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With more than 15 years' experience, including short listings for awards from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, Cowbrough Communications has the expertise and contacts to deliver for you. Cowbrough Communications has a track record of success in delivering a range of communications support to help businesses grow It has particular experience of the public and voluntary sectors and in supporting small and medium sized companies with impressive results for clients across Scotland, France and Africa. We offer expertise in a range of communication services, including media relations, speeches, publications and crisis management.
LATEST CLIENT NEWS November 23 Howden Commended at UK Awards Glasgow based Howden Compressors Ltd was commended in the 'most improved company' category at UK Manufacturing Excellence Awards at the Dorchester Hotel in London last night. October 10
Howden Compressors shortlisted for national award Manufacturer Howden Compressors has been shortlisted for an award for being the most improved company in the UK, as part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2011. Colin Brown, the Institutions’ Director of Engineering said: “Howden Compressors is a fantastic business that is helping to ensure manufacturing remains at the heart of Glasgow’s economy. We hope the company can inspire more local manufacturers to take part and benefit from the Manufacturing Excellence programme.” Manufacturing Excellence assessors and moderators will be visiting the Howden Compressor plant in Glasgow on Tuesday 11 October. Manufacturing Excellence, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, is the most successful and long established manufacturing support programme in the UK, and the only one that provides a detailed benchmarking and assessment process to help improve manufacturing businesses. As part of the Manufacturing Excellence programme companies are asked to conduct an in-depth self assessment and those who complete one or more of the eight parts receive a free, bespoke and confidential benchmark report. The best companies in each module receive a free visit from a team of expert assessors who verify the audit responses and offer practical advice and suggestions for the business. The winning companies in each category will receive an award at the Manufacturing Excellence Award Ceremony at the Dorchester in London on 23 November. Manufacturing Excellence is supported by PwC, Autodesk, PP Business Improvement, The ERA Foundation, Lombard, WMG, Arup, and Barclays Corporate. ENDS October 5, 2011 Picture story ‘The Shire’ salutes Armed Forces with free tickets
East Stirlingshire FC is launching a new initiative to honour the men and women of the Armed Forces, free entry to home matches. Any soldier, sailor or air force personnel who can produce a forces ID card or any ex military wearing their veteran's badge, will now get into Ochilview Park for nothing. The scheme is the brainchild of club director, Tony Ford, a retired former naval officer. ‘It may seem a small gesture but having served for more than 30 years myself and seeing it first hand, I think anything that we can do to honour the dedication and bravery of our forces is important.” 'We've been talking for some time to ex service groups and it fits well with charities like Tickets 4 Troops and Stubbs who have already identified entry to sporting events as away of thanking our forces.' Tony is hoping that the initiative inspires other clubs around the country to introduce similar schemes. 'I'm really hoping we can build up a bit of momentum with this. It would be great if other clubs in the Third Division and elsewhere could be persuaded to adopt the idea.' he said 'I'd like to see the day that our forces personnel and veterans could turn up at any football league ground and get in for free. In the meantime though, myself and everyone concerned with East Stirlingshire Football Club look forward to giving a warm ‘Shire’ welcome to anyone taking up the offer’. This initiative will kick off with East Stirlingshire’s next home match against Berwick Rangers. More club information can be found at www.eaststirlingshirefc.co.uk ENDS October 3, 2011 S3 Interactive sold to US recycling giant Clydebank based S3 Interactive Ltd, a market leader in the refurbishment of mobile phones, smart phones and tablets, has been sold to the biggest recycling company in the world, Sims Recycling Solutions. Founded in 2004, S3i takes end of life mobile phones and other mobile devices like tablets, repairs, refurbishes and resells them to markets all over the globe. The company employs around 70 in Scotland and Holland and last year processed more 600,000 units with a turnover of around £15 million. Chief Executive and owner Philip Johnston said: “S3i has achieved tremendous success on servicing our clients’ needs over the past seven years. We are now at a point that to continue to exceed our clients’ expectations and to grow the business further requires us to enter new markets and Sims provides the perfect platform to achieve this.” Sims Recycling Solutions is the world's largest electronic and electrical equipment recovery and recycling company and is part of the Dow Jones listed, Sims Metal Management Ltd. Last year the group had a turnover of more than US$6 billion. Graham Davy, CEO of Sims Recycling Solutions, commented: “We are already a global leader in the recovery of Information Communications Technology such as laptops, desktops and servers. The acquisition of S3i will position Sims Recycling Solutions in the rapidly growing market of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers. The desirable strategic outcome is to leverage S3i’s sector leadership into our existing global operating infrastructure to grow this new vertical channel.” Philip and his complete management team are staying on to drive the growth of the S3i business, as part of Sims Recycling Solutions. Graham Davy is optimistic about the future. “I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Philip, his management team and the employees of S3i. Their extensive experience is a natural fit with Sims Recycling Solutions and as a scalable business, we are very excited by the prospect of expanding their services to our global client base. Together we can offer a sustainable solution for our clients’ valuable electronic resources in a secure, environmentally responsible and cost effective manner.” ENDS OUR POLICIES Equal Opportunities Policy Cowbrough Communications Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equal treatment of all employees and potential applicants. The company is also committed to avoiding unlawful discrimination in employment to contractors, partners and other stakeholders. The company complies with the requirements of current legislation on Age, Sex Discrimination, Race Relations, Disability Discrimination, Religion or Belief, Sexual Orientation and Civil Partnerships. This statement is issued to everyone who contracts or is employed by either paid or voluntary and is set out in instructions to any associates appointed to project work on our behalf. The statement is also accessible to employees and non-employees via the Cowbrough Communications website. The company supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination both direct and indirect on the grounds of age, colour, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status or disability. Cowbrough Communications believes that the interests of the company and its members of staff will be best served by ensuring that all available talents and skills are given consideration when employment or promotion opportunities arise. Steps will be taken to ensure that individuals are treated equally and fairly, that decisions on recruitment, selection, training, promotion and career management are based on objective and job related criteria. The company will promote and develop a working atmosphere in which employees, associates and partners have regard for each other’s rights and everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Eliminating discrimination and providing equality of opportunity requires the commitment of all members of staff. We encourage all our stakeholders to:
Accordingly, it is our practice to treat all people equally regardless of age, colour, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, or disability in all aspects of employment including recruitment, training and promotion. Craig Cowbrough Data Protection Policy Introduction The Data Protection Act 1998 contains principles affecting employees’ and other personal records. Information protected by the Act includes not only personal data held on computer but also certain manual records containing personal data. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all employees are aware of the scope of the Act, responsibilities are outlined and to ensure that individuals do not breach the Act. Scope Responsibilities If you are in any doubt about what you can or cannot disclose and to whom, do not disclose the personal information until you have sought further advice from Director Craig Cowbrough. Individuals should be aware that they can be criminally liable if they knowingly or recklessly disclose personal data in breach of the Act. Data protection principles There are eight data protection principles that are central to the Act. ensure an adequate level of protection for the processing of personal data. Processed fairly and lawfully and must not be processed unless certain conditions are met in relation to personal data and additional conditions are met in relation to sensitive personal data. The conditions are either that the employee has given consent to the processing, or the processing is necessary for the various purposes set out in the Act. Sensitive personal data may only be processed with the explicit consent of the employee.
Craig Cowbrough Environmental Policy Cowbrough Communications Ltd is committed to minimising the environmental impact of its profesional activities. How will we do this:
Craig Cowbrough Health and safety policy Cowbrough Communications is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its associates and partners working with the company and it will, so far as is reasonably practicable, establish procedures and systems necessary to implement this commitment and to comply with its statutory obligations on health and safety. It is the responsibility of each person contracted to familiarise themselves and comply with the company’s procedures and systems on health and safety. While the company will take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of its contractors and associates health and safety at work is also the responsibility of individuals; either working for, contracted to, volunteering with or in partnership with the company. It is the duty of person working for or with Cowbrough Communications to take reasonable care of their own and other people’s health, safety and welfare and to report any situation which may pose a serious or imminent threat to the well being of themselves or of any other person. If anyone is unsure how to perform a certain task or feels it would be dangerous to perform a specific job or use specific equipment, then it is their duty to report this as soon as possible to Director Craig Cowbrough. The company will provide and maintain a healthy and safe working environment with the objective of minimising the number of instances of occupational accidents and illnesses. The company also recognises its duty to protect the health and safety of all visitors to the company in the office or on location who might be affected by the company’s work operations. Health and safty rules
Craig Cowbrough, Director, August 2011 Quality assurance policy Cowbrough Communication Ltd's quality assurance policy is based on principles and values provided for in the company's mission, strategy and goals. Our Quality Management System (QMS) is a major strategic arm of our business activities. The QMS is regarded as a useful tool for the creation and management of effective business processes. Our QMS will result in the delivery of services of consistently high quality, fully meeting clients' expectations. Our quality assurance goals
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