All the latest news about our company including new developments in our range of Industrial Ceramics, team members and life on the Isle of Wight.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Machinable Ceramics
These last two weeks have been a very busy period in our Machinable Ceramics division. Since we featured Jon in our blog and on the front page of macor.info we have seen an upsurge in demand. We have customers phoning us to speak to Jon himself, about prototypes and our line of Machinable materials. However, I would like to point out that all enquires will be first looked at by Belinda or Sharon before Jon gets involved in the calculating of material and programming time etc.
Jon, who was thinking that the holiday period would be a nice relaxing period, has since put that thought firmly aside. It is not just Jon who works in Machinable Ceramics, there is also Ben (who is always thinking about eating cake) and Steve H (who also dabbles in MC mixing), both of which are vital to our Ceramics Division. When speaking to Jon in the weekly production meeting he made the remark that he is the most famous employee at Ceramic Substrates as he is on the front page of macor.info but he also can be found when you search; Google, Corning Macor Ceramic and then Images. He will be on top of the page, when searching just under Macor, he will be on the second page.
We are pleased to say he does not have any plans to join Britain’s Got Talent, holding a Macor Maxi Slab, but you never know!
Jon, who was thinking that the holiday period would be a nice relaxing period, has since put that thought firmly aside. It is not just Jon who works in Machinable Ceramics, there is also Ben (who is always thinking about eating cake) and Steve H (who also dabbles in MC mixing), both of which are vital to our Ceramics Division. When speaking to Jon in the weekly production meeting he made the remark that he is the most famous employee at Ceramic Substrates as he is on the front page of macor.info but he also can be found when you search; Google, Corning Macor Ceramic and then Images. He will be on top of the page, when searching just under Macor, he will be on the second page.
We are pleased to say he does not have any plans to join Britain’s Got Talent, holding a Macor Maxi Slab, but you never know!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Reinforcements
As you are all well aware by now, there have been some big changes at Ceramic Substrates & Components Ld., over the past year. As we are and always will be foremost a ceramics manufacturer, the direction the company has taken this last year has been different from previous years.
We now have customers not just in the UK/Europe but also on a more global level. The changes are not just down to one person, the enthusiasm and full support of the whole workforce as a team has driven the company in a new direction with many obstacles to endure to get where we want to be.
In the last two weeks, alone we have made great strides forward not just in production processes but also in communication among the workforce.
With our expanding customer base, services and products we offer, there is always more paperwork to be completed.
We are glad to announce that after a three month temping period we have offered a new staff member in our admin department a permanent contract. You might already have spoken to Belinda on the phone or have had correspondence via e-mail. Belinda comes to us with a working background in the financial sector in the City and has accumulated a wealth of experience over the years. After moving to and living on the island for a couple of years, Belinda was ready to go back in a full time working environment. Working in a family firm with employees who have been with the company for many years can be quite daunting, however Belinda has thrown herself into the job working closely with Sharon and myself. Belinda soon made herself popular with the staff in the factory with her homemade cakes, which are very yummy indeed and working with Sharon, she soon picked up the general office day-to-day business, but working with ceramics is a new challenge and she is still learning every day.
From all of us at Ceramic Substrates welcome to the team.
We now have customers not just in the UK/Europe but also on a more global level. The changes are not just down to one person, the enthusiasm and full support of the whole workforce as a team has driven the company in a new direction with many obstacles to endure to get where we want to be.
In the last two weeks, alone we have made great strides forward not just in production processes but also in communication among the workforce.
With our expanding customer base, services and products we offer, there is always more paperwork to be completed.
We are glad to announce that after a three month temping period we have offered a new staff member in our admin department a permanent contract. You might already have spoken to Belinda on the phone or have had correspondence via e-mail. Belinda comes to us with a working background in the financial sector in the City and has accumulated a wealth of experience over the years. After moving to and living on the island for a couple of years, Belinda was ready to go back in a full time working environment. Working in a family firm with employees who have been with the company for many years can be quite daunting, however Belinda has thrown herself into the job working closely with Sharon and myself. Belinda soon made herself popular with the staff in the factory with her homemade cakes, which are very yummy indeed and working with Sharon, she soon picked up the general office day-to-day business, but working with ceramics is a new challenge and she is still learning every day.
From all of us at Ceramic Substrates welcome to the team.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Cowes Week 31 July - 7 August 2010
The famous twenty-two brass cannons outside the RYC
This week we are experiencing our yearly sailing extravaganza Cowes Week, our Island is swamped with sailors and tourists who come to watch and race, during this classic sailing event. Cowes week is a boost for tourism and local economy for our Island.
This week at Ceramic Substrates we have not been sailing but working hard on orders and new projects. Some of our customers have shut down over the last few weeks, but as we now operate in a global market we have not noticed a slowdown in enquires or our order intake.
We have been working on our new database, which takes time entering years of information, let’s face it no one likes doing a job twice? This past week I have been having a small bout of summer flu, or as my female staff will tell me “He-man Flu because you men never just have a cold?” Anyway, they show no sympathy and just keep piling the work on my desk insisting on a quick return of questions or quotes. Our new office software is making communication between myself and the office staff easier and more time efficient, “there is no place to hide”.
We also had a photo shoot in the factory yesterday; this was announced the day before on our new Facebook page. The photo shoot was related to ceramics and some of our staff left at 16.45pm disappointed on what might have been. There is no getting away from Facebook with millions of users worldwide on a daily basis. We thought a Ceramic Substrates Facebook page (click here to visit) would be good for our employees old and new to have a chat, as we are from a small Island many people have who know our company have already joined. Our page will have some ceramic materials posted on it, but is mainly used as a social outlet/platform for anyone who wants to join, either related to the company in the past and present or friends and family members.
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