At #Shawston we have a broad product range across the Fire and Mechanical sectors. But just how broad is broad? Watch the video below where our Product Director Matt Lee talks you through our product ranges and what goes into making sure you get quality products delivered to your projects each and every time.
Spotlight on Stock
Our purchasing team are often compared to a swan, on the surface they are elegantly gliding through their day-to-day activities, whilst below the surface they are peddling hard navigating the choppy waters of global supply. But how easy is it to maintain a constant supply of main line products and what work goes on behind the scenes to make sure you get your products delivered …
The Shawcast – S1 E2: Risk and Reward
Building an Everlasting Business How and Can you Build an Everlasting Business? Each episode in The Shawcast series Rob Davenport and Alex Gale will chat to a Shawston team mate, shareholder and other business leaders/entrepreneurs to discover how they engage, empower and encourage their employees to build a business that can be passed on through the generations. How do you …
Melissa East talks to us about deep stocks at Shawston.
We talk a lot about our deep stock levels at #Shawston. We talk about them amongst ourselves and we talk to you about them too. But what actually does “deep stocks” mean and why is that so important for us all? Well Melissa East our Head of Central Purchasing took time out of her busy schedule to talk us through why deep stocks …
Talking to… John Blackburn
A master of process with a well-established background in the building products industry and a passion for an empowered culture. Our new Group Managing Director, John Blackburn, felt like a natural fit for the Shawston team. But what exactly attracted John to join the Shawston family? And now that he’s taken over the reins and is running the day-to-day operations, …
LinkedIn May 2021
This post is a compilation of highlights from our LinkedIn profile for May 2021. Visit this link to join the conversation and see more of our LinkedIn activity including key sector updates, general business updates, details on our vast and varied product offering and the opportunity to meet some of our passionate employee owners. 25th May 2021 Zig Ziglar once …
Shawston team up with Albion Valves to further extend their valve offering for Mechanical and Fire Protection installers.
Quality. Reliability. Knowledge. Expertise. Working in close partnership with key suppliers further enhances our ability to bring you the very best quality, service, delivery and choice, that’s why we have chosen to work alongside Albion Valves. With a remarkable wealth of experience of over 40 years in the industrial heating and valves market, you can be sure that choosing Shawston …
LinkedIn April 2021
This post is a compilation of highlights from our LinkedIn profile for April 2021. Visit this link to join the conversation and see more of our LinkedIn activity including key sector updates, general business updates, details on our vast and varied product offering and the opportunity to meet some of our passionate employee owners. 27th April 2021 Providing unrivalled customer …
Shawston team up with Viega to launch Press Fit product range for Mechanical and Fire Protection installers.
Easy. Simple. Safe. Cool. We now stock 4 innovative Viega product ranges throughout our nationwide network of branches. Continuing our strategy to work alongside key suppliers we constantly ensure our products are of the highest quality and with the SC-contur Viega fittings offer industry leading installation assurances. Viega Profipress CopperMaking installations quicker, safer and easier. Available in dimensions 12mm to 108mm. Viega Smartpress Pex Pipe SystemMinimum pressure …
Shawston appoint new Group Managing Director
The Shawston group has grown substantially during recent months. In December 2020 Shawston announced the acquisition of a minority shareholding in the UKs leading fire fabricator R Tindall Fabricators Limited. And in early March 2021 the merger of Shawston Holdings Limited with Evalve Limited in a share exchange plus cash deal was announced. Consistent with Shawston’s model for building a …