competition winners Claudia Van Tienderen and Elma Faasse visit TG Eakin Ltd.
Yet again, we are extremely grateful to the Australian ET nurses, in conjunction with our distributors Omnigon, for their outstanding collection of case studies.
Competition entries were written during the last few months and the final list of case studies has been selected and is available, with numerous other studies.
All case studies illustrate how helpful Cohesive® was to the nurse and the patient. Case studies cover a broad range of topics such as:
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.
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.
Many thanks go to all of you who visited our stand during the congress. As usual, it was a pleasure to see you and to have the chance to discuss our products.
At this time we would like to announce our competition winners; Kathi Chiara from Switzerland (pictured left) and Katica Babic from Croatia. Both winners won a traditional Irish prize; a bottle of Baileys and two Irish crystal glasses.
During the congress we launched Perform, the NEW pouch control sachet that converts stoma output to gel. Greater control of pouch content, reduced leakage, noise and bulging are among the benefits as well as ease of emptying and disposal.
Particular interest was shown in Cohesive® Paste, a stoma paste from the Cohesive® family which can be used to fill in scars or skin folds. Cohesive® Slims and Seals can of course be used in combination with this product.
Pelican Pouches in convex and paediatric forms are an exciting new addition to the stoma care range from TG Eakin Ltd. The convex pouches offer soft, flexible and comfortable convexity and conform to the needs of each individual stoma. The paediatric pouches have been designed with children in mind and offer kind and gentle care for young skin. All drainable pouches in the range boast the Pelican Pouches’ Clipless Closure, which allows quick and easy emptying.
For more information on any of our products please visit our product section.
Sixth Form Business Studies students from Priory Integrated College, Holywood, Northern Ireland were invited to T.G. Eakin Ltd in Comber to find out how this local company has become such a successful exporter of medical devices.
The students were interested to learn all about the company’s products and particularly what issues need to be considered when initiating an export strategy.
The trip started with a tour of the factory where all the medical devices are manufactured. Students were amazed at the large volumes of goods produced for export and were impressed at high standards of hygiene evident throughout the production process.
Following the tour of the factory, the students learned about the growth of the company over its 30 year existence from the business development team. The organisational structure, the recent expansion through the acquisition of Pelican Healthcare and the Research and Development facilities were all explained to students.
The Managing Director, Jeremy Eakin, shared his ‘tips and hints’ for success. These included financial, business and exporting advice. “Know your customers well – visit the market as often as possible and speak to ‘real’ business people for assistance and advice”.
Deirdre Scarlett, the Business Studies teacher, was delighted that her students were able to learn about global trading from a local company just prior to their ‘A’ level exams. “This helps brings the theory to life for these young people at a crucial point in their education.”
Over the past year we have been gathering feedback on our Cohesive® Seals from our users. Our main aim was to identify the primary reasons for using Cohesive®
Such as preventing leakage, curing sore skin and increasing security and confidence.
We received responses from over 2,700 users and were delighted with the results. Click to view the summary of our Cohesive® User Survey Results.
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