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Employee Ownership – K Club Podcast

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Our CEO Rob Davenport was recently a guest speaker at the K-Club alongside Deb Oxley OBE CEO of the Employee Ownership Association discussing Employee Ownership. The below podcast is an interview with Penny Haslam – a BBC journalist and gives a very interesting and detailed insight into various elements of employee ownership. Well worth a listen to learn about our …

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Shawston Covid Commandments

In Uncategorised, Videos by Shawston

This is a first for us all. At Shawston we are now beginning to communicate what a ‘return to work’ might look like for all our furloughed employees. So we sent them this 5 minute video to showcase what is happening in our branches to create a safe and effective working environment. We wanted to share it openly on LinkedIn …

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Covid 19 Risk Assessment

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At Shawston we are making adjustments to all our work spaces to create Covid Secure working environments.  This is so that we can continue to ensure the safety of our colleagues as they start to return to work again.  You can view our ‘Covid-19 Stop the Spread’ risk assessment here: We want to be a step ahead.  We want be …

Covid-19 Operational Update – June 20

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We always try to stay ahead of the curve, even in these trying times. Please see below for full details on our recent Covid-19 Update. Stay Alert. Control the Virus. Save Lives.

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EOA Better Together: moving into recovery

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Shaun Imrie our Group Head of Operations and Compliance, took part in an #eoa webinar in which he detailed how employee ownership has played a huge part in dealing with the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and will continue to feature heavily in our transition back into the workplace and support the future of Shawston. Have a look at the link below, it’s a great …

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Coronavirus Furlough Comms

In Uncategorised, Videos by Shawston

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis we have made sure that we have stayed in contact with our Shawston family. Each week we share an internal update on how our business is coping and ideas on what our furloughed team can do whilst at home. This video is from our communication on Friday 1 May with the whole Shawston team including furloughed …

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Reducing the Pressure to Comply

In General, News by Shawston

Ever lost time revisiting projects to solve leaky valve issues? Ever spent more time than necessary eliminating the risk of drips and leaks on commissioning Fire Protection systems? Well we’ve got some good news. The Shawston Wet Riser Pressure Reducing Valve uses a higher grade rubber gasket, so eradicates both of these issues giving you the satisfaction of a job …

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Rise Up to the Lighter Alternative!

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 Are you looking for a practical, user friendly and lighter solution? Then look no further! Shawston, the UK’s multi depot leading supplier of Fire Protection products have stepped up to the challenge and sourced a 40% lighter alternative to the industry “norm” of heavy weight galvanised tube. Fully test certified, the Shawston Thin Wall 70 Bar Riser Tube is available, …