WCET Review 2008

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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.

Encouraging Enterprise in Young People

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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.”

What do our users think?

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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.

Cohesive® Advantage Competition

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During the ECET Congress in Salzburg earlier this year, staff at the Eakin Stand ran a competition on the Cohesive® Advantage.

Q: What enzymes that are harmful to the skin does Cohesive® inhibit?
A: Elastase and Lipase.

Q: What 3 ways does Cohesive® stop skin excoriation?
A: Absorbs water, reduces enzyme activity and physically blocks both biological and chemical irritants from coming into contact with the skin.

Staff at TG Eakin Limited were very pleased to welcome Sylvia, together with a colleague from KKH-Lörrach – Stephanie Schöneberg-Opalka (pictured above) – at the end of September. They had a tour of the TG Eakin Limited factory and were very impressed with the high quality and hygiene standards present.

The beautiful Culloden Hotel and the city of Belfast were further highlights of the trip; the ladies thoroughly enjoyed their stay in Northern Ireland.

International Award Winners

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The UTV Business Eye Awards took place in the Culloden Hotel, Belfast last night. These prestigious awards, sponsored by Bank of Scotland (Ireland) honoured Northern Ireland’s top business personalities and organisations.

TG Eakin Limited had been shortlisted as one of the three finalists in the International Award category and was awarded first prize at the ceremony last night! Managing Director Jeremy Eakin commented on the recent achievement, “We are delighted to have won the International Award. Such awards are recognition of the company’s success, which is entirely due to the excellent efforts of everyone in the company.”

TG Eakin Limited currently exports over 80% of its business to more than 25 countries worldwide.

Eakin Marathon Runners Raise Money for IA!

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Once again the Eakin team entered the Belfast Marathon in May 2007. The 5 members of the relay team beat last year’s time by a few minutes.

£1,000 was raised by the entrants which was matched by the company to give a grand total of £2,000 for Illeostomy Association funds.

TG Eakin Ltd is delighted to support ia Northern Ireland and continue to enjoy close working relations with the association.

Pictured from left to right, William Ennis, Stuart Menary, Paul Eakin and Paul Hastings, with Edgar Craig handing Anne Demick, of ia Northern Ireland, the cheque.

CAET Mould A Seal Competition!

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The CAET conference was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia recently. Eakin was represented by ConvaTec who are the appointed distributors in Canada.

The CAET (Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapy) conference was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia recently. Eakin was represented by ConvaTec who are the appointed distributors in Canada.

Pictured left is Annie Morin-Levesque, an ET from Edmunston Regional Hospital in New Brunswick. Annie was winner of the Eakin “Mould a Seal” competition. ETs were challenged to mould a Seal using an eakin Cohesive® Seal!

TG Eakin Ltd go that ‚extra mile‘ for NI Hospice

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Around a dozen members of staff took part in the Belfast Marathon in May. Two relay teams entered the competition; each team ran the 26-mile course.

An additional three colleagues entered the walking event, walking 9 miles each.

TG Eakin Ltd chose to raise money for Northern Ireland Hospice Care, which is a charity caring for terminally ill people here in Northern Ireland. It provides specialist palliative care for adults and children with life limiting and life threatening illnesses.

The aim of the charity is to provide the best quality of life for patients and to support their families, focusing not only on physical care but also on the need for emotional, social and spiritual support. Care is provided in the hospice and in the community.

TG Eakin Ltd was delighted to raise a grand total of £7,000 for this worthwhile cause through donations and other fundraising events such as a Soup & Book Sale. Many thanks to our suppliers for their contributions.

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.

AASTN Winner Announcement

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Ian Whitely RN BN STN CNC from the Concord Repatriation and General Hospital in Sydney was announced as the winner of the Eakin Educational Sponsorship.

Ian Whitely RN BN STN CNC from the Concord Repatriation and General Hospital in Sydney was announced as the winner of the Eakin Educational Sponsorship at the AASTN conference in Wollongong recently.

The Educational Sponsorship was available to Stomal Therapy Nurses in Australia. To enter, Stomal Therapy Nurses were required to submit their most successful, novel, interesting or unusual use of Eakin Cohesive products either as a case study, poster, essay or photographs.

The selection criteria emphasized content rather than presentation and the judging panel were asked to select not necessarily the most glossy or attractively presented entry but more on the novelty factor, how interesting the application, how useful the application is to other STNs and the problem solved and patient outcome.

The judging panel was formed from a representative of TG Eakin Ltd, a representative of Omnigon Pty Ltd (the Eakin distributor in Australia) and a representative of the AASTN Executive.

Ian’s winning submission combined the effective and novel uses of Eakin products and combined these with a truly Australian theme of “Eternity” which became prominent during the Millennium celebrations on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Ian’s submission, along with other entries can be viewed in our Research & Publications Section.