In memory of John Toon
We are devastated to share the sad news that John Toon passed away peacefully following a brave and dignified battle with Cancer.
John was MD of EPC from 1973-1999 and Chairman of the business from 1999 – 2018. He led …
Did you know that the heaviest weight ever lifted by fork lift truck was…
…90 tonnes! It was in 1989 and the record set then has not been broken since!
Another fascinating fork lift fact is that they have something in common with spiders…both spider legs and fork lifts operate by hydraulic pressure!
Anyway, …
Two new trailer units for the EPC fleet
We still get excited when we see our fleet of vehicles pulling into site or out and about on the roads.
And now we have two more branded trailer units to spot!
These will help us meet our customer turn around …
Keeping healthy at work
We just held hearing tests at EPC as part of our commitment to keeping healthy at work and protecting our employees.
This helps us meet our ‘noise at work’ regulations, along with training on ear protection, noise assessments and noise …
Christmas at EPC
So many parties, so little time! We’ve been busy enjoying the festive season with our colleagues at a variety of venues across the midlands!
We whooped it up in style at the NEC’s Manhattan themed Christmas Party extravaganza, held a …
Meet Mal our maintenance maestro
Mal’s job is to keep the EPC plant up and running by ensuring no mechanical down time. What a responsibility!
He’s been maintaining our equipment for over 30 years and has built a unique knowledge of our machinery over that …
Christmas lights switch on
The elves have been busy getting the trees up in the EPC offices ahead of the beginning of December, which of course is the official start of Christmas in our book (despite having had mince pies tempting us in …
Customer and Supplier Clay Shooting Event
EPC’s customers, suppliers and friends of the business spent a fabulous morning together at Oakedge Shooting Ground, Wolseley Park, Stafford, today.
The event was designed to allow our customers to spend time with the EPC team, put names to faces, …
EPC’s Office Angels
Meet EPC’s office admin team who ensure the smooth running of the business on a day to day basis. Office Manager Sarah, together with Financial Administrators Sharon and Georgia, have nearly 20 years combined experience working at EPC.
This translates …
Spotted on our night shift CCTV…
Imagine our horror at seeing this monster moving around the factory at night. We weren’t sure if it was our eyesight but if we squint it looks vaguely familiar! We’ll have to undertake a risk assessment to ensure everyone’s …
Out on the road with EPC
Our company vehicles collectively cover well over 150,000 miles a year. Now that the clocks have gone back and temperatures are dropping we needed to make sure our team look smart but stay warm when visiting our customers.
So …
Meet Richard – our chemicals expert
Richard has worked for EPC for over 15 years – like a lot of our staff he has stayed with us and grown with the business.
He started out on packing, then gained experience of the phosphate and zinc lines …
MacDermid’s horsepitality
EPC spent a brilliant evening at Dunstall Park Racecourse Wolverhampton with our friends from MacDermid. They supply us with the chemicals needed for our Zinc and Zinc Nickel processes, and are based locally in Birmingham.
We have a longstanding working …
Pigeon Racing Season Ends
Yes, you read that right! Not only are we into racing cars at EPC, we’re also fond of racing our feathered friends too!
We have a little flutter on the local society’s races where the Westley pigeons (Jamie’s and his …
Celebrating Dorken’s 125th Anniversary
We have worked with Dorken for over 30 years – they are our valued supplier of corrosion protection materials and have several divisions of their highly successful business supplying the manufacturing and construction industries worldwide.
They organised a wonderful 2-day …
Meet our new driver Brett
We’re happy to announce that Brett Kirkham has joined us as a permanent member of the team, having come to us originally as an agency driver.
Brett is driving our new 44 tonne articulated lorry – we now have a …
“Back to School” – new workwear time!
It’s the time of year for new uniforms, shoes and pencil cases, and it’s no different at EPC!
As part of the investment we’re making in our brand we’ve had our updated logo embroidered onto some lovely new …