
All the electricity we use in our offices and warehouse is from 100% renewable sources bought through the green energy company Good Energy who we have been using since February 2008. They are the UK’s only electricity supplier whose fuel mix is 100% renewable.
They have recently informed us that the UK now has a new certification scheme for green electricity and they have qualified for it. This means that not only does all the electricity supplied have to be 100% renewable but that there must also be “an additional measurable carbon mitigation above and beyond the supply of 100% renewable electricity”*. Good Energy have advised us that they will achieve this by “investing in renewable heat projects which benefit communities”*.
Systematic are proud of having achieved accreditation to the Environmental Standard ISO14001 in 2009 and are committed to reducing our environmental footprint and increasing sustainability. Using Good Energy is one of the ways we can achieve that.
For more information about Good Energy go to www.goodenergy.co.uk
*Sourced from Summer 2010 newsletter sent to all Good Energy customers.
Congratulations to Paul
Bingham, our Business Development Manager, who has this week opened
his 50th new account. Paul has been in the role for just
over a year now, although has in excess of 17 years experience within
the printing industry.
He thoroughly enjoys meeting new clients and advising them how they could consolidate and streamline their purchasing operations, offering alternative production methods and marketing solutions. You may have met Paul at LAMMA , the Lincolnshire Show, various networking and Chamber of Commerce events, or he may have called in at your offices.
We felt it was time to encourage the Rooneys and Gerrards of the future by sponsoring some new sports kits for Caistor Joint Church of England and Methodist Primary School. Pictured here is MD Chris Robey with members of the football squad in the new kit.
The kit will be used for football, hockey and any other team sports the school participate in. Making this donation goes to the heart of our ethos of making a positive impact on the community around us and we are delighted to support the school.
Let's hope some of them might be playing for England by 2022!!
It was lovely to see everyone who came to see us at the Lincolnshire Show last week. For the second year running the weather was beautiful and we supported local brewer Tom Wood producing personalised labels for anyone who bottled their own beer in his mobile bottling plant.
The event marked the "formal" launch of our mybottle.co.uk operation, whereby we personalise labels to go on beer, wine and champagne. For more information please visit mybottle.co.uk .
We had a team there both days and thoroughly enjoyed the chance to meet with our customers outside of the office environment and the opportunity to meet new businesses and show them what we can do. Chris Robey camped over on the Wednesday night as he had done last year. He said it was to guard the equipment but we think he just fancied having the roast beef and a pint of tom wood's in the stockmen's tent!
If you didn't get the chance to meet us and would like to know more about what we can do for your business then please give us a call and we would be delighted to meet with you at your convenience.
After the success of going to our first Lincolnshire Show last year supporting Tom Wood's Highwood Brewery we are looking forward to going again this year. We will be personalising bottles of Tom Wood's Harvest Bitter from his mobile bottling plant again as well as selling three packs of World Cup themed beer.
Come and say hello on Wednesday 23rd or Thursday 24th June.
Let's hope the weather is as good as last year!
For more information about our personalised licensed products please visit mybottle.co.uk
We are delighted to welcome two new designers to our studio, Steve Goy and Daniel Cook.
Steve has 8 years experience as a graphic designer in the local area and has hit the ground running and already produced some great designs. Daniel is fresh out of college with a design degree and keen to make his creative mark and showing lots of enthusiasm.
If you've got any projects that need some new ideas then please get in touch with us and we can put our creative heads together to come up with fresh and exciting designs.
Our heartiest congratulations to our friends at St James Church in Grimsby on their being granted Minster Status.
MD, Chris Robey, who has been on the St James Development Trust for the last 8 years, "This is well-deserved recognition for the positive, community-based approach by Canon Hunter and his team".
A warm welcome to Joe Archer, who joined us in February as our Web/IT Consultant.
Previously working as a Developer in Leeds, and easily recognisable with his distinctive hair, Joe has made an immediate impact, producing www.theoldschoolhousefinsbay.com within a week of his arrival.
Any customers or prospects interested in email templates, electronic newsletters and modest size web projects please contact Joe via our contact form or call us on 01472 851091
We are pleased to announce that we have been certified to the International Environmental Standard ISO14001 at the first attempt, reflecting our serious commitment to environmental protection and corporate responsibility.
Managing Director, Chris Robey, stated, "As with our Quality System, we are determined to ensure that we implement a series of objectives that will make a positive impact for our customers and also the wider environment. Many of the practices and procedures that have been approved have been in place for years, but we felt that this was the right time to have them independently assessed".
We have considered five key areas: Energy and resource usage, waste management, transport, supplier assessment and, finally, knowledge and training.
We hope that our customers will be reassured of our commitment, and also tangibly benefit from the experience and knowledge that our Account Managers can bring to your own impact assessments.
Following the show the draw took place and congratulations go to the winner, Tony Michael who works at Clugston Construction Ltd in Scunthorpe.
We are proud to announce that Systematic have been awarded Caistor in Bloom Commercial. We have now won this award five times in a row. Director Chris Robey stated "This year, more than ever, the responsibility for our grounds has fallen to our Warehouse Manager, Bob Johnson who has worked tirelessly to keep up the very high standards that we have set over the years. Bob has been ably assisted in this by his colleague, our new delivery driver, Ken Turnbull".
The resounding success of our 2 days at The Lincolnshire Show has left everyone at Systematic speechless. We've spoken to lots of friendly faces and handed out countless pens and hats; an exhausting but brilliant couple of days. A big thank you to everyone who came to say hello.
It has been great to see so many familiar faces and meet lots of new friends on our stand, so much so that we are going to do it all again tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you there.
Come and see us on stand 172 at our inaugural visit to The Lincolnshire Show on the 24th and 25th June. The show is celebrating it's 125th anniversary, and has invited Tom Wood's Beers from Highwood Brewery to bring their mobile bottling plant (as featured on "The F-word"). Systematic will be producing personalised labels to create bespoke show souveniers.
We are pleased to announce the launch of All systems go!, a regular newsletter to our customers updating them with the latest developments and news from Systematic as well as giving a light-hearted insight into the company and our staff.
To read the newsletter and/or to subscribe to recieve future editions (either printed or by email) please click here.
Systematic were successfully reassessed in February 2009. The report summary states "This was an exceptionally positive review against the Investor in People standard for Systematic and I was impressed with the level of dedication shown by all to colleagues, the company and clients."
"The key strengths stem from the very clear and simple vision and strategy which is effectively communicated as well as a real sense of teamwork, with a family ethos."
Since 1992, Systematic have been accredited to the International Quality Standard, ISO9001. This is actively used by us to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of service and quality for our customers.
More information can be found at www.bsigroup.com/standards.
We are an Investor in People. In March 2009, our assessor stated, “This was an exceptionally positive review.....” Our aim is to train and develop each and every person so that they achieve their full potential, no matter what their role is in the Company. www.investorsinpeople.co.uk
Systematic are accredited to the International Environmental Standard, ISO14001. This underpins all aspects of our business, including waste, energy, transport, and especially supplier selection and customer advice.
More information can be found at www.bsigroup.com/standards.
Systematic are a founder member of the Independent Print Industry Association, which was established in 1990 to improve training, knowledge and collaboration in the print industry.
Systematic were granted the Royal Warrant for print services to Her Majesty The Queen in January 2008.
More information on Royal Warrants can be found at www.royalwarrant.org